Library Audioblogs & Podcasts

A Central Florida Library Cooperative Workshop

Background & Tutorials
Software, Hosts, & Aggregators

Directories & Search Tools
Selective Library/Librarian Podcasts
Library iPod & Podcasting Projects

Educational Projects
Uses for Podcasts

Background & Tutorials

7 Things You Should Know About Podcasting: http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7003.pdf; Excellent condensation in pamphlet format from EDUCAUSE.
Beginner's Guide to Podcasting: http://www.download.com/Beginners-Guide-to-Podcasting/1200-20-5147828.html?tag=txt; From CNET, a very brief overview on how to subscribe to and create podcasts. Some links to favorite tools.
Break into podcasting - What you'll need - CNET reviews: http://reviews.cnet.com/Break_into_podcasting_What_you_ll_need/4660-6490_7-6250931.html; A video overview of how to podcast, broken into 8 steps.
Engadget Podcast 001 - 10.05.2004 / How-To: Podcasting (get Podcasts and make your own): http://www.engadget.com/entry/5843952395227141/; Both how to subscribe to podcasts and how to produce them--with excellent screenshots and their own podcast included.
Four Minutes About Podcasting: http://www.cadence90.com/wp/index.php?p=3548; A four-minute movie extolling the virtues and ease of listening to podcasts. Excellent.
Handheld Librarian: A Podcasting Primer: http://handheldlib.blogspot.com/2005/03/podcasting-primer.html; Though a blog post, this is set up as a directory of resources and tutorials about podcasting. Nicely done.
How Podcasting Works: http://computer.howstuffworks.com/podcasting.htm; An intelligible overview of the technology behind podcasting.
How to Create Your Own Podcast - A Step-by-Step Tutorial: http://radio.about.com/od/podcastin1/a/aa030805a.htm; From the About.com radio guide, a detailed tutorial that starts from the absolute beginnings.
How to Podcast RIAA Music Under License: http://blog.lextext.com/blog/_archives/2005/1/4/225172.html; A podcast on using music legally.
Indiepodder.org: http://www.ipodder.org/; Both a directory and a series of tutorials (along the right menu) about podcasting, from Adam Curry, one of the developers of podcasting.
Make a Podcast: http://www.castwiki.com/index.php/Make_a_podcast; CastWiki is relatively sparse wiki that presumably will grow over time. Sponsored by Digital Podcast (see directories).
Podcast.com: http://www.podcast.com/; An all-purpose podcast site, including "news, rss feeds, tools, podcast tips, software & more! We're building the most comprehensive Podcast Directory to include the latest Podcast news, reviews and ratings, and software & tools for Podcasting & Audio Blogs." Special feature is the podcast companion to the forthcoming book, Podcast Solutions.
Podcasting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast; A good description of the background and variety of podcasts.
Podcasting 101: http://www.mls.lib.il.us/tempfiles/20051018%20podcasting.pdf; Slides from a presentation by Jenny Levine, The Shifted Librarian, this is an outstanding overview of what podcasting is and how it works.
Podcasting / Audio Blogging / Video Blogging: http://weblogs.about.com/od/podcastingaudioblogging/; From About.com, this is a list of a number of articles and tutorials.
Podcasting: Finding and Subscribing to Podcasts: http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1817855,00.asp?kc=ETRSS02129TX1K0000532; An excellent overview of just what the title states, this is chapter 3 from the upcoming ExtremeTech book, Podcasting: Do It Yourself Guide, by Todd Cochrane.
Tools for Podcasting: http://weblogs.about.com/od/podcastingaudioblogging/a/podcastingtools.htm; Another page from About.com, this describes hardware and software that will assist in podcasting.
What is Podcasting and Why Should You Care?: http://blog.contentious.com/archives/2004/10/29/what-is-podcasting-and-why-should-you-care; A lengthy blog entry cum tutorial about podcasts.
Yahoo! Groups: Podcasters: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/podcasters/; A good place to go for questions or assistance, but not when first starting out.
Yahoo! Podcasts Beta: http://podcasts.yahoo.com/start; This section of the podcast directory from Yahoo! starts with a frequently asked questions (FAQ) file on listening and subscribing to podcasts. Also includes a tutorial for those wishing to create and publish podcasts.

Software, Hosts, & Aggregators (Selective!)

