Podcasting

About Podcasting

Podcasting is a method of distributing audio files via the Internet. It allows users to subscribe to a variety of audio channels for listening on mobile devices or personal computers. Listeners may subscribe to channels using software that periodically checks for and downloads new content automatically. Any digital audio player or computer with audio-playing software can play podcasts.

Getting Started

In order to subscribe to Library and Archives Canada podcasts, download iTunes (Mac or PC) for free at www.apple.com/ca/itunes/download.

Once you have downloaded and installed your software, select a channel from The Virtual Gramophone Gallery of Podcasts (below). Copy the appropriate URL (Web address) into your podcast software to subscribe.

Once you have subscribed to a new channel, you can then select which title you want to listen to. The software will automatically download the content, allowing you to listen to the track on your digital audio player or on a computer with audio-playing software.

For more information on podcasting, please refer to these external websites:
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting
CBC Radio
www.cbc.ca/podcasting/

Gallery of Podcasts