Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Winter 2006
Abstract
Information literacy, often described as a person's ability to effectively find and evaluate answers to questions using a variety of information resources, is of particular importance to health care workers. This paper presents the results of an information literacy survey presented to the occupational therapy (OT) students at Thomas Jefferson University during a series of required class activities. Also described are the authors' activities with the faculty and courses at Jefferson. The survey was made available to first-, second-, third-, and fourth-year occupational therapy students along with nursing students and pharmacy students. The survey is designed to identify research habits, skills, and preferences. Results confirm some commonly held perceptions about searching skills of young adults and an interesting dichotomy in students' learning habits. The paper concludes with a discussion of recommendations to OT faculty and librarians on how to improve information literacy education. The survey can be obtained by contacting the authors.
Recommended Citation
Kipnis, MSI, Daniel G. and Frisby, PhD, Anthony J., "Information Literacy and Library Attitudes of Occupational Therapy Students" (2006). Academic Commons and Scott Memorial Library Staff Papers and Presentations. Paper 41.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/aisrpubs/41
Copy of Survey
Comments
This article has been peer reviewed. It was published in: Medical Reference Services Quarterly
Volume 25, Issue 4, Winter 2006, Pages 11-20.
The published version is available at PMID: 17135148. Copyright © Taylor and Francis