Showing posts with label Podcasts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Podcasts. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Podcasts and Audio update

Today I have had more success in accessing podcasts on Library Success wiki on the public pc...
Online Education Database has lots of courses to offer and I hate to admit that downloading to some is a test of one's patience and obviously I don't have enough. Would be different if I intended to do the course. Like lots of technology the quality varies, and with at least 2 I had difficulty with the sound.

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Podcasts and Audio

I looked at OCLS Podcasts, LibVibe (depressing with all the library cuts) and Denver Public Library (much more fun with nursery rhymes and Peter Rabbit stories). Currently listening to extracts from the new Evelyn Waugh CD from the British Library. Oops, must get back from lunch and back to my customers...but so far so good.
Checked out ABC and listened to some Wendy Harmer and Angela Catterns, also Richard Glover. This is all new and exciting to me and when we get our home pc (it now has a virus too)back from the computer guys I'll probably be tempted to listen to some of my favourite radio shows. What a great idea podcasts are. Couldn't listen on my staff pc though and that was after 5pm so I expect IT restrictions there. Also no luck on the public pc with most of the podcasts that I tried from Library Success wiki. ABC still my favourite. Oral histories, what's on at the library, and author talks should work on podcasts but with IT restrictions I'd be wary about staff in house use.