2021 Conference » “Could you say that again?” A mixed method study of a recorded librarian tutorial service

Darren Flynn

Paper (1h)
9:45-10:45 (Parallel session 1)

This research paper will describe a mixed-method evaluation study into the use of synchronous recordings made during librarian-student tutorials. Students attending a tutorial with a librarian were offered the opportunity have their tutorial recorded using screen recording software which were then provided for future use via a personalised URL. A mixed method evaluation study was then conducted to investigate if and how students used recordings during academic/research activities, their perceptions of the service and how they integrated the content of the recordings into their research activities. The study demonstrated strong evidence for use and positive perceptions of the service in addition to revealing complex knowledge transfer processes and practices amongst students using tutorial recordings.