I Can Has Podcast

I Can Has Podcast

David Free

ACRL

17 December, 2007

I Can Has Podcast.

David FreeACRL17 December 2007

“a digital recording of a radio broadcast or similar

program, made available on the Internet for downloading to a personal audio player.”

- New Oxford American Dictionary

A Podcast Is…

“The Ninja explains podcasting to people over the age of 12.”

Ask A Ninja: What Is Podcasting

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEmss2lg-ug

MP3 + RSS = Podcast

- Aaron Schmidt, Computer In Libraries 2007

“There are two types of Internet users, those that use RSS and those that don't. This video is for the people

who could save time using RSS, but don't know where to start.”

RSS In Plain English

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU

Who Downloads Podcasts?

Pew Internet and American Life Project -www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/193/report_display.asp

Who Watches Online Videos?

Pew Internet and American Life Project - pewresearch.org/pubs/552/online-videos-go-mainstream

57% of adult Internet users in USA74% with broadband access

76% of 18-29 year olds57% of 30-49 year olds75% receive video links

57% send video links or watch with others

79% “in”59% “in”

VS

Student Monitor Marketing Survey -www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13192380

Web sitesSearch tools

(Google, Podcast Pickle, Blinkx) iTunes

YouTube

How Do You Find Them?

podCast 411

podCast411 Directory of Directories -www.podcast411.com/page2.html

Podzinger

Podzinger – www.podzinger.com

Needs:Computer, Broadband Internet, Media Player(s)

Aggregators: Juice, Bloglines, iTunes

Portable Devices: iPod (or other player), PSP, Phone

How Do You Consume Them?

Juice

Juice - ipodder.sourceforge.net

Juice

Juice - ipodder.sourceforge.net

Bloglines

Bloglines - www.bloglines.com

iTunes

iTunes - www.apple.com/itunes

Podcasting In

Libraries

Podcasting In Libraries

www.flickr.com/photos/michaelsphotos/82484365

Pierce County

Pierce County (WA) Library System - www.piercecountylibrary.org/blogs.aspx?

blog_id=7

Orange County

Orange County (FL) Library System – www.ocls.info/podcast

Princeton

Princeton (NJ) Public Library Poetry Podccats - pplpoetpodcast.wordpress.com

“More and more libraries are posting videos on YouTube, which is a wonderful thing.”

- Sarah Houghton-Jan

Source: librarianinblack.typepad.com/librarianinblack/2006/08/youtube_and_lib.html

London (ON) Public Library

LOUD - Indie Teen Bands (London Public Library) -www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9RSdRVDQ1A

Dowling

Dowling College Library Omnibus - www.dowling.edu/library/newsblog/podcasts.asp

L-Team

Tasty Choices @ Your Library (McCracken County KY PL) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMSk5zFVH4s

Ohio University

Ohio University Alden Library Audio Tour-

www.library.ohiou.edu/podcasts/?page_id=14

Information and Circ

Teen Library Tour (Boulder CO Public Library) – www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyoUZ0NsHOM

Fairfield

Fairfield University Library Podcasts -www.fairfield.edu/lib_podcasts.html

ENGnetBASE

ENGnetBASE (Georgia Tech Library) – www.youtube.com/watch?v=KojgWLi50To

Podcast Planning Have A Plan!!

Podcast Planning – Why?

Is podcasting right for us?

Can we sustain?

Not because it’s cool!

Tie to mission / instructional philosophy.

Moraine

Moraine Valley Community College Library –

www2.morainevalley.edu/default.asp?SiteId=10&PageId=1496

Podcast Planning – What…

…content do we want to produce?

Content comes first!

“Create good content. If you make something worth listening to, people will listen to it.”

- Chris Kretz, Dowling College Library Omnibus

Podcasting TipsConsider your voice

Be passionate & entertainingOutline / script, but don’t read!

Find a quiet placeRemember your listeners

Multiple voices rock!Use music sparingly

See also…Harrington, Jack. Podcasting Hacks. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilley, 2005.

WPI

Worcester Polytechnic Institute Library Audio To Go – www.wpi.edu/Academics/Library/Borrowing/Podcasts

Music For PodcastsCreative Commons Audio

(creativecommons.org/audio)

CCMixter(ccmixter.org)

Podsafe Music Network (music.podshow.com)

Creative Commons Legal Guide

Creative Commons Podcasting Legal Guide - wiki.creativecommons.org/Podcasting_Legal_Guide

Rules For The Revolution

www.rulesfortherevolution.com

Podcast Planning – Who?

Library staff

Systems/ IT staff

Plan to continue if “who” leaves!

Cheshire PL

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

Podcast Planning – When?

How often?

Regular schedule?

Occasional content?

Depends on your content!

Have episodes ready before launch.

“Connect. Connect. Connect. Don’t be afraid to outreach and tie in with departments and activities at your

institution, campus, or town.”

- Christine Drew, WPI Audio To Go

7 Steps To Podcast Heaven

7 Steps To Podcast Heaven

7 Steps To Podcast Heaven

Recording / Editing

Listening

Hosting

Posting

Feeding

Promoting

Evaluate / Repeat

1. Recording And Editing

1. Recording / Editing Audio

Microphone!

Start Basic

USB

Upgrade?

Audacity

Open Source

Free

Easy!

Tech Stuff: 44.100khz sample rate, 64-126 kbps bit rate MP3

Audacity

Audacity - audacity.sourceforge.net

Audacity

LAME MP3 Encoder - audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&item=lame-mp3

Garageband

Garageband - www.apple.com/ilife/garageband

1. Recording / Editing Video

Video Camera!DV CamcorderWebcam / micMobile phoneDigital camera

1. Recording / Editing Video

Software

iMovie (Free, if you buy a Mac)

Windows Movie Maker (Free)

Avid Free DV (Take a guess)

Quicktime Pro ($29.99)

Final Cut Pro (You don’t want to know)

Adobe Video Suite (You REALLY don’t want to know)

Video Formats

Not simple like audio!.MOV (Quicktime).WMV (Windows)

Flash (YouTube / Blip.tv).M4V / .MP4 /.MOV (iPod)

Let’s Make

Podcasts!

2. Listening

3. Hosting

blip.tv – blip.tv

4 - 5. Posting / Feeding

5. Feeding

ACRLog RSS Feed – acrlblog.org/index.php?feed=rss2

5. Feeding

Listen Up! Feedburned – feeds.feedburner.com/gpclibraryradio

6. Promoting

6. Promoting

7. Evaluate & Repeat

Happy Podcasting!

Questions? Comments?

davidfree.pbwiki.com/skokie2007dwfree@gmail.com

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Picture CreditsTitle:

www.flickr.com/photos/valeriamelissia/122110492/Podcasting in Libraries:

www.flickr.com/photos/michaelsphotos/824843657 Steps:

www.flickr.com/photos/dwfree1967/635213579/Recording:

www.flickr.com/photos/davidking/2086680767/Listening:

www.flickr.com/photos/partsnpieces/399092116/:Hosting:

www.flickr.com/photos/paulgalipeau/341896857/Posting/ Feeding:

www.flickr.com/photos/chealion/2096056180/Promoting:

www.flickr.com/photos/pgoyette/228822272/Evaluate/Repeat:

www.flickr.com/photos/sarietha/1794451071/