International M-Libraries Conference 2012 A new method of training users Polimedia video Angels Carles Ana Castellano Fernando 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? Click on image to play
Polimedia Set
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