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Librarians In The Woods Hole Biomedical Informatics Course, Jane Bridges, Christian J Miller, Daniel G. Kipnis Jun 2006

Librarians In The Woods Hole Biomedical Informatics Course, Jane Bridges, Christian J Miller, Daniel G. Kipnis

Academic Commons and Scott Memorial Library Staff Papers and Presentations

What has come to be known as the "Woods Hole course," Biomedical Informatics, is a week-long course sponsored by the National Library of Medicine which has been offered since 1992. Its participants include librarians, clinicians, educators, and administrators. This article discusses the content of the course and its applicability to medical librarians.


Has The Internet Improved Medical Student Information Literacy Skills? A Retrospective Case Study: 1995-2005, Anthony J. Frisby, Daniel G. Kipnis Apr 2006

Has The Internet Improved Medical Student Information Literacy Skills? A Retrospective Case Study: 1995-2005, Anthony J. Frisby, Daniel G. Kipnis

Academic Commons and Scott Memorial Library Staff Papers and Presentations

Our goal in this investigation was to see if the popularity of the Internet has had an effect on searching skills and an increased awareness of where to search for appropriate medical information.


Information Literacy And Library Attitudes Of Occupational Therapy Students, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi, Anthony J. Frisby, Phd Jan 2006

Information Literacy And Library Attitudes Of Occupational Therapy Students, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi, Anthony J. Frisby, Phd

Academic Commons and Scott Memorial Library Staff Papers and Presentations

Information literacy, often described as a person's ability to effectively find and evaluate answers to questions using a variety of information resources, is of particular importance to health care workers. This paper presents the results of an information literacy survey presented to the occupational therapy (OT) students at Thomas Jefferson University during a series of required class activities. Also described are the authors' activities with the faculty and courses at Jefferson. The survey was made available to first-, second-, third-, and fourth-year occupational therapy students along with nursing students and pharmacy students. The survey is designed to identify research habits, …