The document discusses using Adobe Captivate software to create do-it-yourself tutorials. It notes that Captivate allows the creation of simulations, demonstrations, and trainings without programming skills. The library created tutorials with Captivate to provide 24/7 access to tutorials and a quick turnaround time. They identified needs, outlined tutorials, storyboarded content, captured tutorials, and tested and distributed the final products. Creating a style guide and committee approval process helped standardize tutorials.

1. Do-It-Yourself Tutorials with Adobe Captivate The William and Anita Newman Library, Baruch College Teaching & Technology Conference 2009

2. What is Captivate? Media content authoring tool (screen capture) Software that lets you create “simulations, software demonstrations, scenario-based training, and quizzes without programming or multimedia skills”

3. Why we wanted to use media authoring software To create tutorials with 24/7 access Ability to create in-house tutorials with a quick turn around and a professional look Complement instructional offerings

4. What We Did Identify need(s) & audience Review other library online tutorials Outline the tutorial (in Word) Storyboard the tutorial (in PowerPoint) Rehearse Capture Fine-tune Test/Evaluate Distribute/Promote

5. What We Learned Create a style guide and policy guide Create a committee for approval (for style and content decisions, and buy-in) Some design or editing experience is helpful, but not essential Keep the tutorials short (chapters) Add live boxes and click boxes to engage viewer Fine-tuning/editing can be time consuming Viewing other online library tutorials is helpful

6. Selected Libraries Using Captivate University of Oklahoma http://libraries.ou.edu/help/tutorials/ Trinity College Dublin http://www.tcd.ie/Library/help/undergrad/tutorialug.php University of Sussex http:// www.sussex.ac.uk /library/electronic/

7. Presented by: Louise Klusek, Head of Reference Danielle McGurran, Intern Linda Rath, Graduate Services Librarian Chris Tuthill, Information Services Librarian

8. Further Reading Adobe. (2008). The Adobe Captivate Blog: Conversation on Captivate and eLearning . Retrieved March 24, 2009, from Adobe Web site: http://blogs.adobe.com/captivate/ Blevins, A., & Elton, C. (2009, January). An Evaluation of Three Tutorial-creating Software Programs: Camtasia, PowerPoint, and MediaSite. Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries , 6 (1), 1-7. Clark, J., & Kou, Q. (2008, January). Captivate/Camtasia. Journal of the Medical Library Association , 96 (1), 75-78. Lee, S., & Chao, C. (2008, Fall2008). A Study on E-learning Courseware Development Software for Computer Application Learning. Journal of Educational Media & Library Sciences , 46 (1), 233-248. Murley, D. (2007, Fall). Tools for Creating Video Tutorials. Law Library Journal 99(4) . 857-61. University of Maryland, University Libraries. Best Practices Using Adobe Captivate . Retrieved March 24, 2009, from University of Maryland Libraries Web site: http:// www.lib.umd.edu/UES/bestpractices.pdf Wales, T., & Robertson, P. (2008, October). Captivating Open University students with online literature search tutorials created using screen capture software. Program: Electronic Library & Information Systems , 42 (4), 365-381. Yelinek, K., Tarnowski, L., Hannon, P., & Oliver, S. (2008). Captivate MenuBuilder: Creating an Online Tutorial for Teaching Software. The Clearing House , 82 (2), 101-6.