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How I make instructional library web videos and screencasts and how you can too
Making videos for my library patrons have saved me time, allowed me to better serve my them, and enabled them to quickly find answers to their questions. I first started using web video for library instruction over 6 years … Continue reading
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Tagged liaison, outreach, screencast-o-matic, screencasting, web video, WordPress
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What is a browser?
Libraries are often accused of using terms that the general public does not understand (catalog, OPAC, stacks, reserves, reference, periodicals, etc). As this video demonstrates, misunderstanding jargon goes way beyond the walls of the library. In this video, an employee … Continue reading
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Implementing a text messaging reference service on the cheap
Many libraries now offer text-a-librarian services to extend reference service to patrons on their mobile phones. If your library has pondered the idea of implementing a text messaging reference service, but couldn’t quite figure out a way to pay for … Continue reading
Yes, IM is still a great way for patrons to reach you
I work every Monday night. The business students all know that I work every Monday night, as my hours are posted on my Contact Page, and I tell them in every class I teach when I work. So here is … Continue reading
Smartphone owners price-shop while in retail stores? Say it ain’t so!
This is likely not news to anyone who owns a smartphone such as a Palm Pre, Blackberry, Droid, or iPhone, but a recent study says that shoppers look at competitors’ prices while shopping in retail stores. A survey from the … Continue reading
