Podcasts

Listen to Library news on your computer or MP3 player!

Listen to the news on your computer or as a podcast! Simply add our podcast feed to your podcatcher to automatically download new versions of the library audio news to play on your computer or digital audio device. This allows you to listen to the content whenever and however you want.

What are podcasts?

A podcast is a web feed of audio or video files placed on the Internet for anyone to subscribe to. Podcasters' websites also may offer direct download of their files, but the subscription feed of automatically delivered new content is what distinguishes a podcast from a simple download or real-time streaming.

Several websites offer directories of podcasts.
You can look for some at:

• Podfeed.net
• Podcast Alley
• LearnOutLoud.com
• iTunes store

How to get podcasts?

The easiest way to get podcasts is to use a "podcatcher."

A podcatcher is software that allows you to subscribe to your favorite podcasts using their RSS feed. When new content or episodes are available, your podcatcher will automatically download them for you, and then you're ready to listen to them on your computer or transfer them to your MP3 player!

Popular podcatchers include:

• Juice (formerly called iPodder) for Windows, Mac or Linux
• Odeo
• FeedDemon for Windows
• PodcatcherMatrix