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Archive for the ‘Podcasts’ Category (9 posts)
By the Time We Got to Bookstock …
September 23rd, 2009 by Jennifer Gavin
Posted in: Blogging, Books, Capitol Hill, Education, Events, National Book Festival, New Visitors Experience, Podcasts, Poetry, Social Media, Uncategorized, Washington DC
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National Book Festival: For Your Listening Pleasure
August 31st, 2009 by Matt Raymond
#nbf Heads up: The first batch of podcast interviews with 2009 National Book Festival authors are now online here, on iTunes here (link opens in iTunes client) and on iTunes U here (link opens in iTunes client).
Included in the first round are Junot Diaz, Rickey Minor, James Patterson, George Pelecanos, Nicholas Sparks and David Wroblewski–with more to …
Posted in: Books, Events, National Book Festival, News, Podcasts, Social Media, Technology, Washington DC
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But Wait … There's More!
August 4th, 2009 by Jennifer Gavin
This year’s Library of Congress National Book Festival already promises the biggest lineup of literary stars this side of the Crab Nebula. Book-lovers can look forward, on Saturday, Sept. 26, to hearing from David Baldacci, John Grisham, John Irving, Julia Alvarez, Judy Blume, Ken Burns, Gwen Ifill and Jodi Picoult–not to mention celebrity chef …
Posted in: Books, Capitol Hill, Events, National Book Festival, Podcasts, Poetry, Social Media, Washington DC
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Hey U, Tune In: The Library Is Now on iTunes U
June 30th, 2009 by Matt Raymond
Blog. Twitter. YouTube. iTunes. Yeah, we speak Web 2.0.
You nation’s Library has millions of stories to tell, so we’re trying to tell them as many places and to as many people as possible–whether on our own website or elsewhere. And now you can add another biggie to the list: iTunes U.
For those who don’t know, …
Posted in: Audiovisual, Cataloging, Collections, Education, LC Web site, News, Podcasts, Social Media, Video
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National Book Festival Online Author Chats Begin
September 5th, 2008 by Matt Raymond
“Talk, talk, talk,” you say. “That’s all Matt does is talk to the 2008 National Book Festival Authors. But when will we, the readers and fans of those authors, get a chance to ask the questions?!”
Well, you can come in person, of course, to the National Book Festival on Sept. 27, 2008, from 10 a.m. …
Posted in: Books, Events, National Book Festival, Podcasts, Washington DC
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National Book Festival Podcasts Now on iTunes
August 1st, 2008 by Matt Raymond
Yep, now it’s even easier to hear your favorite authors (interspersed, of course, with my best attempts at probing questions).
The 2008 National Book Festival author podcasts are now available via iTunes. (HUZZAH!) The direct subscription link is here (link opens in iTunes).
The 2007 National Book Festival podcasts have also been posted, but for some …
Posted in: National Book Festival, Podcasts
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Get Your Book Festival Podcasts Here!
July 21st, 2008 by Matt Raymond
The eighth annual National Book Festival (Sept. 27, 2008) has an outstanding lineup of authors, and I’ve been having the privilege of interviewing several of them for podcasts.
The subscription link is here.
I’m a bit of a perfectionist, so I have to disclose that I have been doing my own audio engineering (with practically zero training) …
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The Library of Congress and Web 2.0
September 14th, 2007 by Matt Raymond
As promised, the Library of Congress today launched an enhanced and, if I might say so, much spiffier homepage at LOC.gov. Have you seen it yet? Click here to learn the full details.
Among the changes:
? The homepage now features a dynamic graphic at the top for navigation to some of the most popular …
Posted in: LC Web site, Libraries, News, Podcasts
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'Pod People': National Book Festival Authors Do Podcasts
September 10th, 2007 by Matt Raymond
If you haven?t checked out the National Book Festival homepage recently, you might have missed that we have begun uploading podcasts with several of the authors who will be attending the festival on Sept. 29.
As of this writing, there are now podcasts from David Baldacci, Ken Burns, Carmen Agra Deedy, Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Shelia …
Posted in: Books, Events, LC Web site, Podcasts
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