Weiner Sharon A, Stephens Gretchen, Nour Abdelfattah Y M
Purdue University, Purdue University Libraries, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
J Vet Med Educ. 2011 Spring;38(1):21-32. doi: 10.3138/jvme.38.1.21.
Although emphasis in veterinary education is increasingly being placed on the ability to find, use, and communicate information, studies on the information behaviors of veterinary students or professionals are few. Improved knowledge in this area will provide valuable information for course and curriculum planning and the design of information resources. This article describes a survey of the information-seeking behaviors of first-semester veterinary students at Purdue University. A survey was administered as the first phase of a progressive semester-long assignment for a first semester DVM course in systemic mammalian physiology. The survey probed for understanding of the scientific literature and its use for course assignments and continuing learning. The survey results showed that students beginning the program tended to use Google for coursework, although some also used the resources found through the Purdue libraries' Web sites. On entering veterinary school, they became aware of specific information resources in veterinary medicine. They used a small number of accepted criteria to evaluate the Web site quality. This study confirms the findings of studies of information-seeking behaviors of undergraduate students. Further studies are needed to examine whether those behaviors change as students learn about specialized veterinary resources that are designed to address clinical needs as they progress through their training.
尽管兽医教育越来越注重查找、使用和交流信息的能力，但针对兽医学生或专业人员信息行为的研究却很少。在这一领域增进了解将为课程和教学计划以及信息资源设计提供有价值的信息。本文描述了一项对普渡大学兽医学院第一学期学生信息寻求行为的调查。该调查是作为系统哺乳动物生理学第一学期兽医学课程一个为期一学期的渐进作业的第一阶段进行的。该调查旨在了解学生对科学文献的理解以及其在课程作业和持续学习中的使用情况。调查结果显示，刚开始该课程的学生倾向于使用谷歌进行课程学习，不过也有一些学生使用通过普渡大学图书馆网站找到的资源。进入兽医学院后，他们开始了解兽医学领域的特定信息资源。他们使用少数公认的标准来评估网站质量。本研究证实了本科生信息寻求行为研究的结果。还需要进一步研究，以考察随着学生在培训过程中逐渐了解旨在满足临床需求的专业兽医资源，他们的这些行为是否会发生变化。
