Bone 20: Youtube

Ah, Youtube. How I enjoy all the variety on Youtube. Here are some of the videos I viewed:

Texas library: City of Plano, Texas- Library Technical Services (2007) this educational video was professionally done with good pacing, information, and audio. It was not too long and enjoyable. They are educating the public about different departments in the city's Library system and are very successful.

APL Book Cart Drill Team (2007)-Although this video had five stars, it was someone's home job with grainy picture and bad audio. They are trying to perserve the moment, the fun, and share with others. If you enjoy home pictures, you can make it to the end of the video.

public library: Your Public Library (2007)-This video is a general overview of public libraries and is meant to educate the public. They are also looking for people to support their local libraries. It is well made, but a little slow.

school library: School Library Media Specialist- my library. my life. (2008) I thought this video was so clever. Eventhough it was done by students, it has a very professional look and feel to it. It is meant to be entertaining and it succeeds.

academic library: What are our future library leaders thinking? (2009) This video is a collection of librarians talking about issues, problems, solutions they want to share with other librarians and the interested public. The video's pacing is rough, it needs narrations, and the picture quality is shakey. It reminds me of a graduate's project.

library event: Yan Can Cook Event at Monterey Library (2009) This short advertisement video is professionally done for TV. It is an ad for a fundriser for the local library. It is well paced, informative, and the audio is well done.


What were they trying to accomplish? All these videos wanted to share, whether it was information or fun. How effective were they? That depends on how they are judged. Are they all effective because they shared a message-sure. Otherwise, they can be judged by the number of viewers or stars. Some are very successful with their five stars, others have five stars and were flops. Can you think of other uses of videos to help promote libraries or serve the public? Because our society is so visual, I see more and more information being put into this format. it seems to be the quickest way to promote and serve.
LKO