Steps to listen to audio lectures at various speeds

These are the recommended steps to listen to RWJMS audio lectures (MP3 files) and playing back at various speeds:
On a PC: Right click on filename
Choose Show in Windows Explorer
Right Click on File
Open with Windows Media Player (To adjust speed: click on Play then click on Play Speed)

On a MAC: open Windows (Virtual Machine) and follow instructions above for PCs
or Download Audacity(http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/) for Mac (free download)
Find location of audio file
Click File
Click Open
Select File (adjust speed with slider on right side of screen)

Links to send RSS feeds to Browsers

Here are the correct links you need to have the current RSS feeds of audio sent to your favorite browser. Please remember that even if you subscribed to the portal channels last year, you need to re-subscribe this year to get the current lectures.


RWJMS First Year Lectures
http://webservices.umdnj.edu/xrss/xml/rwjm/rwjm_396.xml

RWJMS Second Year Lectures
http://webservices.umdnj.edu/xrss/xml/rwjm/rwjm_398.xml

RWJMS Media Library News
http://webservices.umdnj.edu/xrss/xml/rwjm/rwjm_336.xml

RWJMS First Year Lectures [Archives]
http://webservices.umdnj.edu/xrss/xml/rwjm/rwjm_334.xml

RWJMS Second Year Lectures [Archives]
http://webservices.umdnj.edu/xrss/xml/rwjm/rwjm_335.xml

How To Download a File to Mac and Speed Voice the Audio

If you want to listen to lectures faster (or slower) here are the instructions:
Open http://rwjms.umdnj.edu/iTunes
Login to RWJMS iTunesU- private
Use your CORE account
Locate file (use tabs to choose course)
Click "Get File" (file downloads to iTunesU) If you know the location of the file you can proceed with next step; if not, search for file and move it to a location on your computer that you can easily find (such as your desktop)
Open Quicktime Player
Click Open file and choose the file you just downloaded
Click Ctrl + k
Adjust the playback speed with slider at the bottom of window.

RSS Archive Feeds of Audio Lectures

In order to speed the posting process for RSS feeds for audio lectures (MyUMDNJ portal), archive topic files were created for both first and second year audio lectures. Each semester the older lectures will be moved into the archive files which will be available as well as the current lectures. The feed URLs for the current topics remain the same.
The feed URLs of the archive topics are listed below, in case you want to link them to your favorite web news aggregator:

First Year Archived Lectures: http://webservices.umdnj.edu/xrss/xml/rwjm/rwjm_362.xml
Second Year Archived Lectures: http://webservices.umdnj.edu/xrss/xml/rwjm/rwjm_363.xml

Archived audio lectures from 07/08 are also available from iTunesUniversity website.

My presentation in Wales this summer

In July I visited Cardiff, Wales to present
"Digital Audio Lectures: Securing the Library's Future" at the Health Libraries Group Conference sponsored by CILIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals) The conference was held in the City Hall, an elegant Edwardian marble structure built in 1905 where chandeliers and paintings decorated the rooms!
It was a privilege to represent the medical school and our library, and I enjoyed meeting and talking with medical librarians from the UK and from other countries as well. They were perfect hosts and although I was there only a short time, I enjoyed visiting the famous castle, the Bay area and 100 acres of historically preserved buildings that recreated Welsh life in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
The highlight of the trip was a tour of the famous Millenium Stadium (Cardiff is a big sports town!) and a lovely dinner of roast lamb (apparently a Welsh specialty)
Although I paid for the entire trip myself and I was without my luggage for almost 2 days, it was a valuable opportunity to share my expertise with international colleagues and learn from them.

Current Audio Lectures Now on iTunesU

The current audio lectures are now available on iTunes University website...you will need to go into the Private side and log on with your CORE account and password.
The archived lectures from 07/08 should also be found there.

How to Subscribe to RSS Channels

We are posting the first PCM lecture today, so if you want to listen to it again, or access any other lectures from the MyUMDNJ portal, here's how:

1. Go to http:/my.umdnj.edu and click on Content/Layout button at upper left
2. Choose a tab where you want channel to appear
3. Locate and click the "Add Channel" button
4. Choose "Select All" from drop down menu. Click "Go"
5. Choose RWJMS Media Library News and/or Audio Lecture Link
6. Click "Add Channel"
7. Click on back to (blank)Tab Link

You only need to do this ONCE! Channels will appear each time you log on. To receive links directly on your favorite websites, see RSS information after you subscribe.