2008 West Coast Tour

Here's a full list of my upcoming presentations for the Fall. They're all in California, but West Coast Tour sounds more impressive than California Tour. Anyone want to make t-shirts?

September 25, 2008: Practical Podcasting and Videocasting (Infopeople Workshop). Alameda County Library, Fremont, CA.

October 19, 2008: Podcasting and Videocasting Bootcamp (Preconference Workshop w/ David Lee King). Internet Librarian 2008.

October 24, 2008: Practical Podcasting and Videocasting (Infopeople Workshop). California State Library, Sacramento, CA.

November 6, 2008: Practical Podcasting and Videocasting (Infopeople Workshop). Buena Park Library District, Buena Park, CA.

November 7, 2008: Practical Podcasting and Videocasting (Infopeople Workshop). San Diego County Library Headquarters, San Diego, CA.

December 3, 2008: Practical Podcasting and Videocasting (Infopeople Workshop). Mountain View Public Library, Mountain View, CA

December 5, 2008: Practical Podcasting and Videocasting (Infopeople Workshop). Monterey Park Brugemeister Library, Monterey Park, CA.

I'm pretty excited about the Infopeople podcasting workshops. They'll be very hands-on, all day affairs. So if you are in any of the above areas of California and would like to learn about podcasting and videocasting, head over to the Infopeople website and register. They're remarkably affordable as well.

Also, if you have any tips for food/ drink in any of the above areas, please let me know.

Internet Librarian Props

Hello again. I've been meaning to kick the proverbial blog tires lately and see if it'll still start. I was incredibly overwhelmed by work in the time leading up to Annual and it has taken me a little bit of time (and a few well earned vacation days) to get back to semi-normal. And honestly, my interest in blogging, and most online social activity really, has waned in the past few months. Although it is starting to return. But more on that another time.

I do have another round of presentations coming up, including another edition of the Podcasting and Videocasting Bootcamp that Mr. David Lee King and I have done for the last few Internet Librarian and Computers in Libraries conferences. Sam over at infodoodads talked about our session at the last IL the other day, saying it was the inspiration for his One Minute Critic videoblog. Very cool! I'm always excited to hear about new podcasts and videocasts that come out of our sessions. The post also gives some great reasons to use blip.tv, aside from it being Dave and Dave Show approved. Thanks very much for the nice words, Sam, and great job on the videoblog!

I'll have several more West Coast Fall Tour dates available in the near future when they are officially online.

CIL 2008: Podcasting and Videocasting Bootcamp

Thanks to everyone who came to the Podcasting and Videocasting Bootcamp program this AM. David Lee King and I had a blast. I didn't take any still pictures, but here is it in brief video form.



Make sure to check out the audio podcast as well. Sorry for the lack of paper handouts for my part. I promise I really did send them in. Really. I did. But here is the presentation and you can download it from SlideShare.

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4/7 Update: The URL for the Princeton Poetry Podcasts in the slide show is incorrect. It should be http://pplpoetpodcast2008.wordpress.com/. My humbly apologies to the super cool folks at the Princeton PL.

Additional info, including linkage is on my wiki. Thank again for coming. I'm doing a podcasting cybertour at 12:30 (I think) on Tuesday and then the awesome Pecha Kucha later that day. Come say howdy.

2008 U.S. Tour: East Coast Leg

Here are my Spring 2008 presentation dates. It is a brief tour of the East Coast. Not many cities, but multiple shows in each.

* Podcasting and Videocasting Bootcamp (Preconference Workshop w/ David Lee King). Computers In Libraries 2008. April 6, 2008.

* 2.0 Pecha Kucha - Conversation Face-Off (w/ multiple people who are smarter than me). Computers In Libraries 2008. April 8, 2008.

* Practical Podcasting (Preconference workshop). New Jersey Library Association Conference. April 29, 2008.

* We're Down with OPP (Other People's Podcasts) (Panel w/ multiple podcasters). New Jersey Library Association Conference. April 30, 2008.

Don't Call It A Comeback

I know. I know. I said I wasn't going to blog anymore. But I miss typing my random observations into this little box. Ha.

