Using the EBSCO Database in the Area III Polyclinic of Cienfuegos in 2009

<strong>Background</strong>: EBSCO is the full text database that provides relevant information related to biomedical sciences. It contains excellent collections, very helpful for professional practice and research. <strong><br />Objective</strong>: To revise how profes...

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Main Authors: Beatriz María Fúster Cabrera, Regla Pérez Águila, María Elinor Dulzaides Iglesias
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Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos 2011-03-01
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Online Access:http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/1385
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author Beatriz María Fúster Cabrera
Regla Pérez Águila
María Elinor Dulzaides Iglesias
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description <strong>Background</strong>: EBSCO is the full text database that provides relevant information related to biomedical sciences. It contains excellent collections, very helpful for professional practice and research. <strong><br />Objective</strong>: To revise how professionals and students of the ¨Cecilio Ruíz de Zárate ¨ Polyclinic, in Cienfuegos, use the EBSCO database and to develop informative skills in order to access all these information from the library. <strong><br />Method</strong>: An exploratory descriptive research was conducted in order to revise how professionals and students of the ¨Cecilio Ruíz de Zárate¨ Polyclinic, in Cienfuegos, used the EBSCO database in 2009 and to design a course in order to develop information skills to access EBSCO from the library. <strong><br />Results</strong>: 11.4% access EBSCO through he library’s bibliographic fund, which demonstrates total ignorance. Only 36.9% use the database for assistance-related questions and 25.5% for academic work, while 48.9% of participants never use the database at all and 63.2% declares to have limited skills. <strong><br />Conclusion</strong>: It is obvious that skills required to exploit the possibilities offered by EBSCO have not been developed in students and professionals, even though the Health Ministry pays a high fee to provide this free access.
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spelling doaj-art-b8948de93e8c42e0b15bf86e4612349c2025-01-30T21:28:43ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. CienfuegosMedisur1727-897X2011-03-01912935719Using the EBSCO Database in the Area III Polyclinic of Cienfuegos in 2009Beatriz María Fúster Cabrera0Regla Pérez Águila1María Elinor Dulzaides Iglesias2Subsidiary of the Medical Sciences University. Cienfuegos.Subsidiary of the Medical Sciences University. Cienfuegos. BA in Education.University of Medical Sciences. Cienfuegos.<strong>Background</strong>: EBSCO is the full text database that provides relevant information related to biomedical sciences. It contains excellent collections, very helpful for professional practice and research. <strong><br />Objective</strong>: To revise how professionals and students of the ¨Cecilio Ruíz de Zárate ¨ Polyclinic, in Cienfuegos, use the EBSCO database and to develop informative skills in order to access all these information from the library. <strong><br />Method</strong>: An exploratory descriptive research was conducted in order to revise how professionals and students of the ¨Cecilio Ruíz de Zárate¨ Polyclinic, in Cienfuegos, used the EBSCO database in 2009 and to design a course in order to develop information skills to access EBSCO from the library. <strong><br />Results</strong>: 11.4% access EBSCO through he library’s bibliographic fund, which demonstrates total ignorance. Only 36.9% use the database for assistance-related questions and 25.5% for academic work, while 48.9% of participants never use the database at all and 63.2% declares to have limited skills. <strong><br />Conclusion</strong>: It is obvious that skills required to exploit the possibilities offered by EBSCO have not been developed in students and professionals, even though the Health Ministry pays a high fee to provide this free access.http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/1385bases de datos bibliográficasbibliografía de medicina
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title Using the EBSCO Database in the Area III Polyclinic of Cienfuegos in 2009
title_full Using the EBSCO Database in the Area III Polyclinic of Cienfuegos in 2009
title_fullStr Using the EBSCO Database in the Area III Polyclinic of Cienfuegos in 2009
title_full_unstemmed Using the EBSCO Database in the Area III Polyclinic of Cienfuegos in 2009
title_short Using the EBSCO Database in the Area III Polyclinic of Cienfuegos in 2009
title_sort using the ebsco database in the area iii polyclinic of cienfuegos in 2009
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bibliografía de medicina
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