Flickr & Youtube YOU can do it!

Flickr Why Why How How Tagging Tagging Descriptions Descriptions Another Site Another Site Difficulties Difficulties

Why? OPAC’s are great-for their intended purpose (i.e. searching for items) OPAC’s are great-for their intended purpose (i.e. searching for items) Web 2.0 tools allow libraries to get a presence on the web, for free, that people (hopefully) will want to see Web 2.0 tools allow libraries to get a presence on the web, for free, that people (hopefully) will want to see Flickr allows libraries to advertise themselves and re-brand libraries as something other than a warehouse for books Flickr allows libraries to advertise themselves and re-brand libraries as something other than a warehouse for books

How? Create a Yahoo Account Create a Yahoo Account Create your Flickr account Create your Flickr account Upload pictures-adding tags that apply to all Upload pictures-adding tags that apply to all Upload Upload Describe Describe Geographic Location (Google Maps-mashup) Geographic Location (Google Maps-mashup) Done Done

Tagging Comparable to keyword searching, but driven by users not catalogers Comparable to keyword searching, but driven by users not catalogers Key is to use good tags that will bring casual surfers to your pictures (and hopefully to your library) Key is to use good tags that will bring casual surfers to your pictures (and hopefully to your library)

Difficulties Scottsdale cut the link between the Library’s web site and Flickr (Youtube as well) Scottsdale cut the link between the Library’s web site and Flickr (Youtube as well) Logic was that user might play around with Flickr and Youtube and see something bad Logic was that user might play around with Flickr and Youtube and see something bad Both sites do pull bad stuff when they catch or are told Both sites do pull bad stuff when they catch or are told Bad stuff exists on the web, denying it or denying access to the web achieves nothing Bad stuff exists on the web, denying it or denying access to the web achieves nothing

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YouTube Why Why How How Other sites Other sites Difficulties Difficulties

Why? The web is driven by new and exciting. “You” literally have milliseconds to get a person’s attention. The web is driven by new and exciting. “You” literally have milliseconds to get a person’s attention. An OPAC won’t cut it, but Youtube can An OPAC won’t cut it, but Youtube can Means of saving library server space and still get info out to world Means of saving library server space and still get info out to world Free! Really is easy to use Free! Really is easy to use

How? A tad more complicated that Flickr (although if willing to sacrifice quality, can buy/use digital video cameras strictly designed to create Youtube videos) A tad more complicated that Flickr (although if willing to sacrifice quality, can buy/use digital video cameras strictly designed to create Youtube videos) Create film (I have a Sony video camera) Create film (I have a Sony video camera) Edit film (After our pod/video podcasting class, I got an Apple to edit) Edit film (After our pod/video podcasting class, I got an Apple to edit) Turn raw footage into Quicktime video-Youtube quality Turn raw footage into Quicktime video-Youtube quality Upload-adding tags, descriptions Upload-adding tags, descriptions

Editing Most video cameras have editing capability Most video cameras have editing capability Most computers have editing capability built in (muvee) or buy cheap editing software from “Fry’s Electronics” Most computers have editing capability built in (muvee) or buy cheap editing software from “Fry’s Electronics” I bought an Apple laptop. Editing was pretty easy and converting to Quicktime and uploading was very easy I bought an Apple laptop. Editing was pretty easy and converting to Quicktime and uploading was very easy

Other Sites Like MySPace knock-offs, there are a plethora of YouTube “killers” Like MySPace knock-offs, there are a plethora of YouTube “killers” Google video (yes, even though they own Youtube) Google video (yes, even though they own Youtube) Yahoo video Yahoo video Current (Al Gore’s) Current (Al Gore’s)

Difficulties If have people-need releases If have people-need releases Don’t use stolen copyrighted info-potential trouble is patrons use your equipment for video Don’t use stolen copyrighted info-potential trouble is patrons use your equipment for video Forced to have video reviewed before uploading (City of Scottsdale Policy) Forced to have video reviewed before uploading (City of Scottsdale Policy) Fear-user might explore site and see bad things and blame library Fear-user might explore site and see bad things and blame library