Podcasting

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What is it?

Plain and simple...

an MP3 file of an audio show

with a little bit of software that checks for new shows via a “feed” URL, and downloads the new

shows automatically for you!

How to get it?

● Download a podcasting client– Itunes -

apple.com/itunes/– Juice Receiver

juicereceiver.sourceforge.net– Podcatcher on a stick

(mypodder) mypodder.org

● Subscribe to the “feed” (RSS link) of the show

What is an RSS feed?

http://revision3.com/diggnation/feed/high.mp3.xml

http://www.sciencefriday.com/audio/scifriaudio.xml

http://leoville.tv/podcasts/sn.xml

http://leoville.tv/podcasts/twit.xml

http://openstacks.net/os/index.xml

This is the point of the presentation where everyone wants Adam to explain exactly what this mess is!

This is the audio file, size,and type.

ShowInformation

This is the episode's description

This is the episode's date

Episode Link

Who produces the content?

● You do!● Major companies● Businesses● Schools● Libraries

Ideas for Podcasting In Libraries!

● Author Interviews● Book Reviews● Podcasts of library events● Podcast a discussion of your library's newsletter● Book reading● Audio tour of the library● Etc... etc... etc...

Libraries that are podcasting...

● Lansing Public Library - www.lansing.lib.il.us/podcast_directory.htm

● Booth Library, Eastern Illinois Univ. - www.library.eiu.edu/exhibits/frankenstein/podcast/

● Sausalito Public Library - www.radiosausalito.org/podcast/B1697159743/index.html

● Cheshire Public Library - www.cheshirelib.org/teens/cplpodcast.htm

● Thomas Ford Memorial Library - www.fordlibrary.org/

● Alden Library, Ohio University - www.library.ohiou.edu/libinfo/vtour/podcast/

Podcasts/Sites for librarians...

● http://opalpodcast.blogspot.com/● http://www.lispodcasts.com/● http://www.openstacks.net/os/● http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/

Free Podcasting Software...Podproducer - podproducer.net/en

Audacity - audacity.sourceforge.net

Shows I like...● This week in tech – thisweekintech.com● Security Now - grc.com/securitynow.htm● Diggnation - diggnation.com● Science Friday – sciencefriday.com● Harvard University Extension School -

http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~cscie1/

and where to find more shows...● Podcast Alley – podcastalley.com● iTunes – apple.com/itunes/● www.podcast.net● Yahoo! Podcasts - podcasts.yahoo.com

Questions?

#!/bin/bash if [ "audience" = "questions" ]; then cat /dev/Adam\'s/brain/$answers >> audience else echo “The End” fi