Providing an information prescription in veterinary medical clinics: a pilot study.

Objective: The study assesses the impact on client behavior and attitudes toward receiving an information prescription as part of a veterinary office visit.

Methods: A random sample of veterinary clinics from a Western US metropolitan area was asked to distribute an information prescription in addition to their customary veterinary services. All clients, regardless of the reason for their visit, were presented with an information prescription: a handout that included the uniform resource locator (URL) to a general veterinary medicine website View Article and Find Full Text PDF

The Internet and health information: differences in pet owners based on age, gender, and education.

Objective: The research assessed the attitudes and behaviors of pet owners pertaining to online search behavior for pet health information.

Methods: A survey was conducted with a random sample of pet owners drawn from two US metropolitan areas and surrounding cities. Participating clinics were chosen randomly, and each participating clinic was asked to distribute 100 surveys to their clients until all surveys were disbursed.

The role of veterinary medical librarians in teaching information literacy.

This qualitative study seeks to determine the nature of the instruction librarians provide to veterinary medical students at all 28 United States veterinary colleges. A secondary goal of the study was to determine in what ways and to what extent librarians participated in other instructional activities at their colleges. Over half of the librarians formally taught in one or more courses, predominantly in the first two years of the veterinary curriculum.