Empowering international nursing students to become effective library users. (9th August 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Murray, Aoife; Preston, Hugh
• Is Part Of: Health information and libraries journal. Volume 33:Number 3(2016:Sep.)
• Page Start: 239
• Page End: 243
• Publication Date: 2016-08-09
• Subjects: dissertations -- education -- information literacy -- libraries academic -- library services -- nursing; Medical libraries -- Periodicals; Public health libraries -- Periodicals; Life sciences libraries -- Periodicals; Medical libraries -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; Public health libraries -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; Information science -- Periodicals; 026.61094105
• DOI: 10.1111/hir.12149
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1471-1834

Abstract

Abstract: This article summarises the research conducted for a dissertation which addressed the needs of students and academic staff of the Bachelor of Nursing International programme at St. Angela's College, Ireland. Aoife Murray completed an MSc Econ Information and Library Studies in 2015 from Aberystwyth University via distance learning. She gained a distinction for her work and has co‐written the article with Hugh Preston, her dissertation supervisor. Aoife highlights the recommendations she made as a result of her research and the programme put in place to deliver those recommendations. She also reports on some early evaluations of the new programme. AM