Web library tours: using streaming video and interactive quizzes

Hickok, John

doi:10.1108/00907320210428660

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“…The library created videos that present a full-motion, narrated tour of the library. Together with full-text script, pop-up vocabulary definitions and an interactive quiz, these videos are intended to improve students' knowledge of the library and its services (Hickok, 2002). The library at the University of California, Los Angeles took the approach of creating short, relevant and well-focused videos entitled LITE Bite.…”

Section: Videos In Academic Librariesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Building bridges: outreach to international students via vernacular language videos

McDowell

Wang

2016

RSR

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Purpose This paper aims to describe librarians’ efforts in reaching out to international students through vernacular language videos at both the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Oregon. The videos were created to help international students familiarize themselves with the new library environment and to stimulate their interest in the future exploration of library resources and services. Design/methodology/approach This paper discusses the challenges of providing effective support to international students in the early stages of their academic life in the USA, explains the rationale for using vernacular language videos as a means of outreach to international students, outlines the factors considered in designing the videos that helped achieve the outreach goals and reviews promotion needs and assessment methods for evaluating the effectiveness of the videos. Findings Using online videos in native languages as a means to extend the reach of the libraries to international students is seen as useful and practical. Feedback from students and library colleagues shows positive reaction to the videos and provides encouragement for further outreach efforts to international students. Practical implications The strategies and experiences detailed here are easily adaptable to other institutions of higher education committed to developing outreach programs for international students. Originality/value The novelty of this case study is the librarians’ sophisticated thinking in developing vernacular language videos as a means of outreach to international students. The video project presented in the paper can function as an inspiring example for institutions preparing for the expected large influx of international students.

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Section: Videos In Academic Librariesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Building bridges: outreach to international students via vernacular language videos

McDowell

Wang

2016

RSR

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“…Literature review: videos in libraries Published works reveal libraries have been developing and using videos to provide library instruction since the late 1980s (Mizrachi and Bedoya, 2007). During these early days prior to the web, much of the literature addressed video instruction and focused on hardware and computer technology (Hickok, 2002). In more recent years, many authors (Crowther and Wallace, 2001;Cox and Pratt, 2002;Hickok, 2002;Maxymuk, 2004;Xiao et al, 2004;Mizrachi and Bedoya, 2007;Henrich and Prorak, 2010;Eva and Nicholson, 2011;Hahn, 2012) have discussed tools, technologies and techniques to develop library instructional videos to be viewed within the context of the internet.…”

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One‐minute video: marketing your library to faculty

Martin

2012

Reference Services Review

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Purpose -This article first aims to describe a successful streaming video communication effort developed at the California State University, Northridge Oviatt Library to reach out to campus faculty. It then aims to discuss other library video collaborations for the purpose of marketing library resources and services in an academic setting. Design/methodology/approach -A literature review discusses the relevance of library instructional videos as well as the tools and technologies utilized for creating streaming videos on the web for marketing purposes. The case study of marketing the library to faculty through one-minute videos details the project's development from conception to production to assessment. Findings -Identifying and utilizing the library's existing resources and expertise provided the foundation for the project. Collaboration among campus faculty as well as with other departments at the university also played a large role in the team's ability to develop the video campaign. Promoting new and existing library resources and services, the videos are accessible on YouTube and the library's website. Two library staff members, a librarian and a cinema and television arts student produce the videos with support from other campus departments. Survey responses about the videos provide valuable feedback. Originality/value -This article describes a successful outreach effort targeting campus faculty and may be used as a model for other institutions interested in utilizing streaming video to market library resources and services.

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“…To accommodate students, the tour was short and broken into segments (Crowther & Wallace, 2001). A second tour example, reported by John Hickok (2002) at California State University, Fullerton, sought to supplement poorly attended inperson library tours and reach students on the web in a more engaging way. To help them determine which aspects of the library to emphasize, librarians conducted a needs analysis survey of their fellow librarians.…”

Section: Literature Review: Library Instruction and Orientation Moviementioning

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Perseverance and Play: Making a Movie for the YouTube Generation

Islam¹,

Porter²

2008

ULJ

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In place of a traditional library orientation lecture at Fairfield University, librarians created a choose-your-own-adventure movie for use in the classroom with an audience response system (ARS), allowing students to vote using clickers. The library administration took a risk by sponsoring the project, but the library director believed in her staff and let us run with our ideas. When we proposed the movie, we did not have an idea for the script; we simply knew we wanted to make a movie and show it in class. Why did we decide to do this when the status quo wasn't disastrous? Like people in any industry, we were pushing ourselves to change with the times, to make our information delivery more engaging-entertaining even. Working under the charge to constantly evaluate and assess our instruction program, we questioned whether it mattered if librarians or professors liked the lecture. Who was the audience after all? If we were going to be successful, we had to captivate our students, the "Millennials," by showcasing the library, its spaces and its services, as the answer to many of their varied needs: social, educational, and recreational. In pursuit of this end, we worked with the Media Center, recruited student filmmakers, employed plenty of brainstorming, wrote a successful script, and produced Fairfield Beach: the Library. The ingredients were simple: perseverance and play. What follows is how we put them together.

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Web library tours: using streaming video and interactive quizzes

Cited by 17 publications

References 10 publications

Building bridges: outreach to international students via vernacular language videos

Building bridges: outreach to international students via vernacular language videos

One‐minute video: marketing your library to faculty

Perseverance and Play: Making a Movie for the YouTube Generation

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