The American Library Association (ALA), Video Round Table’s Notable Videos for Adults Committee has compiled its 2013 list of Notable Videos for Adults. This is a list of fifteen outstanding programs released on video within the past two years and are deemed suitable for all libraries serving adults.
The purpose of this post is to call attention to recent video releases that make a significant contribution to the world of video. The nominees are…
Jeff O’Neal editor of BookRiot wrote, “When news broke last week that Dan Brown’s new novel will center on some sort of mystery surrounding Dante’s Inferno, I immediately began hoping that there is a nutty, fun scene of Robert Langdon racing around a library just like he raced around the Louvre in The Da Vinci Code. Hollywood loves a library. Some combination of ambiance, seclusion, hidden knowledge, and the sheer beauty of shelves upon shelves of books make libraries a fantastic film setting.”
Before you click on O’Neal’s list of 16 Great Library Scenes on Film, jot down your top five and see if they made the cut!
Are you interested in sharing video tweets?
Here is a simple App you can use traveling anywhere with your phone!
Jenna Wortham writes: “Vine, a new video application for the iPhone introduced by Twitter on January 24, lets users create and share miniature videos that are six seconds long and set to loop automatically, similar to an animated GIF. The app is brilliantly simple: Users just aim their cameras at what they want to capture, tap the screen once to start filming, and tap it once more to stop. They can film a single shot for the maximum time allotted or quickly cut together a series of scenes using the tap-to-edit feature.” Here are some examples.
Send us a comment to let us know how this App could be used in your library!
Kick off School Library Month this April by joining American Association of School Librarians (AASL) in encouraging students to get creative! Enter the 2013 student video contest, spotlighting “Communities matter @ your library.” Use humor, drama, music, and special effects to illustrate how the school library program fosters a sense of community in your school (E-12). There is no cost to enter. The winning videos will be featured in a new SchoolTube Challenge launching April 1st!
Submissions for the video contest have already begun and will continue to be accepted through March 19th. Click here for more information.
American Libraries Live is a free service that uses streaming video broadcasts to offer new and exciting ways to explore real issues in your industry. Watch broadcasts about library issues and trends in real time! You can view from home, library, or on the go.
This Thursday, February 14th at 1 p.m. (central time), librarian and gadget guru Jason Griffey will be joined by experts Maurice Coleman and Robin Hastings to discuss Mobile Services: The Library in Your Pocket. For more information click here. However, if you are not able to listen to this last minute broadcast listing, you might want to check out their list of upcoming streams.