Screencasting: Launch a Virtual Library Instruction Program

Elaine Settergren and Alyssa Novak

What’s a Screencast?

http://youtu.be/QRgmhMMhr6s

Ask questions &

tweet your notes!

#mnlib12

Reach your audience where they’re at

Courses

Orientation Materials

…and where they’ll likely need help

Research Guides

Individual Reference Interactions

Training Materials

…remind them that help is easily accessible - anytime, anywhere

The sky's the limit!

1. No software download required

2. Easy upload to YouTube

3. Easy start & stop to edit recording on the fly

4. Video editing is possible, but not necessary

5. FREE and easy

1. The audience is already using it

2. Allows for closed captioning

3. Accessible on every device

4. Easy to track analytics

5. Flexibility with embeddability 6. FREE and easy

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3Upload your .txt file and select "transcript file"

Other Options

More! http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2011/25-resources-to-create-library-videos/

Caveats of free tools

Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/demir/2373977120/

Develop Best Practices

1. Introduce yourself!

2. Keep it short!

3. Add metadata

4. Include contact info

Keep it up-to-date

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Feedback & Statistics

Video Manager

Analytics > Views Reports > Playback Locations

Analytics > Views Reports > Traffic Sources

Analytics > Views Reports > Audience Retention

3, 2, 1...Lift off!

THANKS!Elaine Settergren – esettergren@globuniversity.edu

Alyssa Novak – anovak@globeuniversity.edu

ToolsScreencast-o-matic. http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/

YouTube. http://www.youtube.com

Glogster. http://www.glogster.com/

LibGuides. http://springshare.com/libguides/

Kroski, E. (2011, Sept. 1). 25+ resources to create library videos. Retrieved from OEDb: http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2011/25-resources-to-create-library-videos/

Kroski, E. (2012, June 29). How to make library instructional (or other educational) videos and screencasts. Retrieved from OEDb: http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2012/how-to-make-library-instructional-or-other-educational-videos-and-screencasts/

ResourcesEkart, D. F. (2012). The day Meebo died. Computers In Libraries, 32(7), 34-35.

Holder, J. (2012, Sept. 19). 15 ways to learn something new. Retrieved from http://www.wisebread.com/15-free-ways-to-learn-something-new

Jacobsen, M. (2011). Screencasting for an audience of one. Library Journal, 136(1), 142.

King, D. L. (2011, Dec.8). Focus on Youtube – Summary and Why? http://www.davidleeking.com/2011/12/08/focus-on-youtube-summary-and-why/#.UGIKaaTyZLc

Kroski, E. (2011, Sept. 1). 25+ resources to create library videos. Retrieved from OEDb: http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2011/25-resources-to-create-library-videos/

Kroski, E. (2012, June 29). How to make library instructional (or other educational) videos and screencasts. Retrieved from OEDb: http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2012/how-to-make-library-instructional-or-other-educational-videos-and-screencasts /

Kroski, E. (2009). That's infotainment!. School Library Journal, 55(2), 40-42.

Moore, K. (2011, July 26). 71% of online adults now use video-sharing sites. Retrieved from Pew Internet: http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/Video-sharing-sites/Report/Findings.aspx

Rogers, C. R. (2011, Dec.). Social Media, Libraries, and Web 2.0: How American Libraries are Using New Tools for Public Relations and to Attract New Users. http://www.statelibrary.sc.gov/docs/pr/201202_com_social_media_survey_dec_2011.pdf

YouTube. (n.d.). Statistics. Retrieved Sept. 26, 2012 from http://www.youtube.com/t/press_statistics