Computer‐Based Training for Library Staff: From Demonstration to Continuing Program

Abstract

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT) Libraries' research and demonstration project has achieved its goal of innovative utilization of technology to meet a national library need for efficient and effective staff training materials. The project demonstrated that librarians, who are not computer programmers, can use HyperCard™ as an authoring tool for instructional units. The response of evaluators throughout the development period and subsequent period of regular use, indicates that a machine‐assisted method and the training materials themselves can be enjoyable and successful for library trainees. The implementation plan, developed and used for more than two years at UT, shows that such a program can be instituted on a librarywide basis. Distribution of the computer‐based training units to other libraries means that training materials, which are not available commercially, can be made available to thousands of academic libraries.

Citation

Bayne, P.S. (1993), "Computer‐Based Training for Library Staff: From Demonstration to Continuing Program", Library Hi Tech, Vol. 11 No. 3, pp. 51-56. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb047894