Information Resources in the Health Sciences
[17:610:545]
Pre-requisites: 17:610:540 or permission of the instructor Description: Bibliographic structures and resources used to provide collections and services in medical, dental, pharmaceutical, nursing, and other health fields. Emphasis on audiovisual materials, electronic searching, and networks in medical and dental schools, hospitals, and special libraries. Synopsis: Course Objectives:
At the completion of this course, the student will:
- have the fundamental knowledge for understanding the basic environment of a health sciences reference or information services department;
- be able to effectively search both print and electronic health sciences information resources;
- be able to use the basic biomedical reference sources to answer factual questions.
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