Audacity: Free Audio Editor and Recorder: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/; For those interested in producing podcasts, "Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems."
Audioblog.com: http://www.audioblog.com/; Subscription service with a seven-day free trial available.
Audioblogger.com: http://www.audioblogger.com/; Owned by Google, this is a free audioblogging tool for anyone who maintains a Blogger.com blog. Provides a telephone number that bloggers can use from any phone, anywhere to create and automatically link audio blog posts.
iPodder Lemon: the cross-platform podcast receiver: http://ipodder.sourceforge.net/index.php; Free software for platforms other than iPods. One of the most downloaded and popular of all the software.
iPodder.NET: http://ipoddernet.sourceforge.net/; "iPodder.NET is a media aggregator that automatically downloads content to your machine. All you have to do is subscribe to RSS feeds, and your machine handles the rest for you. It integrates automatically with iTunes, creating playlists and synching with your attached iPod." iPod machines necessary, or a download from the above.
iTunes Podcasts: http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/; This page describes podcasts on the iTunes Music Library, but to launch the store site, proprietary software is needed (instructions included on how to purchase). This is one of the leading sources of free podcasts. Also has tutorials on how to podcast and how to add a podcast.
Podcast Receivers / Podcast Clients / RSS Rippers: http://weblogs.about.com/od/podcastreceiversclients/; From About.com, this lists tools to help listen or subscribe to podcasts.
Podcasting: Hear What the Buzz Is About: http://playlistmag.com/features/2005/01/podcastinglisten/index.php; An article with good descriptions and comparisons among several of the major popular podcatchers.
Podcasting Plugins / Add-ons for Weblogs: http://weblogs.about.com/od/podcastingpluginsaddons/; From About.com, this lists tools to add on to browsers or blogging software to enable podcasting.
Skype + Podcast Recorder = SkypeCasters: http://www.henshall.com/blog/archives/001056.html; A blog entry with instructions on how to use Skype for audio recording.
Telcaster: http://telcaster.com; A free service that will also host created podcasts. Includes a tutorial.

Directories & Search Tools

Podcast Directories and Registries: http://weblogs.about.com/od/podcastdirectories/; From About.com, this is a list with descriptions of various podcast directories.
Digital Podcasts: http://www.digitalpodcast.com/; Classified, alphabetic, and searchable directory of podcasts.
Indiepodder.org: http://www.ipodder.org/; Both a directory and a series of tutorials (along the right menu) about podcasting, from Adam Curry, one of the developers of podcasting.
iTunes Podcasts: http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/; This page describes podcasts on the iTunes Music Library, but to launch the store site, proprietary software is needed. This is one of the leading sources of free podcasts. Also has tutorials on how to podcast and how to add a podcast.
Odeo: http://odeo.com/; A tagged and searchable directory.
The Peoples Choice Podcast Awards: http://www.podcastawards.com/; 2005 was the inaugural year for these awards. Winners are already chosen (and marked herein) and the awards ceremony will be available via Streaming Audio on Friday, Nov. 11, 2005, at 5 p.m. Pacific Time from the Ontario California Marriott.
Podcast Alley: http://www.podcastalley.com/; "Podcast Alley is the podcast lovers portal. Featuring the best Podcast Directory and the Top 10 podcasts (as voted on by the listeners). You will also find podcast software, the podcast forum and great podcasting info."
Podcast Bunker: http://www.podcastbunker.com/; What distinguishes this directory is quality over quantity. "This web site is designed to find and promote 'Only The Best Podcast' [sic] on the net, taking Audio Quality and the value of the content into consideration. Each and every podcast is reviewed one at a time for quality, only the hand selected are listed."
Podcast Central: http://www.podcastcentral.com/; At the moment, a static closed directory undergoing "some needed changes" with the redesigned site "debuting soon."
Podcast Directory: http://www.podcastdirectory.com/; This directory is set apart by the ability to browse podcasts in numerous ways: on a Google map; by genre; by region; by language; by popularity; and by "buzz."
Podcast Network: http://www.thepodcastnetwork.com/; A very specialized directory, that bills itself as "the first commercial podcast network in the world." All the podcasts herein "are managed [produced] and aggregated under one roof." Easy to subscribe and also includes information on how to apply to be a program host.
Podcast Pickle: http://www.podcastpickle.com/; A general directory that offers many features, including personalization, different from others (see comparison chart here). Though lacking a categorized directory, it is searchable and has browseable lists by podcast groups; podcasts wanting sponsors; podcasts with promos; and podcasts alphabetically, by genre, by language, and by rating.
Podcast.com: http://www.podcast.com/; An all-purpose podcast site, including "news, rss feeds, tools, podcast tips, software & more! We're building the most comprehensive Podcast Directory to include the latest Podcast news, reviews and ratings, and software & tools for Podcasting & Audio Blogs." Special feature is the podcast companion to the forthcoming book, Podcast Solutions.
Podcast.net: The Podcast Directory: http://www.podcast.net/; A categorized directory also searchable by title and description, keyword, location, hosts, and episodes.
Podscope: http://www.podscope.com/; Not a directory, but a search engine, this "makes every word searchable within a podcast, enables the audio indexing of podcast content, which is equally applicable to video blogs and personal videos."
Weblogs.com: Audio: http://audio.weblogs.com/; "The freshest podcasts in the known universe."
Yahoo! Podcasts Beta: http://podcasts.yahoo.com/; A new service, this is a typical Yahoo! categorized directory that is searchable by series and/or episodes. Has tutorials featured above in Background.

