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ListenNJnw

This is something that's been available in our library for quite some time. If you're interested in audio books, this is a great service. In fact, it's almost revolutionary. All you need is a library card (hopefully in good standing) and an internet connection on your computer. I won't get into the specifics to much, because you could just go to the website and get all the info from there. But basically, from ListenNJ's website, you download a player to your computer, browse the selection of books, download your selection and viola, sit and enjoy. You don't have to worry about anything even returning the material late. After the loan period, the audio book is automatically returned/deleted/uninstalled/unusable/etc.

There are some things that I personally don't like about ListenNJ. One of these things is the need to have their player downloaded. You can't use iTunes or Quicktime, Media Player, etc. You also cannot play the audio book on an iPod. While this may be okay for some who don't mind purchasing other MP3 players, most of the iPod generation will miss out for now.

This is also assuming that you are allowed to use the audio book in that form. Unless the services have changed, the way it worked was each book had certain rights purchased. Some you were allowed to burn to cd and have forever and always. Others were strict "listen-to-on-the-player-only" titles.

If you are interested in audio books, this could be a good service and worth checking out.

YouTube'n

As you could see below, I modified my Thing #20 a little bit and posted a video from Adult Swim rather than YouTube. While it doesn't discuss anything library related, I felt it touched upon a more universal theme. Everyone's got bad days. And yeah, sometimes just chalk it up to poor communication. Plus the video makes me laugh, so that's a plus.

I like YouTube for what it is. It definietly has it's uses and is a good source for people to share information (even if it's just something funny to brighten someone's day.) That said, I have found that there's more junk to sift through recently. I don't know if that's because I haven't spent much time on YouTube in recent months and rather go to certain websites for video clips (ie: Adult Swim) or I just don't have the patience to surf around on there.

I could see several uses for YouTube where libraries are concerned. It would be a good outlet to communicate some of the services, or even show a video tour of the library. Of course, that means said library would have to have the means in which to make the video and upload it. There could be a link from the library's webpage to the video clip. While it might be better to post the clip on the library's page itself if it was something that specific, general information could benefit library users from different places across the board.

Sometimes bad days are the result of poor communication...