Thing 14: Exploring Podcasts

I have known about podcasts for sometime, and I've worked at libraries that have incorporated these into their website. I think they are a great idea, it means that libraries can assist people with a different learning style which is important in our efforts to encourage information literacy. I know some students who like to download them onto their MP3 or iPod.

I don't think I would subscribe to podcasts, I think they are just not my learning style (I tend to tune them out). I'd rather read the information, or learn by doing. That said I'm not at all opposed to them, as I can see the value in them. I would create a podcast happily if it happened to be part of my job in the future.

I found an interesting site that looks at podcasting and libraries. The site briefly covers question like 'why podcast?' and lists some libraries doing a great job with podcasting. You can check it out here