Carrie Smith Jones LIBR 180

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Carrie Smith (Jones)LIBR 180

• Spring 2005

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Media Production

• Transitioning from VHS to
• Media Streaming

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Digital Revolution!

• There are so many new products and new
  technologies out on the market. With these new
  products come new choices and new issues for all
  library media specialists.
• As collection managers, these format changes pose
  some great challenges in how we analyze and
  change our collections.

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Transitions

• From
• VHS
• to
• DVD
• to
• Media Streaming

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How do Media Specialists plan for the digital
future?

• Even though networked information is the way of
  the future, media specialists must be sensitive
  to the needs of their users.
• We are used to thinking about our collections as
  balancing content, now we must focus on . . . .

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• Learning new formats
• Listening to industry forecasts
• Analyzing our own institution
• Listening to our patrons
• Developing a proactive plan

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What are these new technologies?

• VHS tapes have given way to DVDs in many
  libraries.
• There are also many sources and databases over
  the Web that can enhance student learning.

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eLibrary

• eLibrary is an online database that is especially
  geared toward elementary and middle school
  students. This database allows students to
  access newspapers, magazines, books, maps,
  pictures, transcripts and audio/video clips.
  Students can choose a search type and come up
  with many different resources and information.
• www.elibrary.bigchalk.com

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Proquest

• Proquest is a database that is best used by
  middle and high school students. This database
  allows students to
• Search more than 750 business periodicals and
  newsletters
• Search full-text periodicals covering all aspects
  of general reference
• Search full collection of newspapers
• Coverage of 5 major national newspapers
• Search full-text collection of reference books
• www.proquest.umi.com

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CultureGrams

• The CultureGrams database has concise, reliable
  and up-to-date information on cultures of the
  world.
• Students can access photos, recipes, biographies,
  data tables and maps.
• www.culturegrams.com

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Media Streaming

• This is an educational video-on-demand service
  that offers schools and libraries videos that
  target core curriculum subjects.
• Studies suggest that multimedia presentations
  are more effective than traditional lectures
  because they increase students interest and
  curiosity.
• Video streaming reaches students with a wide
  variety of learning styles. This leads to more
  knowledgeable and higher achieving students.

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Streaming video is a sequence of "moving images
sent over the Internet. Streaming media is
streaming video with sound. With streaming
video or streaming media, a Web user does not
have to wait to download a large file before
seeing the video or hearing the sound. The media
is sent in a continuous stream and is played as
it arrives.
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Two studies conducted in Virginia and Los Angeles
showed significant improvement in Social Studies,
Science and Math performance for students who
were exposed to video content.
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• Media Specialists should be advocates of all of
  these new media technologies. They have to
  expand their knowledge and be ready to include
  them when the time is right for their particular
  situation and collections.
• Assessing these rapidly evolving new formats is a
  challenge for all media specialists.

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Sources

• Walt Crawford. American Libraries. Chicago Sep
  1999. Vol. 30, Iss. 8 p. 71 (3 pages)
• Susan Caron. Library Journal. New York May 15,
  2004. p. 4 (2 pages)
• Meg McCaffrey. School Library Journal. New York
  Apr 2003.Vol.49, Iss. 4  pg. 34, 1 pgs
• www.ala.org
• www.eduref.org
• www.unitedstreaming.com