Hi Cindy and all,
We looked at Anatomy TV and a few other online 3-D anatomy resources a few 
months ago. A group of anatomy faculty members here did not like it for a few 
reasons: they said it contains errors, the images are schematic versus 
realistic, and that students get distracted by the funky 3-D features and don't 
use them for learning.

We ended up going with a rather low-tech but high-quality interactive resource 
called Winking Skull:

https://www.winkingskull.com/default.aspx

It's much cheaper than the other products we were looking at and includes a 
section for faculty members to access teaching materials. So far, uptake hasn't 
been huge but we hope to begin promoting it more as undergrads arrive in the 
fall.

Hope this helps. I'd be happy to share my chart outlining the anatomy tools we 
looked at if you'd like.
Cheers,
Elizabeth

Elizabeth Yates, MLIS
Special Projects
Health Sciences Library, McMaster University
905-525-9140, ext. 22728
[email protected]
e-portfolio: elizabethyates.wordpress.com



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