1. Lights! Camera! Action! Starring… Jonathan Jones Jackie Skinner
Ross Connell
This is the title slide, PowerPoint will automatically format the first slide with the title master, although this can be changed in the design palette.
27 November 2018

2. The plot for today Creating the Library videos – the why and how
Camtasia – the detail of how
Introducing Jing and what you can do with it
Jing – have a play

3. In the beginning There were the podcasts Tours of each floor
Updated in 2010
Technically challenging
Needed updating with the arrival of Bulmershe Collections
Until 2010 had enhanced podcasts with pictures. Decided too much time to update so just updated the audio files

4. We wanted…
To move away from floor by floor tours – difficult to maintain and would they be used anyway?
A resource that any liaison librarian could use in a introductory talk on the Library
A resource for marketing the Library on open days
Extra support for users for completing key tasks

5. How Screencasts! Still images with text captions
Playing to music instead of speech
Can incorporate video clips too
Two available
Welcome to the Library – 196 views in the Autumn Term
Finding a book – 219 views

6. Decisions/issues Branding Consistency Choice of pictures
Choice of music
How to upload to website and make available
Light touch branding for videos such as ours
Consistency of transitions and text box styles
Video footage shot over two days – Ellie wearing a different outfit!
Uploading to streaming server for podcasts was tedious – much easier for this, to drop in through BB and ITS send a link to go into website

7. Camtasia – what’s it all about?
Paid for and installed on Sony laptop
Record…anything
Edit…afterwards
Produce…with interactivity?
PowerPoint
websites
webcams
software (e.g. EndNote)
Cut , splice, zoom, transitions and captions
Sound (e.g. can remove sound of typing)

9. What next?
Ideas for future screencasts please!

10. Jing – what’s it all about?
Jing a free, lite version of Camtasia
Easy to use but basic functionality
static screenshot capture and simple annotation
record on screen actions and sound; no native video editing
Save file to play in browser/media player
Upload to Screencast.com to share via URL
Online tutorial

11. Jing – potential uses Quick, on-the- fly videos in response to queries
One I did earlier
Recording one-to-one demos with users
Videos for staff training and reference
Can pay for added functionality/storage
See generally:
Mansfield, D. (2010). No audition required! Using video tutorials in the 24x7 age. SCONUL Focus, 49, pp

12. Jing: have a go Login to a PC
Open Jing via the All programs list (look for TechSmith)
Use Jing to record yourself doing something on web eg searching for a book on Unicorn
Upload to share