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Originally uploaded by Virany.

I added "The Library Channel" to my blogroll. It was easy to use Bloglines to get it set up.

I like something I read on a library marketing website. The idea was that libraries need to think about "how we can facilitate" as opposed "how we can communicate." In the case of the latter, it presupposes a one-way communication i.e. the "old" model.

In this sense, I see podcasts being a great way to 'market' our libraries. Having a list of FAQs in podcasts might be a good way to start. Another idea would be podcasts that promote an upcoming library program event.

While I like the idea of using podcasts, they can be too long to wade through before getting to the information I'd actually like to hear. Maybe one day they'll be more like dvds in 'tracking' so one can jump around easily from one topic to another (?)