rowanf: (lego library witch)
I got up and ate my chocolate cake and fried artichokes for breakfast. *grin* Breakfast of champions... not!

Then I went to the keynote wherein Clifford Lynch spoke about a cyberinfrastructure for the future. He seemed mostly concerned that all the work people are doing in academia be archived. The idea being that most grants and many programs don't have records management components built in and we're losing data and research. It was interesting but not very relevant to me.

Then I went to the all-morning session on podcasting and video casting

Jeff Humphrey INCOLSA ( Indiana libraries coop)
http://video.incolsa.net/podcasts/incolsa.xml

David Free
http://davidsrandomstuff.blogspot.com
http://www.chattahoochee-review.org
podcasting at GPC Decatur Library
library news blog, then 10 min podcast - reviews of dbs, internet sites, promoting upcoming events, etc. But mostly the same as the blog. Now they do "Listen Up" a monthly news program.
Things he learned:
1. make sure it fees
2. promote it
3. keep it short
4. use music sparingly
5. multiple people, interviews, etc, rock
6. podcast events (longer shelf life than news)
7. consider your web presence (how scattered are you?)
8. Listen to your listeners

Feedburner smart cast makes the link buttons for different podcatchers.

Sean Cookson
Engagement provides alternative, enriched, content perspectives.
Interaction provides anytime, anywhere flexibility, user creativity
Reflction lets users analysze sources and think about content in new ways

Build a point of information:

Chris Kretz - learning to speak: creating a library podcast with a unique voice from higher education blogcon3
http://www.higheredblogcon.com/library/kretz/Learningtospeak.mp3

iTunes U - build a podcast repository that integrates with your school
http://www.apple.com/solutions/itunes_u/

Pointers to podcasts:

Museum podcast directory - arts, education, family, tv&film and personal journals
http://www.museumpods.com/id31.html

Stanford uses iTunes U
http://itunes.stanford/edu

There are university and course-related podcasts but how about 'casts to build community in libraries (interviews with student workers or other such), promote the library (new programs, tours and events), podcasts as professional development tool (higher ed blogcon had a lot of good content)

Syndication for High Ed Podcasting
http://syndicateblog.petersons.com/wordpress/indexphp/category/podcasting

ALA Library 2.0 podcasts
http://podcasts.alablog.org/

Bringing rich media together in subscribable form to enhance our users experience

David King http://www.davidleeking.com/etc
Videoblogging

http://www.rocketboom.com/ - popular vlog

video aggregator
http://www/fireant.com
http://www.itunes.com
http://www.mefeedia.com (watch on the web)

where to store
http://ourmedia.com
http://blip.tv
and many more....

check out this newsgroup:
http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/videoblogging
rowanf: (Prius)
Last night I went by [livejournal.com profile] mdlbear's for a bit of Audacity tutorial and to borrow a microphone. I haven't actually started yet, but I'm approaching the threshold of the podcast world. I've gotten my handout for my podcast talk at NAIN-URI NA finished. If I wasn't going to English Country Dance tonight I'd try and get some sample intro and transition verbiage taped. And I need to make more room on my iBook for audio files. *sigh*

The Mercury News had an article on hybrids in the carpool lane that gave me the link to the DMV application. Thanks to the Bay Area Prius yahoo list I had gotten my FastTrak transponder last week so I was able to get my application off this morning. It may not be the race I feared - according to the Merc, there are only 57,000 registered hybrids in the State so the 75,000 license limit shouldn't be a problem. Still. I feel good to have gotten my application in the mail. I might even be able to leave for work a bit later! Or spend an extra 10 minutes at the gym without worrying about traffic.

Yesterday, on the AI list, Bruce Schuman mentioned An Inquiry Into a Phenomenon of Collective Resonance which sounds really interesting. I am making a note in hopes I'll have time to read some of it. I read this interview with the Unilever Asia exec. It is so cool businesses sometimes do these things.

I admit I go back and forth about whether I want to have my work be my compelling passion. Or whether I want to work and then get to other things. I have many interests, many causes, many passions. I like the work I do now, I feel good about it. But I leave at 4:30 and I don't carry it home. When your work is your passion it is hard to leave it. Working for a non-profit, for example, tends to eat your life. You have the work you do but you also find yourself doing fundraising, outreach, etc, outside of work hours. For now, I am happy with my choice to keep my work and my avocations separate.

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