I listened to two podcasts, both from the Library Survival Guide. One was about Google Scholar, and the other was about EndNote. I will try out this EndNote software the next time I write a paper for school, it sounds like it would save me a lot of time and hassle. Going around trying to remember which facts came from what sources sure takes up a lot of time, but this would probably help. Episode 4: EndNote and Citation Managers. Unfortunately, it sounds like you can only download this for free at the specific university they are talking about, but I looked it up and you can download a free trial version. But, as mentioned there is another one called Zotero, for the web browser Firefox. So, I will try both.
I liked the Podcastalley site the best, as it seemed to work fine. As far as making my own podcast, maybe someday I will, when I feel I have something relevant to contribute to society, but not right now.
iTunes itself is a great tool itself, even if you don't want to buy any music. It can organize all of your video clips, and music. It also allows you to listen to the radio online, as well as podcasts. So, with all the podcasting tools I just looked at, this is probably the best one for me, as I use iTunes all the time, so its just easy to have all of your multimedia access in one place.
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I just had to tell you that I checked out Zotero after reading your blog about it and I am so excited that I am beside myself. It's the equivalent of a Swiss Army knife or Leatherman for any kind of research whether you're writing a paper or solving a problem. I think it's the coolest thing since sliced bread. I hope it's not just because I'm an English teacher masquerading as a librarian. It's so versatile and easy to use it's practically unbelievable! Thanks for blogging about it.
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