Apologies for any cross-posting. A new edition of the Internet
Pharmacist online tutorial has been released on the Intute: Virtual
Training Suite at:
http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/he/tutorial/pharmacist
This interactive tutorial teaches Internet research and information
literacy skills and is aimed at students and staff in UK universities
and colleges. It is free to use and takes around an hour to complete.
The tutorial recommends key Internet resources for pharmacy studies,
offers advice on Internet searching and website evaluation, and has a
new section called "Success" to illustrate how the Internet can be used
to support education and research in a variety of pharmacy-related
scenarios.
It allows students to practice Internet searching by providing guidance
on using different search tools (generic search engines and specialist
search tools) and how to develop an effective search strategy.
Learn how to use the Internet to:
* find online sources to help with assignments
* find a suitable course
* help you with research
* assist with the creation of lesson plans
"Internet Pharmacist" will be updated and maintained by staff at Intute:
Health and Life Sciences http://www.intute.ac.uk/healthandlifesciences/
The Intute: Virtual Training Suite is funded by JISC to service the
further and higher education communities in the UK.
Intute : Health and Life Sciences, formerly BIOME, is based at the
University of Nottingham. It provides a free online service to help you
find the best web resources for education and research, evaluated and
selected by subject spacialists. More than 31,000 high quality resources
are listed on this service, accessible via keyword search or browsing.
For further information please contact:
Laurian Williamson, Content Co-ordinator, Intute: Health and Life
Sciences
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or Robert Abbott, Service Officer, Intute : Health and Life Sciences
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Robert Abbott
Intute: Health and Life Sciences
Kings Meadow Campus
University of Nottingham,
Nottingham, NG7 2NR
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