Abstract
The authors aimed to determine if first-professional-year pharmacy students retain library literature search skills throughout the school year. Students (n = 61 consented) were given an identical seven-item quiz on basic library search skills prior to library instruction in the fall semester and at the end of the spring semester. There was no significant difference between median scores on the two quizzes, nor were any significant differences noted in subgroup analyses. Search competency may be retained to a higher degree if library instruction is moved later in the pharmacy curriculum when literature search skills are used more often.
Notes
*Comparing differences in mean quiz scores (Quiz 2 – Quiz 1) between groups.
*Comparing differences in mean quiz scores (Quiz 2 – Quiz 1) between groups.
*Comparing differences in mean quiz scores (Quiz 2 – Quiz 1) between groups.