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      All the World Wide Web's a stage: improving students' information skills with dramatic video tutorials

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      Author(s)
      Thornton, David E.
      Kaya, Ebru
      Date
      2013
      Source Title
      Aslib Proceedings
      Print ISSN
      0001-253X
      Publisher
      Emerald
      Volume
      65
      Issue
      1
      Pages
      73 - 87
      Language
      English
      Type
      Article
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      Abstract
      Purpose – The purpose of this article is to describe a collaborative project organised by Bilkent University Library, Turkey, to produce a series of instructional videos that are both informative and entertaining and also serve to market the library. Design/methodology/approach – The paper will outline the theoretical basis for the use of videos for library instruction, especially with reference to the habits and preferences of so-called Generation Y students and to the potential value of video for facilitating memory and learning. Findings – The use of humorous and interesting content, in a dramatised style, were found to improve Generation Y students’ learning and enjoyment of instructional videos. Practical implications – The development of the project demonstrates the practical and marketing benefits of collaboration by academic librarians with students and faculty. However, it proved more difficult to evaluate the efficiency of the final product in terms of influencing the attitude of students toward the library and library resources and thereby changing their behaviour when studying. Originality/value – The authors recommend that such library videos should definitely form part of an academic library’s information literacy programme, but should not constitute the sole element.
      Keywords
      Information literacy
      Library instruction
      Videos
      Academic libraries
      Marketing
      Turkey
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      http://hdl.handle.net/11693/13103
      Published Version (Please cite this version)
      http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00012531311297195
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