Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Week 6: Videos online

Week 6 is a quick one for me. I have been embedding videos into blogs for a little while now. In fact, here is a link to my video blog.

If I get a chance I will bring my video camera to work and get a quick shot of those staff game enough to go on my Learning 2.0 Blog then I'll post it into this week's entry.

Thoughts on video embedding for libraries.

Sadly, our council (like many others) has blocked us from viewing youtube. {Stop the press! After emailing the IT person at council about this issue and explaining why I needed youtube, and all the merits of this learning program, I now have access to youtube! This is very encouraging and I'm pleased that council is showing this enlightened way of thinking.}

However, I think that video content could be extremely useful for a library blog. We could have videos demonstrating the use of online databases, or giving a quick tour around our library, or showing travel directions, or even a word from the Manager... The possibilities are quite endless and if we did embed video onto our website I really think it would look good and bring us closer to the cutting edge.

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