Presented at the Suffolk Cooperative Library System in Bellport, New York on April 29, 2008.

1. “ This American Library ” An experiment in academic library podcasting Explanations, rationales, statistics Suffolk Cooperative Library System Bellport, April 29, 2008 Chris Kretz Digital Resources Librarian/Dowling College

2. Conceptual Framework PEW: 64% online teens creating content StoryCorps Participatory/ Citizen Journalism Narrowcasting 110 Million iPods sold worldwide eMarketer: 18.5 mil podcast listeners Wizzard media: 1 billion downloads 2007 HULU: Free TV from NBC, FOX

3. Boston Globe Hate Mail Nature Conservancy National Park Service Authors (podiobooks) National Library of Medicine Narrowcasting Nancy Pearl Amazon NPR Swine Professionals Starbucks Philippine Bureau of Jail Management and Penology Battlestar Galactica John Edwards National Geographic

4. Other Library Podcasts

7. A continuing conversation between the library and its community. “ ”

8. Faculty

9. Students

10. Special Events

11. Local History

12. Audacity for editing ($0) Investment

13. Found Computer Microphone ($0)

14. Upgrade: Samson CO1U USB Mic ($75) Pop Filter ($17)

17. Podsafe Music

19. podcasts.dowling.edu

20. The Power of Shownotes

23. historytour.dowling.edu

27. RSS feed

28. 2007 Downloads Total: 34,770

29. Top 10 Episodes by Downloads Omni 3: Computer Safety Omni 19: Symphony Orchestra Omni 9: Genealogy Omni 10: Bayshore Omni 18: Tree Galls Omni 7: Sayville Omni 6: Blue Point Omni 29: Gil Bergen Omni 33: NCLB Omni 23: South Shore Historic Survey

30. March 2008 Downloads 1032 (current episodes ) 5147 (all other episodes) http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/space/sp/cometH.jpg

31. 24-Hour Visitor Map to Page http://my5.statcounter.com/project/standard/visitor_map.php?project_id=1334125

32. The Guy de Maupassant Philosophy of Library Podcasting http://waterocket.explorer.free.fr/images/Eiffel%20tower1889LaNature.gif

33. http://courses.nus.edu.sg/course/ecswong/trip/eiffel2.jpg

36. Reference List Emarketer.com. US podcast audience 2007-20012. Retrieved March 5, 2008 from http://www.emarketer.com/Reports/All/Emarketer_2000474.aspx?src=report5_home Emilie. (2007, June 3) This American library. Message posted to http://emilie1.wordpress.com Jobs, S. (2007, Sep 5). [Keynote address]. The Beat Goes On . San Francisco, CA. Kirkpatrick, M. (2008 Jan 9). Wizzard Media: 1 billion downloads in 2007. ReadWriteWeb. Retrieved March 3, 2008 from http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/wizzard_1_billion.php Lenhart, A., Madden, M., Macgill, A.R., & Smith, A. (19 Dec, 2007) Teens and social media. Pew Internet & American Life Project. Retrieved March 1, 2008 from http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/230/report_display.asp