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LBSC601-Shady Grove-Spring 2012
Sara Hemmings
Lauren Perelli
Darrell Robertson
Julie Shenk
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“How people find and use information in the
course of their daily work has been a topic of
great interest to library and information
science(LIS) scholars” –(Leckie 1996)
“By the late 1970s and early 1980s, LIS
researchers…expanded their inquiries to
include other types of professionals beyond
scientists and scholars”-(Leckie 1996)
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Hughes, B., Joshi, I., Lemonde, H., & Wareham, J.
(2009). Junior
physician’s use of Web 2.0 for
information seeking and medical education: A
qualitative study. International Journal of
Medical
Informatics, 78, 645-655.
Purpose: Which sources? Why? Future uses?
 Qualitative study (survey, diaries, semi-structured interviews)
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Sample of 35 from a group of 300 junior physicians (2-3 years
at work)
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Findings:
Web 2.0 sources are used by junior physicians up to
3 times more than best practice sources (textbooks,
PubMed, PDR, etc.)
 Reasons for using Web 2.0
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Familiarity
Highly Accessible
Fast
More up to date
Can quickly cross-check information
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Findings(cont.):
 2 types of need:
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◦ Immediate problems (closed questions)
◦ Background information (open questions)
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3 factors that could improve effectiveness
of Web 2.0 tool in a clinical setting:
◦ Use with patients
◦ Awareness training
◦ More access to tools at work
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Ramos, K., Linscheid, R., & Schafer, S.
(2003). Real-time informationseeking behavior of residency
physicians. Family Medicine, 35(4),
257-260.
Purpose: find the extent to which physicians
use evidence-based medicine
 Qualitative study (field observation)
 11 faculty and 25 residents from a California
family practice
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Findings:
Questions:
◦ Average of 1.3 asked per encounter
◦ Residents more likely to ask questions than faculty
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Answers:
◦ Residents more likely to immediately seek answers
◦ Residents and faculty to spend more than 2 minutes
searching
◦ Physicians more likely to use pocket references or
colleagues
◦ Unlikely to use evidence-based sources
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The information needs and information seeking behaviour of family doctors
Health Information & Libraries Journal
Volume 21, Issue 2, pages 84-93, 10 JUN 2004 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-1842.2004.00490.x
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2004.00490.x/full#f1
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The information needs and information seeking behaviour of family doctors
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Information needs and information seeking behavior of Primary Care Physicians
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Information needs and information seeking behavior of Primary Care Physicians
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Knowledge management in clinical practice: a systematic review of information seeking
behavior in physicians
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Knowledge management in clinical practice: a systematic review of information seeking
behavior in physicians
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6 Findings of Physicians Information Seeking Behaviors
1. Prefer Print Resources
2. Prefer Quick and Easy To Access Sources
3. Younger Physicians Turn Toward Electronic Sources,
even Web 2.0 resources such as Wikipedia
4. Busy & Unlikely to Spend Significant Amounts of
Time Information Seeking
5. Rarely Utilize Medical Libraries-Solution=Outreach
to Promote
6. Likely to Consult with Colleagues or Superiors For
Information Seeking
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Collaborative Information Seeking Model-Reddy & Jansen