Teaching information literacy skills to medical students: perceptions of health sciences librarians.
Pakistan
competencies
information literacy
information skills
students, medical
Journal
Health information and libraries journal
ISSN: 1471-1842
Titre abrégé: Health Info Libr J
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100970070
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2019
Dec 2019
Historique:
received:
30
01
2018
accepted:
06
08
2019
pubmed:
12
10
2019
medline:
18
4
2020
entrez:
12
10
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This paper is the second part of a two phase, sequential mixed method study. To get the views of medical librarians in Pakistan regarding information literacy (IL) skills of medical students and how to teach them IL skills. Structured interviews were conducted with 20 medical librarians in Pakistan. We audio recorded, transcribed all the interviews and performed content analysis and coding of the textual data. We presented the emerging themes with the frequency of their appearance. Interviewees agreed that the IL skills of their students were inadequate. Participants suggested that librarians should train students through mandatory IL instruction programmes, designed in coordination with medical faculty. However, workshops/seminars were considered the most effective IL delivery methods for medical faculty and clinicians. The majority of respondents supported the integration of IL instruction into the curriculum as an independent and credit course. Teaching IL skills to medical students requires proper planning. Therefore, librarians have to prove their place within the curricular structure of the institution and develop understanding of the pedagogy of instruction. Librarians must collaborate with faculty to train students in advanced information skills. There is a need to integrate IL instruction into the curriculum at all levels.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
This paper is the second part of a two phase, sequential mixed method study.
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE
To get the views of medical librarians in Pakistan regarding information literacy (IL) skills of medical students and how to teach them IL skills.
METHODS
METHODS
Structured interviews were conducted with 20 medical librarians in Pakistan. We audio recorded, transcribed all the interviews and performed content analysis and coding of the textual data. We presented the emerging themes with the frequency of their appearance.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Interviewees agreed that the IL skills of their students were inadequate. Participants suggested that librarians should train students through mandatory IL instruction programmes, designed in coordination with medical faculty. However, workshops/seminars were considered the most effective IL delivery methods for medical faculty and clinicians. The majority of respondents supported the integration of IL instruction into the curriculum as an independent and credit course.
DISCUSSION
CONCLUSIONS
Teaching IL skills to medical students requires proper planning. Therefore, librarians have to prove their place within the curricular structure of the institution and develop understanding of the pedagogy of instruction.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Librarians must collaborate with faculty to train students in advanced information skills. There is a need to integrate IL instruction into the curriculum at all levels.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
357-366Informations de copyright
© 2019 Health Libraries Group.
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