Video killed the 'PDF' star: taking information resource guides online
Meehan, David and Hyland, Jack
(2009)
Video killed the 'PDF' star: taking information resource guides online.
SCONUL Focus, 47
(Winter).
pp. 23-27.
ISSN 1745-5790
Easy-to-use technologies now allow librarians to create their own customised digital and video tutorials. This article takes a look at publisher-created video tutorials. It considers the pros and cons of libraries creating their own video-format guides, and elaborates on DCU Library's own experience in producing video-based tutorials on databases customised to local needs using Camtasia and Screentoaster.