Podcasts RSS ine Meehan IT Sligo http library

Podcasts & RSS Áine Meehan IT Sligo http: //library. itsligo. ie

Outline û Why Libraries? û RSS Basics | Examples û Podcast Basics | Examples û Current Library Usage û IT Sligo Usage û How to do it û Links for Later

Why Libraries û û û Students age - Used to new Technology Spice up information seen as “Boring” Distance Learners can tune in from home Visual, Quick , portable on demand Information Busy Lifestyle- Subscribe once, updates automatically û Library Content - suitable û Information Literacy - Training û Access to customisable Information –RSS Feeds

RSS Basics û “…RDF Site Summary, or Rich Site Summary, or Really Simple Syndication – A lightweight XML format for distributing news headlines and other content on the Web. ” è www. jisc. ac. uk/index. cfm û and in my words… û RSS allows you to access information you are interested in from the one place. It is like customizing an online newspaper to only show news you want to read. The owner syndicates the data, and you subscribe to it. The data automatically updates. You use a browser , a browser addon or a program to view the data.

RSS Format War û RSS = umbrella Term § covers several different formats û Invented by Netscape û Taken over by Userland û Argued about by everyone û finally û Harvard Law- § Responsibility for version 2. 0 û 3 rd type of Feed - Atom

RSS- How to Read û Special piece of software - Called news reader, feedreader, or aggregator to display rss feeds. Download one or access online. û They gather all your feeds in one place. û Like a newspaper - more personalized, with all your feeds displaying within its pages.

BLOG û Journal | Newsletter | diary online that is frequently updated, and displayed in reverse chronological order. Most have rss feeds. û Blogroll- collection of web log feeds. û Examples: û Bebo | myspace | http: //www. librarystuff. net/ û Brooklyn College Library on My. Space û Hennepin County Library on My. Space

Top RSS Readers- Microsoft Survey Sept 2006 1. Bloglines 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Zhuaxia (Chinese) Google Reader Great. News Feed. Demon Net. News. Wire IE 7 8. Sage 9. Sharp. Reader 10. Firefox Live Bookmarks û Access from any computer: û Bloglines, Google Reader û û From My computer: Download: Greatnews Online: ie 7 Addon: Sage (Firefox)

Some Examples û Bloglines http: //www. bloglines. com

Internet Explorer 7

Google Reader

Firefox- sage add on

University of Huddersfield - Cool Horizon- perl script

Some Relevant Feeds û http: //www. powells. com/rss/rad. xml (Powells Review a Day) û http: //info. sciencedirect. com/news/title_changes/title_alerts. xml (Science Direct û û û û Title Alerts) http: //www. ireland. com/feeds/rss/newspaper/sciencetoday. rss (Irish Times) http: //www. guardian. co. uk/rssfeed/0, , 15, 00. xml (The Observer) http: //timescolumns. typepad. com/stothard/atom. xml (Times Literary Supplement) http: //www. lisfeeds. com/ (Library Feeds) http: //catalogablogspot. com/rss/catalogablog. xml (Catalog a blog- all about cataloguing) http: //hurstassociates. blogspot. com/atom. xml (Digitization feed) The Geek Librarian http: //bonariabiancu. wordpress. com/feed/

Podcasts

Podcast Basics û A Podcast is not: û Video or audio on the internet û A Podcast is: û “… a media file which is distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds, for playback on portable media players and personal computers. ” û Guardian Arthur, Charles and Jack Schofield. "Short shrift", The û You have to subscribe to it in the same way as an rss feed!

Podcasts- How to listen. . view. . read û Special piece of software called either a podcatcher, podcast receiver or aggregator. û Most Common- i. Tunes (Apple) û Podspider - podcast client with integrated podcast directory û @Podder - a free podcast client designed for the visually impaired.

Podcast Myths û Podcasts are audio files § Nope - Podcasts can be any file format but they are mainly audio. PDF Podcasts might be very suitable for training materials. Video Podcasts are usually called video podcasts, vidcasts or vodcasts. Audio Podcasts are usually mp 3 files.

i. Tunes Store- Podcasts

My Podcasts on i. Tunes

Library Usage RSS & Podcasts

Podcast Examples û Trinity's Podcast Channel û http: //www. tcd. ie/podcasts/ û Denver Public Library û http: //podcast. denverlibrary. org/ û Ohio Libraries Podcast Tour û http: //www. library. ohiou. edu/vtour/podcast/ û Curtin University of Tech - Guides û http: //library. curtin. edu. au/podcast/introductory. html û University of Sheffield audio library tours û http: //www. lbasg. group. shef. ac. uk/downloads/mainlibrary. html û University of Huddersfield (rss) û http: //webcat. hud. ac. u

Some Ideas û û û û û Tour of Library (used in museums) E-journal Updates (table of contents etc. ) User guides (pdf or video) Online training Book Reviews Marketing- Promotional (Library Week) Rss of new books Rss of search result Rss- Hot Topics! (top subject searches) Rss tag cloud of top borrowed books

IT Sligo Usage

We don’t have a Podcast ûWebcast § “The delivery of live or delayed sound or video broadcasts using web technologies. The sound or video is captured by conventional video or audio systems. It is then digitized and streamed on a web server. ” § www. liv. ac. uk/webteam/glossary/

Our Videos http: //library. itsligo. ie û Why? Wake up Call § We were asked to by an engineering lecturer who has distance learning students. û Series of meetings û About 10 Topics û Advanced keyword search…advanced database searching. û Limit time of podcasts- 5 minute segments

