Using DSpace and Media RSS Feeds to Share Content on iTunes U

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Edit [dspace]/config/dspace.cfg, and add the handle for the collections and communities for which you wish to enable media RSS/podcasting:

# iTunes Podcast Enhanced RSS Feed Properties
# Add all the communities / collections, separated by commas (no spaces) that should have the iTunes podcast metadata added to their RSS feed.
# Default: Disabled, No collections or communities have iTunes Podcast enhanced metadata in their feed.
webui.feed.podcast.collections =123456789/2,123456789/3
webui.feed.podcast.communities =123456789/1

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Edit [dspace]/config/dspace.cfg, and add the mimetype of each file format that is to be syndicated. The mimetype of the bitstreams in the syndication feed will be checked against that types enabled for their media to be enclosed within the feed entry.

# Which MIMETypes of Bitstreams would you like to have podcastable in your item?
# Separate multiple entries with commas.
webui.feed.podcast.mimetypes=audio/x-mpeg,application-ogg,application-pdf

(Optional) Use External Media Linked in Metadata

# For the iTunes Podcast Feed, if you would like to specify an external media file,
# not on your DSpace server to be enclosed within the entry for each item,
# specify which metadata field will hold the URI to the external media file.
# This is useful if you store the metadata in DSpace, and a separate streaming server to host the media.
# Default: dc.source.uri
webui.feed.podcast.sourceuri = dc.source.uri

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From the collection or community that has been activated for the podcast feed, view the podcast by clicking on the
Spot check that the iTunes metadata tags are present in the feed at the collection (or channel) level, as well as at the item level. Each item should include metadata for enclosure and title; author and summary metadata is also desirable, when available. For an example of an iTunes U feed, see the iTunes U documentation for RSS feeds.

To check that the feed is valid, you can subscribe to it in iTunes. An example feed url is: https://kb.osu.edu/dspace/feed/rss_2.0/1811/45183
In iTunes, to subscribe to a media RSS podcast feed directly, go to Advanced-> Subscribe to Podcast.  (This moved to the (hidden by default) File menu in iTunes 11.)

iTunes will then download the most recent episode/entry for that feed.

You can then double click the name of your feed to view all items referenced in that feed.

Add the Podcast Feed to iTunes U

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Once your feed has been added to your institution's iTunes U site, users can discover your collection on iTunes U.