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Volume 32, Issue 1
1 March 2004
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Research Article| March 01 2004

Teaching a Web‐based course in health informatics Available to Purchase

Lynne U. Turman;
Lynne U. Turman
Education Services Librarian and Associate Professor at Tompkins‐McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, VCU Libraries, at the Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
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Phyllis C. Self;
Phyllis C. Self
Vice Provost for Academic Technology and Associate Professor, at the Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
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Pascal V. Calarco
Pascal V. Calarco
Head, Library Information Systems and Assistant Professor, at the Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
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Author & Article Information
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 2054-1716
Print ISSN: 0090-7324
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2004
Reference Services Review (2004) 32 (1): 21–25.
https://doi.org/10.1108/00907320410519324

Librarians at Virginia Commonwealth University teach a course in Health Informatics as part of a distance learning Doctoral program for allied health professionals. This paper discusses the experience of developing and delivering a Web‐based course for the curriculum. Lessons learned fall into the categories of communication, technology, and resources.

Keywords:
Distance learning, Health education, Academic libraries, Worldwide web, Information services, Higher education
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2004
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