The Accidental Producer: Using Hidden Talents to Extend Reference via Podcasts
Kaila Bussert, Michael Engle & Susette NewberryCollections, Reference, Instruction & Outreach
Building a Framework
• So why podcast?• Outreach goals• Evolution
– Cultural programming
– Orientation– Instruction
Building a Framework
Pilot Project: Uris Library Historical Tours
Pilot Project : Delivery
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Building a Framework
Second Phase: Orientation Tours
Creating Research Minutes
• Becoming Multimedia Savvy
– Vodcasting to a new generation of students
– The information processing habits of freshmen
– From text to audio to YouTube– Finding the right tone
•Humor•Animation (inspired by “Library Limbo”)•Typography (Comic Sans Serif)•Music (Flight of the Bumblebee)
Script to Screen
• Adapting content– History of the instructional content– The print version– The Web version:
Research Strategy: 7 Steps
Transforming Content
• Telling the story in multimedia–Writing and storyboarding the script–Recording the script–Envisioning the script: animations, images, thought balloons
–Integrating the pieces
Distribution of Research Minutes• Library Web Site
– MP4 files– RSS feeds
• YouTube • Course Guides
– Embedded videos from YouTube• Course Management System (Blackboard)
The Keys to Success
• Collaboration– Revealing the hidden creative talents of
colleagues• Script writing
– Retelling our story with new media• Production value
– Using our newfound technical skills to deliver the highest possible quality
• Promotion – Imagining new ways to reach students where
they are and when they need help
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Kaila Bussert :: [email protected] Michael Engle :: [email protected] Newberry :: [email protected]