Dear Claire,
At Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust we offer students assisted searches.
This is indeed because "students should be doing their own searches (with library support) in order to develop their skills", but also to ensure that students who approach the library can gain advantage, but cannot get academic credit for work which is not their own.
Hope that helps.
Best Wishes
Linda
Linda Taylor
Librarian
Trust Library and Knowledge Service
McArdle Library
Education Centre
Arrowe Park Hospital
Arrowe Park Road
Upton
Wirral CH49 5PE
Tel: +44 151 604 7223
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From: UK medical/ health care library community / information workers [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Claire Charnley [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 27 November 2013 14:18
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Subject: Literature searches for students
Hi everyone,
We are an NHS library service and we are currently reviewing our policy on literature searches for students. At the moment we do literature searches for students for their coursework, but are aware of the arguments that students should be doing their own searches (with library support) in order to develop their skills.
I'd be interested to know what other libraries' policies on this are. I am happy to summarise for the list.
Kind regards,
Claire
Claire Charnley
Library and Knowledge Services Manager
South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Trust Headquarters
Corporation Street
Stafford
t. 01785 221645 (internal ext. 8145)
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