Tao Donghua, Demiris George, Graves Rebecca S, Sievert MaryEllen
Information Science and Learning Technology, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA.
AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2003;2003:1027.
Advances in information technology have introduced both new capabilities and interesting challenges in accessing medical literature. More and more information resources exist in electronic format, such as online databases, journals, books, etc. instead of the traditional print format. In late 1998, there were thirty-five journal titles available online; in 2001, the number rose to over 4,000.1 Desk-top access to online resources is changing library use patterns, which challenges libraries to adjust to this transformed information access environment. Studies of the impact of the internet on information seeking behavior of users in medical environments could provide very valuable information for medical libraries seeking to adapt to this rapid and great evolution. This study aims to explore the impact of the Internet on information seeking behavior of medical students and faculty and their medical library use, to address the possible reasons for this change of information seeking behavior, and to identify the measures essential to the transition from traditional in-library use of resources to remote access. This study is conducted in two phases.
信息技术的进步在获取医学文献方面带来了新的能力和有趣的挑战。越来越多的信息资源以电子形式存在，如在线数据库、期刊、书籍等，而非传统的印刷形式。1998年末，有35种期刊可在线获取；到2001年，这一数字增至4000多种。1通过桌面访问在线资源正在改变图书馆的使用模式，这促使图书馆适应这种转变后的信息获取环境。研究互联网对医疗环境中用户信息检索行为的影响，可为寻求适应这一快速且巨大变革的医学图书馆提供非常有价值的信息。本研究旨在探讨互联网对医学生和教师信息检索行为及其对医学图书馆使用的影响，分析信息检索行为发生这种变化的可能原因，并确定从传统的馆内资源使用向远程访问转变所必需的措施。本研究分两个阶段进行。
