YouTube and Podcasts

What a cool addition to our LonelyPlanet library collection of travel books!

I just went on a virtual vacation by watching several LonelyPlanet entries on YouTube. check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laDBokx-K0I&feature=related for a trip to Hawaii. Follow the links on the lower-right hand side and you can (virtually) travel to the Sahara, Amsterdam, Scotland...it's amazing!

One reason I selected Lonely Planet from all of the mega-offerings on Youtube is because it was a name I recognized as being (hopefully) reputable and providing something not too shocking to watch. Call me naive but some YouTube selections just looked, well, questionable to say the least.

For tons of ideas on how other library systems have incorporated podcasts into their programs, check out http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Podcasting. See how other library do everything from podcast tours to computer instruction.