keep on truckin'

I'm going to try to keep using this blog, periodically, to post cool library-related, or web 2.0-related, things I find. (I'm going to try to continue updating the LPLS del.icio.us, too, so if you have something you'd like to see added there, let me know.)

Here's a funny video I just read about in American Libraries - Read It.

more about blogging

I know you guys are old hat at blogging now, but I'd feel remiss if I didn't mention. Common Craft (whose lovely "in plain English" videos we've watched in several of the 24 Things) recently posted a Blogging in Plain English. It gives a really good explanation of what blogging is, how it works, and why people like it so much. Check it out!

Also watch: New Lightbulbs in Plain English to learn about why you should be using compact fluorescent bulbs.

#21 = YouTube

I like YouTube. The guys who thought up this site were geniuses, in my book. I frequently use YouTube, both as a viewer and as a creator. As a viewer, there are lots of interested videos you can find there. Friends and family send me links, or I'll see a link or embedded video on a blog I read pretty much on a daily basis. Sometimes I'll go there specifically looking for a video -- when you remember some cartoon you saw as a child that you want to see again or you're trying to tell somebody about a music video that starred Christopher Walken, and it's just easier to find the video and show it to them than try to explain it. I also have a YouTube account, and I've used it to share short video clips of my son with our family and friends. We have family who live all over the country, who we're not able to visit often, and many of them have been really pleased to be able to watch our son's growth and development. (I'm not going to link to it here, but if you want to see them, let me know and I'll email you the URL.)

As you saw on the 24Things post I made about YouTube, there are lots of library-related videos to be found. Here's one of my favorites. It was made for a video contest. I like it because library + zombies = awesome.



Here's a few other choice videos:

• I'm a Librarian; I'm an IT Professional - a spoof of the Mac vs. PC commercials (which I love).
  
• How to Make a Zine (using 1 sheet of paper)
• I also love the Chad Vader video series.

So, in short: Yay for YouTube! I can see lots of potential ways libraries could use YouTube. We need a good digital video camera first, tho.

we be bookaneers...

Here's a cute video (from Sesame Street) featuring pirates and books!