What we wanted to do û Distance Learning § We will work to the following general layout for the online induction for Distance Learners. § Title Page – Welcome to the Library § § § § § Summary of Library Resources and Services (incl. Opening Hours, Borrowing, Contacts, Seminar Room, User Group Pages, ID Cards etc. ) Access/Email setup/PIN Catalogue – Basic Catalogue – Advanced (Advanced Keyword, Preferred Searching etc. ) Self Service (My Millennium, Computer Booking) ILL/Other Libraries Databases (Possibly divided into separate sections for each school) RSS, Ebooks Quiz Troubleshooting (Firewall, Software/Links, Cookies/Java, Security)

What we have done - Podcast û Create a New Library PIN û Basic Catalogue Searching

What we have done - RSS

How to do it How we did it

The Technology û Camtasia Studio v Macromedia Breeze û Good Microphone § Currently cheap and cheerful û Camtasia http: //www. techsmith. com/camtasia. asp û Breeze http: //www. adobe. com/products/breeze/index. html

Decide what you want û Stream § Ease of use, need broadband û Download § Take away on pen drive or ipod û Subscribe § Use itunes û Quicktime . mov û Flash . flv or. swf û Windows Media

RSS û Irish News û Used http: //feed 2 js. org/ û Converted rss to Javascript û It even added css (style) û Pasted into web page

What you need û Hardware- mic with earphones û Quiet û Software- for recording û Notepad | plain text editor – to create xml file û Website to host it on û Podcatching software (itunes ) û Note- i. Tunes uses it’s own version of xml enclosures

Here’s one I did earlier û http: //www. itsligo. ie/Yeats. Website/Video/movie. xml In same folder

Podcasts - xml enclosures û û û û û û <? xml version="1. 0" encoding="UTF-8"? > <rss xmlns: itunes="http: //www. itunes. com/dtds/podcast-1. 0. dtd" version="2. 0"> <channel> <title>IT Sligo Library Example</title> <link>http: //www. example. com/podcasts/everything/index. html</link> <language>en-us</language> <copyright>&#x 2117; & &#x. A 9; 2005 John Doe & Family</copyright> <itunes: subtitle>Library PIN</itunes: subtitle> <itunes: author>Aine Meehan</itunes: author> <itunes: summary>Library help in creating a PIN. Look for future Podcasts in the i. Tunes Music Store</itunes: summary> <description>You need your library PIN in order to access online databases, apply for inter library loans etc. See how to get one here. </description> <itunes: owner> <itunes: name>Aine Meehan</itunes: name> <itunes: email>meehan. aine@itsligo. ie</itunes: email> </itunes: owner> <itunes: image href="http: //library. itsligo. ie/screens/welcome. jpg" /> <itunes: category text="Library"> <itunes: category text="Education"/> </itunes: category> <itunes: category text="TV & Film"/> <item> û û û <title>PINS and Needles</title> <itunes: author>Library IT Sligo</itunes: author> <itunes: subtitle>Learn how to create your Library PIN</itunes: subtitle> <itunes: summary>This week we learn how to creat a Library PIN so we can interact with the website. </itunes: summary> <enclosure url="http: //www. itsligo. ie/Yeats. Website/Video/pin. mov" length="8727310" type="video/. mov" /> û û û û <guid>http: //www. itsligo. ie/Yeats. Website/Video/pin. mov</guid> <pub. Date>Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19: 00 GMT</pub. Date> <itunes: duration>0: 44. 07</itunes: duration> <itunes: keywords>salt, pepper, shaker, exciting</itunes: keywords> </item> </channel> </rss>

Some Advice - Recording û Limit time of Videos û Use a script û Practice it a few times û No background noise û Good luck with audio settings!! û Time û Summer Project

IT Sligo Library Update û Using Google Calendar § Room Booking | Sat Staff Rota | Tutorials û Using Google Docs û RSS û Podcasts- Gradually putting i. Tunes on all Library Staff pc’s û IE 7 on all staff pc’s û Firefox on some û http: //del. icio. us/librarygeneric

Future û Add to webcasts, and syndicated them in i. Tunes § We did this, and it worked – Took it down again û Package all our pdf guides in a Podcast û Develop Podcast and RSS Training § For staff and students § Web 2. 0 training in general û Consider using a Library Blog

Podcast Glossary û û û û podmercial – advertisement on a podcast Podnography – I will leave it to your imagination Podsafe – copyright free music Poddite - Member of the radio media who destroys podcasting equipment in a belief that such machinery would diminish employment. Underpodder - A back up podcaster position ready to take over in case the lead podcaster is unable to fulfill their duties. Podfellow - A friend in the podosphere. Podunk - A small and uninfluential podcast. Podacious - A recklessly bold podcast. Podience - Listeners. Podible - Anything that can be heard over a podcast. Podio - The sound output of a podcast. Podacious - An outrageous claim delivered via a podcast. Podition - A trial podcast. Poditorium - Wherever you listen to your podcast when not using headphones.

About URL RSS HISTORY http: //goatee. net/2003/rss-history. html ATOM http: //www. atomenabled. org RSS The myth of RSS compatibility - Mark Pilgrim Sage http: //sage. mozdev. org/ Ie 7 rss help http: //www. microsoft. com/windows/IE/ie 7/tour/rss/ Make podcast http: //web. mit. edu/ist/podcasts/makepodcast. html podcast for itunes http: //www. apple. com/itunes/store/podcaststechspecs. html Pdf podcast http: //digitalproducer. digitalmedianet. com/articles/viewarticle. jsp? id=48529 Podcatcher comparison http: //www. podcatchermatrix. org/ Pod catcher list http: //www. podcastingnews. com/topics/Podcast_Software. html podcasts http: //forevergeek. com/geek_articles/beginners_guide_to_podcasts_and_pod casting_plus_how_to_create_a_basic_podcast_of_your_own. php **good

Thanks Go raibh maith agat http: //www. usnews. com û Contact û Phone – 071 91 37218 û E-mail – meehan. aine@itsligo. ie