By Carolyn J. Sosnowski, MLIS
PodZingerwww.podzinger.com
Now that podcasts have become more mainstream, how do you find them? One way is to use PodZinger, an audio and video search tool that uses speech recognition technology to access the recordings. Plug in your keywords (phrase searching is supported) and PodZinger will retrieve and display, in text, your search terms in context by relevance or date. Play the whole podcast or just the relevant portions right from the Web page, or download it to listen through another device. As a bonus, you can save your search and have new podcasts sent to your iTunes or RSS feed reader. Last time I checked, there were more than 300,000 podcasts in English and Spanish in the database. That number grows by the day. Podscope and Yahoo! Podcasts are two other podcast search engines you may want to try.
Free Government Information
http://freegovinfo.info
FGI was created in response to threats to the vast amounts of information generated by, stored in, and accessed through the U.S. government. The creators and contributors want to foster discussion and information sharing, and do so in many ways. The blog is a good way to keep up with current issues and newly found resources. The library links to podcasts, presentations, a directory of government RSS feedsÂ…there's too much more to mention here. There is also a guide to suggested information sources (public libraries, e-mail services, Web sites). Not to be missed: the Depository Success Stories section that underscores how important our government collections are.
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