Hi Erika, Information on UNT's digital video delivery:
* We offer access to a single version of the online video- it's on the higher bandwidth side. * The files are flv, hosted on a Flash streaming server and managed by a database and user interface our IT department created inhouse (called "Video on Demand Collection"). The user interface is searchable and browsable. We have some basic metadata (title, length, synopsis, permalink) included. * We also add bib records for most of the streaming items to the library catalog. The exceptions are those titles that we have licensed for a limited user group - 90% of the content is listed in the catalog. The catalog record directs users to the Video on Demand Collection to view the video. * We authenticate access. Users have to login both on and off campus. Access can be limited course enrollment if necessary. * We just started incorporate closed captions, when we have access to the caption file. * We don't have an embed function, so other sites (like Blackboard) have to link back to our collection page for access. Thanks, Kim Kim Stanton Head, Media Library University of North Texas kim.stan...@unt.edu<mailto:kim.stan...@unt.edu> P: (940) 565-4832 F: (940) 369-7396 From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Peterson, Erika Day - petersed Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 10:23 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Delivery of digital video Good morning, everyone. I'm interested in how you are delivering your in-house digital video content. How is the content searchable? Do you have high and low bandwidth versions? For our part, we're delivering video through MDID in high and low bandwidth versions. Videos are searchable through the library's catalog where there is a link directing them to MDID. They authenticate through single sign-on. Erika * * * * * * Erika Peterson Director of Media Resources Carrier Library, James Madison University (540) 568-6770 http://www.lib.jmu.edu/media
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