A case study: Using social tagging to engage students in learning medical subject headings

Journal of the Medical Library Association

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 77-83

  Maggio, Lauren A ^a   Bresnahan, Megan ^a   Flynn, David B ^a   Harzbecker, Joseph ^a   Blanchard, Mary ^a   Ginn, David ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; INFORMATION SERVICE; LEARNING; LIBRARIAN; LINGUISTICS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MESH HEADING; TEACHING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIBRARIES, MEDICAL; MALE; MEDICAL SUBJECT HEADINGS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING; UNITED STATES; VOCABULARY; WIT AND HUMOR AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66249101623     PISSN: 15365050     EISSN: 15589439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3163/1536-5050.97.2.003     Document Type: Article

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