Information-seeking behavior of medical residents in clinical practice in Bahia, Brazil
Residents at the Professor Edgar Santos University Hospital (HUPES) of the Federal University of Bahia Medical College (UFBA-FAMEB) in Salvador, the capital city of the Brazilian state of Bahia, have direct access to several important resources including the HUPES Library, the UFBA-FAMEB Library, fr...
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Published in | Journal of the Medical Library Association Vol. 96; no. 4; pp. 381 - 384 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Chicago, IL
Medical Library Association
01.10.2008
University Library System, University of Pittsburgh |
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Summary: | Residents at the Professor Edgar Santos University Hospital (HUPES) of the Federal University of Bahia Medical College (UFBA-FAMEB) in Salvador, the capital city of the Brazilian state of Bahia, have direct access to several important resources including the HUPES Library, the UFBA-FAMEB Library, freely accessible regional and international electronic databases, and the Capes Portal <www.periodicos.capes .gov.br>, a powerful information tool providing access to several databases and more than ten thousand full-text scientific journals. Questionnaire design Investigators developed a six-part questionnaire with thirty-five questions (Appendix online) exploring: (1) demographic data, (2) respondents' behavior when faced with a clinical information need, (3) habits and preferences for information resources management, (4) information-related skills, (5) most frequent information needs, and (6) examination of a particular situation in which the resident needed information to support clinical care. |
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ISSN: | 1536-5050 1558-9439 |
DOI: | 10.3163/1536-5050.96.4.016 |