[Web4lib] YouTube and Bandwith

[Cloutman, David]

I can certainly understand your dilemma, but it is a bit sad. There is a
lot of age inappropriate stuff on YouTube, but sometimes there are
incredibly cool educational things there too. Try searching "quadratic
equations", for instance, and you'll get dozens of different lessons.
There are entire lectures from Universities available, and tutorials for
all types of computer issues. YouTube has all the diversity of the rest
of the Internet, and that means there are actually real information
resources buried in with all the entertainment. I think the site has the
potential to be a really valuable reference resource in the long term,
and I think that fact is something worth considering in you
deliberations.

Good Luck,

- David

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David Cloutman <dcloutman at co.marin.ca.us>
Electronic Services Librarian
Marin County Free Library 

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[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Edelblute
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 4:43 PM
To: Mary Hartman; web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: RE: [Web4lib] YouTube and Bandwith


We had a parent complain to us recently when she caught her son watching
strippers on YouTube.  Now the debate is whether we should allow YouTube
in the Children's Room.  Since we can set up different filter groups and
drop different computers into their appropriate groups, this is under
serious consideration. 


Thomas Edelblute
Public Access Systems Coordinator
Anaheim Public Library

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[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Mary Hartman
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 6:24 AM
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Subject: [Web4lib] YouTube and Bandwith


Are there any libraries that have blocked the use of YouTube in their
libraries because it uses so much bandwith?  Have there been any
repercussions?  
 
Mary
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