iSchool Capstone

Screencasting with Archive of Our Own (AO3)

Project tags:

knowledge organization

Project poster

AO3 is a nonprofit run fanwork database with a staff of volunteers organized into committees. AO3 Support frequently receives questions about how to perform basic site functions already answered in FAQs. Video tutorials may make it easier for users to find answers to their questions. However, there are many aspects of the video medium which differ from text. I researched software and created and tested a process for creating screencasts so that AO3 Docs volunteers can create quality tutorials without having to reinvent the wheel.

Project participants:

Hanna White

MLIS