Woops - I missed the week #9 blog on podcasting. The uses for podcasting just seem endless. I don't think there are too many public libraries in Western Australia who are using podcasting however we at Cockburn have just produced our first successful podcast and we see it as an opportunity to make available suitable programmes to those who could not attend the event on the day. Some of the issues we considered before launching our first foray into podcasting were -
- how much staff time resources required
- technical expertise needed
- specialist equipment needed
We decided that we had the necessary expertise on staff and equipment required and that it would be a useful experience to test the waters and see if podcasting would be something that our library users would find useful.
Personally I find podcasting great. I quite often catch the end of an interesting interview on the radio when driving in the car and know I can go to the ABC website and listen to the whole interview.
I also really enjoy iview and catching up on all the great TV programs I seem to miss!
Interesting post. Will you be able to see how many people have accessed the podcast?
ReplyDeleteThats great that the library is starting podcasts, hope it all goes well for you. May I ask what iview is?
ReplyDeleteKK, Iview is the ABC's online streaming TV channel where you can watch ABC TV programs on the internet. The program are usually available for 2 weeks after they have screened on TV. The shows are streamed rather than downloaded.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Linda it is nice to know you can still watch or listern to something even though you missed half of it earlier!
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