Phase Two: Week 2

Week Two: Wednesday 13th July - Tuesday 19th July 
Theme: Video Hosting 


Thing 16: Read about and explore YouTube and Vimeo 

YouTube was founded in February 2005, as a free web-based service that would allow people to watch and share their videos. Since October 2006, YouTube has operated as a subsidiary of Google. YouTube has been involved in some copyright battles in particular with Viacom and has also been criticised for hosting videos with an offensive content eg. a video of the Hillsboro disaster and anti-Semitic Nazi videos.

Vimeo was actually founded in 2004, so was ahead of YouTube. Vimeo does not allow commercial videos, gaming videos, pornography, or anything not created by the user to be hosted on the site. Vimeo's 'Video School' section might be useful for developing skills around video production for the library video project. You can browse videos on both hosting sites without signing up. 


There are other video hosting sites, check out these suggestions from Squidoo.


Most of you have already used YouTube to search for videos and uploaded/embedded videos into your blogs. If you have used YouTube for your blog, write a little about your experience of using YouTube in your blog this week. If you have not yet used YouTube to find a video, search YouTube for videos relating to libraries and embed this video in your blog. 






Thing 17: Upload a short video to YouTube or Vimeo 


Creating a Video clip 
The easiest way to create a video clip for uploading is to use a digital camera of course. However if you don't have access to a camera you can be creative and use some online applications to create a video using stills photos and some music. See applications such as Masher, Animoto and YouTube's Go Animate tool.


If you have a webcam,  you can also record directly from the webcam to YouTube.


Uploading the video
Once you have created or recorded your video clip you are ready to upload. 
To upload to Vimeo or YouTube you need to create and account. 
Watch these videos:
How to upload a video to YouTube  
How to upload to Vimeo.




Extra Activity 1: Explore the application Bubbl.us which allows you to create a 'mind map' online. Check out the mind map created in relation to the 23 Things Programme below as an example of how to use Bubbl.us. 

Extra Activity 2 (Video Project): Use the free online application Celtx to draft a storyboard for your library video idea. Please note that the Celtx basic package only is free of charge.

Phase two - week one

Hi all

Welcome back! I hope you are all set for the next 10 'Things'. A full list is available here.

Thing 14: Read about podcasts and explore how libraries are using podcasts.

What is a podcast?
A podcast is a series of audio or video files that are published in episodes and can be downloaded for use on a media player of your choice. Podcasts are often delivered through RSS feeds.
Read more on Wikipedia and watch the Common Craft video on podcasting.
Explore some podcasts, a useful directory or portal is Podcast Alley or for Irish podcasts check out Podcasting Ireland or Podacast.com's Irish section.

Thing 15: Explore how libraries and colleges are using podcasts and post an idea for a podcast for the Cregan Library to your blog.
Explore how libraries and colleges are using podcasting:
UCD 's Scolarcast
South Dublin Libraries
New York Public Library
Oxford
JFK Library, Boston
For more examples, check out the Library Success Wiki list of library podcasts in the U.S.

Extra Activity 1: Create your own short podcast using Audacity and publish to your blog.
To create a podcast you will need to download Audacity, a free podcasting software available online.
Your podcast should be between 1 and 5 minutes long. Choose from the following topics:

• What I like/dislike about podcasts
• Film/book/music/tv review
• Libraries and podcasting

First take a look at this tutorial on podcasting by the University of Oxford.


Extra Activity 2 (Video Project): Post an idea for a video for the Cregan Library to your blog or to the main blog.
The idea can be very simple e.g. a virtual tour of the library to add to the website or to use on induction days for students and staff. Check out some of the library themed videos which appeared on the blogs during phase one for inspiration.

Overdue Charles Darwin book returned to library 122 years late

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Thanks to the Anonymous Librarian for highlighting this article. 

Poster created by Jaime Morrison 2005,
 based on poster by by Bob Peaks, 1978

The Origin of the Species is now available in audio book for free on librivox.  LibriVox is an interesting online resource offereing free audiobooks of books in the public domain. Volunteers record chapters of books in and publish the recordings back to the site.  The recordings vary in quality and you might need to browse the site for a voice that you are comfortable with, but I think it's a great resource all the same.

Dandycat - a book for you perhaps!

The Meowmorphosis

Facebook hire former Clinton press secretary!

Interesting piece of news about Facebook from StumbleUpon

Reminder: Tea Party Tuesday June 7th 10.45am

Put the kettle on!

Hi all
Just to remind you to come for tea to the main canteen tomorrow Tuesday, June 7th at 10.45am in the main canteen.
Looking forward to seeing you all!
Suzanne

Everyone's a critic

The greatest critics ever!

23 Things participants with an interest in film and book reviews - check out the article by Mick Heaney in Irish Times Saturday June 4th which explores the changing face of  the critic,  influenced by the advent of social media.