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“This AmericanLibrary”
An experiment in academic library podcasting
Explanations, rationales, statistics
and a Live Demonstration
LILRC Podcast@Your Library Sachem Public Library, March 12, 2008
Chris KretzDigital Resources Librarian/Dowling College
PEW: 64% onlineteens creating
content
StoryCorps
Wizzard media: 1 billion downloads
2007
110 Million iPods sold worldwide
eMarketer:18.5 mil podcast
listeners
Participatory/Citizen Journalism
HULU: Free TV from NBC, FOX
NationalGeographic
JohnEdwards
SwineProfessionals
Nancy
Pearl
Starbucks National Library ofMedicine
Battlestar
Galactica
NPR Philippine Bureau of Jail Management and
Penology
Amazon
Authors
Self-recording
National
ParkService
NatureConservancy
Boston Globe
Hate Mail
Omnibus Quick Facts
• First episode: October 13, 2005
• 41 episodes to date
• Monthly (at least)
• Formula:
Music Intro/short segment
Interview/main segment
Outro Music+ + ++
Sample Interviews
• Ray DiMaria, Bayshore collector
• Dr. Yanek Mieczkowski
• Loft Theater cast and crew
TimeAverage Omnibus = 22 minutes
Recording time = 30-60 minutes
Editing time = 3-4x recording time(adding music, equalizing sound levels, editing for time)
Prep/Promotion = 60 minutes(uploading files, shownotes, emails)
3-6 hours per show
Top 10 Episodes by Downloads
Omni 3: Computer SafetyOmni 9: Genealogy Omni 10: BayshoreOmni 19: Symphony OrchestraOmni 18: Tree GallsOmni 7: SayvilleOmni 6: Blue PointOmni 29: Gil BergenOmni 33: NCLBOmni 16: Gerald Ford
1038(current
episodes)
1038(current
episodes)
4059(all other episodes)
4059(all other episodes)
February 2008 Downloads
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The Guy de Maupassant Philosophy of Library podcasting
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Library
Faculty
Research interests, creative works, special classes
Community
Local history, area concerns, activities
Library Activities:
DisplaysSpecial EventsNew ServicesBuilding Projects
Curriculum:
Degree ProgramsSeminarsHonors
Students
Clubs, activities, achievement
Created Events
Readings, poetry, ?
Advice
• Define your podcast
• Focus on content
• Pursue guests
• Give them water
• Listen before uploading
• Give it time to build
Reference List
Emarketer.com. US podcast audience 2007-20012. Retrieved March 5, 2008 from http://www.emarketer.com
Emilie. (2007, June 3) This American library. Message posted to http://emilie1.wordpress.com
Jobs, S. (2007, Sep 5). [Keynote address]. The Beat Goes On. San Francisco, CA.
Kirkpatrick, M. (2008 Jan 9). Wizzard Media: 1 billion downloads in 2007. ReadWriteWeb. Retrieved March 3, 2008 from http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/wizzard_1_billion.php
Lenhart, A., Madden, M., Macgill, A.R., & Smith, A. (19 Dec, 2007) Teens and social media. Pew Internet & American Life Project. Retrieved March 1, 2008 from
http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/230/report_display.asp
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