Category Archives: Audio

Inspirational Library-related StoryCorps

Posted on 2 October 2009 by Rick Mason

This morning I heard one of the most inspirational library-related stories I have encountered.  It was a StoryCorps segment on NPR’s Morning Edition radio program, and I feel that everyone who works in libraries should listen to it, if only … Continue reading →

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BBC Languages

Posted on 15 September 2009 by Rick Mason

BBC Languages is fantastic web resource provided by the British Broadcasting Corporation, and is filled with audio language resources.  These include 12-week beginning lessons, a Quick Fix section containing “essential phrases”, and teacher’s resources. found via Librarian in Black

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Ohio on iTunes U

Posted on 27 August 2009 by Rick Mason

The State of Ohio has launched an iTunes site that is designed “to share educational resources, professional development materials, and student videos which have been produced by members of higher education, the K-12 community, and community partners free of charge … Continue reading →

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Listening to Libology

Posted on 7 June 2009 by Rick Mason

Libology is now available in an audio version.  This is made possible through a service called Odiogo, which works with content providers to enable a streamlined means of creating downloadable audio files of web sites.  What this means for readers … Continue reading →

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Amazon and Contracts

Posted on 4 March 2009 by Rick Mason

Authors Guild:  Contracts Forced Amazon to Flip on Kindle is an article on CNet.com in which the Authors Guild asserts that Amazon turned off the Kindle’s Text-to-speech function (unless authorized by a book’s publisher) due to contractual obligations, not pressure … Continue reading →

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Confusing Assistance with Performance

Posted on 1 March 2009 by Rick Mason

Amazon.com has given in to the Publisher’s Guild on the issue of text-to-speech capabilities in the Kindle 2. In their press release, Amazon states up front that “Kindle 2′s experimental text-to-speech feature is legal: no copy is made, no derivative … Continue reading →

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Voice of the Kindle

Posted on 11 February 2009 by Rick Mason

The impending release of the Kindle 2 wireless reading device has been all over the news this week, accompanied by many reviews and commentaries.  One response to a new feature strikes me as extreme, however: “Some publishers and agents expressed … Continue reading →

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Free Online Courses from Great Universities

Posted on 25 February 2008 by Rick Mason

Free Online Courses from Great Universities is a collection of lecture podcasts organized by topic; organized by Open Culture. found via Open Access News

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Young Librarians

Posted on 16 October 2007 by Rick Mason

I wasn’t going to post this because you need an account to access the article, but the Chronicle of Higher Education has an article titled “Young Librarians, Talkin’ ‘Bout Their Generation” which is quite an interesting read.  I recommend you … Continue reading →

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Musical Sites

Posted on 10 April 2007 by Rick Mason

A couple music-related web sites of interest: LyricWiki is run using MediaWiki, the same software that runs Wikipedia. They describe themselves as “a free site which is a source where anyone can go to get reliable lyrics for any song … Continue reading →

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Sophie

Posted on 9 April 2007 by Rick Mason

Sophie is a brand new piece of software from The Institute for the Future of the Book (blog) that may signal one possible direction for written media.  When finished (it is Alpha software at the moment, meaning that you should use it … Continue reading →

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eAudiobook Subject Sets

Posted on 4 April 2007 by Rick Mason

NetLibrary has launched what it is calling eAudiobook Subject Sets, which are bundles of downloadable audio books grouped by subject, so that libraries can tailor their purchases to their particular needs. from ResourceShelf

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More Free Audio Books

Posted on 10 March 2007 by Rick Mason

Podiobooks.com offers quite a few free, downloadable audiobooks, most with cc licenses. Add this to your list of free audiobook sites. from MetaFilter

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LoudLit.org

Posted on 4 March 2007 by Rick Mason

LoutLit.org is a site with a collection of downloadable, CreativeCommons licensed audiobooks from the Gutenberg Project. Don’t forget these other sites as well! from MetaFilter

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Classical Music Downloads

Posted on 1 March 2007 by Rick Mason

The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University has a couple of pages containing downloadable classical music. Peabody Symphony Orchestra; Peabody Concert Orchestra. from MetaFilter

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