Let me get this out of the way: More podcast exercises don’t make me like it more. While I’m impressed with what other libraries, such as Arizona State University, Denver Public Library and Sheridan Libraries have done to incorporate podcasts and videos into their website, I don’t see myself avidly podcasting either.
I can see some of the work that is needed to make podcasts successful, and it is a big undertaking. If the Library starts posting podcasts, we need to make sure entries are added regularly so that listeners will come back for newer entries. Denver Public Library had podcasts dating back to 2006! I would think if we ever do podcasts, each library would do their own podcasts about stuff at the particular library. We’d also have to figure out how long we need to keep the entries. The podcasts should also be searchable by content, so categories for podcast topics and tags for podcast materials can help the customers find one that interests them.
Podcasts can be great, but they still have some faults. Podcasts are still for the most part audio files, so they aren’t as immediate as a person talking or reading to you. How about those people who are visual or tactile learners? Audio format won’t be as effective for them. While some of the storytelling I listened to from other libraries’ podcasts was great, I missed seeing a book with pictures in front of me. It was disconcerting to hear a disembodied voice read a story but not be able to see the storyteller.
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