title: Developing a best practices plan for tutorials in a multi-library system.
abstract: In 2010, the University of Iowa's library system administration created a task force to conduct a reevaluation of tools and spaces used for video tutorial creation across a multi-library system. Following this effort, a working group was charged with improving documentation and staff awareness of resources for developing video tutorials. The group observed that librarians were often independently creating videos that were variable in quality, lacked consistent branding, and were not often shared with others. This article will describe experiences at the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences at the University of Iowa in selecting video tutorial software, and striving to establish a more structured process, including team-developed guidelines, for tutorial creation in a multi-library system. Project limitations and areas for future work will also be presented.
authors.affiliation: a Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa , Iowa City , Iowa , USA.
authors.forename: Amy E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Blevins
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Deberg
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Childs
mesh_terms: D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007484:Iowa; D007999:Library Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems; D012984:Software; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014741:Video Recording
keywords: Best practices; collaboration; guidelines; online instruction; tutorials