Competência em Informação na Área da Saúde

Abstract

The study presents the results of the assessment on information literacy of health students in the Federal University of Ceará. This research aims to analyze the informational behavior of this group, and how they include access to computer-mediated information in health to carry out scientific research and production of academic work. The data was collected through a questionnaire applied to the group mentioned. The results show that the participants have good knowledge in the use of technological tools and the Internet, but they demonstrate difficulties in the use of repositories and sources of specialized information. The study concluded that it is necessary for to the librarians from the Library of Health Sciences to implement policies and programs of information literacy in order to increase the level of understanding and competent use of information for the production of health knowledge.