par Durieux, Valérie
Référence European Association of Health Information and Libraries (EAHIL) Conference (14th: 11-13 June 2014: Rome, Italy)
Publication Non publié, 2014
Communication à un colloque
Résumé : Introduction: Finding relevant scientific information is crucial for healthcare professionals. But with the exponential number of resources published on the Internet, the task has become a lot more difficult and time-consuming. Collaborative tagging systems, such as CiteULike, allow Web users to store and organize their bookmarks of online content by assigning them metadata in the form of tags.Aim: The study investigated the extent to which tags assigned in the collaborative tagging system CiteULike contribute to the finding of relevant medical scientific papers by healthcare professionals.Methods: A task-oriented evaluation was designed and conducted with a sample of 22 physicians from various specialisations at different career levels. Their information behaviour in PubMed/Medline and CiteULike was observed and compared. The evaluation was followed by a semi-structured interview. Results: Relevant tags are assigned in CiteULike but their number is too low to efficiently contribute to the searching process. Nevertheless the study also showed that CiteULike helped physicians to find relevant papers thanks to its social bookmarking features. In addition to measuring the efficiency of collaborative tagging systems for healthcare professionals in their information seeking process, the study also presents various observations and insights into the information behaviour of physicians.