Well...the perks about YouTube will certainly outweigh the cons. After quite a while of using this site- I am sure you have, too- there is a downside to such an available tool for the public to use. Anyone can post anything. People from around the globe can post their personal videos. Some make their own music videos: .
Others make their own warped but funny version of movie trailers: .
This is very much fun to serf. Again, have I mentioned that you can find anything on here? Typing in the title of one of my favorite movies "Dirty Dancing," the surfer can find movie clips, songs, and many different scenes from the movie. However, for the user that does not have experience with YouTube the options could be somewhat overwhelming. While typing in the movie title provides mostly links relating to the movie in some way, other videos do pop up that are related but just do not fit the bill: .
Now, while that was a very entertaining clip, I can imagine a user being slightly perplexed and potentially perceive YouTube as a unreliable, just for fun site. They may not use it as a tool to figure out how to find or site sources. Libraries would definitely benefit from using YouTube for tutorials on the how to's and faqs sections. As most advocates of YouTube view it as a form of entertainment before they go to it as helpful informative site, the library may need to think of successful ways to promote their tutorials on YouTube as reliable and educational.
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