Here I am again, after a bit of a hiatus, working on my own library’s 21 lunges program, helping to get it ready for the launch. We have had a good, steady response so far from the staff and hopefully this continues. I really believe learning about Web 2.0 tools is a valuable exercise. While some of them may not be worthwhile in a library context, just to know what they are and what they do is important. Also, to know what our patrons are using, what they talk about, the environments they inhabit is useful for helping us understand more about who we are serving.
Podcasting is a really great way to reach our clients. Useful for online tutorials, when they are too busy to come into the library for a face-to-face session and to communicate library news and key information about our services. My library is considering using them to complement a self-guided tour we have created, which is how my interest grew in the technology.
I really enjoyed this exercise, because it allowed me to use dedicated search engines to find podcasts on a multitude of topics. – literature, soap operas, technology, teen issues. There is something for everyone. Podcast Alley was a good tool for this. I also got to hear the different levels of quality that is produced, from the really good to the not so good. I learnt more about how to create a podcast, which I will be returning to later.
I guess the basic idea behind podcasting isn’t new, communicating audio to the interested listener, but the ease with which they can hear it and find it is new, how mainstream it has become. I could have an iPod, or could listen to one direct from my computer at home or at work.
Till next time.
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