Virtually There

This was my experience with podcasts: finding a good one that is easy to hear, relevant, and doesn't require a subscription or some sort of hijinks is a challenge.

The LIS one either requires registration or is very non-intuitive. The other choice for our assignment involved bad phone connections and even worse humor--plus it was LONG. Dear people who designed this assignment, I have a True Confession: I found a substitute podcast, and I liked it (well, I liked the part I found time to listen to). I recommend childrensbookradio.com. In fact, you should be impressed that I posted it to my very own Del.icio.us account, in case I want to find it later and have become so addled I can't remember where it was. I liked the concept. I listened to part of an interview with an author, and it was fascinating--and the fact that I wasn't available at a specific time had no impact on my ability to listen to it. Most of them had weird, whirly things on the screen while I listened and those really bugged me. I felt as if I were having an opthalmologic occurrence that should involve medical intervention.

What could we at our library podcast? Good question. I can see vodcasting as having more applications here. We don't do much that involves only audio. I guess we could podcast Board Meetings, although I don't see those being in high demand.

In terms of library vodcasts, I liked this one by the Denver Public Library:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AppCIzJD84. Since it offers me the chance to subscribe to Denver Library videos, I think I even found the right category.

In addition to vodcasts that would help our public, I think we should also consider how we can interact with the library community at large. Our funny Confidentiality training video could be helping other libraries!