I Can Has Podcast David Free ACRL 17 December, 2007 I Can Has Podcast. David Free ACRL 17 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…

“ 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

“ The Ninja explains podcasting to people over the age of 12.” Ask A Ninja: What Is Podcasting www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEmss2lg-ug

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

MP3 + RSS = Podcast - Aaron Schmidt, Computer In Libraries 2007

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

“ 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.”

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 USA 74% with broadband access 76% of 18-29 year olds 57% of 30-49 year olds 75% receive video links 57% send video links or watch with others

59% “in” 79% “in” VS Student Monitor Marketing Survey -www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13192380

59% “in”

Web sites Search tools (Google, Podcast Pickle, Blinkx) iTunes YouTube How Do You Find Them?

Web sites

Search tools (Google, Podcast Pickle, Blinkx)

iTunes

YouTube

podCast 411 podCast411 Directory of Directories -www.podcast411.com/page2.html

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

Podzinger Podzinger – www.podzinger.com

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?

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

Aggregators: Juice, Bloglines, iTunes

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

Juice Juice - ipodder.sourceforge.net

Juice - ipodder.sourceforge.net

Juice Juice - ipodder.sourceforge.net

Juice - ipodder.sourceforge.net

Bloglines Bloglines - www.bloglines.com

Bloglines - www.bloglines.com

iTunes iTunes - www.apple.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

Pierce County (WA) Library System - www.piercecountylibrary.org/blogs.aspx? blog_id=7

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

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

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

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

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

- Sarah Houghton-Jan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fairfield University Library Podcasts -

www.fairfield.edu/lib_podcasts.html

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

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 .

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

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!

… 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

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

- Chris Kretz, Dowling College Library Omnibus

Podcasting Tips Consider your voice Be passionate & entertaining Outline / script, but don’t read! Find a quiet place Remember your listeners Multiple voices rock! Use music sparingly See also…Harrington, Jack. Podcasting Hacks . Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilley, 2005.

Consider your voice

Be passionate & entertaining

Outline / script, but don’t read!

Find a quiet place

Remember 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

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

Music For Podcasts Creative Commons Audio (creativecommons.org/audio) CCMixter (ccmixter.org) Podsafe Music Network (music.podshow.com)

Creative 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

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

Rules For The Revolution www.rulesfortherevolution.com

www.rulesfortherevolution.com

Podcast Planning – Who? Library staff Systems/ IT staff Plan to continue if “who” leaves!

Library staff

Systems/ IT staff

Plan to continue if “who” leaves!

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

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.

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

“ 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

7 Steps To Podcast Heaven Recording / Editing Listening Hosting Posting Feeding Promoting Evaluate / Repeat

Recording / Editing

Listening

Hosting

Posting

Feeding

Promoting

Evaluate / Repeat

1. Recording And Editing

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

Microphone!

Start Basic

USB

Upgrade?

Audacity

Open Source

Free

Easy!

Audacity Audacity - audacity.sourceforge.net

Audacity - audacity.sourceforge.net

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

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

Garageband Garageband - www.apple.com/ilife/garageband

Garageband - www.apple.com/ilife/garageband

1. Recording / Editing Video Video Camera! DV Camcorder Webcam / mic Mobile phone Digital camera

Video Camera!

DV Camcorder

Webcam / mic

Mobile phone

Digital 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)

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)

Not simple like audio!

.MOV (Quicktime)

.WMV (Windows)

Flash (YouTube / Blip.tv)

.M4V / .MP4 /.MOV (iPod)

Let’s Make Podcasts!

Let’s

Make

Podcasts!

2. Listening

2. Listening

3. Hosting

3. Hosting

blip.tv – blip.tv

blip.tv – blip.tv

4 - 5. Posting / Feeding

4 - 5. Posting / Feeding

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

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

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

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

6. Promoting

6. Promoting

6. Promoting

7. Evaluate & Repeat

7. Evaluate & Repeat

Happy Podcasting! Questions? Comments? davidfree.pbwiki.com/skokie2007 [email_address] davidsrandomstuff.blogspot.com

Questions? Comments?

davidfree.pbwiki.com/skokie2007

[email_address]

davidsrandomstuff.blogspot.com

Picture Credits Title: www.flickr.com/photos/valeriamelissia/122110492/ Podcasting in Libraries: www.flickr.com/photos/michaelsphotos/82484365 7 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/

Title:

www.flickr.com/photos/valeriamelissia/122110492/

Podcasting in Libraries:

www.flickr.com/photos/michaelsphotos/82484365

7 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/