Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 MSC. Knowledge& Information Science. Publication Supervisor of Institute for Higher Education Acecr Khuzestan, Ahvaz, Iran.
2 Assistant Professor, Knowledge & Information Science, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Purpose: The aim of the current research is to identify the comparative condition of introduced information resources in BA lessons headlines of medical library and information science.
Methodology: The method of research was comparative and instruments for gathering data was invoice and research population concluded all the presented resources in BA lesson headline of knowledge and information science (science ministry) and medical library and information science. Research from the point of aim was an applied that with comparative study approach is carried out with evaluative method. Data analysis was done by descriptive analysis and excel software.
Findings: The findings showed that the numbers of information resources lessons headlines of information science were more than medical library and information course. Numbers of compilation resources in lessons, headline of knowledge and information science course were more than medical library and information science course. Authoring pattern of information resources in both courses, was mostly with one author. Half-age Persian and non-Persian resources of medical library and information science were older than the other ones.
Conclusion: The most and the least of used information resources in headline of both courses, respectively were books and thesis. And articles has been less used. Therefore it is necessary in addition of using thesis, especially thesis that are chosen as sample and best one in the festivals or research week, articles also should be used to fulfill this need of information which looks small but valuable and effective and also be a pattern for the some courses.
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