I must be a visual rather than aural person because podcasts don't attract me at all! Podcasts are useful as back-up or repetition of other media, eg. radio stations that have podcast options for listeners to review. I noticed that the Australian Broadcasting Corporation also has vodcasts, from Triple J TV .
The LibVibe site has some good newscasts, with a range of library-related stories that I would not have accessed elsewhere, however I did not discover anything really inspiring. The Denver Public Library podcasts for kids were impressive and could be particularly useful for children with impaired vision - this creates a whole new option for library patrons with special needs and outreach services. The OCLS site lacked something in the presentation and even their children's podcasts were uninspiring - perhaps it is just as necessary to have an attractive visual presence when dealing with aural programs than with visual programs.
The British Library has excellent presentation and a wide range of subject matter to appeal to a variety of clients.I checked the podcasts from 2007, which included the Future of the European Union, saving St Catherine’s monastery library, the Holkham Bible facsimile. All excellent and informative.
Dipping randomly into podcasting libraries listed on Library success wiki: Sunnyvale Public Library podcasts - Audio and Video Broadcasts of Library Programs and Sunnyvale Voices Stories. Attractive presentation with images and good synopses, a range of items covered and regularly updated with fresh material through to March 2008.
Pritzker Military Library. A more series presentation (as one would expect) Clear layout and synopses of podcasts available – a straightforward but not a boring site.
Manchester Library. This appears to be an example of what not to do! The initial screen is uninviting with a grey ladder effect. Two options are presented, viz. Prime Speaks, a podcast about books and Prime's Box Live, a video podcast about books. The home page has not been updated since April 2006 and the most recent content is from January 2007. This looks like a project that probably started with high hopes which lost momentum. A gloomy site with presentation that does not encourage visitors.
Library use of podcasts – using podcasts for delivering information to the visually impaired could be an excellent use of this technology. General material regarding library services could be useful for clients and sites such as Sunnyvale Public Library podcasts provide inspiration for podcast content as well as web presentation. TechEssence.Info. has an article posted January 2007 with some additional ideas. http://techessence.info/podcasting
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