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HUAILLANI CHAVEZ, Silvia Del Rosario. Impact of an information literacy program for the development of information skills among professionals from a pediatric institute. Rev. cuba. inf. cienc. salud [online]. 2020, vol.31, n.1, e1333.  Epub 02-Mayo-2020. ISSN 2307-2113.

Research is a sequential, systematic process in which validation or substantiation of a given statement requires reliable information supporting the affirmations in a timely, relevant manner. The task is not a simple one, for researchers should be skilled in the use of information to be able to access the best evidence. The purpose of the study was to gauge the impact of the implementation of the information literacy program "Information technologies for health research" aimed at developing information skills among professionals from a pediatric institute. A quantitative, quasi-experimental study was conducted based on an experimental design and a pre-test / post-test probability approach. The study population was the professionals at the National Children's Health Institute in San Borja, Lima, Peru. A nonprobability convenience sample was used; the tool employed was a 14-item observation card. Chi-squared testing revealed that the Information Literacy program had a significant impact on the development of information skills among the health professionals from a pediatric institute. The information literacy program is a means by which professionals may develop information skills allowing them to identify information needs, select the appropriate sources, formulate the search strategy, make an ethical use of information and adequately use bibliographic reference managers to carry out research tasks, hence the advisability of its implementation on the various health care levels.

Palabras clave : Information literacy; information seeking behavior; access to information; scientific misconduct.

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