The benefits of pod casting for library's and other institutions

I think that the benefits of pod-casting are many.  Libraries, schools and other institutions such as Museum can benefit from pod-casting as it facilitates communication, delivers information and can serve to broadcast a range of services by making audio content available to the public. Pod-casting is also a great tool for staff development; it can serve as a reference resource, or to guide a patron on how to use the libraries services. It can serve to announce up coming events. 

I think it can also be used to promote programs being offered at the library, for story time, to promote a bestseller books or upcoming collections. Pod-casting is another form of media and it’s used are multiple  they can go from something  as easy as providing instructions to a student how to use the libraries catalog to library tour.  I enjoyed discovering the use of a podcast but I was even more amazed on how easy it could be to share and view others podcast through Drop Box.