Table 7 Table 7
From: A survey of the use of electronic scientific information resources among medical and dental students
1. Use of electronic journals, online databases and search engines | Â | Â |
|---|---|---|
How often do you search the following databases/use the following sources of information? | Â | Â |
1. Never | Â | Â |
2. Seldom (1–7 times per term) |  |  |
3. Quite often (2–7 times per month) |  |  |
4. very often (2+ times per week) | Â | Â |
MEDLINE (PubMed or OVID) for study purposes | 0 1 2 3 | Â |
MEDLINE (PubMed or OVID) for research | 0 1 2 3 | Â |
The EBM and other clinical databases of the 'Terveysportti' portal | 0 1 2 3 | Â |
Other medical databases (e.g. Cochrane library) | 0 1 2 3 | Â |
Electronic medical handbooks in the medical library | 0 1 2 3 | Â |
Full-text journal articles online | 0 1 2 3 | Â |
Search the Web for professional medical information | 0 1 2 3 | Â |
2. Computer literacy and seach skills | Â | Â |
Rate your proficiency in general computing skills and information-searching skills | Â | Â |
0. have not used the application | Â | Â |
0. don't know how to use it | Â | Â |
1. some elementary skills | Â | Â |
2. I can use, but would learn more | Â | Â |
3. my skills are OK | Â | Â |
General computing skills | Â | Â |
Basic use of Windows | 0 0 1 2 3 | Â |
Advanced Web browsing | 0 0 1 2 3 | Â |
Advanced use of printers | 0 0 1 2 3 | Â |
Advanced word processing | 0 0 1 2 3 | Â |
Presentation graphics (PowerPoint) | 0 0 1 2 3 | Â |
Use of spreadsheet (Excel) | 0 0 1 2 3 | Â |
Statistical software | 0 0 1 2 3 | Â |
Information searching skills | Â | Â |
Searching MEDLINE (OWG/Ovid) | 0 0 1 2 3 | Â |
Searching MEDLINE (PubMed) | 0 0 1 2 3 | Â |
Use of EBM databases of 'Terveysportti' portal | 0 0 1 2 3 | Â |
Use of Cochrane library | 0 0 1 2 3 | Â |
Use of full-text articles | 0 0 1 2 3 | Â |
Use of electronic textbooks | 0 0 1 2 3 | Â |
Use of students' digital learning material deposit | 0 0 1 2 3 | Â |
Advanced use of WWW search engines to obtain | 0 0 1 2 3 | Â |
professional medical information | Â | Â |
3. Improvement of computing skills | Â | Â |
Which training programs you would like to participate in for improving your skills? | Â | Â |
Use of electronic textbooks | yes | no |
Use of electronic full-text articles | yes | no |
Library's news alert for novel scientific publications | yes | no |
Web of Science -citation database | yes | no |
RefWorks for managing references | yes | no |
SPSS software | yes | no |
Advanced use of PDF documents (reading, filing, printing) | yes | no |
Advanced home use of licensed scientific databases | yes | no |