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DESCRIPTION
Birmingham City University has recently implemented a discovery tool and this is a summary of the first pilot which took place in the University’s Faculty of Health. We report on its findings and feedback from an online survey looking into where students start their search in different scenarios. Topics covered include how healthcare students themselves viewed such tools, when compared to the traditional database search engines that they are used to, and whether these new ways of finding information demand a change in how information literacy is traditionally taught by healthcare librarians.TRANSCRIPT
Discovery tools: involving healthcare students in
search/discovery
Mark Brown @mcbjazz Jo Alcock @joeyanne
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Scenario-based survey
1. Research essay (Dignity in nursing care)
2. Group poster (Evidence-based PICO)
3. Clinical research in practice (Evidence-based research)
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Methodology
Hypothesis 1: Students start their search using the tool they are most familiar with or prefer to use.
Hypothesis 2: Students start their search in a different place depending on the scenario.
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Finding 1
For theoretical research, health students tend to start their search using the tool they are familiar with.
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Journal indexing services such as CINAHL, Medline or PsycINFO
Summon
Library catalogue
Google or Google Scholar
Group poster Research essay
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Finding 2
For evidence based clinical research, health students tend to start their search using specific journal indexing services.
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Journal indexing services such as CINAHL, Medline or PsycINFO
Summon
Library catalogue
Google or Google Scholar
Clinical research in practice
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Conclusions
Finding Implication
Students wanted to narrow down searches
Refining and filtering options are important
Students used a variety of different tools
Information literacy needs to support transferable skills for life
Students jumped from one tool to another
Seamless access useful
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for further information
Mark Brown [email protected]
@mcbjazz
Jo Alcock [email protected]
@joeyanne
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