Plains to Peaks Podcasts
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QuickStart: Subscribing to the Podcasts
If you already subscribe to podcasts and are familiar with the procedure, you can subscribe to the Plains to Peaks podcasts here:
If you are not familiar with the procedure please see the instructions below.
What Are Podcasts?
Podcasts are audio recordings that you can download to your computer or personal audio (MP3) player. Examples of MP3 players include the iPod, the Creative Nomad, etc. You will need audio software on your computer to listen to the podcast or transfer to your MP3 player. You can view more information from a PowerPoint presentation here.
What Do I Need to Listen to a Podcast?
You will need a computer, an Internet connection and podcasting software (there are many free podcasting software applications available). You can listen to the podcasts on your computer, or you can download the files to your portable audio player (also called an "MP3 player") to listen to them while you're "on the go."
How Do I Listen to a Podcast?
To listen to the audio on your computer, you need to have an audio application that will play MP3 files. This includes Windows Media Player, QuickTime, or RealAudio.
To listen to the audio on your personal audio player (MP3 player), you need to download podcasting software. There are many free or commercial podcasting applications available for download. One of the most popular is iTunes.
You can also download a podcast application like iTunes to your computer and listen to the podcasts on your computer using that application.
How Do I Subscribe to a Podcast?
You can "subscribe" to a podcast so that you automatically receive the podcasts in your audio software as new podcasts become available. This eliminates the need to check for "new" podcasts on the MCR website. To subscribe the Plains to Peaks Podcast:
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- Copy the Internet address at the top of your browser window. The Plains to Peaks Podcast address is: http://nnlm.gov/mcr/services/podcasts/mcrpod.xml.
- Paste the address into your podcast application. For instance, in iTunes, go to the Advanced menu, choose "Subscribe to Podcast...", and paste the address into the dialog box. iTunes will then download the podcast files for you to listen to at your leisure.
Plains to Peaks Podcasts
Plains to Peaks Podcasts are listed below:
Plains to Peaks Podcast #1: Joy Voltz, April 2007
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Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, Community Outreach Liaison, interviews Joy Voltz, OTD, OTR/L, Coordinator for the Office of Interprofessional Scholarship, Service and Education (OISSE) in the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions at Creighton University. They discuss academic community partnerships, and health information outreach efforts that include librarians. Click here to view more information and listen to the podcast.
Plains to Peaks Podcast #2: Ira Combs, June 2007
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Siobhan Champ-Blackwell interviews Ira Combs, R.N. Community Liaison Nurse Coordinator for the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Center for Health Disparities. They discuss the importance of building trusted relationships with communities as a vital piece of the ongoing efforts to reduce health disparities. Click here to view more information and listen to the podcast.
Other Podcasts
For a list of other useful podcasts in the health sciences, download this hand-out in Microsoft Word format by Kelli Ham, NN/LM Consumer Health Coordinator from the Pacific Southwest Region.
