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. 1988 Apr;76(2):137-40.

End-user programs in medical school libraries: a survey

V Welborn  1 , J J Kuehn
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End-user programs in medical school libraries: a survey

V Welborn et al. Bull Med Libr Assoc. 1988 Apr.

Abstract

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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