LILAC 2014 Poster

1. History of Medicine 2.0
Using creative media to improve
information literacy teaching for
1st year medical students.
The Learning and
Research Services Team
is responsible for the
provision of information
literacy in the University
of Sheffield Library.
This year, the liaison
team for medicine
replaced a leaflet, which
introduces the resources
needed for Phase 1
MBChB students to
complete their first essay,
‘The History of
Medicine’, with a short
video using the Library’s
creative media facilities.
This was shown in the
mandatory ‘Introduction
to the Library Services’
lecture.
The main aims behind switching to a video format from a
leaflet were…
To make the information more accessible.
To make it more visually engaging.
To effectively demonstrate the Library’s online re-
sources.
The video format allowed
the students to access the
information anywhere, at
anytime.
Uploaded onto YouTube
the video was well-suited
to being shared and pro-
moted on social media.
It was also made available
on the Medical School’s
VLE, Minerva, and from
the Library’s Information
Skills Resource.
To ensure the video was en-
gaging and maintained the
students’ attention; pictures,
music and visual aids were
used.
Creative Commons pictures
courtesy of the Wellcome
Trust provided interest and
allowed us to engage with
the subject area.
Screencasts of the Library’s
catalogue, StarPlus, and
online database, Medline via
Ovid, enabled us to give clear
search tips and highlight key
aspects of the interfaces.
The video was broken up into
four clear chapters to allow
the students to easily navigate
the video to find the infor-
mation they needed.
The video was produced in-house using Camtasia
which was licensed and available for staff use. Assis-
tance was provided by the University’s Creative Media
Team, with special thanks to Pete Mella [pictured]
Vicky Grant, Faculty Librarian
Anthea Tucker, Liaison Librarian
Cat Bazela, Information Assistant