Podcasts and Audio

I have been trying to download itunes and juice but to no avail. I have managed to listen to an audio from the British Library collection and also heard a literary lunch recorded on Nightlife, ABC radio several weeks ago. It was Geraldine Brooks and I saved it to a CD which was handy so I could listen to it wherever I wanted. I can see potential for the use of podcasts in our library service, particularly because we are using Navigators for the vision impaired. These navigators are like MP3 players for the elderly and we could download podcasts to them so the clients would have current material to listen to. Also these clients use their navigators for hours a day and they are needing them reloaded so quickly. a constant source of new material is fantastic.

Week 9 - The Illusive Podcast

Having a bit of trouble this week getting things to work. Love the selection of podcasts to listen to on the ABC website but had difficulty getting the url's to be accepted into the itunes software. Dont know what I am doing wrong. Very frustrating.

Week 8

Last week took me ages but I am happy with 'library thing'. It is a fun site. I especially love the suggestions and can see how this could relate to our customers. So easy to sign up and easy to use.
I had a play around with my blog and changed the RSS news feed to see if I could remmeber. I have also gone with a new layout which I like.
The unit on Answer boards is interesting and shows what clever researchers and information gatherers librarians really are. such a diverse range of topics. This quality resource should be advertised to our customers. Ask your librarian answer boards sound like fun but also time consuming.

Week 7

Del-icio-us is an interesting way of allowing quick access to favourite sites. Obviously an advantage when you are using different computers and can still access these sites easily. sharing these lists has potential too. I couldnt download the toolbar buttons as my computer system did not like them. I am happy that I understand social bookmarking but its not for me.