1. Library Instruction to Go: Podcasting at the Kresge Library Jennifer Lammers Zimmer Sally Ziph May 5, 2007 LOEX, San Diego, CA

2. Library Instruction to Go About the Kresge Library Podcasting Pilot Program Creating a Podcast What Our Students Think Questions

3. The Kresge Library Part of the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan Serve a population of 3500 students plus faculty and staff Instruction done mostly in a classroom setting

4. Podcasting Pilot Program Started in Summer of 2006 Wanted to explore this medium for delivering instruction Had an example in the Dental School

5. Podcasting Pilot Program Equipment purchased  15” MacBook Pro Audio-inputs 512MB RAM  Plantronics Headset Software purchased  QuickTime Pro License  Podcast Maker

6. Creating the Podcasts Scripts written by librarians on a variety of topics Scripts are edited to follow the Kresge Dash format Audio track is recorded first Screen shots or informational text is added next Theme music added to beginning and end Episodes run 4 - 23 minutes

7. Our First Podcast QuickTime Pro used to record the audio PodcastMaker used to add the enhancements,create XML file for the RSS feed and upload podcast to the web server First podcast created in 2 days

8. Podcast Maker

9. Podcast Maker - Adding Chapters

10. Creating the Podcasts Discovering GarageBand  All-in-one software for creating the podcasts  Record audio in segments or ‘clips’  Add images on the Podcast track  Add theme music for intro and exit on Jingles track  Export podcast in the correct format for immediate use  Podcast creation takes 2-3 hours

11. Working with GarageBand

13. Working With GarageBand Enhancing the Podcast with images and links

14. Working With GarageBand

15. Video + Podcasting = Vodcasting Wanted to try video to see if this method was better accepted Worked with the Computing Services department to videotape Editing was done on a Windows machine using Adobe Premier Screen capture movies made with Camtasia and added after the recording

16. Video + Podcasting = Vodcasting This process was NOT fun Major problem area was file format compatibility between Premier, Camtasia and iMovie Final product took 3 months to complete

17. Working With iMovie

18. Exporting the Vodcast

19. Ross on iTunes U itunes.bus.umich.edu

20. Kresge Dash on iTunes U

21. Viewing the Podcast in iTunes

23. Subscribing to the Podcast

24. Viewing the Podcast in the Browser

25. What Our Students Think 10 students asked to listen to 10 minutes of an audio podcast and 10 minutes of a video podcast Asked to fill out a brief survey Given $10 gift certificate to Borders for participation None of the students viewed the podcasts on an iPod

26. Podcasting: It’s Flippin’ Sweet! Video podcast squeaked by in class instruction as first choice All stated that they would listen to another podcast or had listened to another podcast Liked the chaptering and the ability to view any time they chose Aided students in identifying when they would need librarian assistance

27. We Want More! Students want podcasts that go more in-depth into a topic or resource Wanted basic library orientation podcasts focused on their particular student status (MBA, BBA, Evening MBA) Tutorial on difficult databases such as Choices 3 Sound bite topics such as the SWOT analysis Software specific episodes, such as RefWorks or Excel

28. Make it Better Video was a bit jumpy for some viewers Video quality was not as good as viewers were used to Podcasts need to be more visible, none of the students knew these existed before being asked to do the survey

29. Pod is My Co-Pilot Continue to create audio podcasts for short topics Longer episodes may incorporate video Continue to use this format as a method to enhance the library’s instruction program

30. Questions? www.bus.umich.edu/kresgelibrary/help/podcast.htm Jennifer Lammers Zimmer  jamm@umich.edu Sally Ziph  sweston@umich.edu sweston@umich.edu