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The Economics Of Open Access Publishing In The Sciences - Recent Reports For Health Librarians, Lindsay K. Harris
The Economics Of Open Access Publishing In The Sciences - Recent Reports For Health Librarians, Lindsay K. Harris
Lindsay Harris
Australian health librarians would be familiar with the general background to the origins of open access publishing. These encompass the escalating costs of periodical prices that are far in excess of national inflation rates, the unending pressure on library budgets, the consequent incapacity of libraries to keep pace with mounting subscription costs and the emergence during the past decade of huge STM (scientific, technology and medical) publishers which have reduced competitive forces in the market place. That STM publishing is big business is unquestionable. In 2002 the merchant bankers Morgan Stanley estimated the global STM publishing market to be a …
Use Of Critical Incident Reports In Medical Education: A Perspective, William T. Branch Jr. Md, Macp
Use Of Critical Incident Reports In Medical Education: A Perspective, William T. Branch Jr. Md, Macp
William T.Branch Jr.MD
Critical incident reports are now being widely used in medical education. They are short narrative accounts focusing on the most important professional experiences of medical students, residents, and other learners. As such, critical incident reports are ideally suited for addressing values and attitudes, and teaching professional development. This manuscript describes critical incident reports and gives examples of their use, provides a theoretical underpinning that explains their effectiveness, and describes the educational impacts of critical incident reports and similar methods that use reflective learning. The author recommends critical incident reports as an especially effective means to address learners' most deeply held …