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. 1989 Oct;77(4):348–356.

End-user searching in a medical school curriculum: an evaluated modular approach.

P S Bradigan 1, C A Mularski 1
PMCID: PMC227486  PMID: 2676048

Abstract

Librarians at the Ohio State University Health Sciences Library developed and taught a four-week elective minimodule on database searching to second-year medical students. The behavioral objectives, design, implementation, and formal evaluation of the program are described. The authors point out the need for a systematic means of assisting all future physicians to develop information retrieval and management skills.

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