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The medical librarian and computer-assisted instruction
Bulletin of the Medical Library Association
|January 1, 1974
Summary
Computer-assisted instruction (CAI) systems require careful planning for hardware, software, and personnel. The medical librarian can play a key role in developing and evaluating CAI, potentially increasing use of online resources.
Area of Science:
- Medical Informatics
- Educational Technology
Background:
- Computer-assisted instruction (CAI) systems have specific hardware, communication, software, and personnel requirements.
- CAI is currently applied in various medical and dental education settings, including nursing, physical therapy, and physician continuing education.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the characteristics and requirements of CAI systems in the medical field.
- To explore the role of medical librarians in CAI development and implementation.
- To identify potential benefits of CAI for medical education and information retrieval.
Main Methods:
- Discussion of system components (hardware, communications, software, personnel).
- Review of current CAI applications in medical education.
- Exploration of the medical librarian's role in CAI program development, monitoring, and evaluation.
Main Results:
- Current CAI systems face challenges with various components.
- Medical librarians can contribute significantly to CAI teams.
- CAI may enhance library skills and encourage use of online bibliographic retrieval systems.
Conclusions:
- Effective implementation of CAI in medicine requires addressing system component limitations.
- Medical librarians are valuable assets in CAI development and can leverage CAI for library services.
- CAI adoption in medicine may spur greater utilization of digital information resources.