While I resisted using YouTube for awhile, I have used it a few times in the past year with great success. Unfortunately, I just checked on a great EBM video I had used with the first year medical students last fall and found it has been removed. It was a really entertaining spoof on Bon Jovi called "EBM Got a Bad Name." It featured a group of MS 1 students who come to appreciate the importance of evidence-based medicine. I'm bummed that it is gone!
I had also used YouTube to find videos on health careers for some high school students visiting our medical library. Found lots of useful possibilities there. Plus I looked for videos on the "lived experience" of mental illness and found some helpful testimonials from patients.
All and all, I am a fan of YouTube although I'll never use it to the extent that my 17 year old son does! The Educause piece makes good points about the appeal of visual learning for the younger generation.
In my opinion, podcasting holds great potential for library use. I don't think putting together library orientation sessions is the way to go. Instead, I can see the value of recording lectures or providing commentary on specialized materials like historical collections or local materials unique to our library.
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