I haven't listened to podcasts much except for a few music programmes. Gilles Peterson's podcasts on BBC where he interviews musicians is a favourite but I hardly find time for that. I've also discovered there are travel podcasts as well. I may download one on Angkor Wat for my trip to Cambodia. There is so much great stuff out there but finding the time to delve into it is the problem. That's also the problem libraries face. How do we make our podcasts more attractive than the millions of options out there? I guess if people are reliant on our webpage and catalogue then they'll see the podcasts of events that we make available.
Book talks and readings are obviously events we could make podcasts of in our Library. Library tours and oral history interviews are also other likely uses of podcast. Podcasts could also be a great aid to the visually impaired or to people who can't speak English and are illiterate in their own language.
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