title: Designing an Interactive Web-based Tutorial for Health Sciences Students: A Collaborative Library Project.
abstract: This column describes the creation of an online interactive tutorial for health sciences students in a general library at a large, urban university. The project was a collaborative effort among the health sciences subject librarian, the library's web programmer, an assessment and user services librarian, and an instructional support specialist. The column details the initial exploration, design, web programming, student usability study, and subsequent upgrades to the tutorial. Implementation of the tutorial is discussed as well as sampled student input. The effort resulted in the design of improved and more versatile open access coding available for any library to use.
authors.affiliation: a Georgia State University , Atlanta , Georgia , USA.
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leslie
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000328:Adult; D002947:Cities; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007993:Libraries, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008297:Male; D000066908:Simulation Training / Q000379:methods*; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Academic libraries; Guide on the Side; collaboration; education; technology; tutorials; web-based tutorials