(58) Information Literacy Instruction Provided by Medical Librarians Across the Doctor of Pharmacy Curriculum

Objective : The purpose of this research study is to: 

Investigate the current status of information literacy instruction provided by medical librarians across the Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum in the United States. 

Determine the instructional delivery and assessment methods used by medical librarians in teaching and evaluating PharmD students’ learning, as well as the technology used during the instruction. 

Find out medical librarians’ level of satisfaction with information literacy instruction which they provide for PharmD students at their institutions.

Methods: An online Qualtrics survey consisting of 17 questions is being distributed via the MLA and AACP librarian listserves in March 2023. Participation in the survey will be voluntary. The participants will be medical, health sciences and pharmacy librarians who have experience teaching required and elective classes for pharmacy students in the United States.

Results: We are expecting to collect data on types of information literacy instruction, professional years in PharmD curriculum when the instruction is offered, topics covered, instructional methods and technology used, and the impact of COVID-19 on librarians’ teaching practice. The results of the survey will be statistically analyzed and presented in graphs format.

Conclusions: The survey will be the first study to examine the teaching role of medical librarians across the PharmD curriculum on the national level. The collected data can help information professionals better integrate information literacy instruction into elective and required courses for pharmacy students.