Results tagged “videos” from Carpe Hootem

I've written about Seth Godin in Carpe Hootem before. I subscribe to his blog and read his books, because he inspires me to challenge myself. I recently read his latest book called Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us (also available on OverDrive) and loved it, so I was thrilled to find him talking about tribes on TED.com. (BTW, TED.com has loads of other inspirational videos on a huge variety of topics. Take a look!) Here's the blurb for Godin's video:

Seth Godin argues the Internet has ended mass marketing and revived a human
social unit from the distant past: tribes. Founded on shared ideas and values,
tribes give ordinary people the power to lead and make big change. He urges us
to do so.

Sound interesting? Take a look at the video:



Who is your tribe? What is your passion? Who can you inspire to support and engage in your services today?

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National Library Week and summer library programs offer great opportunities for using the 'casting equipment available at OWLS! Create a booktalk video feature for your website to highlight great books during National Library Week. Here's one great example from the Chappaqua Library, called Approved by Experts. Or how about setting up a video camera and asking people to share why they love their library. The South Carolina State Library did just that! Take a look at the result:


Check out loads of other exciting examples from libraries across the country in the CastingKit @ Delicious links, then request the equipment you'd like to borrow from OWLS for your project. Need a little help? Never fear - I'm happy to lend a hand!

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Unfortunately, there's a long unnecessary introduction, but this is very funny!



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This video from flixxy.com, although humorous, highlights how difficult new technologies can be for people.  Even now, we can't assume that people are Internet savvy.  The video made me think of the spectrum of abilities, talents, skills and knowledge that our patrons present us with.  I think it is critical to hire a diverse staff.  Also, we need to keep offering continuing education opportunities to our employees. As a team, then, we can offer our best service to this amazing spectrum!  I know that I have to have more patience with patrons and not expect them to necessarily know what I am talking about! After conducting a good reference interview to test the waters, I can tell whether I need to adjust my teaching up or down.

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Another great video has been released by Common Craft. Check out Phishing Scams in Plain English and learn how to keep your personal information safe from those who are trying to trick you into giving it up.




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If you missed the CE workshops last week in Seymour, never fear! The sessions were recorded and are now available on blip.tv. The videos and handouts are available on the Past CE Program Information page on OWLSweb, along with handouts and recordings from other workshops, including Project Play Dates.

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It's Banned Books Week! You've probably run across this video from AL Focus already, but just in case you haven't, take a look at I'd Like to Find *BLEEP*



Appleton Public Library director Terry Dawson has been blogging about Banned Books Week on his blog, the New Cybrary. Be sure to check out his thoughtful posts there. How have you been celebrating the freedom to read at your library? Share your stories or thoughts about the video in the comments.

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The Common Craft Show on YouTube offers a variety of Explanations in Plain English - short videos designed to explain topics or applications in an easy-to-understand, simplified way. Topics covered include (but aren't limited to): social media, electing a US President, Twitter, wikis, RSS, blogs, and social bookmarking. They are fantastic tools to share with your patrons when they are asking about some of the latest web applications or current events, and better yet, you can embed them on your website to make them even easier to find.

Their latest video is Web Search Strategies in Plain English. Check it out and see what you think!

Bloggers David Lee King and Michael Porter (a.k.a. Libraryman) have created a fun music video entitled "Hi-fi Sci-fi Library" which includes "a slew of Libraryland folks from around the world" singing their original song. You can read about the release of the video at David Lee King or view a large version here.



I think it does a great job of talking about the changes in libraries with the social web and other emerging trends. What do you think? Add your thoughts in the comments.

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Laura Milligan has posted links to 100 Awesome YouTube Vids for Librarians at Accredited Degrees. Here's the intro to the post:

Librarians should no longer be thought of as fuddy duddy types with long dusty cardigans or pince-nez dangling around their necks. These days, public librarians and academic librarians are on the cutting edge, dedicated to bringing their resources and their patrons into the 21st century with technology. Librarians are also bloggers, IT professionals, database managers, technology mavens; and these YouTube videos and tutorials are just for them. Watch these vodcasts and recordings to learn about new library tools, interesting literacy campaigns and outreach programs, and even hysterical videos about library stereotypes that are circulating on the Internet.

The list includes inspiring and hillarious examples - do they get you  thinking about what your library could do with the 'casting equipment available through OWLS? I hope so!

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Terry Dawson, Appleton Public Library director, recently posted on his blog about his involvement with the NEW World Cinema, the Fox Cities' foreign language film series, which celebrates two years on screen this summer.

"Through involvement in the Fox Cities Rotary Multicultural Center, I'm part of a committee that brings foreign films into the area for screening and discussion. Participation in this effort is natural for the public library. The predecessor to the current series was films on DVD shown here at the library, co-sponsored with a variety of groups, but the current series, with an organizing committee, using actual films in a theater, brings better quality showings and larger audiences.

We got a nice article about this in our paper, and I was glad of the opportunity to plug library collections. Because of market differences, our foreign film selection is better than video stores can offer, and our staff has developed an interesting and diverse collection."

Read the Post Crescent article for more information about the film series and be sure to attend at least one this summer! Are you a foreign film fan? If so, what's your favorite film? Post it in the comments.

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