NGHIÊN CỨU TÌNH HÌNH SỬ DỤNG DỊCH VỤ THƯ VIỆN ĐIỆN TỬ TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC Y DƯỢC CẦN THƠ

Abstract

Background: The strong development of digital technology as well as the electronic information needs have brought about positive effects and becoming the urgent need  that requires the library of Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy to have a development strategy digital resources (DR) and electronic library services (ES) to meet the needs of electronic information, for research and teaching activities at the university. Objectives: 1). To describe the use of DR and ES; 2). To describe the results of using DR and ES. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 1,703 regular students of Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy in the school year 2020-2021. Results: The average rate of using DR was 50%, in which the "endogenous materials" had the highest rate (84%). The rate of using ES reached 88%, the highest was "OPAC" (93%). The frequency of using ES was mostly only at the “one-time trial”. The highest student needs for additional electric materials was "database" (19%). Conclusions: The rate of students using DR was quite good, but their frequency of use mostly at "one-time trial" level, showing that the DR exploitation of students was not really effective.