Selective Library/Librarian Podcasts

Listen Up!: http://gpclibraryradio.blogspot.com/; "Monthly news and information programming from the Decatur Campus Library of Georgia Perimeter College."
Daily Searchcast: http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/podcast.html; Not a library/librarian podcast per se (although Gary Price, one of the contributors, is a librarian), this provides "a 10-15 minute recap of past day's news about search engines and search marketing, featuring Search Engine Watch Blog editors Danny Sullivan and Gary Price summarizing stories and sharing off-the-cuff remarks about what happened and what may come."
LIS Podcasts: http://lispodcasts.com/; "LISPodcasts.com serves as a central clearinghouse of everything that is happening in the world of LIS Internet Audio." Includes links to many of the podcasts listed in this section.
LIS Webcast: http://lisradio.missouri.edu/; The aim with these webcsts from the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies at the University of Missouri-Columbia is " to help in '...creating and exploring the intersection of information and learning.' We hope to present interesting and stimulating conversations with movers, shakers, and the odd gadfly or two in libraryland."
OPAL Podcast: http://opalpodcast.blogspot.com/; "Welcome to a podcast for audiorecordings of OPAL (Online Programming for All Libraries--and All Library Users) including book discussions, interviews, training, current events programs, and more!"
Open Stacks: http://openstacks.net/os/; Excellent blog with audio enclosures/podcasts by Greg Schwartz, one of the first librarian podcasters and the originator of the Carnival of the Infosciences.
Teenlibrarian: http://www.teenlibrarian.com/blog.html; A blog with podcasts aimed at librarians who work with teens.
Virtual Dave's Broadcast Center: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/tiki-index.php?page=WVRD; The blog/podcasts of "an associate professor at Syracuse University's School of Information Studies and director of the Information Institute of Syracuse. His research interests are in reference services and the incorporation of human expertise into information systems."

Library iPod and Podcasting Projects

The iPod Experiments: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA515808.html#LibrariesGetPodcasting; A Library Journal article by Michael Stephens from April 2005 detailing a number of library iPod projects, several covered in this section.
Audible.com: http://www.audible.com/; Not podcasts, but a " home for premium digital audio entertainment and information. Choose from more than 25,000 best-selling digital audioboooks, radio shows, audio versions of popular magazines, daily newspapers, and more. Download your audio programs in minutes and listen using your iPod�, Palm OS handheld, Pocket PC, Creative� MuVo�, PC, Mac, or on CDs you burn." Account required; used by many libraries.
Baylor University - Audio Reserves 2Go: http://www.baylor.edu/lib/gifts/index.php?id=26242; A project where "...the entire semester's listening assignments for all music courses are loaded onto [circulating] iPods..."
Duke Divinity School Library - Help Desk: http://www.lib.duke.edu/divinity/help/index.html; See "Audio Help" at bottom of page for two audio tutorials which can be downloaded to an iPod or MP3 player. Limited availability of reference staff was the impetus for these projects.
Libraries Doing Cool Things with iPods: http://www.tametheweb.com/ttwblog/archives/000977.html; An entry in the excellent Tame the Web blog about various library iPod projects, including several of those in this section.
Libraries With Audiobook Downloads Eschew iPods: http://www.macnewsworld.com/story/45757.html; An article dealing with some of the format controversies with which libraries desiring to circulate audiobooks must deal.
MIT Libraries News - The iPods Are Here!: http://news-libraries.mit.edu/blog/archives/87; Announcing circulating iPods, with policies found in a PDF file here.
Newport Beach Public Library Audio Books on iPod Shuffle: http://www.city.newport-beach.ca.us/nbpl/Bestsellers%20&%20New%20Titles/iPods.htm; A list of books circulating on iPod Shuffles, plus the use policies.
South Huntington Public Library Online: http://shpl.suffolk.lib.ny.us/; Circulating audiobooks and music on iPod Shuffles, as well as allowing patrons to download library files to their own equipment. Background and coverage of this project can be found here, here, and with other projects, here.
Thomas Ford Memorial Library Audio Reviews by Teens at the Library!: http://www.fordlibrary.org/yareviews/; Not a huge archive, but an interesting concept.
University of Alberta Libraries iPod Walking Tour: http://www.library.ualberta.ca/podcasting/; From the Science and Technology Library, these are MP3 files that can be downloaded to iPods or any MP3 players (in English and Chinese).
University of Sheffield Library iPod Induction Tours: http://www.lbasg.group.shef.ac.uk/downloads/; This tour is a set of files to be downloaded to any MP3 player and then "listened to at a designated Listening Point in the relevant library. These are marked by numbered 'Listening Point' posters. You can 'follow the tour' starting at number 1, or listen to the files in any order you choose."

