Podcasts have become so popular that in 2005 the New Oxford American Dictionary selected podcast as the 2005 word of the year. Podcasts are downloadable audio files distributed over the Internet. Many libraries are creating podcasts in-house to distribute audio content about events, exhibits, bibliographic instructions, library collections etc. Many podcasts are available through RSS feeds and these can be played using aggregators such as Google Reader or Bloglines and using special software which can be downloaded from the Internet.
Here are some resources to help you get started finding, listening and creating your own podcasts:
Directories for finding podcasts:
Podcast alley
Podcast.net
Yahoo Podcasts
Digital Podcast
Tools for creating your own podcasts:
Audacity
Odeo
Free software available for listening to your podcasts:
There are other freely available software for listening to podcasts called podcast aggregators. Podcast alley provides links and instructions for downloading these aggregators.
1 comment:
podcasts have gone south with the arrival of mainstream video.
i think video killed the podcast and looking at the success and valuation of youtube and others.
also with the effort it takes to create a podcast versus the ease of point and shoot content creation...
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