Information and educational support of educational process and development of libraries in medical universities in the Russian Federation and abroad: problems and proposals

• Tatiana M. Litvinova
• Guzel E. Ulumbekova
• Elena A. Gaponova
• Irina Yu. Khudova

Abstract

In the context of exponential growth of medical information and spread of digital technologies, the system of information and educational support (IES) for medical universities must also change. The aim of this study was to formulate proposals for improving the IES system and developing libraries of medical universities in the Russian Federation by studying the relevant regulatory framework in the Russian Federation, international and Russian experience in information and educational support for medical universities, state and activities of their libraries. The main conclusions of the study: the regulatory framework governing the issues of information and educational support for medical universities requires improvement – inclusion of recommendations on the quality and frequency of updating libraries with printed and electronic resources, as well as updating the standards for their provision. In the Russian Federation, the information and educational support of medical universities per 1 student is insufficient – 2.5 times lower than that of high school seniors. Studying the experience of developed countries has shown that government organizations and associations of medical libraries play an active role in translation of new knowledge to medical students by developing special programs for spread of knowledge, standards and performance indicators of medical libraries, as well as publishing journals. Overview of the activities of the library complex of the I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University showed that in many respects it is not inferior to the libraries of medical universities in developed countries. In the Russian Federation, it is recommended to implement a special program to accelerate translation of new knowledge at all levels of the healthcare system, the core of which will be the “Association of medical universities libraries”.

Keywords:educational and methodological support; information and educational support; medical school library; printed and electronic educational resources; indicators for evaluating library activities

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