Best Practices TV

About this original series

BPTV is an online tv series featuring librarians and content managers from around the world offering their top tips and success stories in providing content in university or corporate libraries. In a relaxed interview style our host goes onsite visiting campuses and organizations around the world documenting "best practices" that viewers can learn from whether they are subject librarians, corporate managers, library directors, researchers or administrators. These brief yet informative 'webisodes' are released monthly and in the span of only a few minutes provide useful, actionable items that viewers can implement immediately. Don't forget to bookmark BPTV and share the webisodes with others.

  • Category

    Learning
  • # Episodes

    15 episodes
  • Rating

    TV-UN

Episodes of Best Practices TV

    • Russian: Scopus and Research Workflow Enhancement

      Ms. Olga Kirolova of the All Russian Institute for Science & Technology provides a rare Russian language talk on how Scopus is used to enhance research workflow in Russia.

      • Release date
        Nov 9, 2010
      • Runtime
        02:47
    • Who is Your Inspiration?

      Subject Chair of the Scopus Content Selection and Advisory Board Dr. David Rew discusses his inspiration and gives other thoughts on striving for excellence. This video gives a glimpse into the personalities on the independent board the CSAB.

      • Release date
        Nov 9, 2010
      • Runtime
        04:26
    • How Do You Use Scopus-En Espanol

      Dra. Adrianna Ortiz of the top university in Mexico UNAM discusses how Scopus enhances research workflow and does so in the Spanish language itself.

      • Release date
        Nov 9, 2010
      • Runtime
        02:10
    • Scopus and Types of Users

      How does Scopus help particular users like an editor or researcher? Dr. Gerard Pfann of the University of Maastricht is the editor of a major Economics Journal and answers the question above.

      • Release date
        Nov 9, 2010
      • Runtime
        03:20
    • Scopus and Research Workflow Enhancement

      Dr. Peter Brimblecombe of the University of East Anglia is a member of the title selection committee for Scopus. He discusses how he uses Scopus to enhance Research Workflow.

      • Release date
        Nov 9, 2010
      • Runtime
        01:45
    • The Library Minute: Using Video To Promote the L...

      Arizona State University talks about their Library Minute video channel and how it has helped to market the library's services on campus.

      • Release date
        Jul 6, 2010
      • Runtime
        01:41
    • Effective Library Marketing: Think Out of the Box

      Southeastern Louisiana State gets creative with "Learn to love books all over again" with a Valentine's Day theme for eBooks. A must watch!

      • Release date
        Jul 6, 2010
      • Runtime
        02:56
    • Library Palooza: Innovative Library Marketing

      SUNY Albany shares a great top tip on library marketing with their wildly successful "library palooza" yearly event.

      • Release date
        Jul 6, 2010
      • Runtime
        03:04
    • Working With Publishers

      Innovative library marketing techniques from the University of Alabama "Go Crimson Tide!"

      • Release date
        Jul 6, 2010
      • Runtime
        02:19
    • You Can Do That?

      Jeroen Bosman, subject librarian, of Utrecht University in Holland discusses 3 real case scenarios of how you can have your users get the most out of Scopus tools. Jeroen provide specific tips that he has used in the library making Utrecht University one of the top universities in database usage of Scopus.

      • Release date
        Dec 14, 2009
      • Runtime
        06:18
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