YouTube--what an idea and what a gem. I first came across YouTube a couple of years ago when there was buzz about the George Bush, Andrea Merkle thing where he slapped her on the back. Accompanying video of course, that play the slap over and over and over. I'd never heard of YouTube and then started seeing references to it everywhere. You know how that works--see something and then you notice it lots of places? I've looked at lots of funny library videos before and My pic of the flicks this time was Library Ninja Episode 1. Why? It library related, and I like the irony of choosing a video that says books are better sometimes than computers and then posting it to a computer site. Take a look at it.
Podcasting--computer froze while trying to connect to the first one and found out I needed either XP or Vista. Obviously there are some technical limitations aside from the Apple/iPod issue. So, I went to NPR, knowing that they have podcasts and I always think I'll remember the name of that author or who played that great music I'd never heard and I don't. They often books reviews on a great program callede Book Notes and I could always count on peole asking at the Circ. desk for a new book, once the program aired, back when I worked the desk. Being able to list whenever I wanted to instead of being required to hear it at air time would offer whole new options. I could subscribe to the podcasts and once I have an MP3 player, courtesy of Tech Trek 2.0 I will be able to download it and listen at my leisure!
I like the idea of posting podcasts for patrons on our web page--poetry programs we've had, muscial events, author lectures, short staff produced clips on how to use a database, maybe even exercises like this for the public??
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