Podcasting for Information Literacy By Regina Lee Roberts

Podcasting for Information Literacy By Regina Lee Roberts, MLS Assistant Curator, African Collection Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources regina. roberts@stanford. edu World Library and Information Congress: 73 rd IFLA General Conference and Council "Libraries for the future: Progress, Development and Partnerships"19 -23 August 2007, Durban, South Africa Information Literacy Section together with the Academic and Research Libraries Section

What is a Podcast ? n Internet audio files that can be listened to on a desktop or downloaded to a digital audio player. n Podcasts are syndicated broadcasts. n Syndication is made possible because of RSS (Really Simple Syndication) code. n Common aggregators help the listener to subscribe and capture the audio file as they are created

Why Podcasting? I view podcasting as a viable emerging technology that affords us new ways of delivering libraryrelated content. This includes information literacy concepts, marketing of library services, and exploring other ways to collaborate with library stakeholders. .

Educause Center For Applied Research (ECAR) n The ECAR Key Findings: 2006 A study on information technology use in undergraduate education. n 3 rd year in row. n Findings reinforce the use of rich media content in higher education. n Who participated in the 2006 survey? n n 96 different 2 yr & 4 yr institutions 28, 724 undergraduate students responded Katz, Richard N. (2006, December ) Key Findings: The ECAR study of undergraduate students and information technology, 2006. EDUCAUSE. Available online at http: //www. educause. edu/Library. Detail. Page/666? ID=ERS 0606

ECAR Study Key Findings in 2006 n n 61. 3% reported that they owned an electronic music/video device (MP 3 player). Up 22% from 2005. n 70. 6 % are familiar with downloading sound and video files. n 27. 7% create or edit audio and/or video files. Katz, Richard N. (2006, December ) Key Findings: The ECAR study of undergraduate students and information technology, 2006. EDUCAUSE. Available online at http: //www. educause. edu/Library. Detail. Page/666? ID=ERS 0606

Podcasting as a component of Information Literacy curricula n Database descriptions n Subject specialist introductions n Searching Techniques n Engages the library users n Faculty interviews conducted by librarian n Promotes faculty/librarian interaction n Research guides related to coursework n Showcase services n Provides Asynchronous access. n Special Guest Lectures n Option for Distance Learners n New book reviews n Share with peer Institutions

Streaming media at ASU Library • Using video and sound files • Podcasts, Webcasts, Audio tours n Arizona State: The Library Channel n http: //www. asu. edu/librarychannel/

The Library Channel at ASU Libraries http: //www. asu. edu/librarychannel/

Value n Engages the Library Users n Promotes Faculty/Librarian Interaction n Provides Asynchronous Access n Option for Distance Learners n Allows Sharing with Peers and Peer Institutions n Showcases Library Services n Advocacy tool for the library

Scholarly Exchange Organized Captured and Archived by Librarians n Synergy Lecture Series at UCSC n http: //library. ucsc. edu/science/synergy/index. html

http: //library. ucsc. edu/science/synergy/index. html

How to create a podcast – Basic Steps n n n n Use a Planning Checklist Organize Content Record sound files Edit sound files Create online space for hosting files Add files to online space with RSS tags Include metadata descriptions of content. Market series to users

Planning Check List n Where to post the podcasts n Copyright issues n How many episodes in the series n Archived ? n What equipment will be used? n Will you need streaming server space n Budget for set-up n n Quality standards for the sound files? Sound files that include slides or video? n Availability of listening tools. n Who are the production participants? n Is there Instituional support for this project or are you trying to create a reason for support? n How much time allowed for editing n Metadata? n Captioning, Transcription & Translations

Where to Post the Podcast n n n In a Blog On a Website In a Course Management System ¡ ¡ In conjunction with faculty and based on course content. Can be password protected, if needed.

Equipment Microphone & USB interface: M-Audio Podcast Factory http: //www. maudio. com/products/en_us/Podcast. Factory -main. html Mac Laptop with OSX PC with Windows can be used as well. See Addendum for more options

Software: n Audacity (Open-Source) Works with Mac OSX, Microsoft Windows http: //audacity. sourceforge. net/ n Garage Band (i. Life Product, comes with newer Mac, costs about $99 USD. http: //www. apple. com/ilife/garageband/ n BIAS Peak (higher end sound editing and recording) for use with Mac http: //www. bias-inc. com/products/peak. Pro 5/ n Educational discounted software avail in the U. S. at: http: //www. creationengine. com/html

N the Stacks n n Regina’s blog with podcasts Disseminating Information Literacy Pedagogy. nhttp: //2 thestacks. blogspot. com/ Syndicated using Feedburner http: //www. feedburner. com/fb/a/home

Additional Considerations – Accessibility n Captioning NCAM National Center for Accessible media and WGBH rich media captioning n http: //ncam. wgbh. org/richmedia/ n Media Access Generator (MAGpie) ¡ http: //ncam. wgbh. org/webaccess/magpie/ n Freeware Software for educational institutions

Additional Considerations Metadata & Archiving n. W 3 C (World Wide Web Consortium) ¡ n http: //www. w 3. org/ Copyright ¡ See Creative Commons nhttp: //creativecommons. org/ nhttp: //wiki. creativecommons. org/Podcasting_Legal_Guide

Goal The goal is to use this form of rich media to enhance information literacy conversations and assist library users in their personal development and knowledge creation process. n

Thank you Questions and comments are appreciated…. Email: regina. roberts@stanford. edu Podcast: http: //2 thestacks. blogspot. com/index. html