Hello Fiona
This is something we commonly encounter so have put
together a list of resources for online tutorials and
commputer assisted learning. In addition to the helpful
guides you mention there are also those produced by SEEK -
Sheffield Evidence for Effectiveness and Knowledge. Links
to these and other tutorials are on the Computer Assisted
Learning section of the Exeter Medical Library website at
http://www.ex.ac.uk/library/eml/hotlinks.html#ComputerAssistedLearning
Best wishes, Jill Maxted.
On Thu,
5 Dec 2002 14:34:51 -0000 "McLean, Fiona"
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> Hi folks
>
> I've had an enquiry from a UK health librarian, which is also on a topic I
> am interested in; basically, what works best in user education re electronic
> databases, particularly with technophobic (or at least 'technowary') users.
> Plus developing an online tutorial/ training materials.
>
> I am aware that some of you spend most of your working time on this and can
> probably give a much more informed response than me. Either on research
> evidence and/or examples of relevant teaching materials anyone has produced,
> (preferably,but not essentially, freely accessible via the web). I have
> requested a search from CILIP but no results so far, tho it was only last
> week.
>
> Her query and my reply (both edited)are below. Personally, I would also be
> interested in teaching resources available free via the web on other topics
> taught in our patch(eg critical appraisal). I'll summarise the results for
> the list.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Fiona
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>
>
> Query: '...USER EDUCATION particularly of electronic databases in both
> clinical and health management. They have got access to the newly developed
> NHS Scotland e-library but are afraid to use it! I am looking for the best
> LIS user education practice articles for the health sector.....I would
> suggest they put an online tutorial on their website(I am advising them
> about this too!) for information oriented visitors but need to develop a
> training package for them.'
>
> Reply:'Its not something I have much experience of... There are a few links
> from http://www.nelh.nhs.uk/librarian/info_skills.asp (part
> of the NeLH LIS portal at http://www.nelh.nhs.uk/librarian/default.asp) The
> RDN materials such as Internet Medic
> http://www.vts.rdn.ac.uk/tutorial/medic) are a nice introduction in general,
> but not specifically re database searching. I'm guessing something basic may
> be handy as they are scared of the Scottish e-Library.
>
> Cochrane has training materials linked from that NeLH page, too.
>
> NeLH has some training materials linked from its home page -see
> http://www.nelh.nhs.uk/training/- but probably not anything extra relevant
> to Scotland (not sure if you have Clinical Evidence free?)
>
> A lot of search training depends on which host you use, as that affects the
> software (eg OVID is very different to DIALOG). Try contacting the company
> (eg via their website) to ask for any end-user training materials they
> produce?
>
> PubMed has a tutorial, tho its a bit of a fankle, and also a longer training
> manual you can download (its what we use on our PubMed courses), tho it
> would take a couple of hours to work thru. Links from
> http://www.bl.uk/services/information/blmedline.html#training'
>
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