Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
162000102102MEDICAL LIBRARIANSHIPCompulsory123
Level of Course Unit
Short Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The purpose of this course in medicine and health sciences libraries to comprehend the role and importance in the field of medicine and health.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Öğr. Gör. Engin DAYAN
Learning Outcomes
1Students learn the concepts of library and library profession.
2Learns the history of libraries
3 Learns the services given in the library
4Learns research techniques. Learns medical databases in detail.
Mode of Delivery
Evening Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Comparison of Contemporary Information Centres and Libraries, Library Medical Library, the Library Types, Elements of the library, Library Services, Technical Services, Reader Services, Classification Introduction, Katologlamaya Introduction, Periodicals, Reference Services, Reference Resources, Lending Services, Medical Library Automation Services
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1LIBRARIANSHIP
2LIBRARIES
3UNIVERSITY AND LIBRARY
4MEDICAL LIBRARIANSHIP
5MEDICAL LIBRARIANSHIP AND EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL SERVICES
6MEDICAL LIBRARIANSHIP CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS
7SUBJECTS HEADINGS
8USER SERVICES
9MIDTERM
10SERIALS
11INTERNET RESOURCES ON MEDICAL LIBRARIES
12AUTOMATION SERVICES ON MEDICAL LIBRARIES
13ELECTRONICS RESOURCES
14MEDICAL LIBRARIES AND INTERNATIONAL SYSTEMS
15EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE AND INFORMATION CENTERS
Recommended or Required Reading
1. Medical Library from the Beginning to the 19th Century- Mehmet ATILGAN 2. Historical Roots of Medical Librarianship - Dr.Müjgan CUMBUR 3. Baysal, Jale. New concepts tools in the field of librarianship methods. Istanbul University, Faculty of Letters, Istanbul, 1982. 4. Uşen, Joy. (2002). The Changing Roles of Medical Librarians in the Twentieth Century. World of Knowledge, 3 (1): 93-99. 5. Alkan, Nazli. (2002). Proposal of Informationism Profession, The World of Knowledge, 3 (1): 76-92. 4.Saraçoğlu, Musa and Tavlı, Vedide. Use of Internet Applications and Biomedical Databases in Medicine. Gül Publishing, Izmir, 2001. 6. Baysal, Jale. Management and Legislation: Lecture Notes. TKD Istanbul Branch, Istanbul, 1991. 7. Guinchat, Claire. and M, Menou, trans. Sonmez, Taner. Information and Documentation General Introduction to Working Techniques. Ministry of Culture, Ankara, 1990. 8. Bloomberg, Marty and Evans, Edward G. et. Tuncer, Nilüfer. Introduction to Technical Services for Library Technicians. TKD, Ankara, 1989. 8. Alkan, Nazli. (2008). Clinical Medical Librarianship, Information World, 9 (2): 315-347. 9. Dikmen, Serhat (2008). Medical Librarianship Course Notes Compilation
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14228
Observation14228
Self Study14114
Individual Study for Mid term Examination177
Individual Study for Final Examination11010
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)90
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