Week 9: Podcasts, Video & ebooks

"> YOUtube was horribly fascinating. There is so much to look at which I actually enjoyed. I liked that when I chose a video, related video clips would be shown. So Conan the librarian linked to other librarian themes like the superpower librarian. I can see why Conan is so popular tho. He is our alterego?

Cats tho rule, and I hoped to find a great one used in europe during the World Cup 2 yrs ago. Ran out of time but came across this one of the mouse singing 'you sexy thing' to a cheese - in a mouse trap. Sad ending! Can't resist them!

I loved being able to rate a video and to be able to send one to a mate. I don't think tho I'd put one of myself on YouTube tho - I feel I get enuf public exposure already!


http://audio.search.yahoo.com/audio


Having had a look around the podcasts, I see that the above video clip could be referred to as a vodcast as it incorps both sound and image.

I have iTune at home, so looked at the sites I didn't have to download. I like Yahoo. Mega easy to use. Always interested in music as I rarely get to the radio.

e-books

Netlibrary was pretty easy to navigate. I liked the first page from AkCity being about books I can get in the library. It was helpful to get covers, pub details, and some info on content. I'm going to order '
'100 Fastest-growing Careers: Your Complete Guidebook to Major Jobs With the Most Growth and Openings' can see that this would be a wonderful tool for housebound computer savvies who can't handle a book or who can't get into the library. The audiobook resource is great!I have a friend who is blind who can never get enough to read. So here I am doing what librarians do best. Finding things that help others access the world. Whew!