Design and evaluation of a mobile application for educational purposes and facilitating scientific literature search for students and researchers

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I whakaputaina i:BMC Medical Education vol. 25 (2025), p. 1-13
Kaituhi matua: Nikukaran, Jalal
Ētahi atu kaituhi: Fallahzadeh, Alireza, Hazhir, Shadi, Hami, Amir, Seyed Ali Fatemi Aghda
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245 1 |a Design and evaluation of a mobile application for educational purposes and facilitating scientific literature search for students and researchers 
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520 3 |a BackgroundOne of the needs of students and researchers is access to databases and up-to-date knowledge. Given the lack of knowledge of students in using databases and various limitations (lack of access, economic, sanctions, internet, etc.), and the spread of mobile phone use, this study aimed to design and evaluate a mobile application for offline searching of articles and journals in the field of medical sciences.MethodsIn this study, First, a checklist of important items was prepared using a review of the literature and was given to 24 experts (Medical library and information sciences, Health information management) and 16 students for validation. Based on this, scientific articles from the universities of medical sciences in Isfahan, Kashan, Shahrekord, and Yazd were collected from Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed databases, and the application was designed. Finally, the usability of the application was evaluated using the QUIS questionnaire.ResultsAccording to the participants, a total of 14 items for articles(Article Title, Author Full Name, Abstract, Keywords, Publication Date, Volume, Issue, Start Page, End Page, Type, Journal Name, etc.), 16 items for journals(Journal Title, ISSN, Subject Categories, Publisher/Holder, etc.), and 10 items for technical capabilities (search of Title, abstract, keyword, etc.)were considered necessary. The overall results of the usability evaluation were reported as “good” in all groups of faculty (7.57) ,students(6.94) and librarians (6.8) ,. Only librarians at TehranUniversity of Medical Sciences rated the application as “average” in the “Terminology and System Information” Sect. (6 ± 1.77).ConclusionsThe mobile application improves the education and access of researchers to articles and journals. Given the advantages of the application, its use leads to greater satisfaction among users. 
651 4 |a Iran 
653 |a Students 
653 |a Science 
653 |a Information literacy 
653 |a User satisfaction 
653 |a Work experience 
653 |a Medical libraries 
653 |a Researchers 
653 |a Cellular telephones 
653 |a User needs 
653 |a Needs analysis 
653 |a Artificial intelligence 
653 |a Medical databases 
653 |a Academic libraries 
653 |a Online data bases 
653 |a Librarians 
653 |a Independent study 
653 |a Access to materials 
653 |a Information management 
653 |a Needs Assessment 
653 |a Educational Quality 
653 |a Educational Resources 
653 |a Influence of Technology 
653 |a Information Science 
653 |a College Faculty 
653 |a Educational Technology 
653 |a Electronic Equipment 
653 |a Periodicals 
653 |a Elementary Education 
653 |a Financial Problems 
653 |a Check Lists 
653 |a Bibliographic Databases 
653 |a Educational Objectives 
653 |a Information Transfer 
653 |a Cost Effectiveness 
653 |a Library Personnel 
653 |a Information Sources 
653 |a Database Management Systems 
653 |a Computer Software 
653 |a College Science 
653 |a Faculty Publishing 
700 1 |a Fallahzadeh, Alireza 
700 1 |a Hazhir, Shadi 
700 1 |a Hami, Amir 
700 1 |a Seyed Ali Fatemi Aghda 
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