As part of the Ohio University new student orientation, we're hosting students in the library during the campus tours. We feed them freeze pops and then give them a short talk about the library. Here's my colleague, Sherri, telling new students about the library. Formats available: Microsoft Video (.avi), Flash Video (.flv)
Does Flipshare degrade sound quality when uploading to YouTube?
The FlipShare software that comes with the Flip cameras allows you to do some really cool things with ease. One of the features it has is the ability to let you easily upload a video to YouTube from the FlipShare menu. It's a convenient feature that doesn't require the user to open aweb... Continue Reading →
My office birthday shindig
July has indeed been a crazy month for birthdays in our office. Yesterday was my birthday, but we celebrated my boss' birthday yesterday and mine today. Thanks to Mike for the wonderful pecan pie. My colleagues are awesome and we have a great time together. Formats available: Windows Media (.wmv), Flash Video (.flv)... Continue Reading →
Cutting budgets
When you have to cut your library budget, you have to rethink your priorities for purchasing books, databases, and journals. Formats available: Windows Media (.wmv), Flash Video (.flv)
Facebook video is actually pretty good!
Below is a video that I took on last weekend's bike ride. I shot the video with my Flip Mino Camera, which records video in 640x480 resolution. The movie was edited and rendered with the FlipShare software, and the finished movie was about 350 MB. Facebook handled the file quite well, and it looks great.... Continue Reading →
Can’t quite hit the can
Some smokers outside our library have a hard time making it to the trash can.Formats available: Windows Media (.wmv), Flash Video (.flv)
Dancing a jig with Michael Porter
Michael threatened to dance a jig during his keynote at TechConnections 2009. I was able to borrow his dancing skills for my presentation on embedded video. Thanks, Michael, for willing to play a part. Hopefully it helped wake a few people up right after lunch. Formats available: Microsoft Video (.avi), Flash Video (.flv) Tags: techcon09
lunchtime bike ride March 5
8 miles on the bike path 28 minute ride time 58 degrees Strong headwind on the return leg Tags: cycling, hocking bike path, athens ohio This was the first lunchtime ride of the year, and I hope to do a lot more. Due to the parking lot being full, I had to alter my... Continue Reading →
Monday Night Update: Episode 5
This episode discusses and shows how the Ohio University Libraries' Skype Reference Service works. The video shows the kiosk setup, as well as discusses some of the issues with the service. Formats available:Windows Media (.wmv), Flash Video (.flv) Tags: reference services, skype, skype a librarian, video reference If you'd like to learn more about... Continue Reading →