User Profile-Occupation Group

User Profile-Occupation Group

LBSC601-Shady Grove-Spring 2012Sara HemmingsLauren PerelliDarrell RobertsonJulie Shenk

User Profile-Occupation Group“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)

Sample of 35 from a group of 300 junior physicians (2-3 years at work)


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◦ Familiarity◦ Highly Accessible◦ Fast◦ More up to date

Can quickly cross-check information

User Profile-Occupation GroupFindings(cont.):2 types of need:

◦Immediate problems (closed questions)◦Background information (open questions)

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

User Profile-Occupation GroupRamos, K., Linscheid, R., & Schafer,

S. (2003). Real-time information-seeking 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

User Profile-Occupation GroupFindings:Questions:

◦ Average of 1.3 asked per encounter◦ Residents more likely to ask questions than faculty

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 JournalVolume 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


http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/hir.2004.21.issue-2/issuetoc

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2004.00490.x/full

The information needs and information seeking behaviour of family doctors


Information needs and information seeking behavior of Primary Care Physicians


Knowledge management in clinical practice: a systematic review of information seeking behavior in physicians


User Profile-Occupation Group6 Findings of Physicians Information

Seeking Behaviors1.Prefer Print Resources2.Prefer Quick and Easy To Access Sources3.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

User Profile-Occupation GroupCollaborative Information Seeking Model-Reddy & Jansen

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