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Web 2. Week 7 - Podcasting & Online Hosted Video

Assignment: Write a blog entry discussing how you felt about the experience of using YouTube and what you think about this service. Do you see any potential uses for Podcasting in the library? If so what and why?

As will all Web 2.0 technologies, there are limitations for use in hospital libraries because of network security issues.  Once those issues are addressed, I can certainly see many uses for both podcasting and online hosted video for hospital libraries.

For example, training users on how to use library resources.  This video from Penn State is not necessarily what one would call a training video, but it give users an off-beat tour of PSU’s ILS:


 
Podcasting would also be quite useful.  Lectures can be recorded for future playback. 

Important hospital information can be disseminated to employees using both podcasts and hosted video.

 

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