Presentation Tools in Libraries

Presentation Tools in Libraries

By Delyssa Story

As an information-dense society, libraries provide a dynamic space for collaboration, learning and engagement. One important service libraries provide is programming to communities through workshops and classes. Libraries can use presentation tools to enhance their own programs or can teach patrons to use tools. In libraries, presentation tools can help in sharing information, supporting community needs, and improving the digital literacy of patrons.

Presentation tools can include a wide range of technologies, such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Slides, Prezi, and Canva. With many of these tools web-based, they are available to use from any location (Dietz and Sinkinson). To learn more about using each of these tools, please watch these videos or visit the links below:

How to make a presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint:

1. Watch here for a quick guide - www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5Ij7nUy9UQ
2. Quick guide to creating effective PowerPoint presentation - https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/visual_rhetoric/designing_effective_powerpoint_presentations/index.html
3. Visit here for a more in-depth tutorial - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/powerpoint-for-windows-training-40e8c930-cb0b-40d8-82c4-bd53d3398787

How to make a presentation in Google Slides:

1. Watch here for a help using Google Slides - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYA6GLAzz9A
2. Read here for more help - https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9282488#/list

How to make a presentation in Prezi:

1. Watch here for a quick guide - www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT5uz8nxKvQ
2. Visit here for more help - https://support.prezi.com/hc/en-us

How to make a presentation in Canva:

1. Watch here for a quick guide - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8prJ61D_el0
2. Read here for more help - https://www.canva.com/learn/an-easy-guide-to-creating-a-presentation-in-canva/

Works Cited

Dietz, Brad, and Caroline Sinkinson. “Online Presentation Creation Tools.” Association of College and Research Libraries and American Library Association, 2015, https://acrl.ala.org/IS/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/fall2014.pdf