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DLC Proceedings via podcast / conference page
We have updated our Spring 2007 Depository Library Council Conference page with audio recorded by FGI Volunteer James Staub. James, hard worker that he is, also contributed some rough transcripts. As with our prior conference audio offerings, we suggest you play the sessions through headphones. Because we have to take along a portable audio recorder and can't always sit near the speakers, the audio quality suffers. But the bits I've heard are still listenable. But we have something NEW to offer as well. For the first time anywhere, DLC recordings are being offered as a true podcast. We're not talking about posting a zipped folder of audio files weeks after Council closes. We're talking about content being automatically delivered to your iPod, other portable MP3 player, or desktop computer. All you have to do is to subscribe to the podcast feed in iTunes or your favorite podcatcher software. So, if you are a podcast listener, plug in http://feeds.feedburner.com/FgiPodcast into that podcatcher and start listening. How much did it cost us to set up a podcasting feed? Zero. We set up a free blog on Blogger, plugged it into Feed Burner to create something that podcatchers could latch onto and use free storage sites like OurMedia, etc to host the files. It's true that the audio quality of the recordings is far from perfect. But that isn't the fault of podcasting it. GPO or a third party COULD podcast their higher quality audio in the same way and bear no expenses beyond the recording they are already doing. Since we created a feed to distribute the DLC audio that James Staub worked so hard at getting for us, you can count on seeing an FGI podcast in the relatively near future. The audio quality will be much higher because we'll control the audio equipment. If you have suggestions for what should be in a FGI podcast, let us know either by commenting or sending a message to admin AT freegovinfo.info. Continue reading
Two New Podcasts: Health Tips & Ag Econ
Today we added another two podcasts to our directory of government podcasts:
- Daily HealthBeat Tip - "Launched on July 11, 2005, this service provides health promotion and disease prevention tips 5 days a week in audio and text formats." Site encourages broadcasters to use tips with attribution. Probably good for podcasters.
- Economic Research Service (ERS) Podcast - Audio items on a number of agricultural economic topics.
New Poll – Time for a FGI Podcast?
Hi All, We at Free Government Information are considering launching a podcast. We are thinking of something a little like the popular LibVibe podcast, which runs between 5 and 15 minutes and would feature news from this site and other govdoc related blogs and news sources. As far as a publishing schedule, we're thinking about twice a month or so until we got the hang of podcasting. But if there is no interest in a podcast, we could keep working on other stuff. That is why we have a new poll. For the next month we'll take your input on whether we should podcast and hopefully through comments, find out what you'd like to hear. So, please take the poll. If we get at least 50 people saying definitely or maybe, we'll go forward. Continue reading
Social Bookmarking in a half hour
Still don't get our del.icio.us page? Don't have a clue about social bookmarking, de.lico.us, etc? Have a clue but think it's a waste of time? Try listening to Rachel Bridgewater's explanation at a half-hour Sirsi/Dynix Institute event A Little Help from your Friends: Social Bookmarking. I listened to this presentation on my MP3 player, which I do with all SIRSI/DYNIX Institute podcasts. Even without her slides and other materials, I found it to be a both a solid introduction for beginners and a refresher for people like myself who have de.licio.us accounts but haven't done much with them. Something Ms. Bridgewater said gave me a flash of inspiration involving de.licio.us, rss feeds and feed2js. If anything real becomes of it, I'll let you know. The social bookmarking session is available in the Institute's archive. If you have a broadband connection, you owe to yourself to subscribe to these events and maybe even participate live. There's just no excuse for missing out on great continuing education these days. I realize this isn't about government information at all, but it is a tool we can use to promote it. Continue reading
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