About Library Instruction Tutorials
Who can use these tutorials?
Anyone can use these tutorials "as is." If you've created a link on your Web site to one of our tutorials, we'd appreciate an email message, but it's not required.
The source code for these tutorials is available free to interested librarians and educators. Colorado State University requires that some legal paperwork be filled out and returned before we can send you the code. To start the process, please email the Computer Aided Instruction Team and specify which individual tutorials you'd like.
What are the technical requirements?
Running the tutorials requires the free Macromedia Flash player. To modify the source code, you will need the Macromedia Flash program.
Who else is using these tutorials?
The following libraries are either linking to one or more of the tutorials as is, or have requested the source code for their own institution:
- Boston University, Law Library
- Crawford Central School District
- Eastern Kentucky University
- El Centro College Library
- Gateway Community College (Connecticut)
- George Brown College
- High Plains Regional Library Service System (Colorado)
- Kean University
- Northwest Missouri State University
- Pine Valley Jr/Sr High School (New York)
- Port Townsend Public Library (Washington)
- Sparks High School (Nevada)
- Taylor University
- Trocaire College
- University of Alabama
- University of Buffalo, Health Sciences Library
- University of California at Santa Cruz [The Data Game]
- University of Saskatchewan
- University of South Alabama
- University of Washington, School of Nursing
- Villanova University
- Waubonsee Community College (Illinois)
Several tutorials have also been included in PRIMO (Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online), a project developed by the Instruction Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries.
Where can I read more about these tutorials?
- Mach, Michelle and Cathy Cranston, "You Can Take It with You: Portable Library Instruction," E-Learn 2003 -- World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education , Phoenix, AZ.
- Abstract: First generation library tutorials were modeled on traditional classroom instruction, which provides a broad, one-time overview. To better reach users at the point of need, Colorado State University developed a set of second generation tutorials. These tutorials instruct a range of audiences from pre-college students through faculty and cover both lifelong learning research skills, as well as how to use current tools. These tutorials will include auto-graded quiz components. Instructors will be able to incorporate single tutorials into WebCT courses or their own Web pages. These tutorials may be used as a model for other libraries and can be adapted through an open source agreement. Tutorials may be accessed at: http://lib.colostate.edu/tutorials/. This paper will discuss the development of these tutorials, their initial evaluation, and implementation challenges.