Podcasting

All About Podcasting Sharon Dennis MCR Technology Coordinator

Overview
We’ll discuss:
5 Things You Need to Know About Podcasting
Hardware and Software for Podcasting
Health Sciences Podcasts
Podcast Survey Results
Rolling Your Own!

5 Things You Need to Know
“ Did You Know” #1:
You do NOT need an iPod
(or any kind of device beyond a computer)
to listen to or view podcasts.

Podcasts can be audio, video, or “enhanced” podcasts with bookmarked slide shows.

Software to listen to or view podcasts is
FREE
on both Mac and PC.

A lot of interesting podcast content is
FREE .

Podcast files are
downloaded ,
not streamed.
(So you don’t need a lot of bandwidth, just time.
Download, then listen later.)

Some Additional Podcasting Myths
I don’t want to watch video on a small screen.
Watch on your computer
It takes too much time
Same as listening to the radio, watching TV? Great for multi-tasking – exercising, driving, housework, etc.
I have no need for it.
Learning, entertainment

Accessing Podcasts
Listen or view any given program
“Subscribe” to the program, as you would an RSS feed
New programs are downloaded to your computer as they come out

Hardware to Access Podcasts
Your computer
Digital devices to listen “on the go”
Zune (Microsoft) ($200)
iPod family ($100 - $500)
MP3 USB player ($30)

Software To Access Podcasts
iTunes
Free download, Mac or PC
Listen on your computer or MP3 player
Google Reader
Subscribe to podcasts
Listen on your computer
Directly on a web page
http://nnlm.gov/mcr/services/podcasts/podcasts.html
Demos

Health Sciences Content
Thanks to Kelli Ham, NN/LM Pacific Southwest Consumer Health Coordinator for the handout
NIH Radio
CDC
JAMA, New England Journal of Medicine
Medline Plus Director’s comments
Demo

Other Content
NPR
Search “iTunes store” for a lot of FREE content in any area of interest
http://www.podcast.net/ (huge podcast directory)

MCR Content
Siobhan Champ-Blackwell interviewed:
Joy Voltz
Ira Coombs
Your ideas for content?

Results of MCR Podcast Survey
45 participants
39 out of 45 (86.7%) did not listen to MCR podcasts

Other Reasons
Don’t have iPod
Don’t have time
Technophobe
Information overload
Blocked by firewalls

Those Who Did Listen
Of the 5 who did listen:
Was the content interesting?
40% “very interesting and informative”
60% “somewhat interesting and informative”
Was the content useful to you in your work?
60% “very useful”
40% “somewhat useful”
No one had sound / technical issues

Other Comments
“ I like podcasts, and use them to keep up with information applicable to my job and hobbies. Suggestions for future podcast episodes - how to use rss (for librarians); library advocacy topics; new information resources from any of the NIH; free image resources on the web; EFTS; new outreach activities from the MCR and NLM...”
“ I listen to podcasts when I travel, but didn’t know about MCR podcasts”.

Other Comments
“I get so much information in so many forms, from so many directions,... it's got to work easily for me, or I don't have time! And is it really worth it to get more information in this additional way? I'm already swamped!”
Possibly, if multi-tasking (driving in car, exercising, etc.) ?

Rolling Your Own
Audio podcasts
Good quality microphone
Software:
Audacity for PC (free)
Garageband for Mac
Server to store the podcast
Something to say!
If you want to try this, contact me!

Discussion
Your thoughts about podcasting?

Thank You!
Sharon Dennis
MCR Technology Coordinator
[email_address]
801-587-3518
Skype ID: sedennis

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