Podcasting Folklore Randy Williams, Trevor Alvord, Heather Leary Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library

What’s a Podcast A podcast is a series of audio or video digital-media files distributed over the internet by syndicated download, through wed feeds to MP3 or personal computers. The same content may be accessed by download or streaming, however a podcast denotes an ability to be syndicated, subscribed to & and downloaded automatically when new content is added.

GOALS  On-demand, full (sound )delivery  Greater reach of student’s & folklore scholar’s work  Reach new audiences

FFA Uses Podcasts to  Share folklore pedagogy  Promote the Fife Folklore Archives (FFA)  Host student & faculty fieldwork  Barre Toelken  Present FFA interviews with folklore scholars  Peggy Seeger  Highlight FFA oral history projects

FolkBistro Podcasts include A brief intro of host Definition of folk topic ◦ What, who Context ◦ When, where, why Example(s) of folklore ◦ Songs, jokes, poetry, etc. Informant information ◦ Information on singer, joker, poet, etc. Folklore commentary & analysis

Creating FolkBistro Stage One: Preproduction ◦ Outline or “story board” the episode. ◦ Creating a script: adlibbing does not normally work well! (experience talking) Stage Two: Production ◦ Record script, preferably directly into a digital environment

Creating FolkBistro Stage Three: Postproduction ◦ Script is split into three distinct phases  Introduction created first

Creating FolkBistro Stage Three: Postproduction ◦ Script is split into three distinct phases  Body of text and folklore inserted

Creating FolkBistro Stage Three: Postproduction ◦ Script is split into three distinct phases  Conclusion and closer added

Creating FolkBistro State Four: Exporting ◦ To. mp3 ◦ To.wav

Publishing FolkBistro Uploading the.mp3 to a server

Publishing FolkBistro Delivering podcast to iTunes ◦ Through XML File.

Publishing FolkBistro The finished product

Archiving FolkBistro CD of podcast (.wav file) Podcast transcript Metadata form Informant release forms & Collector release form: FolkBistro.usu.edu

Digital Collection On-line Register

HOMEPAGE/WELCOME Folkbistro.usu.edu

THIS WEEK’S SPECIAL Folkbistro.usu.edu

MENU ITEMS Folkbistro.usu.edu

SELECTING THE PODCAST

THE CHEFS Folkbistro.usu.edu

APPRENTICESHIPS Folkbistro.usu.edu

What we learned... More people need to partner than originally thought Faculty & students (more training) Information technology for institution & library Digital library Sound transfer (must be.wav) Technical issues Access to equipment Equipment functionality Uploading (chose to go our own route for now) Own sound room Funding Administration buy-in Education needed Administration Faculty Students Peers

Questions? FolkBistro

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