End-user programs in medical school libraries: a survey.
A questionnaire was sent to all medical school libraries listed in the Annual Statistics of Medical School Libraries in the United States and Canada (1983-1984) asking librarians to describe their end-user programs. Of the 113 responding libraries, 78 had an end-user program. All provided some kind of formal instruction, 39 made equipment available to end users, and 22 provided and administered passwords. The reasons most cited for starting a program were staff interest and patron requests. The two most frequently taught systems were NLM/MEDLINE and BRS/Colleague. In general, respondents felt positive about the programs and planned to continue them. The most frequently mentioned problem was need for more equipment.
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Biological Sciences Library, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210-1286.
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D003200:Computer User Training / Q000379:methods*; D007256:Information Systems; D007993:Libraries, Medical; D007998:Library Science; D008523:MEDLARS; D012577:Schools, Medical; D014481:United States