Week 8: Screencasts

I love screencasting! It is a fantastic way to engage library users while emphasizing important topics. One way that libraries could use this technology is to illustrate basic bibliographic instruction (i.e. using the OPAC, placing holds, etc.). As a catalog librarian, it saddens me to think that so many library users may be intimidated by the library catalog. The catalog is created to be very user-friendly and can be a very powerful tool for so many library users. Another great way to use screencasting would be to promote upcoming library events and even present a brief overview of the library and its services. Screencasting is much more than simple slide shows--imagine the possibilities!