Evaluasi Pemanfaatan Database ClinicalKey oleh Mahasiswa Strata Satu (S1) Klaster Kesehatan di Universitas Gadjah Mada

Abstract

Medical education emphasizes on the importance of individual responsibility in continuing professional development (CPD). Problem-based learning (PBL) is a method developed to accommodate the need for individual professional development. Health cluster at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) consists of Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, and Faculty of Pharmacy. These faculties also implement PBL in the learning process of undergraduate students. The success of PBL implementation largely depends on adequate support in facilities, either rooms and other supporting facilities including the availability of various information resources in health and medicine. Online databases are provided in efforts to meet the need for relevant and up-to-date references. One of the databases provided by UGM Library for the students of health cluster is ClinicalKey. This study uses quantitative approach involving 100 students as respondents. It is intended to (1) find out the utilization of ClinicalKey database by students of health cluster, (2) give input to UGM Library in the decision making for database collection development, (3) give input to the undergraduate program manager of health cluster on the utilization of online database in supporting the the learning process. The result of the study shows that based on 5 variables of (1) user needs, (2) Internet access, (3) facilities of electronic journals, (4) price, and (5) human resources, the average score is 67.32% (adequate). Librarians need to conduct intensive socialization or promotion is in order to optimize the utilization of ClinicalKey database.