Educational Projects

Drexel U. Will Give Free iPods to Students in School of Education: http://chronicle.com/free/2005/03/2005030203n.htm; An article about Drexel's plans for Fall semester 2005.
The Education Podcast Network: http://epnweb.org/; "The Education Podcast Network is an effort to bring together into one place, the wide range of podcast programming that may be helpful to teachers looking for content to teach with and about, and to explore issues of teaching and learning in the 21st century."
iPods and Academia: The Duke First-Year Experience: http://www.educause.edu/LIVE0510; An archived Webcast from EDUCAUSE Live! May 17, 2005.
iPods help drill U-M student dentists Lecture 'podcasts' now available: http://www.mlive.com/business/aanews/index.ssf?/base/business-3/1127227448292100.xml&coll=2; Describes how dental students at the University of Michigan are creating and listening to podcasts professors� lectures. Some interesting discussion of ramifications here.
Learning 2005 University - Free PodCasts & Video: http://www.learning2005.com/university/; "Each week prior to Learning 2005 [Oct. 30 - Nov. 2, 2005] we will post video, audio and text segments to trigger conversations and dialogues in the learning field."
Narrowcasting 101: Using Blogs, Podcasts, and Videoblogs in Higher Education: http://www.educause.edu/LIVE0514; An archived Webcast from EDUCAUSE Live! July 21, 2005.
Teaching Music Appreciation with Podcasting: http://www.corante.com/podcasting/2005/10/25/teaching_music_appreciation_with_podcasting.php; A blog post about innovative use of podcasts in a high school.

Uses for Podcasts

e-Learning Guru: http://www.e-learningguru.com/default.asp; A blog with "100's of articles & white papers & tools" designed to facilitate discussion about "get[ting] better all the time at how we facilitate learning" with all kinds of emerging technology.
The EdTech Posse | Home of the EdTech Posse podcast: http://edtechposse.ca/; "Talking about education, teaching, learning and technology."
Election '05: Lib Dems turn to iPods to reach voters: Speeches podcast via party blog: http://hardware.silicon.com/storage/0,39024649,39129864,00.htm; An article by Jo Best from April 2005 on how political blogs are using podcasts.
Fifty Fun Things to do with Your iPod: http://www.kottke.org/plus/50-ways-ipod/; Not podcasting in and of itself, but some creative things to do with iPods.
iPod in the Classroom: http://www.apple.com/education/ipod/lessons/; A growing collection from Apple of lesson plans incorporating iPods in the classroom.
iPod Lessons for All of Us: http://www.edugadget.com/2005/04/18/ipod-lessons-for-all-of-us/; Starts from the Apple lesson plans mentioned immediately above and makes other suggestions for other stakeholders.
MAKE ebooks for your iPod guide!: http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2005/06/make_ebooks_for_1.html; From Make Magazine, a how-to on creating electronic books on an iPod.
Pew Internet & American Life Project Commentary: http://www.pewinternet.org/pipcomments.asp; Not just related to podcasts, this is the blog announcing Pew Internet & American Life Project results and studies. The Project looks at who is using and how they're using the Internet and related technologies in general.
Podcasting Possibilities: http://www.educause.edu/LIVE055; An archived Webcast from EDUCAUSE Live! March 4, 2005.
Podcasts and e-Learning: http://www.symstruct.com/podcast.htm; Podcasts on podcasts in education and training.
Weblogg-ed: The Read/Write Web in the Classroom: http://www.weblogg-ed.com/; A seminal blog whose purpose is described as "Tapping the power and potential of the read/write Web (Weblogs, wikis, RSS, furl, flickr, podcasting, etc.) in the classroom." Under "ed blogs" also has a huge blogroll of educational blogs.
What Sounds Interesting? Podcasting and Learning Styles: http://blog.contentious.com/archives/2005/10/10/sounds-interesting-podcasting-learning-styles; This blog post points out the benefits of podcasts to auditory learners.
Will Audiobooks Fit on iPods?: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA602667.html&; A Library Journal article by Norman Oder from June 2005.

Created 10/1/2005; last revised 10/28/2005

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