Distance Learning Students are people, too!: The Canned Librarian

You can add a widget or grab the embed code of a particular box. And embed the code in a blog, CMS (e.g. Blackboard, Angel, etc), or other external site:

• Widget (LibGuides Widget How-to)

• Embed a custom box (e.g. Search box, custom database list).

To get Embed code, click Edit --> Edit Box Info --> Box Link Embed Code tab

LibGuides box and widget embedded in MyHCC (Blackboard)

1. Create video in Camtasia or other Screencasting software
2. Edit. Edit. Edit. (and Edit some more)
3. Upload to Vimeo or YouTube, etc.
4. Link from Guide, blog, or CMS

Screencasting (Lo-fi edition):

1. Record your screen with digital camera, camera phone or flip camera
2. Upload to computer
3. Edit if possible (Widows Movie Maker, )
4. YouTube

This library orientation is broken into segments that focus on different aspects of research using HCC Libraries resources. Feel free to watch them all or just the ones that interest you.

• Segment 1: HCC Libraries Website (4:52)
• Segment 2: Logging-in (3:30)
• Segment 3: Library Searching (5:36)
• Segment 3: Library Searching - Part 2 (4:53)
• Segment 4: Advanced Library Search (6:16)
• Segment 5: Article Databases (5:16)
• Segment 5: Article Databases - Part 2 (5:30)
• Segment 6: Citation Tools (5:24)

 from hcc libraries on Vimeo.

Resources limited? Get creative.

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