I did several searches and found videos that showed how You Tube could be used by a library's publicity staff or as how-to introductory shorts. The challenge: is the Library ready and willing for this type of service?
Sure there's lots of fluff but there's also good stuff--found a great video on a search for the reclusive author Cormac McCarthy--UAF's Midnight Sun Writer's Program could tape the authors' presentation and have them available via You Tube. The question is, why? We already videotape these presentations and they're available for checkout. Perhaps the best use is a short of last year's authors to be used for publicity.
And a number of UAF funny videos for students are great--cabin life is a great one! Here's potential to reach out to students about what to expect in Alaska.
I searched for Parkinson's and found a wonderful video on Deep Brain Stimulation--not too gory, but did explain the procedure. There are other videos out there that discuss this disease. The potential uses for science are many!
My biggest complaint regarding You Tube is its searchability--hard to narrow the searches to your specific topic. And it all depends on how the video was tagged!
I'm going to post a librarian video in this post. Here goes:
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