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MLA Week 7 Week 7 – Podcasting and Online Hosted Video
April 22, 2008, 2:06 pm
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4/22/08 Youtube video entitled “where’s the Library?” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O82TRGiJDE4

Reading Exercise:
Podcasting News – “What is Podcasting?”

Podium – “What is podcasting?”
http://www.podiumpodcasting.com/whatispodcasting/index.html done

http://www.podcastingnews.com/articles/What_is_Podcasting.html done

Discovery Exercise:
Podcasting
1. Browse the podcasting directory site podcast.net (http://www.podcast.net/) done ( topics: Entertainment, arts, business & money, sciences etc.)and Podcast Alley (http://www.podcastalley.com). done Don’t worry about subscribing at this point. Explore the categories and locate the Heath section. Take note of the topics available.
2. Explore one of the podcast sites below for Health Sciences. done Listen to a podcast online.

3. Create a Odeo account done
4. Within Odeo search for any topic that interest you (you might try library, health, or technology) done
5. Click on one of the results that you find interesting. (Library) Listened to Podcating: Browsing Library of Congress.
6. Click on “Subscribe”. done
7. Click on the “My Audio” tab. You will see your section along with the latest “show”. Future shows will be delivered here as they are made. done

Reading Exercise:
7 things you should know about…YouTube
http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7018.pdf done

Discovery Exercise:
1. Search YouTube and find an example of a library using YouTube. MY Example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_uOKFhoznI done

2. Find a video you like and want to share on your blog. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O82TRGiJDE4 “Where’s the Library?” done

Blog Exercise
Write a blog entry discussing how you felt about the experience of using YouTube and what you think about this service. When I was in graduate school for Library and Information Science course, I was required to do a project that illustrated a type of library service. I chose to make a video of a librarian doing ready reference for 3 different types of patrons with very different needs. I believe YouTube could be used by librarians to demonstrate types of services provided to patrons. It could be used to give a tour of the library for orientation. Do you see any potential uses for Podcasting in the library. If so what and why? Our library already has a contract with ITunes to do podcasting. Visiting speakers for our medical school are video taped and the audio content may be placed online as a podcast so medical students missing the lecture can listen in at their own convenience. done