1. Learn to Podcast & More to Communicate with Your Library Users By Kim Glover, MLS Flint Hills Technical College Friends University

2. Podcasting for Libraries ► Providing audio access to information  Library hours and policies  Reader’s advisories  Storytime  Library instruction  Oral History Projects  Training

3. Tools for Podcasting ► Audacity for PCS…Totally Free!  http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ ► Garage Band for Macs ► Microphone

4. Podcasting Information ► Audacity Tutorial: http://www.edhsonline.org/other/audacity/index.html http://www.edhsonline.org/other/audacity/index.html ► Library Podcasts:  Oral Interview ► Sunnyvale Public Library Podcasts Sunnyvale Public Library Podcasts Sunnyvale Public Library Podcasts ► http://www.librarypodcasts.org/ http://www.librarypodcasts.org/  Library Instruction: ► Fairfield University ► http://www.fairfield.edu/lib_podcasts.html http://www.fairfield.edu/lib_podcasts.html  Collection of Library Podcasts ► http://podcasts.yahoo.com/search?t=1&p=+library&s=81 http://podcasts.yahoo.com/search?t=1&p=+library&s=81 ► http://podcasts.yahoo.com/search?t=1&p=+library&s=101 http://podcasts.yahoo.com/search?t=1&p=+library&s=101

5. Blogging ► Communicating with library users/personnel through online journalizing  Book discussions ► http://readinglolitabookclub.blogspot.com http://readinglolitabookclub.blogspot.com  Question and answer  Feedback  Internal communication

6. Library Blog Examples ► Georgia State University: http://www.library.gsu.edu/news/ http://www.library.gsu.edu/news/ ► K-State’s Hale Library: http://ksulib.typepad.com/blogs/ http://ksulib.typepad.com/blogs/ ► List of Public Library Blogs  http://www.blogwithoutalibrary.net/links/index. php?title=Public_libraries http://www.blogwithoutalibrary.net/links/index. php?title=Public_libraries http://www.blogwithoutalibrary.net/links/index. php?title=Public_libraries

7. Wiki’s ► Wikis uses in the library:  Collaboration on Projects ► Internal Projects  Committee Work ► External Projects  Community Projects

8. Wiki Resources ► Wikis Spaces (where you can sign up for your own Wikis): http://www.wikispaces.com/ http://www.wikispaces.com/ ► Articles about Wikis:  MSNBC “Wikis make deeper inroads into corporations” http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17582825/  BuisnessWeek: “Wikis’ Winning Ways.” http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_2 3/b3886141.htm http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_2 3/b3886141.htm http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_2 3/b3886141.htm ► Libraries and Wikis:  Library sponsored wikis: http://liswiki.org/wiki/Wiki http://liswiki.org/wiki/Wiki  Association for Library Science to Children Wiki: http://wikis.ala.org/alsc/index.php/Main_Page http://wikis.ala.org/alsc/index.php/Main_Page

9. Additional Tools ► Tagging Tagging  Uses in the library: ► Ready Reference ► Helping patrons collect and organize resources  Tagging Resources ► http://del.icio.us/ http://del.icio.us/

10. Tools for Library Staff ► Snagit-Screen capture  http://www.techsmith.com/snagit.asp?CMP=Kg oogleSgen82tm ► HyperSnap-Screen Capture  http://www.hyperionics.com/ ► Camtasia-Screen Recording  http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp?CMP= KgoogleCStm

11. Tools Continued…. ► Sticky Notes-Computer Post it notes  http://www.sticky-notes.net/ ► PrimoPDF-Free PDF Converter  http://www.primopdf.com/

12. Contact Information Kim Glover Flint Hills Technical College kglover@fhtc.edu 620-343-4600 X 1339