I regularly podcast ABC Radio National programs and have certainly benefited from the access they provide. With podcasts you can access the audio information you require at a time and place that suits you. In completing the exercise for this week I chose to listen to part of Sunnyvale Public Library's podcast of the League of Women's voters speeches given prior to the November election. It demonstrates the importance of podcasts in documenting and archiving audio information.
Podcasts can be used by libraries to broadcast events and talks, meaning that patrons who cannot make a particular event can "catch up" online. The State Library, for instance, makes use of this technology to archive author talks. Similarly, Eastern Regional Libraries in Victoria provides podcasts of their weekly radio show on the library's website, combining more than one type of media in the same place and enhancing the library's ability to "reach out" to different communities.
http://www.erl.vic.gov.au/events/podcasts.htm
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