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M Sc. of Information Sciences; Director of Central Library, Lorestan University, Lorestan, Iran.
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Abstract
Introduction: Research is one of the most important ways of information production. Among different kinds of research, applicability of research findings and the added-value of the elicited information are of great importance. Creativity, production of new technology, theory or method and problem solving are among the indices of information added-value. This study aimed to investigate the relation between research and community health improvement at Lorestan University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: This survey reviewed academic members’ research projects between 2002 and 2005 in order to determine the information added-value. Biost three-dimensional qualitative model was used. This model consists of three components namely encoding, abstraction and publication and determines minimum and maximum added value of the elicited information.
A questionnaire including 23 questions was designed. The questionnaire was validated through literature review and consultation with efficient epidemiologists. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS.
Results: Our findings revealed that the maximum variance of added value was between minimum and maximum amounts of Biost model. F test showed that there was no significant difference between the mean values of coding component of the produced information (P
Kalhor,M. and Abazari,Z. (2006). The Effect of Lorestan University of Medical Sciences Academic Members' Information Production between 2003-2005 on Information Added Value. Health Information Management, 3(2), 43-52.
MLA
Kalhor,M. , and Abazari,Z. . "The Effect of Lorestan University of Medical Sciences Academic Members' Information Production between 2003-2005 on Information Added Value", Health Information Management, 3, 2, 2006, 43-52.
HARVARD
Kalhor M., Abazari Z. (2006). 'The Effect of Lorestan University of Medical Sciences Academic Members' Information Production between 2003-2005 on Information Added Value', Health Information Management, 3(2), pp. 43-52.
CHICAGO
M. Kalhor and Z. Abazari, "The Effect of Lorestan University of Medical Sciences Academic Members' Information Production between 2003-2005 on Information Added Value," Health Information Management, 3 2 (2006): 43-52,
VANCOUVER
Kalhor M., Abazari Z. The Effect of Lorestan University of Medical Sciences Academic Members' Information Production between 2003-2005 on Information Added Value. Health Information Management, 2006; 3(2): 43-52.
Health Information Management