Using Podcasts to Promote Hidden Treasures in Special Collections

UsingPodcaststoPromoteHiddenTreasuresinSpecialCollections

byMarkI.Greenberg,MLS,Ph.D.Director,SpecialCollectionsDepartment

UniversityofSouthFloridaTampa

iTunesUniversityatUSF

LaunchedinMarch2007

PartnershipwithApple,Inc. Contentfreetoallpatrons MustdownloadiTunes@http://www.apple.com/itunes

PortableoniPods

FirstWave:

CollegeofEducation HealthSciences UniversityRelations

SecondWave:

Libraries Athletics StudentAffairs

http://itunes.usf.edu

YouDon’tHaveiTunesU?TryYouTube!

Pros: UbiquitousontheInternet Popularwithyoungpeople Free Nosoftwaredownloadrequired Canserveasavideo“portal” OwnedbyGoogle(easilysearchableandfullyindexed)

Integratedsocialsoftware

Cons: Maximum100MBfilesize Maximum10‐min.segments Can’t“grabandgo”

ImplementingPodcastsintheUSFLibraries

ImplementationStrategies:

Appointcommittee

Assessneeds Developgoals Providetraining Re‐purposeoldcontent Developnewcontent Createhighvisibility Createa“buzz Evaluateresults

http://www.lib.usf.edu

LibrariesContent

DeliverySystems:

iTunesUniversity YouTube

SubjectCategories:

AbouttheTampaLibrary

Tours,Tips,&Techniques Bluesandpoetryprograms

Oralhistories SpecialCollections

http://www.lib.usf.edu/public/index.cfm?Pg=LibraryChannel

http://www.youtube.com/usflibraries

SpecialCollectionsPodcasts

WhyPodcastSpecialCollections?

Educate Entertain Increaseinformationaccess

Increaseinformationutility

Increasecollectionuse

WhattoPodcast?

Departmentmission

Collectionscope Policiesandprocedures “How‐to”guides Uniquecollections

PodcastTechnology

AppleComputers:

RecordaudiooniPod($50U.S.formicrophone)

Takephotoswithdigitalcamera

EditinGarageBandorAudacity(free)

Recordaudio&videoondigitalvideocamera

EditiniMovie(free)orFinalCutExpress($200U.S.)

WindowsComputers:

RecordaudiooniPod Takephotoswithdigitalcamera

EditinAudacity Recordaudio&videoondigitalvideocamera

EditinMSMovieMaker(free)

PodcastKits

TheSpecialCollectionsDepartmentloanspodcastkitscontaining:

4GBiPod BelkinmicrophoneforiPod

iPodACadapter

iPodheadphones Canondigitalcameraw/case

Canonbatterycharger Connectioncables

Forinstructionsonuse,seehttp://www.lib.usf.edu/public/_files/Recording_with_iPods.pdf

WhyUseGarageBand?

PreinstalledonMacs(free)

Inexpensivetoupgrade Createsandeditsaudiofiles Acceptspre‐recordedmusic

Cancreatenewmusic

Acceptsstillimages

Resultsresemblevideos

Minimallearningcurve

GarageBandLimitations

Appleonly Limitedimageeditingcapabilities

Can’tacceptvideo Seehttp://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/

EdicionesVigia:CubanHandmadeBooks

WrittenandnarratedbyUSFAssistantLibrarianTomaroTaylorinEnglishandSpanishRecordedandeditedbyUSFAssistantLibrarianAndrewHuse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdH6V5w9Ge8(English)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1cu0WmsLCs(Spanish)

The“Beauty”ofVideo

Visualanddynamicmedium

Greatcreativepotential Portable(iPods,cellphones) Librarianseenasexpert Supportslearningstyles Collectionscomealive

FreeInternetdeliverysystems

Cons: Moreexpensivethanaudio

Morecomplicatedtocreate

Moretimeconsuming

http://www.apple.com/finalcutexpress/

http://www.apple.com/ilife/imovie/

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/default.mspx

AbelBarroso’sTabacoconIdeologia

WrittenandnarratedbyUSFAssistantLibrarianKeliRylanceRecordedandeditedbyUSFAssistantLibrarianAndrewHuseandDavidAriew

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoM98hGtpT0

Thankyou

Questions?

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Contact:MarkI.Greenberg,MLS,Ph.D.UniversityofSouthFlorida

4202E.FowlerAvenue,LIB122Tampa,FL33620‐[email protected]://www.lib.usf.edu