Reading habits among medical students : where does the library stand?

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Reading habits among medical students: where does the library stand? 15th European Association for Health Information and Libraries (EAHIL) Conference Sevilla, 10th June 2016

Jolanda ElmersMathilde Panes

Medical Library, Lausanne University Hospital, University of LausanneLausanne, Switzerland

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Context

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Research problem

Are students still using books to study or are they using other information carriers?

How can the library fulfil students’ needs when it comes to their reading preferences?

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Literature review : methodology

Students’ experience with paper-based reading, compared to onscreen reading

Recent research in order to capture improvements in technological interfaces

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Literature review : key findings

Most students still prefer paper over electronic

Main issues Annotations Interacting with the text Spatiotemporal markers Scrolling through text does not compare to turning

pages Touching paper and turning pages are needed in the

reading and learning process

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Gathering data : methodology

Online survey 1640 students 309 answers Response rate : 24 % Duration : 18 days

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Gathering data : questions

Type of ressources used Time allocated to reading (related to studies)

Number of hours Information carriers

Print Electronic

Access to information At the library Elsewhere

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Results : Correlation Zero

Year of study

Type

of m

edia

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Results : Document TypesHours dedicated to studying by type

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Results : Document TypesUsage by year of studies

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Results : Print VS Electronic

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Results : Access to informationBought Document given in class

Library Pirated copy

Free Online Access

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Conclusion

Students are not (yet) ready to shift medium from paper to electronic

The library is more a place of study than a source of information

Offer more support in online information assessment

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Prospects

Project : develop contacts with faculty members

Repeat the study

Extend the study : In-depth qualitative data from a specific user group

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