Using LibGuides to offer library service to undergraduate medical students based on the case-oriented problem solving curriculum model.

摘要

Research suggests that creating subject guides at the course level increases library use . Switching from a "library-centered" focus to "student-centered" focus, libraries should make subject guides available at the point of need and design them so the content is available where students are working . According to Morris and Del Bosque, "The emergence of Web 2.0 tools and social networking sites has contributed to a renewed interest in subject guides" .LibGuides is web-authoring and -hosting software for publishing library subject guides, web portals, or course guides. This web-hosted software is available from Springshare, a company based in Gansevoort, New York, that develops Web 2.0 applications specifically for libraries. It incorporates Web 2.0 applications such as social bookmarking, really simple syndication (RSS) feeds, and podcasts, and it allows librarians to collaborate with the LibGuides' community.