The next big thing in "library 2.0", or so I've been told, is going to be vodcasts and screencasts. A vodcast is video content plus an RSS feed that allows one to subscribe to episodes of a show, sort of like a video podcast. Screencasting allows one to capture all that you do on your computer while navigating through a task, and saving it as a movie that can be played back later on-demand.
In the past, equipment, file size and bandwidth issues have discouraged all but the serious geek from pursuing this avenue of expression. But as drives get bigger and Internet connections get faster, you'll be seeing more and more video content make its way into library environments. Computer classes and how-to videos could be made available for instructional purposes, with the added bonus of being able to be re-wound and repeated by the viewer as necessary.
Here's one that I made using a digital camera for still shots, and Windows Movie Maker to pull the whole thing together. It's a real simple tutorial on saving files to a Flash drive, but illustrates the potential of these technologies. Heck, if I can do it, anyone can!
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The original video can be found here, on Blip.tv: http://mzscils598s08.blip.tv/file/808818
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