Podcast Publishing Partnerships & Resources
Columbia Libraries supports student and faculty partners who utilize podcasting as a form of research communication and open scholarship. Our podcasting partners use audio production and storytelling to develop new modes of scholarly conversation and to bring their research to new platforms and audiences.
On this page you can learn more about our partnership program and browse our list of resources for academic podcasting. Upcoming workshops can be found on the Columbia Libraries Workshops page.
To see our list of current partners and listen to their podcasts, please visit podcasts.library.columbia.edu.
While we are not actively seeking new partnerships at this time, you can contact us at publishing@library.columbia.edu with questions related to resources for Columbia podcasters.
Each of our podcasts are provided with the following services:
- A branded Columbia Libraries site on which to host their podcast
- RSS feed and audio file hosting for no fewer than three years
- Registration of their podcast with Apple Podcasts and Spotify
- Annual archiving of their podcast content in Academic Commons, which includes assignment of DOIs for podcast episodes (optional)
- Annual statistics reporting and access to Spotify and Apple analytics dashboards
- All partners must attend an orientation session on how to use the publishing platform
- Episodes must include machine-readable captions in VTT format
- All images used in episode transcripts must be accessible with alt text
- Partners bear the responsibility for seeking copyright permissions and releases when using copyrighted materials. Questions about copyright can be directed to Copyright Advisory Services
- To be considered an active partner, podcasts must publish new episodes once per year at minimum
- Episode content is expected to be scholarly in nature and to include citations when appropriate
- For instructors, Center for Teaching & Learning provides a recording studio to create course content
- The Slote Media Center at Barnard provides equipment rental and production space use
- Recording space is available through the Journalism School for a fee
- The CU Records Student Group offers a recording studio for music
Visit the Columbia Libraries Workshops page to learn about and register for workshops related to audio production and podcasting.
ADOBE AUDITION
This tutorial explains the basics of editing a podcast in Adobe Audition, including using the interface, inputting and editing tape, organizing tracks, mixing your piece, and exporting it.
ARCHIVAL AUDIO
Finding a good piece of archival tape is like finding audio gold. You’ll feel a rush in your ears when you hear it. This workshop discusses the craft of using archival tape to transform your storytelling. You’ll learn where to find it and how to use it, elevating your story into a more immersive, textured listening experience.
SOUND EDITING WITH AUDACITY
This workshop introduces the open access software Audacity. It focuses on how Audacity can be used to edit podcasts with an emphasis on:
- Recording spoken audio with Audacity
- Editing sound clips
- Cleaning up white noise and refining audio quality
- Layering sound effects and music
- Exporting audio files
SOUND DESIGN
In this workshop, Peter Leonard builds a soundscape in realtime for a scene narrated by Science Vs hosts, taking input from volunteers.
Explore how our podcasting partners use audio production and storytelling to develop new modes of scholarly conversation and to bring their research to new platforms and audiences by visiting podcasts.library.columbia.edu.