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Id : 2313

Author :
Bourgeois J.P.

Title


Graduate students in public health predict their actual usage of different library services and resources quite accurately

Reference :


Bourgeois J.P. Graduate students in public health predict their actual usage of different library services and resources quite accurately,Health Information and Libraries Journal 39 3

Link to article https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85126017318&doi=10.1111%2fhir.12426&partnerID=40&md5=406167271dfa2c35ff331606b488a4c4
Abstract Background: Public health students need to use different resources to those used by other health science students. Objectives: To compare how users expect to interact with library resources and services with how they reported actual interactions and expected future usage, to inform library planning. Methods: During first semester orientation, a paper questionnaire was administered to graduate students (n = 25), followed by an end of semester questionnaire in a mandatory public health course. Differences (orientation vs. actual and actual vs. predicted future) were analysed using chi-square tests. Results: Most graduate students utilized library resources as frequently as they anticipated at the semester's start. Regarding which library resources they would use, respondents' predictions during orientation were accurate. Respondent confidence in their abilities to use the library resources rose by the semester's end, and the group's expectations of using electronic books in the future semester increased significantly. Discussion: Graduate students had realistic expectations when predicting their library resource usage and difficulties and most expected to value the quiet space as much as they did. Conclusion: Such tracking of group expectations, experience and predicted usage helps library managers’ plan where support is required. © 2022 Health Libraries Group.



Results:


                    Category                    

             Certainity            
Heritage 0.0003
Archives 0.0000
Libraries 0.9971
Book and Press 0.0001
Visual Arts 0.0002
Performing Arts 0.0010
Audiovisual and Multimedia 0.0002
Architecture 0.0007
Adverstizing 0.0000
Art crafts 0.0001
General cultural dimension 0.0003
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