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Vol.39 No.1

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A Study on Information Needs and Information Use Behavior of Health Care Professionals in Small and Medium-sized Hospitals to Improve Medical Libraries’ Information Services

Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management / Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management, (P)1013-0799; (E)2586-2073
2022, v.39 no.1, pp.281-308
https://doi.org/10.3743/KOSIM.2022.39.1.281
Jujin Moon
Jee Yeon Lee
Moon, J., & Lee, J. Y. (2022). A Study on Information Needs and Information Use Behavior of Health Care Professionals in Small and Medium-sized Hospitals to Improve Medical Libraries’ Information Services. Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management, 39(1), 281-308, https://doi.org/10.3743/KOSIM.2022.39.1.281

Abstract

This study aims to present directions for improving information services of medical libraries in small and medium-sized hospitals by exploring the information use behavior and information needs of nurses, medical technicians, and pharmacists who had not been studied. The research design was conducted based on the reviewing theoretical background studies, and in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with nurses, medical technicians, and pharmacists working in small and medium-sized hospitals. The results show their information needs, information use behavior, and perceptions of the medical library in the hospital. Based on these results, this study suggests ways to improve the information services provided by medical libraries in hospitals. This research is meaningful because it was first to explore the information use behavior and information needs of health care professionals working in small and medium-sized hospitals.

keywords
medical library, information use behavior, information needs, information service, 의학도서관, 정보이용행태, 정보요구, 정보서비스
Submission Date
2022-02-22
Revised Date
2022-03-02
Accepted Date
2022-03-11

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