Another new Thing for me to explore! I think it's a great idea to put slideshows online and make them publicly available, and particularly useful if you've attended a talk or conference and can review the slides and remind yourself of the content. However, as I've often been told the key to a slide show is to keep the slides simple and not overdo the information, looking at some of the slides on Slideshare can lack important information that was clearly conveyed by the speaker. Nevertheless, as a source of ideas and inspiration it does seem useful. Even more useful for the library world is the possibility of using the site as a means to share information to users. I liked Heriot-Watt University Library's Facilities Introductory Talk, which clearly presents key information to new users without being too overwhelming, and provides links to further information along with contact details. Again useful for users to refer back to if they attended an introductory talk, and also for users who may have missed out on the actual presentation as the slides provide enough detail to communicate information effectively. Apparently it is possible to add Slideshare widgets to websites, which would be ideal because the slides could then be accessible on the library website and thus be easily accessible to users. The possibility of creating a slidecast also sounds rather exciting, which I suppose allows the speaker's verbal additions to the slides to be included, and thus the viewer would be able to access the full content of the presentation. I can see scope for using Slideshare to provide information, instructions and tips to users in a range of areas such as using library OPACs, digital resources and study skills.
An interesting slideshow about JISC's Digitisation Programme by PaolaMarchionni:
An interesting slideshow about JISC's Digitisation Programme by PaolaMarchionni:
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