Monday, December 10, 2007

Discovery exercise #9--Podcasts!!!

In an earlier post, I mentioned that I didn't get the relevance or usefulness of some of the Learning 2.0 features. But, podcasts I understand and have used! My favorite sites are SirsiDynix Institute and OPAL (Online Programming for All Libraries). These two sites offer a wide variety of library-related learning podcasts.

Check them out at this links:
http://www.sirsidynixinstitute.com/
http://www.opal-online.org/

I tried the four podcast directories listed in the Learning 2.0 exercise, too, and didn't like any of them. There were waaayyy too many sex-related podcasts in their listings, and I found the listings long and cumbersome to sort through (even when I did searches). For me, Google and Yahoo seemed to produce the best and most useful listings for "podcasts for librarians".

Here are a few links to check out:
http://www.jenkinslaw.org/researchlinks/index.php?rl=307
http://www.libraryspot.com/podcast/othercasts.htm
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/ (click on the Podcast tab or enter podcasts in the search box)

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