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Reaching Modern Students Through Amazing Screencasts, Jessica Clemons, Stephen X. Flynn

Stephen X Flynn

Are you frustrated with “one-shot” library sessions? Overcome this time limitation by creating great screencasts, allowing students to gain essential research skills at their own pace in their own place. You will learn how to create engaging screencasts and choose the best affordable screencasting software. Screencasting is a valuable addition to a librarian’s toolkit because: --Students have immediate access to research assistance --Content can be embedded in course management systems --It strengthens the library’s role in student and faculty research processes --It emulates a tiered reference model --Students can get to know librarians

Our approach emphasizes the design of amazing …