International M-Libraries Conference 2012

A new method of training users Polimedia video

Angels CarlesAna CastellanoFernando Guerrero

Introduction

• Information literacy as a library service

• Help to develop new skills and capabilities

• How could the technology be much more useful and interesting for students?

• What is the key to success? Implementing a new way to teach and learning in the library

Objetives

• Improve informational skills of our users

• Provide the easier and the quicker way to learn and get relevant and precise information

• Users Training sessions without scheduled time

New Technologies in Medical School

• Plan to promote and increase the use of multimedia learning

• Some UAB Medical School teachers have been involved on projects to improve and promote the introduction of new technologies as a part of the teaching methodology

• Contact with Universitat Politèctica de València (UPV, Spain) to use a specific tool for online courses: Polimedia

What is Polimedia?

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Polimedia Set

Advantages for students and teachers

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Advantages for Medical Library

• Polimedia might fit well in explaining complicated topics

• Helps to perform a search, how to save the results, or how to get them on mobile devices.

• Support researchers with H-index, IF (Impact Factor), SJR (SCimago Journal Rank), SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper)

Medical School training videos

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Conclusions

• Polimedia is a great tool for acquiring bibliographic search skills

• Allows to improve users skills without having to attend a classroom course at scheduled time

• It is an ideal solution for repetitive tasks

• A new way to keep in touch with the teacher

• Users can access as often as necessary

Thank You!

Angels.Carles@uab.catAna.Castellano@uab.cat

Fernando.Guerrero@uab.cat

http://polimedia.uab.cat