- Begin with the most relevant information
- Speak slowly 
- Keep the length of the video short 
- Provide text-based instruction
- Use efficient and effective instructions
- Include links to videos at a user’s point of need
- Include descriptive titles that increase a video’s findability

Best Practices for Information Literacy Instructional Videos in Academic Libraries



Instructional videos are utilized by librarians to teach users how to resolve their information need. 

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- instructional videos
- written tutorials
- in-person sessions


Modes of Information Literacy Instruction (ILI) in Academic Libraries

Bowles-Terry, M., Hensley, M. K., & Hinchliffe, L. J. (2010). Best practices for online video tutorials in academic libraries: A study of student preference and understanding. Communications in Information Literacy, 4(1), 17-28. 

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