Objective: This longitudinal observational study explored relationships between actual and expected usage of library resources as well as anticipated and encountered barriers to that usage among public health affiliates over the course of a semester. Methods: School of Public Health master's degree students were sent questionnaires monthly throughout a semester that asked about usage of and barriers to library resources to examine changes over time. Results: Most students utilized library resources less often than they predicted at the beginning of the semester and did not have accurate expectations about which library resources they would use. Although most students encountered no difficulties using library resources, those who did often had multiple problems and seldom sought library assistance. Conclusion: As School of Public Health master's students had unrealistically high expectations of library resource usage, librarians may need to manage students' expectations and assist in overcoming difficulties. Further studies across health sciences disciplines are needed to determine differences between different populations of users.

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对公共卫生学生预期和实际图书馆资源使用和障碍的纵向观察

目的：这项纵向观察性研究探讨了图书馆资源的实际使用和预期使用之间的关系，以及公共卫生附属机构在一个学期内使用这种使用的预期和遇到的障碍。方法：在整个学期中，每月向公共卫生学院的硕士学位学生发送问卷，询问图书馆资源的使用和障碍，以检查随时间的变化。结果：大多数学生使用图书馆资源的频率低于他们在学期开始时的预期，并且对他们将使用哪些图书馆资源没有准确的预期。虽然大多数学生在使用图书馆资源时没有遇到困难，但经常遇到问题的学生很少寻求图书馆的帮助。结论：由于公共卫生学院的硕士生对图书馆资源使用抱有不切实际的高期望，图书馆员可能需要管理学生的期望并协助克服困难。需要对健康科学学科进行进一步研究，以确定不同用户群体之间的差异。