Podcasts: Audio Primary Sources November 8, 2007
Posted by Phoebe in : Cool tools, Foreign languages , add a commentAs we at iPod - I mean, Duke - University know, podcasts have proliferated in the past 5 years. They aren’t just for fun, however - major radio news sources and government agencies are making podcasts available that can be used in research or academic presentations. Radio podcasts can provide in-depth interviews with politicians, medical researchers, legal scholars, and much more. Here’s an NPR podcast in Spanish on youth culture:
Have a look at our podcasts page to see links to sources for academic and primary source content via podcast.
Got another favorite podcast? Leave us a link in comments!
Subscribe to the Census by RSS November 1, 2007
Posted by Phoebe in : Cool tools , add a commentThe United States Census Bureau now allows you to receive updates via RSS, with subscriptions available for web site changes, tip sheets, population estimates (PopClocks!) and even daily podcasts, among others.
Most useful for researchers may be the set of RSS feeds for news releases on a wide variety of topics, including Aging Population, Housing, and Retail Industries. Sign up and whenever the Census has news on your topic, you’ll know.
More ideas about using RSS feed subscriptions in your research are here.
