Boumarafi Behdja
Library & Information Systems Program, University of Sharjah Community College, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Med Ref Serv Q. 2010 Oct;29(4):349-62. doi: 10.1080/02763869.2010.518921.
Electronic information is becoming prevalent worldwide, and its use is growing exponentially as more and more users are recognizing the potential that it offers in terms of access and delivery. However, with the introduction of new tools for e-information searching and retrieval, users have to readjust their information-seeking behavior to cope with the corresponding changes. The University of Sharjah library is steadily increasing its investment in e-resources to offer ubiquitous access to the growing body of literature in areas that interest the community it serves. This study reports the findings of a survey conducted to investigate the information-seeking behavior of medical students at the medical library. Results showed evidence of use of e-resources, but they did not explicitly establish that some of the major problems mentioned by participants did hinder the information searches of the respondents. An extensive literature review sets the background for the study.
电子信息在全球范围内日益普及，随着越来越多的用户认识到它在获取和传递方面所具有的潜力，其使用量正呈指数级增长。然而，随着电子信息搜索和检索新工具的引入，用户不得不重新调整他们的信息寻求行为，以应对相应的变化。沙迦大学图书馆正在稳步增加对电子资源的投资，以便为其服务的社区所感兴趣领域中不断增长的文献提供无处不在的访问。本研究报告了一项为调查医学院图书馆医学生的信息寻求行为而进行的调查结果。结果显示了使用电子资源的证据，但并未明确证实参与者提到的一些主要问题确实阻碍了受访者的信息搜索。广泛的文献综述为该研究奠定了背景。
