Youtube Treasures

I was surprised to see how many library/libraries/librarian videos have been posted on YouTube! I had never looked specifically for this topic, and I was not surprised to see some informative, serious clips, others not so. I was also surprised to see so much resistance by members on Flickr to the addition of video--some resistance was down right nasty! I suppose those who prefer still photography feel overwhelmed by those who would rather work with video--the latter would win most popularity constests, I would presume. I know YouTube as excellent educational possibilities, and library applications would be no exception. Assigning the students to produce a short video clip on some library aspect, post it to Youtube, and then watch each other's work would, I think, be fun for the students as well as educational. A bit like sugar-coated cereal--at least they will eat it and derive some nutritional benefit.