Podcasting 101, Using Podcasting in an Academic setting by Jodie Borgerding & Martha Allen
Piux XII Memorial Library
St Louis University
Definition of podcasting
Definition of vodcasting
What’s the buzz? Stats about tech savvy users, 1st qrtr of 2007 iPod sales reached 100 millionth rank
Oct 2007 14% of adults age 18-29 have downloaded a podcast
35% of 677 profs say podcasts are an important communication tool
Rise in pop of online videos hula.com
Uses of podcasting at other libs:
Bellevue community college life science center
Valdosta University Library – Plagiarism video
Moaine Valley Community College Library – promote lib events, record speakers
Morton College Library – national library week – blip.tv
March of the Librarians – ALA Midwinter 2007
Duke University Medical Center – orientation, tour
Winona State University Library – Orientation
Sheridan Libraries – John Hopkins University – promote services
Fairfield Uni – promotion of services, Laguna Beach type of video
Planning your first project
Choose theme – think small, choose a purpose
Write script and/or storyboard
Check for copyright issues
Recording – record audio in one take, remember for every 5 min of video you’ll need 30 min of footage, you can edit out mistakes
Be aware of time issues, patrons get bored fast, break longer projects in to sections
Find people that share your excitement
Be flexible or creative
Issues to consider
Impact on visually and hearing impaired users – transcript for audio files, video should have subtitles or post script
Intellectual property – check with institution
Copyright issues with music
Very complicated
Mozart might be in public domain, but performer and producer might not be in public domain
Ascap – can buy license from them
Magnatune.com – free creative commons license
Ccmixter.org
Space is the biggest issue
Server space
Storage space
Mental space
Time – so much time to edit, much more than recording
Examples of podcasts and videos
They do podcasts and videos under 4 minutes
Questions –
Do they keep stats? – yes
Do students have issues with streaming? – embedded require adobe flash
What editing software are they using? Adobe premiere elements $125, adobe premiere, can also use windows movie maker, iMovies,
Do you know how many hits you get on the old style tutorials?
How many hits are the director’s talks getting?
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