But seriously, I was talking to a friend a couple of weeks ago about why I quit blogging and realized that I, um, still need a place to post stuff from presentations and such. And I can't face not having a Blogger ribbon at Internet Librarian. So I am going to perhaps not retire totally from the blog world.

And speaking of Internet Librarian, I'm doing the Podcasting and Videocasting Bootcamp preconference workshop with my man David Lee King on Sunday, October 28. Come join us if you want to learn about podcasting and videocasting. We'll make some fun stuff as well! There are a ton of great preconference sessions at the same time, so I'm glad I am teaching one and don't have to choose what to attend!

See you in Monterey, or on the Internets!

Ticer Video

During my talk at the 2007 Ticer Institute a week or so ago I planned to record and edit a video during the session. Of course technical difficulties and time ruined that plan. Ah well. But one of the participants - I'm forgot to get his name during the insanity - shot some footage of people working on the audio podcast part of the session. I edited it and here it is:

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Again, I apologize to the people who attended the session for not getting through all of the objectives.

TIcer 2007 Podcasting / Videocasting Talk

Thanks to everyone who attended my talk on podcasting and videocasting at the 2007 Ticer Institute today. I hope everyone learned something in the session and had a good time as well. Here are the links to podcasts and videocasts that I talked about.

• RSS In Plain English (1)


• Claude Moore Health Sciences Library (UVA)


• The L-Team (Williams College)


• GPC Decatur Campus Library


• Dowling College Library Omnibus


• University of North Carolina, Pembroke Library Minute


• Arizona State University Library Channel


• Purdue University Boilercast


• Ohio University Alden Library Audio Tour


• Information and Circulation (Cal State Long Beach)


• WPI Library Audio To Go


• Fairfield University Library Podcasts


• ENGnetBASE (Georgia Tech)


• UCOL Library Podcasts


• Library Guide For Nursing (California State University , Fullerton)


• Moraine Valley Community College Library

We also created a few of our own podcasts during the hands-on part of the session. They are available on the blip.tv site for the class. I will edit the video footage and get it online as soon as I can. I am sorry again for the technical difficulties that caused us to not get finished with the video in class.

Other information from the session, including links to creation tools and additional readings is available on my wiki.

Thanks again for coming. And inviting me to come to the Netherlands.

Groeten van Holland

Hello. I am currently in Tilburg, Netherlands getting ready for my podcasting and videocasting talk tomorrow. Everyone has been super nice so far, and the computer lab and classroom rock. They have a great setup.

The trip has been fun. I hung out in Brussels and Ghent for a couple of days before arriving in Tilburg yesterday. An obscene number of photos are available on Flickr. I have decided I take way too many photos when I travel.

A couple of things I've learned:

1. Musuems are closed on Monday in Belgium. This is not good if you are planning on visiting them on a Monday. If I had bothered to read the guidebooks I bought, this problem could have been averted.

2. Bring a clock. None of my hotel rooms have had clocks. I use my cell phone for a watch, and it doesn't work in Europe so I have no idea what time it is most of the time. Which isn't a bad thing, except when I wake up in the middle of the night.

3. I've used Blogger so much that I can navigate it with no problem in Dutch.

I'm heading to Amsterdam sometime on Friday and then back to Chicago on Sunday.

Vaarwel voor nu.

Keep Your Eyes On The Road

This evening I'm heading out to Brussels, via a 4 hour layover in London (think there's Old Speckled Hen in the airport?), for the 2007 Ticer Institute. I'm talking on Thursday morning about podcasting and videocasting in academic libraries. There will be a pretty large hands on component to the session, so perhaps look for some audio and video online. I'm excited, and slightly nervous, about talking to a group of librarians whose native language is something other than English, but I'm sure it'll go well.

I'm spending a day and a half in Belgium and a couple of days in Amsterdam after, so look for pics on Flickr. I'll definitely have Internet access in Tilburg and looks pretty plentiful in Amsterdam.

The Classroom Will Now Be Podcast (Again) Web Links

Thanks to everyone who attended the ACRL "The Classroom Will Now Be Podcast" webcast today. I had fun talking to you over the internets and hope everyone learned something. Here are the links to podcasts I talked about.

