Screencasting for Libraries

摘要

Now that many libraries offer their services remotely, the challenge in user education is to provide help to users that can be accessed remotely. In recent years screencasts have become a popular tool for offering instruction in the use of digital resources. What are screencasts? They are video recordings of a computer screen, enabling a librarian to demonstrate an interaction with a database or software application. They can be created very easily, often with free software, and can include voiceover instructions, labelling of features that the user needs their attention drawn to, background music, etc. The resulting video can be hosted on an external server and incorporated into online tutorials, or a one-off demonstration can be created for an individual user.