Thing 17, which involves learning about podcasts, was a good opportunity for me to revisit these and think about ways I could make use of some of the information being put online in podcast form, and help patrons to do the same.
I have listened to a few podcasts in the past, but for one reason or another, I have never really incorporated listening to podcasts into my day-to-day life. I think that I generally prefer to get my information by reading. But there is some content that simply isn't in print, and there are many circumstances in which audio would be preferable. So it was nice to see links to a variety of different directories that users can browse.
Browsing the sites were were given links to was enjoyable. But the browsing and search formats on some sites seem a little more user-friendly than others' - I found that searches on some sites returned outdated or unranked podcasts, and, frankly, if I'm going to spend time listening to a podcast I want quality content and (generally, thought not always) I want it to be fairly recent. I had fun listening to some BBC casts, though, and I think I'll spend some time browsing one or more of the directories for things to enjoy in the future.
I still don't know if podcasts are a good fit for my everyday life, but I like knowing a little more about what's out there, and now I'd feel much more comfortable recommending them to friends and library users.
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