• Georgia College and State University (David Letterman Video I didn't show)
  
• Mansfield University Podcasts
  
• Dowling College Library Omnibus
  
• Allegheny College Podcasts
  
• University of North Carolina, Pembroke Library Minute
  
• University Channel
  
• Arizona State University Library Channel
  
• Purdue University Boilercast
  
• Berkeley On iTunes U
  
• Ohio University Alden Library Audio Tour
  
• WPI Library Audio To Go
  
• Fairfield University Library Podcasts
  
• UCOL Library Podcasts
  
• Library Guide For Nursing (California State University , Fullerton)
  
• Moraine Valley Community College Library
  
• Podcasting @ Hunter
• University of Utah Library Podcasting
  

Links to podcasting resources and tools are available on my wiki, as are links to articles and white papers on podcasting in higher education.

Look for posts responding to some questions and comments I didn't get to during the session in the next week after I get a copy of the chat transcript. There were some interesting links floating around in the chat window and I'll post those as well.

BIGWIG Social Software Showcase

Twitter Table
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Thanks to everyone who came to the BIGWIG Social Software Showcase roundtable on Saturday. The organizers went out on a huge limb to put together the program and I'm sure appreciate you too. We had a great conversation at the Twitter Table. The session went much longer than the scheduled hour and there was great conversation and debate at other tables too. And there was much live tweeting going on.

The music before the session was by Jorge Ben Jor.

Make sure to take a look at the BIGWIG Social Software Showcase wiki and check out all the great presentations. That's the great thing about an online conference. You don't have to be there to learn something.

RUSA Preconference Slides Etc.

RUSA Preconference Stage Left
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Thanks to everyone who came to the RUSA/ MARS Reinvented Reference Pre-Conference on Friday. I had a blast talking to you. And listening to all the other awesome speakers. It was a great day.

The music I played before my talk was by Pink Floyd. You may have heard of them.

Links to my slides, podcasts I talked about, info on how to create podcasts, and more are available on my presentation wiki.

Let me know if you have any questions.

The Wide World of Podcasting

Thanks to everyone who came to the RUSA Reinvented Reference III preconference at ALA Annual 2007.

Here are links to the library podcasts I featured in my talk. I'll post my slides and some other information a bit later today.

Lansing (IL) Public Library

Ohio University Alden Library Audio Tour

Pierce County (WA) Library System

Orange County (FL) Library System

Wadsworth (OH) Public Library

WPI Audio To Go

Fairfield University Library

UCOL Library

Library Guide for Nursing (Cal State, Fullerton)

Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks again for coming!

Spring Tour 2007

Let the travelling begin! On Sunday I'm heading up to Chicago for four days to look for a place to live. I've got some good leads thanks to the Chicago Reader and excellent assistance from friends and aquaintances. But wish me luck.

Then on Thursday I fly to DC for ALA Annual. My schedule mainly consists of my participation in the RUSA Reinvented Reference preconference, BIGWIG Social Software Showcase roundtable (Saturday from 1:30-2:30, Renaissance Mayflower Cabinet Room) and lots of ACRL job related meetings. With some social opportunities and a couple of actual sessions thrown in. I am free pretty much all Monday morning before I fly back to Atlanta at 4pm, so drop me a line if you want to get coffee or lunch or can recommend a good session.

I'm skeptical of my Internet access in Chicago hotel, but will be online daily from someplace with free wifi. So keep the Twitter comments coming. I'm going to try to blog from Annual as well if I can get online. I again can't figure out access possibilities at hotel, so posts might be pretty few and far between.

Questions, comments, and apartment leads are still being accepted at dwfree(at)gmail(dot)com. Hope to run into some of you in DC. If you see me, say hello.

Welcome To The Twitterverse

Back in April at Computers In Libraries I was asked by my friends Michelle, Karen and Jason to participate in something they were planning for ALA Annual through the LITA BIGWIG group called Super Secret Project #2. SSP #2 is now known as the BIGWIG Social Software Showcase. It is an online "unconference" happening at the same time as Annual with 11 presentations on up to the minute, cutting edge technology topics. The kinds of things that the realities of planning a huge, major conference like Annual make very difficult to cover. I was glad to contribute as all three of them are good friends and very, very innovative and cool librarians. I knew a couple of the people who were doing talks, but had no idea I would end up on a program with Michael Casey, Karen Schneider, Jessamyn West, Tim Spalding and all the other amazing folks.

