Virginia Commonwealth University – Richmond, VA www.library.vcu.edu

Ease of Use

Maximum Video Run Time Software

InstallationVendor Technical

SupportAudio & Video

ClarityInteractivity &

Feedback

Alan T. Williams, Kristine M. Hughes, & Shannon D. Jones - Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences, VCU Libraries

Of the three screencasting programs tested, Screencast-o-Matic was

clearly the best option for our use. Unsolicited feedback from our users

supports our conclusion.

Conclusion

1. Identified three free screencasting programs to evaluate and created a variety of library tutorials with each.

2. Screencast software and resulting tutorials were then ranked by librarians on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the highest rank.

3. Each tool was ranked based on the following criteria:

• Ease of use in creating and using screencast software

• Maximum video run time provided by software

• Ease of software installation

• Accessibility and quality of vendor technical support

• Audio & video clarity

• Ability for Interactivity with or feedback from users

Methods

To compare and contrast three popular free screencasting programs

and their effectiveness in delivering library instruction to remote users.

Objective

Think It’s Impossible To Find Cost-Effective Screencasting Software?Say ALOHA! To Three Free Programs & Their Applications In Library Instruction

Alan T. Williams: s2atwill@vcu.edu or 804.828.1592Kristine M. Hughes: kmhughes@vcu.edu or 804.827.1150Shannon D. Jones: sdjones@vcu.edu or 804.828.0626

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www.jingproject.com Screencast-o-Matic

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