1. Digital Tools:
Tools to enhance teaching and learning in the
library

2. There are lots of digital tools available to
help support and develop your library
practice.
The following tools could be useful to help
create and develop new learning materials
for use in the library

3. Animoto:
An easy way to make animated videos and
slideshows
www.animoto.com
Audacity
Free software to make podcasts
http://www.audacityteam.org

4. Canva:
Free tool to make infographs
https://www.canva.com
Doodle:
An easy way to schedule meetings and
appointments
www.doodle.com

5. Dropbox:
File sharing and file storage
www.dropbox.com
Eportfolio Hub
A guide to creating and collating e-portfolios
http://eportfoliohub.ie

6. Eventbrite:
A great tool to promote an event and attract
attendees
https://www.eventbrite.ie
Flipboard:
Online magazine where you can follow topics
that interest you
www.flipboard.com

7. Freedcamp
Web-based project management tool with
unlimited number of users and projects
https://freedcamp.com
Google Drive
A file storage and synchronization system
with 15GB of storage space

8. ORCID
A unique and free author identifier for
research
https://orcid.org
Powtoon:
Make animated videos for free
https://www.powtoon.com

9. Screencast-o-matic
Record video and audio screencasts
https:screencast-o-matic.com
Slideshare
Share and download animations
https://www.slideshare.net

10. SurveyMonkey
Run small scale surveys using this tool
www.surveymonkey.net
Vimeo
Share and store videos
www.vimeo.com

11. The tools highlighted are just a small sample
of those available.
Keeping up to date with new tools is
worthwhile as they can be really useful in
developing library practice.