Thoughts on RSS & Podcasts

[Heather Karazin]

I have had a google reader account for a few months now that I use to keep track of updates from some of my favorite blogs. I haven't used it for more educational and career enhancing purposes such as following the Tenn-Share updates. However, I am glad I completed this exercise because now I am aware of the great depth of information that can be delivered to me each day via my google reader. I am excited to subscribe to feeds from newspapers and magazines so I can stay up to date on current events and issues. Does anyone have any suggestions on other sources I should look to to add to my feed?

I've also been trying to use podcasts on ITunes more since they are free and their are so many great resources available there. I enjoy listening to NPR during my commute to and from work and on the occasional Sunday I catch some of their more entertaining shows. I am subscribing to All Songs Considered and the Book Podcast...now I just need to remember to sync my Ipod every now and then so I can actually listen to them!

[Stella White]

Heather, I added a couple of book review sites to my Google reader. It is an easy way to keep up to date on new books coming on the market.

[Christi U.]

Even the Library of Congress and some other educational institutions are now on iTunes! See this blog:

Hey U, Tune In: The Library Is Now on iTunes U
June 30th, 2009 by Matt Raymond
Blog. Twitter. YouTube. iTunes. Yeah, we speak Web 2.0.

You nation’s Library has millions of stories to tell, so we’re trying to tell them as many places and to as many people as possible–whether on our own website or elsewhere. And now you can add another biggie to the list: iTunes U.

For those who don’t know, iTunes U is an area of the iTunes Store offering free education audio and video content from many of the world’s top universities and other institutions. (The iTunes application is needed to access iTunes U, and is a free download from www.apple.com/itunes.)

The Library’s iTunes U page launched today with a great deal of content, with much more to come. (Link here, opens in iTunes.) A nice bonus, for those in the know, is that the content is downloadable and even includes materials such as PDFs.

As always, it’s also available in the Library’s own corner of the web.

So as long as people keep finding new ways to get information, we’re going to keep finding ways to get it to you!