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Developing medical students’ information skills through online self-paced learning

Gallagher, Sarah K.J. (Conference or Workshop Item (Paper published in proceedings)Conference or Workshop Item (Poster), ASCILITE 2012, 2012)

StudySmart is an online course designed for second year medical students at the University of Otago. This course was designed to replace a two hour library and information skills lab, and comprises a series of topics, tasks ...
‘A Curious Document’ Ta Moko as Evidence of Pre-European Textual Culture in New Zealand

Gallagher, Sarah K.J. (Journal Article, BSANZ Bulletin, 2003)

Traditionally Maori have been viewed as having no written form of communication prior to the European colonization of New Zealand. The aim of this paper is to determine whether Ta Moko, Maori facial tattooing, can be ...
Touring by design : using information architecture to create a virtual library tour

Jones, Sarah; Kittelson, Pat (Journal Article, Australian Academic and Research Libraries, 2002)

Based on student responses to a 1999 survey conducted at the University of Otago Science library, traditional tours are not a popular part of the existing user education program. In order to combine an effective learning ...
Biodiversity Data Management Project: Extending the Boundaries of Information Management in Collaboration with Life Scientists at the University of Otago

Elliot, Gillian (Journal Article, The New Zealand Library & Information Management Journal, 2009)

The Otago Biodiversity Data Management Project investigated the feasibility of managing, curating and sharing University of Otago biodiversity research data. This article discusses how the Project came about and how a mixed ...
Are we on the same page? Understanding your research needs: 2010 ITHAKA/Otago Library Survey Report

Elliot, Gillian (Working Paper, 2011)

The University of Otago academic survey, Are we on the same page? Understanding your research needs: 2010 ITHAKA/Otago Library Survey is unique within New Zealand. Based on the ITHAKA S+R Faculty Survey 2009 (Schonfeld & ...