LIBR 246 - Week 11

For your blog posting, find a youtube video.  Was the video well done? What could be done to make it better?

First of all...I LOVE this video and the associated channel.  There is a whole series of these one minute videos, which I find to be a very clever premise.  When encouraged to watch a tutorial there is one thing I always do first...look at how long it will take for me to get throught it...and can I fast forward if needed.  These videos eliminate that annoyance that freqently comes with tutorials.  Short and to the point!  While this may not provide the details on exactly how to use Academic Search  Premier, it does enough to encourage further exploration and makes the process seem less intimidating for a new user.  It uses common words in addition to those found more specifically in ASP, like full text and peer reviewed.  It is fast, but not so fast I can't understand it, plus more information is found in the video information box.  I also love the humor piece added in.  This makes the video accessible and fun, while still maintaining its integrity as an informative video from the ASU library.

To make the video better I would provide links to more detailed tutorials or step by step handouts and definitions.  Or even links to other one minute videos that fill in gaps.  For example, perhaps a student has not heard of peer-reviewed journals or wants to know more about finding articles without full text.  These could all be more one minute videos, but must all be linked and tagged together for easy access. Other than this, I wouldn't change a thing, and am inspired to use some elements of this video into my own, like length, personality, and most of all purpose.  This video serves a specific purpose, to alert patrons about a research tool, it is not just a video because libraries are supposed to have videos.