Hi David
I have used both Skype and AnyMeeting to screenshare with our distance learning students all over the world and both have proved pretty good free options. Both have helped me demonstrate use of databases and methods of finding resources.
I find AnyMeeting useful because it enables up to 200 people to participate for free and it moves away from the one-to-many approach of Skype.
I'll definitely check out join.me as well. I'd be interested in any other replies that you receive.
Best wishes
Leanne Young
Distance Services Officer
University Library Services
University of Sunderland
http://library.sunderland.ac.uk
BA (Hons), MA, PG Cert TLHE
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Subject: using screen sharing software to help with subject enquiries
Dear all
Do any subject librarians make use of screen sharing software to help demonstrate databases, ejournals etc, when answering distance enquiries about information skills and running online clinics?
Some of us here at Birmingham have been experimenting with join.me which seems to be working well, subject to getting hold of the right telephone headsets, but we would like to know what other alternatives are worth investigating and what are their pros and cons .
If you have any experience of JoinMe or similar software I would like to hear from you. I'll summarise responses.
Thanks
Best wishes
David
David Pulford
Subject Adviser (Art History, Music, Philosophy, Theology & Religion)
Library Services
Academic Services
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham B15 2TT
Tel: 0121 415 8775
Fax: 0121 414 5853
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