Thing 18: YouTube

Somehow, I can see a bit of myself in that librarian!

I've explored YouTube. The number and variety of videos available caught me off guard. I had expected lots of videos of bands, pranks, stupid human tricks, etc. I didn't expect documentaries on serious topics, instructional videos on many topics, and anything pertaining to libraries.

I remember hearing a while back that YouTube was looking into the problem of copyright infringement. (I think that was back when I used YouTube to watch clips of the tv show Lost.)

I chose the video clip about Cookie Monster in the library because, well, it's about a library. And I just got my boxes of Girl Scout cookies yesterday and have been eating them in the library, so the video is quite fitting.

My library team is creating an information literacy online course. For the module my partner and I created, we recommended including a video (screen cast?) of how to use NoodleTools to create citations. User guides for databases, how to check out a books, etc., could be imbedded into library websites.