Library podcast by the Metropolitan New York Library Council
18 episodes
8 months ago
Enjoy this clip from a new podcast that Library Bytegeist host and producer, Molly Schwartz, has been working on! It's called Preserve This Podcast. You can find more information on our website, at www.preservethispodcast.org.
Episode 18 transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xVS-XXlEx3kggw9artPMjSDhkPQpSKpjURDi_Xut8hk/edit
“The Podsucker” is a machine that Jason Scott built in his basement 15 years ago. Jason was trying to capture all the podcasts -- before they disappear. Preserve This Podcast is a series about how podcasts are disappearing. And what podcasters can do to save them. Follow along with our podcast preservation exercises by downloading the zine at [preservethispodcast.org][1].
- More about Jason Scott's podcast archiving work on [his website: ASCII by Jason Scott][2]
- More about Dave Winer's RSS work on [his website: RSS on the desktop, 15 years later][3]
- [Download/print our zine][4] from our website to prepare for Episode 1, coming out March 21st!
[1]: http://preservethispodcast.org/#zine
[2]: http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/844
[3]: http://scripting.com/2017/03/30/rssOnTheDesktop15YearsLater.html
[4]: http://preservethispodcast.org/#zine
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Enjoy this clip from a new podcast that Library Bytegeist host and producer, Molly Schwartz, has been working on! It's called Preserve This Podcast. You can find more information on our website, at www.preservethispodcast.org.
Episode 18 transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xVS-XXlEx3kggw9artPMjSDhkPQpSKpjURDi_Xut8hk/edit
“The Podsucker” is a machine that Jason Scott built in his basement 15 years ago. Jason was trying to capture all the podcasts -- before they disappear. Preserve This Podcast is a series about how podcasts are disappearing. And what podcasters can do to save them. Follow along with our podcast preservation exercises by downloading the zine at [preservethispodcast.org][1].
- More about Jason Scott's podcast archiving work on [his website: ASCII by Jason Scott][2]
- More about Dave Winer's RSS work on [his website: RSS on the desktop, 15 years later][3]
- [Download/print our zine][4] from our website to prepare for Episode 1, coming out March 21st!
[1]: http://preservethispodcast.org/#zine
[2]: http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/844
[3]: http://scripting.com/2017/03/30/rssOnTheDesktop15YearsLater.html
[4]: http://preservethispodcast.org/#zine
#11 Talking Internet Filters in Public Libraries with Westchester Library System's Rob Caluori
Library Bytegeist
21 minutes 37 seconds
8 years ago
#11 Talking Internet Filters in Public Libraries with Westchester Library System's Rob Caluori
Public libraries are important access points to the internet. But sometimes people use library computers to engage in activities that are controversial activities for public spaces, like watching pornography. We sat down with Rob Caluori, the Director of Information Technology for the Westchester Library System, to talk about the techniques libraries use to provide open, secure, and safe access to the internet.
Audio Mastering by Dalton Harts
Further Reading:
American Council of the Blind v. Boorstin: http://www.leagle.com/decision/19861455644FSupp811_11311.xml
"Braille Playboy Under Fire" by Lloyd Grove, July 19, 1985
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1985/07/19/braille-playboy-under-fire/3683a16a-8a3d-471b-8d6c-c0a7e2e72cc5/?utm_term=.6b9a53bc5562
FAQs on E-Rate Program for Schools and Libraries: https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/universal-service-program-schools-and-libraries-e-rate
Music and Soundtracks:
Opening track: “Magic” by Otis MacDonald from the YouTube Audio Library
"Rodeo Show" by The Green Orbs from the YouTube Audio Library
"TasmanianPower" by Isaac Ionescu from freesound.org
“A Gentleman” by Podington Bear from the Free Music Archive
Tools used to record this podcast:
Blue Yeti microphone: www.bluemic.com/products/yeti/
Transcribe: transcribe.wreally.com/app
Reaper: www.reaper.fm/
Izotope: www.izotope.com/en/products/repai…plug-in-pack.html
Library Bytegeist
Enjoy this clip from a new podcast that Library Bytegeist host and producer, Molly Schwartz, has been working on! It's called Preserve This Podcast. You can find more information on our website, at www.preservethispodcast.org.
Episode 18 transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xVS-XXlEx3kggw9artPMjSDhkPQpSKpjURDi_Xut8hk/edit
“The Podsucker” is a machine that Jason Scott built in his basement 15 years ago. Jason was trying to capture all the podcasts -- before they disappear. Preserve This Podcast is a series about how podcasts are disappearing. And what podcasters can do to save them. Follow along with our podcast preservation exercises by downloading the zine at [preservethispodcast.org][1].
- More about Jason Scott's podcast archiving work on [his website: ASCII by Jason Scott][2]
- More about Dave Winer's RSS work on [his website: RSS on the desktop, 15 years later][3]
- [Download/print our zine][4] from our website to prepare for Episode 1, coming out March 21st!
[1]: http://preservethispodcast.org/#zine
[2]: http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/844
[3]: http://scripting.com/2017/03/30/rssOnTheDesktop15YearsLater.html
[4]: http://preservethispodcast.org/#zine