Healthcare personnel's use of e-information sources in Riyadh governmental hospitals

作者：Khudair Ahmad A^*; Cooke Louise

来源：Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2008, 40(3): 207-219.

DOI：10.1177/0961000608092555

• electronic information sources
• health sciences libraries
• information literacy
• Internet
• Saudi Arabia

ICT has enabled a wide dissemination of information and a sharp increase in the magnitude of electronic information sources. The use of e-information sources by healthcare personnel within Saudi Arabia has received little research attention. This paper discusses the use of e-information sources by healthcare personnel in the kingdom. A questionnaire with open-ended questions was designed to collect data from 11 governmental hospitals and health centres in Riyadh. It identified a range of problems and obstacles that impact on the use of electronic information sources. The identification of these difficulties opens the way for development and improvement of the current situation.

• 出版日期2008-9