Week 13: Training video

           For my training video, I looked at the Pekin Public Library’s page on YouTube.  On this page, I was able to find many videos which included story time, guest speakers, and instructional videos.  I decided to view a video called “Ebooks on the iPad app” located at http://youtu.be/CTvVfjhGpc8.  This video discussed the use of Overdrive Media Console app to access and read library books.  The librarian started the instruction on how to download the Overdrive Media Console app and ended with how read the book on the iPad.  She was very detailed in her instruction so that all patrons would understand how to use the iPad for ebooks.  The librarian also included the library’s phone number so that if any patron or viewer had any questions about the how to access ebooks on the iPad then they could call for further assistance.   

            Even though the librarian was very detailed in her instruction, the video in itself was not of great quality.  I could not actually read the iPad screen that she was sharing which made it difficult to see all of her step by step instructions.  This could have been easily fixed with some focusing of the camera or some editing software.  Another issue that I had with the video was the glare and random red dot.  Both of these can distract the viewer from the instructions. 

            Overall, I found that the library instructional video served its purpose of informing patrons of how to access ebooks with the use of an app.  I would suggest that in the future they took some time to edit the videos or had an assist video tapping so that the librarian can focus on teaching patrons the task only.