TECHNOLOGY APPLIED TO INSTRUCTION AND

DISCOVERY

Sarah Dahlen

Reference and Instruction Librarian

California State University, Monterey Bay

INFORMATION LITERACY AND YOUTUBE

Frances May, Annie Downey, and Gayla Byerly at University of North Texas

Julie Tharp, Arizona State University

A Winning Combination for Users and Librarians

YOUTUBE

Visual literacy

Video as prompt for problem-based learning exercise

… 2-3 min video

… Report from BBC or NBC News

Violence in video games

… Clip of movie based on novel

YOUTUBE

Students analyze video for facts and credibility

… List facts

… Define a problem statement

“How does air pollution in China affect health?”

… Determine information needed

… Create keywords

… Search databases for information

DO SCREENCASTS REALLY WORK?

Jo Angela Oehrli, Amanda Peters, and Julie Piacentine, University of Michigan

Assessing Student Learning through Instructional Screencasts

SCREENCASTS

Used screencasts to replace linear tutorials for library skills instruction

Smaller, more focused concepts

… Why use library databases?

… Finding subject-specific databases

Piloted with students

… Pre- and post-tests

… Incorporated feedback

SCREENCASTS “Where would you click to find good results

quickly?”

Qualtrics software captured participant clicks with heat map

0% success rate on pre-test; 67% on post-test

SCREENCASTS

Best practices

… One concept per screencast, 2 min. max

… Create context for skills

… Don’t neglect scripting and editing

Screencasts assessed:

… http://www.lib.umich.edu/online-video-gallery/why-use-library-databases-video

… http://www.lib.umich.edu/online-video-gallery/finding-library-databases-video

HOW DOES SWITCHING TO A “DISCOVERY TOOL” AFFECT CIRCULATION?

Tony Grenier, Portland Community College

Willamette University

Reed College

Portland Community College

DISCOVERY TOOL

Circulation of local items decreased 2-7%

2 libraries had increase in consortial borrowing (74% at PCC)

Borrowing of ILL returnables increased 17-247%

Reduced borrowing of ILL articles

Increased downloads of full-text articles

DISCOVERY TOOL

Search results tiered

… Local, consortial, WorldCat

Searchers tend not to look beyond first few pages of results

WorldCat Local FRBR implementation

… (Functional Requirements of Bibliographic Records)