The following is an excerpt from the “Sci-Tech Library Question”, a librarian’s blog which includes postings of interest to (but not limited to), to engineering and scitech librarians:

“Here’s a link to 100 library-related videos via YouTube. Excerpt from the page:

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.”

There are some great instructional videos included here regarding everything from finding journal articles to plagiarism. There are also some hilarious videos by and about librarians. Particular favourites would have to include the classic Sesame Street “No Cookies at the Library” but for sheer entertainment (and horror), take a look at the “Betty Glover Library Workout Tape Ad“. (Warning: content may offend).

Dawn