Podcasts

I found a library news podcast/blog site named LibVibe. It offers a 5 to 6 minute audio podcast of national library news. You can also click on a headline for each news item to jump to a website featuring the news item. Another option if you do not wish to subscribe to the podcast is to have the news items sent to your e-mail account.

The most recent podcast date was last May, so the site may be on a summer hiatus or possibly inactive at this time. I added the RSS Feed to my bloglines account. I also subscribed to netvibes, a podcatcher which the LibVibe site appears to be pushing.

LibVibe site is at http://libvibe.blogspot.com/

One use for podcasts by public libraries would be a combination audio/slideshow to publicize major library programs and events. As I have mentioned in previous blogs, if libraries are truly serious about using podcasts and other web tools to communicate with customers, we must produce a product with good production values: if we use audio, we should choose readers who have good "radio voices" and who know how to read news copy.