We love a library video with a cliffhanger, and this library orientation video from Nova Southeastern University in Florida has got a tough one. Maria goes on vacation. Maria realizes that she’s forgotten about a term paper that’s due in three days! And she’s miles and miles and miles from the library. Uh oh. What’s Maria going to do?
We’ve nominated it for Best Animation, and we hope that Maria manages to get her paper written (and that she buys an day planner).
I don’t know about you, but I believe in my heart of hearts that “library induction” just has a better ring to it than “library orientation.” The good people at the University of Plymouth in Devon, UK think so too.
This collaboration between the Faculty of Arts librarians and Jon Mason, a third-year media arts student, consists of a three-video library induction for “fresher students.” Part I expands on the idea that, while the library has books, lots of books, it also has more than just books. Part II explains how to find books and other materials in the library. And Part III moves beyond books and into other electronic resources.
These short libvids (totaling about 7 minutes all together) are also pretty funny, including living history actors, interviews with students in their squalid apartments, and smart editing choices. The upbeat, silly mood ranges from tongue-in-cheek to just plain cheeky. Super fun to watch.
We’ve nominated this series for three LibVid Awards: Best Editing, Best Narration, and Best Comedy.
Take a tour of the Harper College Library on a book cart pushed by a silent library worker. Your tour guide, dressed in a suit and swilling coffee (and not from a spill-proof-mug, heavens!), happily gives you the run-down of the library’s services and products. Oh, if only he could just remember your name!
This madcap adventure is nominated for Best Acting – Librarian and Best Comedy.
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