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What I learned about Podcast this week
The Ohio University libraries podcast library tour is a great idea to introduce the library. This is a wonderful way to give library instructions to new students. If I would have had this type of service at my college library when I was a college student, it would have been an asset for my school life. The podcast in the library provides patrons service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. I listened to Dr. Main’s message regarding spring 2009 registration. I did this without the use of my computer screen while I was on a break at work. It was a convenient service that I am able to obtain helpful information by listening and gives the listeners a sense of caring from Dr, Main. This is because the emotion within her voice conveys her passion and care toward the listeners. Libraries will be able to reach out to their patrons by using podcast. However, after listening to the ellunimate session yesterday, I was convinced that libraries have to maintain a podcast in order to attract patrons. Greg explained that by having an unattractive library podcast, it becomes difficult to attract returning listeners. The patrons could easily lose interest with the podcast of the library. This could happen due to outdated information being provided, or simply from becoming bored with the layout.
Dowling College library podcast broadcasts interviews of alumni, faculty, and students. This is an excellent idea to bring the thoughts of people in the college out to the community. I think the library will receive tremendous feedback from patrons and the college community. I believe that interviews and testimonies make good use of podcast. The podcast can convey the speaker’s passion and feelings using their own voice. My experience of making a podcast was fun. It was easier than I thought it would be. But, making a podcast both interesting and attractive for the patrons is quite challenging. I believe that librarians need to consider the target audience for a podcast. This is because planning is a crucial element to the marketing of the podcast.
Toshu, I agree that being
Toshu, I agree that being able to manipulate the technology is not enough to provide an engaging and useful service; planning is the key. As for the ease of use, I was quite surprised to discover how easy and user friendly it was to download audacity especially since it was my first experience. What I found frustrating was the MP3 encoder which we needed to use. I had trouble encoding my podcast and ended up converting the audacity file into a wave file rather than an MP3. It is most definitely the first step towards experimenting with this medium and possibly mashups. Interestingly, besides accomplishing every weekly exercise I find myself in a position of problem solving and experimenting all the time.
"Interestingly, besides
"Interestingly, besides accomplishing every weekly exercise I find myself in a position of problem solving and experimenting all the time."
And that's exactly how I hoped the class experience would be for most students. Sometimes technologies work perfectly, but more often, they don't. It's important to develop those creative problem-solving skills in library school, because they are so critical in our professional work. And now, if that's something asked for in a job description, you have ample examples of when and how you utilized those technology problem-solving skills.
Toshu, it's so true that a
Toshu, it's so true that a library tour as a podcast is a great way to orient students. Since I was the sort of student who never asked for help in libraries, that's always the type I think about when designing services. Some might say, "well students can ask where ___ is" ... and that's true. However, plenty of people who can't find what they're looking for and can't find documentation or instruction that will help, will just give up rather than asking a librarian for help.