Student employees at NC State University Libraries are livestreaming resource tutorials every day of the week on Twitch, an online broadcasting service that allows users to livestream content while interacting with viewers in real time. The program’s main purpose is to showcase the library’s resources and to give NC State students a casual place to learn by watching experts and asking questions.
Students can watch the livestreams on the NC State Libraries Twitch page from 6-8 p.m. on Monday through Thursday and 2-4 p.m. on Fridays.
Claire Cahoon, an NC State libraries fellow in data visualization services and experiential learning spaces and services, said the libraries began streaming over the summer to show students everything they could safely during COVID-19 and with restricted access to the library facilitates. Her hope is to encourage…
