| Course Type | Compulsory Course |
| Course Level | Associate Degree |
| Year of Study | 2 |
| Semester | Third Term (Fall) |
| ECTS | 3 |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Explains information sources.
- Explains medical and health sciences librarianship, evidence-based practice, and clinical medical librarianship.
- Explains archival science and its terminology.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
| Prerequisites | No |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
| Course Description | This course includes the description of the course, definition of the library and librarianship, the historical development of medical librarianship, the types of medicine and health sciences, evidence-based medical librarianship, clinical medical librarianship, research strategies, medical databases and medlıne, access to information in medical and health sciences, the information and document management in medical and health sciences, the applied expression of medical databases (electronic resources), the defination of national library of medicine(NLM),ındex medicus and medical subject headings (MESH), the practical expression of NLM classification system, archive information, archival terminology and archive types, defining in archiving and coding, classification and grading process. the management of archive documents, the importance of archives, overall assessment of issues. |
| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Course Introduction, Course Description |
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2nd Week |
Definition of a Library and Librarianship |
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3rd Week |
Historical Development of Medical Librarianship, Types of Medical and Health Sciences Libraries |
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4th Week |
Evidence-Based Medical Librarianship |
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5th Week |
Clinical Medical Librarianship |
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6th Week |
Research Strategies, Medical Databases, MEDLINE |
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7th Week |
Access to Information in Medicine and Health Sciences, Information and Document Management in Medicine and Health Sciences |
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8th Week |
Midterm Exam |
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9th Week |
Practical Instruction on Medical Databases (Electronic Resources) |
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10th Week |
Definitions of NLM, Index Medicus, and MESH (Medical Subject Headings) |
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11th Week |
Practical Explanation of the NLM Classification System |
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12th Week |
Archival Science, Archival Terminology, and Types of Archives |
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13th Week |
Identification, Coding, Classification, and Disposal Procedures in Archival Science |
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14th Week |
Management of Archival Records, The Importance of Archives, and General Evaluation of Topics |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Uçmaz, R. (2004). Tıbbi dokümantasyon. Uludağ Üniversitesi Yayınları. |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
30 |
| Assignment |
1 |
20 |
| Total(%) |
|
50 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
50 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
50 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
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|
|
| Individual or group work |
15 |
2 |
30 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
15 |
15 |
| Course hours |
15 |
2 |
30 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
15 |
15 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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| Final exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Homework |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Total Work Load | 93 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 3.1 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 3 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Work Placement(s) | No |