“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

Other Library Podcasts

Defining Omnibus

• Programming

• Collaboration

• Promotion and Outreach

• Experiment

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+ + ++

Faculty

Students

SpecialEvents

Local History

Sample Interviews

• Ray DiMaria, Bayshore collector

• Dr. Yanek Mieczkowski

• Loft Theater cast and crew

Audacity$0

Computer Microphone

($0)

Samson CO1U

USB Mic($75)

Pop Filter($17)

New Rig

Marantz PMD660$499

Shure PG81 (x2)$129

Mic stands (x2)$12

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

Podsafe Music

podcasts.dowling.edu

RSS feed

historytour.dowling.edu

2007 Downloads

0500100015002000250030003500400045005000

Total: 34,770

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

Keep Me Posted

kretzc@dowling.edu