title: Integrating information literacy in health sciences curricula: a case study from Québec.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To portray an information literacy programme demonstrating a high level of integration in health sciences curricula and a teaching orientation aiming towards the development of lifelong learning skills. The setting is a French-speaking North American university.
  
  
  METHODS
  The offering includes standard workshops such as MEDLINE searching and specialised sessions such as pharmaceutical patents searching. A contribution to an international teaching collaboration in Haiti where workshops had to be thoroughly adapted to the clientele is also presented. Online guides addressing information literacy topics complement the programme.
  A small team of librarians and technicians taught 276 hours of library instruction (LI) during the 2011-2012 academic year. Methods used for evaluating information skills include scoring features of literature searches and user satisfaction surveys.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Privileged contacts between librarians and faculty resulting from embedded LI as well as from active participation in library committees result in a growing reputation of library services across academic departments and bring forth collaboration opportunities. Sustainability and evolution of the LI programme is warranted by frequent communication with partners in the clinical field, active involvement in academic networks and health library associations, and reflective professional strategies.
authors: Bibliothèque de la Santé, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada. natalie.clairoux@umontreal.ca
authors: Natalie
authors: N
authors: Clairoux
authors: Sylvie
authors: S
authors: Desbiens
authors: Monique
authors: M
authors: Clar
authors: Patrice
authors: P
authors: Dupont
authors: Monique
authors: M
authors: St-Jean
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D058980:Information Literacy; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D007993:Libraries, Medical; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011792:Quebec; D014495:Universities
keywords: Canada; health resources; information literacy; libraries, health science; libraries, primary health care; students