Screencasts

In Week 8, Semester 2 of Project Play, Stef talked about screencasts, and we tried out a free tool called Screencast-O-Matic. I recently returned to screencasts as part of my work on an LSTA grant received by OWLS this year and have spent the last 3 days learning Camtasia and creating screencasts for new InfoSoup features.

It has been a fun process - I love learning new things - and I'm convinced more than ever that libraries should be creating screencasts as help tools for their patrons. They're easy to create (especially with the help of awesome software) and not only give help, but shows your patrons you're moving ahead with technology in order to provide point-of-need service.

Try it, you might like it!