The education of medical librarians in evidence-based information services: a model of active learning
Özet
Evidence-based practice stems from clinical approaches which are used
in the late 18th and early 19th centuries’ medical practices. This area is new in
Turkey, too. Turkey needs some lessons about evidence-based practice in
Departments of Information and Records Management. This paper, examining the
examples in various other countries, presents a model for including the evidencebased information services, which are based on research done in the fields of
health and medicine and especially of dentistry, within the contents of the already
existing courses in education of librarianship in Turkey. The paper depicts the
aims and fields of use of evidence-based information services and their
contribution to active learning; examines the education of this subject in various
other countries and shows its place in Turkey, and presents a model for the
improvement of this education. It is proved that the education of the librarians who
will give evidence-based information services both with special practices within
the already existing courses or with optional courses given especially for this aim
in education of librarianship will contribute considerably to active learning in
dentistry.
