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Imperatives for continuing research education: results of a Medical Library Association survey
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| Title: | Imperatives for continuing research education: results of a Medical Library Association survey |
| Authors: | Dalrymple, Prudence W.
Dahlen, Karen Hackleman
Stoddart, Joan |
| Keywords: | Medical Library Association
research skills
continuing education
health sciences librarians
hospital librarians |
| Issue Date: | 14-Jan-2010 |
| Abstract: | This paper reports the results of a survey assessing the interest of Medical Library Association (MLA) members in acquiring or
improving research skills through continuing education (CE). It describes respondents' educational preparation for research and
selected research activities, reviews MLA's experiences with offering CE courses on research topics, and discusses MLA's role in providing education to prepare members for research. The paper includes recommendations for improving research skills through CE and other professional activities. Topics of greatest interest to MLA members were survey development, problem identification, evaluation and cost studies, survey methodology, and methods of data collection. Many respondents preferred local courses. Academic health sciences librarians, as a group, were found to be more productive publishers than hospital librarians. Many respondents reported the availability
of free or subsidized research-support services, but more than half did not. More than 90% of respondents indicated that MLA should actively encourage, require, or offer research education. A comprehensive plan for obtaining research skills through CE, along
with individual self-assessment and counseling, is recommended. |
| Description: | Published in the Bulletin of the Medical Library Association 80 (1992): 213 218. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1860/3172 |
| Appears in Collections: | Faculty Research and Publications (IST)
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