#20 YouTube

I LOVE YouTube. Last year I was buying opera DVDs and was able to use it to look over operas (though not particular performances) to see if they were good enough to be worth buying. I do have to admit that I often found myself doing more looking than buying.

I've included two clips below. They're from the Russian version of War and Peace. This film was made about forty years ago but it still looks spectacular. The clips I've included are two parts of one battle - a rearguard action fought in 1805, shortly before the great French victory at Austerlitz.

As for library uses just for starters tutorials come to mind, along with book talks.