Research Papers by salam Abdus
Pakistan Library and Information Science Journal, 2021
The paradigm shift in medical academic practices in Pakistan is challenging for medical librarian... more The paradigm shift in medical academic practices in Pakistan is challenging for medical librarian. Majority of medical schools in Pakistan have started problem based learning, undergrads medical research program and Postgraduate programs. This quantitative study aims to investigate the user education program in medical libraries situated in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province of Pakistan. The questionnaire administered with in 19 medical colleges libraries using Google Forms as an instrument for data collection and distributed the link among all medical college librarians of the province. Findings of the study revealed majority medical libraries providing informal User Education using the orientation, bibliographic instructions and occasional lectures as method. The target audience of the User Education was New Students. The effectiveness and importance of user education program for medical students considered by (86.67%) librarians. This study will contribute to modify the current practices of user education by the medical libraries.
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Research Papers by salam Abdus