title: Literature searching in medical education: online tutorial development from idea to creation.
abstract: The medical education literature is growing, and the result is not only greater knowledge, but an increasing complexity in locating quality evidence-based information. In 2008, eight librarians partnered with the Association of American Medical Colleges to research, conceptualize, and build an online module to develop medical educators' search skills. Developing an online instructional module is a time-consuming, multi-stage process requiring the expertise of content, technical, and design specialists working in concert. Many lessons were learned, including the power of collaborative tools; the benefits of including specialists, such as graphic designers; the benefit of thoroughly surveying existing resources; and the importance of choosing technology wisely.
authors.affiliation: Lane Medical Library and Knowledge Management Center, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA 94305-5123, USA. lmaggio@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Lauren A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Maggio
authors.forename: Kathy J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Allee
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Beattie
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Berryman
authors.forename: Dawn
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Littleton
authors.forename: Nancy H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Tannery
authors.forename: Kerry
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: O'Rourke
mesh_terms: D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D007858:Learning; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D039781:PubMed; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D018875:Vocabulary, Controlled