Awareness and use of digital resources in the libraries of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Asefeh Asemi · Nosrat Riyahiniya

51 citations0/0 files storedThe Electronic Library

No readable copy stored yet — this record is metadata only.

No open-access location is known for this record yet.

Literature note Cite in a project Citation map

Library Science and Information Literacy Library Collection Development and Digital Resources Web and Library Services

Abstract

Purpose The survey aims to investigate the relationships between awareness and use of digital resources among students in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Design/methodology/approach A descriptive method has been used and users of the medical libraries and information centers affiliated to Isfahan University of Medical Sciences have been surveyed in the research. A total of 250 students were selected randomly as a sample. A structured questionnaire was designed for collecting data. Findings The results were that 70 percent of students were aware of digital resources, but only 69 percent of them have used them; 62 percent were aware of offline databases, whereas only about 19 percent used them through the Central Library LAN network. About 70 percent were aware of online databases, accessible via the Central Library web site, and about 53 percent of respondents have used them. A total of 64 percent were aware of the “CLBJ Database”, while over half of them made use of it. In total 87 percent of students felt that the available data resources met their information needs. Students had less use of offline databases, attributed to factors such as infrequent periodic orientation and lack of education on use of offline databases and fewer terminals connected to the server in the Central Library. Users are faced with problems like low speed connectivity and shortage of hardware facilities. Originality/value When the user is aware of one resource, it will lead to more use of that resource. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences is aiming to develop new information centers and it needs to increase the extent of discovery of knowledge. On this base the paper has examined awareness, use and information retrieval of available digital resources and thus will be of benefit to others in a similar position.

Paper brief

Loading…

Cite this work

Citation unavailable for this work.

BibTeX RIS CSL-JSON

No public copy is stored for this record, so only the metadata is cited.

Citations in this library

Citation map →

Stored only when both papers are in the corpus — 51 citations exist upstream.

References

2005Information-seeking behavior of nursing students and clinical nurses: implications for health sciences librarians.1997Information-seeking behavior of health sciences faculty: the impact of new information technologies.2005Information searching habits of Internet users: A case study on the Medical Sciences University of Isfahan, Iran 1997Information-Seeking Behavior of Multicultural Students: A Case Study at San Jose State University

Cited by

2013Investigating the awareness and ability of medical students in using electronic resources of the integrated digital library portal of Iran 2015Awareness And Usage Of Electronic Databases By Geography And Resource Development Information Studies Graduate Students In The University Of Ghana 2010Electronic Resources at the University of Sharjah Medical Library: An Investigation of Students' Information-Seeking Behavior 2014Awareness and Use of Scholarly Electronic Journals by Members of Academic Staff: A Case Study of Dar Es Salaam University College of Education (DUCE)2017Knowledge and Use of Electronic Information Resources by Medical Students at Al-Jouf University in Saudi Arabia 2014Use of Web Resources by Medical ScienceStudents of Aligarh Muslim University 2011Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography 2010

Explore the map →

Papers that cite the same references — the relational fallback while embeddings are still backfilling.

Imported from OpenAlex (CC0) — nothing here is generated.