Library resources for problem-based learning: the program perspective.
The impact of a problem based curriculum has been the subject of increasing interest, as evidenced by several recent articles on the subject [1-4]. McMaster was able to design its library to serve a problem-based curriculum, but since there had been no prior experience with such a curriculum, the library was designed to meet needs that could only be guessed at [5]. In addition, the library serves the needs of a research intensive faculty. How the curriculum and the library have interacted over the past 25 years may be helpful to other schools considering problem-based learning.
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McMaster University, Health Sciences Centre 2E18, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods*; D007993:Libraries, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration; D009864:Ontario; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D015397:Program Evaluation