SC/MLA 2007 Technology Symposium

Charleston, South Carolina

November 13, 2007

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Resources for...

PODCASTING

• Getting Started
  • Instructions for creating podcasts and using iMovie - Apple \"Podcasting in Education\" Seminars
  • Information Now - An Introduction to Podcasting - Tufts University
  • iTunes U
  • An O'Reilly guide
  • HigherEd BlogCon - Podcasting 101
  • Apple iLife software - software suite with GarageBand, iWeb, iPhoto - seamless podcast creation
  • Audacity - free podcast creation software for PCs and Macs - must also download free LAME MP3 encoder to export MP3 files
  • Google Analytics - for tracking usage statistics
  • Survey Monkey - for comments and suggestions

• Examples
  • University of Tennessee Health Sciences Library Podcasts
  • NIH Podcasts
  • McGill University Podcast Resources
  • Columbia University Health Sciences Library Podcasts

• WIKIS

• Getting Started
  • PBWiki - hosted
    • PBWiki Videos - how do wikis work? how can wikis enhance education?
  • MediaWiki - you host
  • wikispaces - hosted
  • One-stop-shop for wiki comparisons: Wikimatrix.org
  • Which wiki works best for you?
• Examples
  • Wikipedia
  • Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki
  • MLA Hospital Libraries Section Wiki - http://mla-hls.wikispaces.com/
    • “The purpose is to provide a sandbox in which we can share best practices in a forum that is easily accessed, archived, searched, and modified. Everyone is invited to participate. Anyone can add content to existing pages by "Editing This Page." – MLA-HLS WIKI

Link to Lisa's SysLibrn Blog: http://www.lhl.uab.edu/systems/?cat=4