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Online learning modules effectively taught pharmacy students essential research skills, significantly reducing librarian workload. This initiative improved information literacy and streamlined library support services.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Sciences Librarianship
  • Pharmacy Education
  • Information Literacy

Background:

  • Academic librarians frequently address common, low-level information requests from students.
  • First-year pharmacy students require specific skills to locate early/animal studies, mechanism of action data, and particular study types.
  • High demand on reference desks can strain resources and impact personalized research support.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and implement online learning modules for first-year pharmacy students.
  • To teach students how to find early/animal studies, mechanism of action information, and specific study types.
  • To reduce the time librarians spend answering repetitive, foundational questions.

Main Methods:

  • Three online modules were created using Adobe Captivate.
  • Modules focused on teaching students to find early/animal studies, mechanism of action information, and specific study types.
  • Librarian time investment for module development and promotion was tracked.

Main Results:

  • Module development and promotion took approximately 3 hours of librarian time.
  • Prior to module implementation, nearly 23 hours were spent answering these types of questions.
  • Post-module implementation, only one student sought direct assistance, while over 60 students accessed the modules.

Conclusions:

  • Online modules are an efficient method for addressing common student information needs in health sciences libraries.
  • This approach effectively enhances student information literacy while optimizing librarian time and resources.
  • The modules provided a scalable and pedagogically sound solution for foundational research skills training.