Thursday, July 9, 2009

Podcasts and Podcasting

This was a very, very interesting topic - can't help thinking of lots of ways that it can be used in one's private life - but must get back to thinking about using it in a library context.

Listened to a podcast from the British Library - The Holkham Bible Fascimile - very, very entertaining.
Then one from the ABC - Opal: a mystery gemstone - also extremely interesting.

Again, one could wander off on all sorts of tangents ....

How could my library use podcasting for our clients and staff?
One way that we could use podcasts could be in our Home Library Service - library users who cannot physically get in to use our main library or our Mobile Library that services many of our local towns and villages.
We could use these podcasts to advertise events, communicate changes or just read parts of a book to them - a multitude of uses only limited by our imaginations.

Another way would be for those patrons who use our audiobooks to fill in their travelling time to and from work, whether by train or in their car.
Or for those patrons who listen to audiobooks while doing household chores. Again, a multitude of uses ....

But there are always one's own personal uses. Hmmmm ....

1 comment:

  1. It sounds like you had fun with this week's learning.

    Ellen (PLS)

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