Podcasting and YouTube
I guess the easiest part to start with is the use of podcasting in libraries. My library currently has a project called Research First Aid in the works. What it is, is a collaborative effort between the main campus library and our health sciences library to inform our users about the different resources and services that both libraries provide. You can find out more by going to http://www.ecu.edu/laupuslibrary/researchfirstaid.cfm. Podcasting offers libraries new ways to market their services. Another project our library is engaged in is providing podcasts for our history of medicine lecture series.
When it comes to YouTube, I find it very useful for people who can’t place things on the University servers due to bandwidth issues. It might even be the best place for users to find videos created by the libraries because they are on YouTube more than they are on our pages.
Here is a video I found interesting.
