Session 6 - Videos online

Many, many uses where a short film is the chosen/best means of conveying a piece or type of information. The video below is an example of how we could show what it is we do - I can see possible applications at the ILDesk as well. Many people come up and say (nervously) 'this is the first time I have borrowed' so a simple film showing what you need to do when you have found something you want to borrow - or perhaps that is overkill? - it would make the library look friendly and approachable, and would aid for those people who like to check things out before trying.

The question would be - where would you put it - is this a wikki thing?? there are many possibilities ...

We could use shelvers and ILDesk student staff as actors ...

could be lots of fun ....

Library application YouTube/Google

Wikkis

Just had another go through this section to refresh - generally I see the potential for wikkis to lie in their versatility and flexibility in terms of the range of information that can be put on them - the fact that they are very user friendly and accessible (depending on design of the site of course) - information can be internal or external but focussed on the needs of the individual/section/organization that created the site - that overall they provide a good one-stop shop type service, ie a good place to start when looking for just about anything to do with, in our case, library service.

Design would be particularly important, things like colour, layout, graphics, text (size, amount, type, colour) would all need to be carefully selected and arranged to ensure the immediate visual effect wasn't cluttered or looked unprofessional or disorganized - given the range of information provided, and the daily nature of its maintenance it would be easy to get it wrong - on the other hand, there are lots of good examples to learn from.