This article talks about the popularity of uTube, how easy it is to sign up and post descriptive content and actual video format and some of of its other advantages and disadvantages. It also describes some of the ways in which this technology might be used by libraries. For example, it explains how libraries might provide tutorials on how to use the library and its resources as well as where to find the information.
How do you think using uTube in these ways will change patrons' attitudes about and experiences with the library?
What are some other ways you think libraries could creatively use this innovative technology?
*Please check your WebCT/blackboard e-mail for a copy of this article. Due to copyright, I could not post this article on the blog since it was obtained from a Syracuse database.
1 comment:
Hey Thea-
I found the article and it was an interesting resource. I'm particularly curious about the library implications that uTube has.
So far, I can see the benefits that you had pointed out. Idealy, having tutories (etc.) would facilitate the retrieval process of information, for example. Realistically, though, I wonder how many patrons would go to uTube as opposed to simply asking a librarian. Perhaps this is something that, down the road, would appeal to the younger generation.
What are anyone else's thoughts on that?
-Kate
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