I'm way behind with my 'things', I'm so busy at the moment, so I will try to catch up asap, but the posts just might be a bit short and sweet for now...
I'm not a regular listener of podcasts, but I did get sucked in by the 'Serial' hype in the summer of 2014,and downloaded all the episodes to my phone and listened to them on my bus journey/walk home from work.
Way back in 2011 I made a podcast for another 23things course I did, I can't find it now, so it must have been really bad for me to delete it!
At that time we talked about doing regular podcasts to highlight various collections, new additions to the catalogue, new print and online journals, library/college events, interviews etc. but the problem was not everyone was interested in doing it and it would have fallen onto one or two members of staff to make it happen ans as we are pretty small in number, the idea just got left behind...
I recently listened to the excellent new podcast from the Academic and Special Libraries section of the Library Association of Ireland - the episode featured Jane Burns. I really enjoyed this and look forward to the next one. Have listen and see what you think LIbrarians aloud featuring Jane Burns
Hi Christine
ReplyDeleteNice post, thanks for sharing.
It's great to hear that you were considering doing your own podcast: maybe it is something that could be revived? I know exactly how you feel when you say about it falling to one or two people: I see that at work too. It takes someone to "champion" an idea and to get it up and running. Sometimes it comes down to just one person. I think the key is, though, that if that even if it is just one person, perseverance pays off. Eventually, others will see what you see and it becomes something that more people can get onboard with. It can take months, but usually years before you get there, though!
Wayne
The Rudai23 Team