# 3 Podcasts & audio

I had a look at the State Library of NSW videos and podcasts. They are making their events, author talks and exhibitions available as podcasts and videocasts. What a great way to reach more people. I wonder is this something we could do to?

I was also impressed with Learn Out Loud. Even the name is clever. Here you will find no end of podcasts, ranging from self development, sports and hobbies and technology.

There are lots of opportunities for libraries here. To start with, we could provide links to some of these sites from our website.

#2 Mashups

Mashups - how do people come up with these things?

I checked out a great library application from the New York Public Library - Then and Now: Historic New York images from New York Public Library using Flickr and Google Street view. Historical photographs from the library collection have been matched up with the same spot today using Google Street View. You can even have a 360 degree look around. Brilliant!

I also had a look at Real Estate - Suburb View. Just enter a postcode, select the town or suburb of interest and there it is! The average price for property for that location along with a Google map with markers for properties for sale. Click on the marker to find the property price, description and photos. Go ahead and have a look around. Easy & impressive. You can also start your search with Buy, Rent, Share or Report. What a great resource for anyone looking to buy or rent.

Now I'm thinking we could add Google Maps to the library website with markers for our branch libraries and pop-up descriptions. Maybe we've already got this. I'll have to have a look...