Videos online

Using Online video
Both You Tube and Google video are quite easy to use as far as searching for particular subjects are concerned. At first I thought that both search areas brought up the same videos, but found later that there are some differences. An example of this is, the Mosman Library videos only came up with the Google video search engine.
Time and quantity
Again I find that the amount of time looking through videos can be excessive. The quantity of videos is enormous and so one really needs to be very selective in what you choose, not to waste time. If you are just looking for something in particular, hopefully this wouldn't be a problem, although you could still find that you have to choose from a number of videos.
Library Use
After looking at many of the library sights mentioned and some others, the video online tools can be very useful in libraries. It is evident that they can work well as a general promotional tool in promoting libraries, and their services.
An invaluable way of using these tools could be in offering Tutorials online. Just imagine the help it could be to library patrons in learning how to use the many online resources and data bases, while saving precious staff time. There could be tutorials on how to go about researching family history and the types of resources available in the library on local history etc. Online library tours could be created to show new patrons the areas where different resources are held as well as showcasing the services that a library has to offer.
All of the above are done now, but in written form, or staff members translate the information. Yet we have to remember that we are now, more than ever before living in a computer and video world. The up and coming generations are used to being given a visual picture and so it is important for libraries to cater to these needs.