نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 دانشجوی کارشناسی ارشد، کتابداری و اطلاع‌رسانی پزشکی، گروه کتابداری و اطلاع‌رسانی پزشکی، دانشکده مدیریت و اطلاع‌رسانی پزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران
2 دانشیار، کتابداری و اطلاع‌رسانی پزشکی، مرکز تحقیقات فن‌آوری اطلاعات در امور سلامت، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران
چکیده
مقدمه: تحقق رسالت آموزشی و پژوهشی اعضای هیأت علمی به عنوان اصلی‌ترین سرمایه دانشگاه، با برخورداری از سواد اطلاعاتی میسر خواهد شد. برخورداری از سواد اطلاعاتی کافی در حوزه سلامت به دلیل جامعه هدف آن، اهمیت و ضرورت ویژه‌ای دارد. پژوهش حاضر با هدف بررسی وضعیت سواد اطلاعاتی اعضای هیأت علمی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان انجام شد.روش بررسی: این مطالعه از نوع کاربردی بود و به روش پیمایشی صورت گرفت. نمونه‌ها 160 نفر بودند که به روش نمونه‌گیری تصادفی انتخاب شدند. ابزار جمع‌آوری داده‌ها، پرسش‌نامه تعدیل شده سواد اطلاعاتی Davarpanah and Siamak (DAS) بود که روایی آن در مطالعات پیشین توسط متخصصان کتابداری و اطلاع‌رسانی و پایایی آن نیز به کمک ضریب Cronbach¢s alpha با مقدار 83/0 تأیید گردید. داده‌ها با استفاده از آمار توصیفی و استنباطی (آزمون‌های Independent t و ANOVA و ضرایب Spearman و Pearson) مورد تجزیه و تحلیل قرار گرفت.یافته‌ها: میانگین نمره سواد اطلاعاتی اعضای هیأت علمی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان، 7/11 ± 7/50 به دست آمد که حد متوسطی را نشان داد. همچنین، تفاوت معنی‌داری بین میانگین نمره سواد اطلاعاتی با متغیرهای جمعیت‌شناختی (جنسیت، دانشکده، رتبه علمی و سابقه کار) وجود نداشت.نتیجه‌گیری: نتایج پژوهش حاضر، وضعیت متوسط سواد اطلاعاتی اعضای هیأت علمی را نشان می‌دهد. با توجه به اهمیت برخورداری از سواد اطلاعاتی مناسب و تأثیر آن بر آموزش و پژوهش در حوزه سلامت، لازم است تا برنامه‌ها و آموزش‌های لازم به منظور توسعه و رشد سواد اطلاعاتی اعضای هیأت علمی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان اندیشیده شود.
کلیدواژه‌ها
عنوان مقاله [English]
Determining the Level of Information Literacy among the Faculty Members of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran
نویسندگان [English]
- Sona Imani-Tayebbi 1
- Firoozeh Zare-Farashbandi 2
- Hasan Ashrafi-Rizi 2
1 MSc Student, Medical Library and Information Sciences, Department of Medical Library and Information Sciences, School of Management and Medical Information, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Medical Library and Information Sciences, Health Information Technology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
چکیده [English]
Introduction: The goals and the missions of teaching and research by faculty members, as the original university wealth, will be achieved via having the information literacy. Sufficient information literacy in the field of health, due to its target community, is of special importance. This study aimed to determine the level of information literacy among the faculty members of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.Methods: In this applied survey, 160 faculty members of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences were selected using a simple random sampling technique. The data collection tool was the Davarpanah and Siamak (DAS) questionnaire used in previous researches and its Cronbach’s alpha was 0.83. The collected data were analyzed through in two levels of descriptive and analytical statistics (independent t, ANOVA, Spearman, and Pearson Correlation tests).Results: The mean level of information literacy among the faculty members of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences was 50.7 with the standard deviation of 11.7, which was the midpoint. There was no significant statistical relationship between the level of information literacy and gender, school, study degree, and work experience among the faculty members.Conclusion: According to the research findings, the level of information literacy among faculty members was average. Considering the importance of proper information literacy and its impact on education and research in the field of health, it is necessary to consider program and educational workshop to support and encourage the faculty members to increase their level of information literacy.
کلیدواژه‌ها [English]
- Information Literacy
- Faculty
- Iran
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