Digital Asset Management: Solutions for Campus Collections Myke Smith Manager, Streaming Media Technologies ResearchChannel

Bringing Research to Light Topics of Discussion ResearchChannel Overview –Who are we? –How do we manage and deliver content? Digital Asset Management –DigitalWell Overview –Use Cases Review –Updates and Future Steps

Bringing Research to Light What is ResearchChannel? Non-profit consortium Television and internet channel Extensive collection of VOD content Test-bed for new distribution methods Leader in interactive technologies

2500 hrs+ modem/broadband freely available SD/HD VOD programs Live multicast internationally to 30mbps DV Broadcast through cable/satellite to 20 million homes ResearchChannel Delivery

Bringing Research to Light What’s on ResearchChannel? 300 new programs each year Social and Political Sciences Arts and Humanities Business and Economics Engineering and Computer Science Health and Medicine Education Sciences

Bringing Research to Light Internet Viewing: Live Webcast Hours viewed per month by bitrate Cable DSL Modem Audio

Bringing Research to Light Who Participates? Universities Research institutions Corporate research centers Networking organizations Television operators

Current Participants: Universities

Current Participants: Affiliates

Accomplishments First HD over IP First MPEG-2 VOD Launched internet channel Launched television channel Launched DAMS iGrid: First Trans-Atlantic Hd over IP Automated Television to Web Sched Automated Encoding APAN: First uncompressed HD VOD Streaming to PDA

Content Delivery Process

Bringing Research to Light What is DigitalWell? Digital Asset Management System (DAMS) Automated / Semi-automated Encoding Content integration Collaborative platform

DigitalWell Overview End-to-end platform for content –Broadcast capture/contribution –Description for search –Delivery in various formats Adaptable content quality –Standard and HD –High & low bandwidth Multiple asset types –Static: documents, images, data –Dynamic: video, audio, etc. Middleware –Metadata (Dublin Core, PBCore, MPEG-4) Scalable architecture –Evolve with technology Federated DAMS interoperation Storage/Preservation Descriptive Data

Bringing Research to Light Management Tools Content Administration –Addition, deletion, modification –Platform indifferent –Metadata management –Subordinate rights administration System Administration –Quota management –Uber account creation –Multiple collection administration

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Encoding Process

Bringing Research to Light Next Steps / Future Plans Currently rolling out latest version to production –Q2: Migration of installed user base –Q3: Open to new user implementation Next version –SRB –Advanced search

Bringing Research to Light For More Information Inquires: Myke Smith