Author/Authors :
Nourian ، Azin Department of Orthodontics - School of Dentistry - Zanjan University of Medical Sciences , Vahid dastjerdi ، Elahe Department of Orthodontics - School of Dentistry - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences , Khoshnevisan ، Mohammad Hossein Department of Community Oral Health - Dental School - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Abstract :
Objectives Considering the gap of information about the perspectives of faculty members regarding the available online scientifc resources, this study aimed to assess the knowledge of Shahid Beheshti Dental School faculty members about open access (OA) electronic journals. Materials and Methods In this descriptive, crosssectional study, a questionnaire was used to collect information of 68 faculty members of Shahid Beheshti Dental School in 2013 ndash;2014. The questionnaire asked for demographic information and contained questions regarding the level of knowledge, use of electronic databases, etc. To assess internal consistency of the questionnaire, in a pilot study, Cronbach rsquo;s alpha was considered to be 0.89. Content validity was assessed to determine the validity of the questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS and descriptive statistics, such as percentage, mean, and standard deviation and nonparametric tests, such as binomial, Friedman, Kruskal Wallis, and Mann ndash;Whitney tests. Results The mean ( ±standard deviation) score of acquaintance with OA electronic journals, the mean score of using these journals and the mean score of attitude of faculty members toward these journals were 3.45 ± 0.7, 2.76 ± 0.88 and 3.13 ± 0.4, respectively. Conclusion Level of acquaintance of faculty members with OA journals was moderate while their usage was lower than moderate. Their attitude was also moderate. Faculty members must be informed and instructed to use OA journals more frequently
