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Podcasting: Yes, you can!

Podcasting: Yes, you can!. Michael Sauers Technology Innovation Librarian NLC Eastern Library System Library Media Specialist Training Day 5 May 2007. What is a podcast?.

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Podcasting: Yes, you can!

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  1. Podcasting:Yes, you can! Michael SauersTechnology Innovation LibrarianNLC Eastern Library SystemLibrary Media Specialist Training Day 5 May 2007

  2. What is a podcast? “The method of distributing multimedia files, such as audio or video programs, over the Internet using either the RSS or Atom syndication formats, for playback on mobile devices and personal computers. The term podcast, like 'radio', can mean both the content and the method of delivery.” —Wikipedia

  3. What isn’t a podcast? • A Web page with links to downloadable audio or video content.

  4. How might I use podcasts at the library? • Booktalks (recruit patrons to write/read) • Book reviews • “Teasers” for New books, Old favorites, Special occasions • Library Newsletter • Tutorials • Teens’ / Students’ original work (permissions)

  5. How do I do a podcast? (The “I have no budget” model)

  6. Step 1: Record • Onto computer or digital recorder • Export as MP3

  7. Step 2a: via a blog • Upload the MP3 file to a Web server • Link to MP3 in a blog post • Create feed for podcast (one-time set-up through Feedburner)

  8. Step 2b: straight to RSS • Upload your MP3 file to your Web server • Create the RSS file (ListGarden) • Publish the feed file to your Web server

  9. 3. Subscribe & Listen! • Choose an aggregator or podcasting client(Bloglines, iTunes) • Subscribe to the feed • Listen to the downloaded content

  10. Getting set up: One-time tasks • Create a blog and/or find some space on a Web server • Create a Feedburner account for podcast • Download recording software

  11. 1. RECORD You will need: • Computer with sound card and a microphone to plug into mic jack, or • A USB microphone with a built in soundcard • Software that will record and convert to MP3 (Audacity)

  12. Audacityhttp://audacity.sourceforge.net/

  13. Record with Audacity

  14. Export as MP3 file • File | Export as MP3 • The first time you export as MP3 it will prompt you to download a lame_enc.dll file

  15. Download & Install LAME

  16. Find & Open lame_enc.dll

  17. Edit ID3 tags • A tag edit window will pop up — add title, “artist” and choose genre (probably “other”)

  18. Upload MP3 file to Web server • Uploading instructions will vary from library to library • copy and paste using Front Page; or • ftp; or • whatever method you normally use

  19. 2a. Blog • You will need: • Space on a Web server for your MP3 files(provided for the class) • A blog(to be created next)

  20. Create a Blogger blog http://www.blogger.com/

  21. Create an account

  22. Name Your Blog

  23. Choose a template

  24. Your blog has been created!

  25. Link to the MP3 file on your blog

  26. Your blog post published successfully!

  27. Creating a podcast feed • If blog does not create enclosures for media files (Blogger does not), use Feedburner to create feed for podcast. http://www.feedburner.com/

  28. Choose feed version

  29. Burn the feed

  30. Configure podcast for iTunes

  31. Congrats!

  32. Customize your podcast

  33. “And then magic happens…” Remember, once you have set up the feed with Feedburner it automatically creates “enclosures” on the feed it creates from your blog

  34. 2b. Straight to RSS Download and install ListGardenhttp://softwaregarden.com/products/listgarden

  35. Create your Feed

  36. Add your MP3 as an item

  37. Set the browse values (once)

  38. Publish your feed

  39. Choose the file to enclose

  40. 3. Listen! Users can listen to: • the MP3 file on the blogassuming you used this method (this is not the podcast) • the podcast in iTunes or other podcasting client • the podcasts in Bloglines or other aggregator

  41. iTunes

  42. Bloglines

  43. Publicizing your podcast? • Register with iTunes • Post a link to your podcast on your blog and/or website • Announce in the library newsletter or in the local newspaper

  44. iTunes instructions • http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/techspecs.html

  45. Examples of podcasts • Penguin Podcasts http://thepenguinpodcast.blogs.com/ • Podfeed.net—podcasts tagged with ‘reading’ http://podfeed.net/tags/reading • SWILSA’s News & Views weekly podcast http://www.swilsanews.blogspot.com

  46. Thank You! Michael Sauers msauers@nlc.state.ne.us http://del.icio.us/travelinlibrarian/class-podcasting

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