Podcasts

I went to the Library Success Wiki and then went to the Kankee Public Library and listened to the "Podcast 2009 Teen Poetry Slam." It was a poetry competition and was a very good podcast. It sounded more professional than other Podcasts I have heard. The sound quality was exceptional, no breathing sounds, no background noises, and everyone could be heard clearly.
I also listened to the DeKalb County Library Podcast. It was a Podcast on specific authors. The Podcast was the author speaking about their work. It was a very good Podcast. The sound was clean and clear. You could hear everything and it sounded very professional.

I have created a podcast and found it to be a very easy thing to do. I had to do it for a class so it was on using the Big Six. I think Podcasts can be very useful in the library. I will be working in an elementary library and I believe that both students and teachers would enjoy using Podcasts. They could listen to information about the library or information on new books in the library. I also believe that students would enjoy creating a Podcast. They could create book reviews for others to listen to in the library.

The only problem I can see with creating Podcasts is the sound quality. You do not need a lot of equipment but if you have low tech microphones then you tend to pick up a lot of breathing sounds with the recording. Podcasting is something that you need to practice a bit before you go public with the recording.