Podcasts, Video & Downloadable Audio

This part of the 23 Things really brought it to a head for me - atleast in terms of how I can apply these skills in the workplace.

I discovered that tools like this - unless I am using them for myself and to aid my own productivity - can really only be used with students in the classroom setting.
I don't have the freedom or the availability to do much on the LRC computers. IT would have a fit. In the classroom atleast I have the ability to show videos. Most of my time in the classroom is limited to the curriculum I have to adhere closely to. But... if I got adventerous enough, I could find (or MAKE!) videos to teach for me. Or to help me teach, anyway. ;)
I actually just arrived at the brilliant (yet still far-fetched) idea of filming LIRN tutorials. I don't know how well they would practically work - it would be slightly more captivating than B/W screenshots on paper. And yet not quite as accesible. They would be limited in accessing these videos unless they knew how and dared to adventure into the Virtual Library
I know we teach the students how to get into the Virtual Library; multiple times; but that never guaruantees that they will be able to return there on their own.
A video would also demand the screen - so they couldn't really "follow along" unless they used more than one computer at a time. HARDLY something I would encourage.

I must admit, one of my greatest struggles working here is maintaining patience with so many students who are immensely limited in their computer skills, and beyond that slow or entirely unwilling to learn and improve those skills.
That is probably the biggest barrier to practically implementing Library 2.0.

And yet I hate that not being able to use these tools productively, only continues to stunt the advancement of these students and limits what could and should be a great improvement to their hirability.