Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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A Study on Information Need and Use Behavior of Doctors
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to provide for efficient health information service which doctors may use for their better medical practice and scientific research. 177 doctors were surveyed from December 3 to December 21th in 2007. This study mentioned activities of information need and use that were evaluated by information gathering methods used, information source, frequency of use, and degree of satisfaction toward library services. Doctors showed that they need information mainly to know the recent research results in their interesting subject field and to treat a patient. Doctors trended to obtain information through internet search because easy access and easy use, accuracy and up to dateness of information use. Doctors trended to seek information mainly through library, but they showed relatively low frequency of library use because they do not know how to use it.
- keywords
- 의사, 정보요구, 정보이용, 도서관 이용, Doctor, Information Need, Information Use, Library Use, Doctor, Information Need, Information Use, Library Use
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