Podcasting: Yes, you can

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PodcastingYes, you can!

• Michael SauersTechnology Innovation
  LibrarianNLC
• Eastern Library SystemLibrary Media Specialist
  Training Day
• 5 May 2007

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What is a podcast?

• The method of distributing multimedia files,
  such as audio or video programs, over the
  Internet using either the RSS or Atom syndication
  formats, for playback on mobile devices and
  personal computers. The term podcast, like
  'radio', can mean both the content and the method
  of delivery.
• Wikipedia

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What isnt a podcast?

• A Web page with links to downloadable audio or
  video content.

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How might I use podcasts at the library?

• Booktalks (recruit patrons to write/read)
• Book reviews
• Teasers for New books, Old favorites, Special
  occasions
• Library Newsletter
• Tutorials
• Teens / Students original work (permissions)

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How do I do a podcast?

• (The I have no budget model)

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Step 1 Record

• Onto computer or digital recorder
• Export as MP3

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Step 2a via a blog

• Upload the MP3 file to a Web server
• Link to MP3 in a blog post
• Create feed for podcast (one-time set-up through
  Feedburner)

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Step 2b straight to RSS

• Upload your MP3 file to your Web server
• Create the RSS file (ListGarden)
• Publish the feed file to your Web server

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3. Subscribe Listen!

• Choose an aggregator or podcasting
  client(Bloglines, iTunes)
• Subscribe to the feed
• Listen to the downloaded content

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Getting set up One-time tasks

• Create a blog and/or find some space on a Web
  server
• Create a Feedburner account for podcast
• Download recording software

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1. RECORD

• You will need
• Computer with sound card and a microphone to plug
  into mic jack, or
• A USB microphone with a built in soundcard
• Software that will record and convert to MP3
  (Audacity)

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Audacityhttp//audacity.sourceforge.net/
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Record with Audacity
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Export as MP3 file

• File Export as MP3
• The first time you export as MP3 it will prompt
  you to download a lame_enc.dll file

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Download Install LAME
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Find Open lame_enc.dll
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Edit ID3 tags

• A tag edit window will pop up add title,
  artist and choose genre (probably other)

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Upload MP3 file to Web server

• Uploading instructions will vary from library to
  library
• copy and paste using Front Page or
• ftp or
• whatever method you normally use

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2a. Blog

• You will need
• Space on a Web server for your MP3
  files(provided for the class)
• A blog(to be created next)

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Create a Blogger blog
http//www.blogger.com/
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Create an account
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Name Your Blog
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Choose a template
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Your blog has been created!
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Link to the MP3 file on your blog
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Your blog post published successfully!
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Creating a podcast feed

• If blog does not create enclosures for media
  files (Blogger does not), use Feedburner to
  create feed for podcast. http//www.feedburner.
  com/

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Choose feed version
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Burn the feed
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Configure podcast for iTunes
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Congrats!
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Customize your podcast
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And then magic happens

• Remember, once you have set up the feed with
  Feedburner it automatically creates enclosures
  on the feed it creates from your blog

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2b. Straight to RSS

• Download and install ListGardenhttp//softwaregar
  den.com/products/listgarden

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Create your Feed
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Add your MP3 as an item
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Set the browse values (once)
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Publish your feed
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Choose the file to enclose
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3. Listen!

• Users can listen to
• the MP3 file on the blogassuming you used this
  method (this is not the podcast)
• the podcast in iTunes or other podcasting client
• the podcasts in Bloglines or other aggregator

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iTunes
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Bloglines
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Publicizing your podcast?

• Register with iTunes
• Post a link to your podcast on your blog and/or
  website
• Announce in the library newsletter or in the
  local newspaper

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iTunes instructions

• http//www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/techspecs.htm
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Examples of podcasts

• Penguin Podcasts
• http//thepenguinpodcast.blogs.com/
• Podfeed.netpodcasts tagged with reading
• http//podfeed.net/tags/reading
• SWILSAs News Views weekly podcast
• http//www.swilsanews.blogspot.com

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Thank You!

• Michael Sauers
• msauers_at_nlc.state.ne.us
• http//del.icio.us/travelinlibrarian/class-podcast
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