Most know me to be more of a humanist than a techie. Still, technology, when used rightly, can go far to aid in our other pursuits. As an avid public library user, and a holder of an MLIS, I have learned a great deal about our local public library’s OPAC. There are many ways to use it that the average user may not know. Screen capture software can enable libraries to demystify the more advanced features of the catalog. In the following tutorial, I show how a patron may search for a DVD in the local library collection. Such tools (this one is Jing which is free software), can easily be applied to teaching task oriented skills that can enrich a user’s experience of the library.
click on the following link to view the tutorial for full sized showing
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