SELCOtv Presented by Rachel Gray & Donovan Lambright Macalester Library Technology Conference 2013

SELCOtv – Beginnings  Meetings  Long meetings broken into ~30 minute sections  Taped using GoToMeeting, edited using Windows Movie Maker  Training  5-10 minute videos  Screen capture recordings using Captivate  Library Resources  5-10 minute videos  Meet the staff, webpage demos and more

SELCOtv – Now  Meetings  Includes monthly Board/Executive Committee Meeting recaps  Training  3 New Series  SELCO TechCast  Horizon: Behind the Screens  SELCO/SELS Reader’s Advisory Series

SELCOtv – Why?  Training  Greater control for students  How many words is a video worth?  Transparency  Consortia = committees & meetings!  Not a One-Size-Fits-All-Solution  Training video is one leg of the stool  A blog post for every video  Metadata & transcripts

SELCOtv - Series  SELCO TechCast  “In SELCO TechCast, SELCO automation staff will highlight a new website, piece of software, news or anything else that they find interesting in the world of technology and how it relates to libraries.”  Average 9 minute videos  Part of our Technology Plan  Biweekly

SELCOtv - Series  Horizon: Behind the Screens  “In Horizon: Behind the Screens, SELCO automation staff will talk about topics related to Horizon and other automation topics like OverDrive and WebReporter.”  Average 5 minute videos  Addresses specific questions and issues that we’ve seen in help desk tickets and other questions from member libraries  Weekly

SELCOtv - Series  Reader’s Advisory  Based on workshop series offered twice a year  5-6 minute videos  Monthly  Minnesota Book Award Finalist Videos  8 categories – 4 books each  5-6 minute videos

SELCOtv - Series  What is…  Still in development  Define technological or library related terms – very short videos  Weekly or bi-weekly

Putting them online  Blip.tv -  Site more focused on original web series  Wasn’t the best fit for what we were aiming for  YouTube -  No time limit per video with verified accounts  Ubiquitous, well known site  Lots of built-in editing & producing features

Software  Adobe Premiere Elements 10  $100  Windows Live Movie Maker  Free with Windows  CamStudio  Free  Screen Capture videos  GoToMeeting  SELCO has this to offer online meetings to our Board members and Advisory Committee members  Records video of what’s being shown on the presentation computer  Records audio through teleconference phone system

Video PC  BRAND NEW!!  Dell OptiPlex Desktop  3 rd Gen Intel Core Quad Core Processor  16 GB Memory  1 TB Hard Drive  1 GB Graphics Card  Purchased in Feburary $  Work laptop which is a general lease computer.

Hardware & Equipment Purchased on Amazon – May 2012  Sony HDR-CX megapixel camcorder  $529  Sunpak Ultra 4S TM Tripod  $60  Audio-Technica ATR6550 Microphone  $59.95

Hardware & Equipment cont. Purchased on Amazon – May 2012  CowboyStudio Photography/Video Studio Triple Lighting Kit with 10ft x 12ft Black, White and Green Muslins Backdrops and Background Support System with Case  $148.37

 Bookshelf Backdrop  $  Ideal for 1 person “talking head” videos