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A new method of training users Polimedia video. Angels Carles Ana Castellano Fernando Guerrero. International M-Libraries Conference 2012. Introduction. Information literacy as a library service Help to develop new skills and capabilities
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A new method of training users Polimedia video Angels Carles Ana Castellano Fernando Guerrero International M-Libraries Conference 2012
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? Click on image to play
Advantages for students and teachers Click on image to play
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 Click on image to play
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
ThankYou! http://polimedia.uab.cat Angels.Carles@uab.cat Ana.Castellano@uab.cat Fernando.Guerrero@uab.cat