Chapter 1. Why Podcasts?
Abstract
Chapter 1 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 53, no. 2), “Podcast Literacy: Educational, Accessible, and Diverse Podcasts for Library Users”
Discusses the reasons for learning about podcasts, definitions of podcasts—along with their unique characteristics—the increasing popularity of podcasts, and in what situations people listen to them.
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