My talk is a screencast called "Welcome To The Twitterverse". It is an introduction to Twitter and how libraries and librarians are using the service. My PIC David Lee King contributed the second part of our Twit-O-Rama called "i r fluffin yr twitterz", which covers cool Twitter applications and mash-ups like Twitbin.

I think my screencast turned out pretty well, although I wish I had scripted the audio a little more. Here's a comment from Josh Neff on Twitter about it:



I'm not 100% sure that's a compliment, but I'll take it as Peter Buck was my hero when I was in high school in Athens in the mid-80s. Visit the BIGWIG wiki site and see for yourself. And make sure to watch all of the other presentations as they come online over the next week.

Both David King and myself should be at the Social Software Showcase roundtable discussion at Annual to talk Twitter. It is being held on Saturday, June 23 from 1:30-2:30pm in the Renaissance Mayflower Cabinet Room. Come by and chat with us.

6/14 Update:
What do you think? Is Twitter a good tool for libraries and librarians? Watch the presentation and leave a comment on this post. Or just leave a comment and discuss all matters Twit.

The Classroom Will Now Be Podcast (Again)

Due to good response and registration last time, I'll be presenting the ACRL e-learning webcast "The Classroom Will Now Be Podcast" again on July 10th. The webcast will start at 2pm EDT, 1pm CDT (my new timezone) or 11am PDT depending on where you live. I thought the session went really well last time and I'm going to incorporate a few of the questions into this version. Here's the description from the ACRL website:

Podcasting is an emerging technology that allows for the easy online distribution of media files. The use of podcasts for both personal broadcasting and as a media tool has grown greatly in the past couple of years. Many institutions of higher education are now utilizing this technology as a method of distributing promotional and educational content. This webcast explores the growing usage of podcasting in higher education and examines how academic libraries fit into the educasting environment. The session focuses attention on examples of podcasts as classroom and library instruction tools and examines how academic libraries can become more integrally involved in podcasting efforts on their campuses.

This Webcast will last approximately an hour and a half.

You can register on the ACRL site. And yes, there is a reasonable registration fee for the session. Again, please don't yell at me for doing something not free.

You may be thinking "Isn't he moving to Chicago around then? Is this guy crazy?" And the answer would be yes. And yes. The presenter bio is slightly misleading as I will technically be unemployed at the time. But the webcast will be fun and informative. And I promise there will be clips this time.

Old Presentation Materials

If you happen to be using any of the presentation materials located on my GPC website (as opposed to my wiki), download what you are using or may want to use in the future prior to June 29th. That web space is going to disappear when I leave GPC. I am going to transfer materials from conference presentations to my wiki and SlideShare at some point, but it will most likely be after I get to Chicago.

Thanks!

SirsiDynix Institute Archive

The archive from my SirsiDynix Institute presentation on Tuesday is now available. I would watch the two presentation Greg Schwartz did last year first and then mine to get a pretty up to date picture of the podcasting world. Greg gives a bunch of great technical information in his talks.

A Beginners Guide To Podcasting: Part 1 - A Consumer's Guide
A Beginners Guide To Podcasting: Part 2 - A Producer's Guide
What's New In Podcasting

As always, let me know if there are any questions.

Places To Learn About Podcasting

Here are the links to the podcasting news and information sites I mentioned during my SDI talk today.

Podcasters Wiki
Podcasting News
Podcast User Magazine
Blogger and Podcaster Magazine

They all have great information about producing and comsuming podcasts.

SirsiDynix Institute Webcast Links

Here are links to podcasts I talked about during my SirsiDynix Institute webcast on June 5th. Links to podcasting tools and library podcasting resources are available on my wiki.

Ask A Ninja: What Is Podcasting video

Podcasts To Consume:
Talking With Talis
Palinet Podcasts
LibVibe
District Dispatch
Grammar Girl
Battlestar Galactica Podcasts

Blog post with more podcasts consumed by real, live librarians!

Library Created Podcasts:
Sunnyvale (CA) Public Library
Pierce County (WA) Library System
Orange County (FL) Library System
Princeton (NJ) Public Library
Ohio University Alden Library Audio Tour
Fairfield University Library
WPI Audio To Go