In search of the mythical ‘typical library user’

Booth, Andrew

doi:10.1111/j.1471-1842.2008.00780.x

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“…There is a lack of studies examining the Internet searching information behaviour of clinical and healthcare staff [35]. There is also limited published research into how users construct search strategies in the first place and very few comparative studies on how different groups of healthcare professionals search, although it is highly likely that there is no such thing as a typical medical library user, as previous studies have highlighted [40]. Few healthcare professionals in these studies even appeared to consider that the library can help with access and training on online resources.…”

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Internet‐based information‐seeking behaviour amongst doctors and nurses: a short review of the literature

Younger

2010

Health Info Libraries J

189

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Background: Reviews of how doctors and nurses search for online information are relatively rare, particularly where research examines how they decide whether to use Internet-based resources. Original research into their online searching behaviour is also rare, particularly in real world clinical settings. as is original research into their online searching behaviour. This review collates some of the existing evidence, from 1995 to 2009. Objectives: To establish whether there are any significant differences in the ways and reasons why doctors and nurses seek out online information; to establish how nurses and doctors locate information online; to establish whether any conclusions can be drawn from the existing evidence that might assist health and medical libraries in supporting users. Methods: An initial scoping literature search was carried out on PubMed and CINAHL to identify existing reviews of the subject area and relevant original research between 1995 and 2009. Following refinement, further searches were carried out on Embase (Ovid), LISA and LISTA. Following the initial scoping search, two journals were identified as particularly relevant for further table of contents searching. Articles were exclused where the main focus was on patients searching for information or where the focus was the evaluation of online-based educational software or tutorials. Articles were included if they were review or meta-analysis articles, where they reported original research, and where the primary focus of the online search was for participants' ongoing Continuing Professional Development (CPD). The relevant articles are outlined, with details of numbers of participants, response rates, and the user groups.Results: There appear to be no significant differences between the reasons why doctors and nurses seek online Internet-based evidence, or the ways in which they locate that evidence. Reasons for searching for information online are broadly the same: primarily patient care and CPD (Continuing Professional Development). The perceived barriers to accessing online information are the same in both groups. There is a lack of awareness of the library as a potential online information enabler. Conclusions: Libraries need to examine their policy and practice to ensure that they facilitate access to online evidence-based information, particularly where users are geographically remote or based in the community rather than in a hospital setting. Librarians also need to take into account the fact that medical professionals on duty may not be able to take advantage of the academic model of online information research. Further research is recommended into the difference between the idealised academic model of searching and real world practicalities; and how other user groups search, for example patients.

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Internet‐based information‐seeking behaviour amongst doctors and nurses: a short review of the literature

Younger

2010

Health Info Libraries J

189

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“…En relación con los factores endógenos, suscribimos la observación de Booth (2008), quien afirma que una biblioteca es por lo menos, y en la mayoría de los casos, un lugar físico, con colecciones organizadas y un virtual proveedor de servicios. La afirmación de Booth lleva implícitas las tres dimensiones de la encuesta LibQual+, una encuesta desarrollada por la Association of Research Libraries (arl) que ha sido ampliamente difundida y es de hecho un estándar de evaluación de la calidad de las bibliotecas universitarias (Red de Bibliotecas Universitarias, 2007).…”

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Factores endógenos y exógenos que impactan en el uso de la biblioteca en tres universidades del área metropolitana de Monterrey, Nuevo León

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González

Mata

2013

Investigación Bibliotecológica: Archivonomía, Bibliotecología e

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con el auxilio de una escala de Likert. Los resultados comprobaron la predicción del modelo y mostraron la existencia de cinco variables que impactan de manera significativa en el uso de la biblioteca universitaria. Posteriormente se analizaron muestras individuales de las tres instituciones y se agrupó a los alumnos en tres áreas de conocimiento. Se obtuvieron resultados significativos diferentes en cada una de las muestras.

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“…When looking at libraries, we find significant gaps in library staff perceptions of user needs (Booth 2008) and that academic libraries do not understand faculty research and therefore support is not meeting researchers' needs (Falciani-White 2016). The implications for library services in how basic science researchers seek information showed that although they have a positive attitude toward the library, they did not view its resources or services as integral to their work (Haines et al 2010).…”

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“…In health sciences, research shows a need for librarians to help faculty discover and use resources and tools (De Groote, Shultz, and Blecic 2014). Most research into IB demonstrates a clear role for libraries in supporting researchers and students (Booth 2008;Freiburger, Martin, and Nuñez 2016;Gordon et al 2018;Nicholas, Herman, and Clark 2016).…”

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The Role of the Academic Librarian in the Sciences of Food and Health

Korjonen¹,

Barratt

2019

Science & Technology Libraries

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This study investigates the information seeking behavior of faculty and graduate students in the sciences of food and health. We compare three food science research sources through quantitative and qualitative research methods of interviews, observational studies, and surveys. We aimed to discover what motivates scientists' information seeking, how they search, what barriers they experience, and how they critically evaluate information sources. We explored faculty perceptions of literature review practice in the field and by their students, their preferences for training and best practice in order to improve research quality. Recommendations for librarians supporting food science and related departments are provided.

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In search of the mythical ‘typical library user’

Cited by 11 publications

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Internet‐based information‐seeking behaviour amongst doctors and nurses: a short review of the literature

Internet‐based information‐seeking behaviour amongst doctors and nurses: a short review of the literature

Factores endógenos y exógenos que impactan en el uso de la biblioteca en tres universidades del área metropolitana de Monterrey, Nuevo León

The Role of the Academic Librarian in the Sciences of Food and Health

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