Podcasting

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Enjoying Other People's Podcasts

1. Read Wikipedia's entry on Podcasts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast).
2. Check out some of these podcasts:
   • Kanakakee Public Library Podcasts (http://www.lions-online.org/Podcasts.html)
   • Lansing Public Library Podcasts (http://www.lansing.lib.il.us/podcast.htm)
   • Pierce County Library podcasts (http://www.piercecountylibrary.org/blogs.aspx?blog_id=7)
   • ALOUD at the Central Library (http://www.libraryfoundationla.org/aloud/index.php)
   • Presidential Libraries Podcasts (http://www.archives.gov/presidential-libraries/research/podcasts.html)

Find more podcasts at:

1. • Podcast.net (http://www.podcast.net/)
   • Yahoo Audio Search (http://audio.search.yahoo.com/)

Do Your Own Podcasting

1. Browse through some articles and resources at the UIS Podcasting Resource (http://www.uis.edu/podcasting/resources/index.html). The 'make your own podcast' section appears to be focused on Macs.
2. Check out Create Podcasts With A PC (http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2005/04/05/create_podcasts_with_pc.html) at O'Reilley's WindowsDevCenter.
3. To create podcasts, you'll likely need to download a program onto your computer. There are open source podcast programs available, as well as programs that you can purchase.
4. Open Source Podcast Software:
   • Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/), which requires that you also get the LAME mp3 encoder (http://lame.sourceforge.net/index.php).
5. Proprietary Podcast Software (costs money):
   • SnapKast (http://snapkast.com/)
   • GarageBand 3 (http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/) (for Macs)
6. Other options:
   • BlogTalkRadio (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/) - you create an account and perform your show live over the phone. Shows are recorded and archived. Listeners have a phone number to call in and ask questions live.

A few more articles to sift through for the librarian perspective:

• Podcasting Tech Summit (http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2005/08/12/podcasting_tech_summit.html)
• Library Podcast (http://librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2007/02/library_podcast.html)
• About Podcasts (http://distlib.blogs.com/distlib/2006/05/podcasts_about_.html)

Also, what would a great podcast be without sound effects? Spruce up your podcast with sound effects from the Absolute Sound Effects Archive (http://www.grsites.com/sounds/), which has almost 2,000 free sound effects.

Things To Do

1. Add articles and program links to your del.icio.us account.
2. Write a blog post about podcasting - how could libraries use podcasting to promote services? Does your library have a podcast?
3. To create a podcast, you need a microphone, headphones, and proper software on your computer. If you can put these tools together, try recording a podcast. Link to it from, or upload it to your blog.