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Stretching PICO: implications for database searching and perceived searching confidence

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dc.contributor.authorShamchuk, Lisa
dc.contributor.authorNelson, Jody
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-10
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-31T00:59:23Z
dc.date.available2022-05-31T00:59:23Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this small, interdisciplinary, teaching and learning study is to examine database search strategy development in a class of first year undergraduate library technician students, comparing the effectiveness of structuring a search employing PICO, a clinical question formulation tool used in evidence based medicine, to using the generic keyword concept map commonly taught in information literacy contexts. This study also investigates these students’ preferences, and the impact on their perceived searching confidence when using the two approaches. Structured worksheets were used to guide students through the application of the two methods, and student results were captured via an online survey. Analysis revealed comparable recall scores for database search results between the methods, higher precision scores for PICO, and comparable self-rated searcher confidence.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14078/1475
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.urihttps://roam.macewan.ca/islandora/object/gm:1626
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved
dc.subjectinformation literacy
dc.subjectreference services
dc.subjectdatabase searching
dc.subjectlibrary technicians
dc.subjectlibrary education
dc.titleStretching PICO: implications for database searching and perceived searching confidenceen
dc.typeReport
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