{"id":1479,"date":"2010-03-05T14:00:13","date_gmt":"2010-03-05T22:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mlgsca.mlanet.org\/newsletter\/?p=1479"},"modified":"2010-08-23T11:40:04","modified_gmt":"2010-08-23T18:40:04","slug":"jm2010-contributed-paper-engaging-users-with-powerful-visuals-on-the-cheap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mlgsca.mlanet.org\/newsletter\/?p=1479","title":{"rendered":"JM2010: Contributed Paper: Engaging Users with Powerful Visuals on the Cheap!"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Carol Ann Attwood, MLS, AHIP, MPH, RN, Consumer Patient and Health Education Library, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona<\/em><\/p>\n

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Engaging Users with Powerful Visuals \u2013 on the Cheap! <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Kelli Ham, Consumer Health Coordinator, NN\/LM Pacific Southwest Region, UCLA Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, Los Angeles, CA.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Ms. Ham noted that most medical librarians are involved in some way with teaching differing groups of users, and that graphic images implanted in a presentation can heighten interest, promote communication and enhance understanding.<\/p>\n

Several software programs were displayed including free resources like Picasa\u00ae (free photo editing) to change size, orientation, brightness of photos, Snag It\u00ae (improved screen print capture with the ability to right size the screen print and the ability to capture the scrolling of a website), and video tutorials software (Jing\u00ae) which assists with the creation of \u00a0video tutorials. Jing can be used to see a screen action, while simultaneously hearing voice instruction and can be shared by email, or embedded in a blog or website.<\/p>\n

For further information, check out these books:<\/p>\n