Podcasting: A Primer For Health Science Libraries

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Podcasting A Primer For Health Science
Libraries

• David FreeAtlanta Health Science Library
  Consortium
• December 1, 2006

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What Is Podcasting?

• Online distribution of media files through RSS
  2.0 syndication for listening on MP3 players or
  computers
• Lets you listen when, where and how you want
• No Feed No Podcast!
• No iPod necessary!
• Source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting

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A Brief, Incomplete History of Podcasting

• 2003 Dave Winer creates RSS feed w/ enclosures
• 2004 First use of word podcast
• 2004 Adam Curry releases iPodder script
• 9/2004 24 Google hits for podcast
• 2005 Apple adds podcasts to iTunes / Yahoo!
  Podcasts launched
• 2005 Podcast is New Oxford American Dictionary
  word of the year!
• 11/2006 128,000,000 Google hits for podcast
• Source blog.metawrap.com/blog/PodcastingTimeline.
  aspx

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Finding Listening To Podcasts

• Podcast websites
• Directories / search tools
• Listen online
• Add podcast feed to podcast receiver or
  podcatcher
• Download to your MP3 player

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Podcast Pickle

• Podcast Pickle - www.podcastpickle.com

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Podzinger

• Podzinger www.podzinger.com

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iTunes

• iTunes - www.apple.com/itunes

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Podcasting In Health Science Libraries
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Podcast Guides

• Direct users to relevent, quality health-related
  podcasts

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Podcast Guide 1

• Gibson D. Lewis Health Science Library (UNTHSC)
• library.hsc.unt.edu/guides/podcasts.cfm

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Podcast Your

• Speakers
• Lectures
• Interviews
• (Make sure to get permission!)

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Claude Moore Health Sciences Library

• Claude Moore Health Sciences Library (UVA)
  -www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/library/hi
  storical/lectures.cfm

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Promote Your

• Services
• Resources
• Events
• What do you want people to know about your
  library?

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Georgia Perimeter College

• GPC Decatur Campus Library www.gpc.edu/declib/p
  odcasts.htm

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Teach Them

• Resource guides
• Patient education
• Library instruction sessions
• Technical training
• Internal training too!

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University of Buffalo

• University of Buffalo HSL InfoPods -
• ublib.buffalo.edu/hsl/ref/mp3/

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LifePODS

• LifeBridge Health LifePODS
• www.lifebridgehealth.org/body.cfm?id3600

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Have A Plan!

• Why?

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LifePODS

• Moraine Valley Community College Library
• www2.morainevalley.edu/default.asp?SiteId10PageI
  d1496

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Have A Plan!

• What?
• Who?
• When?
• How?

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7 Steps To Podcast Heaven

• Recording / Editing
• Listening
• Hosting
• Posting
• Feeding
• Promoting
• Evaluate / Repeat

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1. Recording / Editing

• Microphone!
• Start Basic
• USB
• Upgrade?

• Audacity
• Open Source
• Free
• Easy!
• 96 kBit/s MP3

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1. Recording / Editing
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1. Recording / Editing
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1. Recording / Editing
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2. Listening

• Check your work before you turn it in!

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3. Hosting

• Your server if possible or...
• OurMedia
• Blip.tv
• liberated syndication
• Odeo

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4 - 5. Posting / Feeding

• Library webpage
• Blog

• RSS 2.0
• Hand code?
• Podbasket
• Poderator
• Feedburner

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4. Feeding

• NEJM This Week RSS Feed podcast.nejm.org/nejm_aud
  io_summaries.xml

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4. Feeding

• Listen Up! Feedburned feeds.feedburner.com/gpcli
  braryradio

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6. Promoting

• Institution
• Community
• Podcast directories
• Dont forget your tags!

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5. Promoting
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7. Evaluate Repeat

• Listen to your listeners!
• Not a one shot deal!

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Thanks For Listening!

• Questions? Comments?
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