1. Access to Streaming Videos in Libraries from Ordering to Cataloging Cyrus Z. Ford UNLV Libraries cyrus.ford@unlv.edu 1

2. What is streaming media? Moving Images or Audio Compressed Media ReceivedBufferUser 2

3. Live Vs. On-demand A media stream can be streamed either live or on demand. Live streams send the information straight to the computer or device without saving the file to a hard disk and are available at one time only. Examples: Internet television Internet radio On-demand streaming is streaming of content that has been previously encoded and are often saved to hard disks and servers. 3

4. On-demand Streaming Media for Libraries Access to content at any time and any place Reduces wear and tear on hard copy Sometimes with better price Respects intellectual property Create clips to meet instructional needs More titles can be purchased with digital delivery rights Distance education students can obtain the same media content as classroom students Video quality is increased due to bandwidth and technological infrastructure 4

5. Limit the Search The online library catalog is able to accommodate to a variety of formats including “Streaming Video” 5

6. Digitizing and Streaming UNLV Online www.youtube.com/unlv www.unlv.edu/videos facebook.com/UNLVOfficialSite Streaming media directly through the library’s electronic reserve by using Adobe Flash Media Server http://flash.library.unlv.edu or streaming videos at: library.unlv.edu/videos 6

7. Licensing and Copyright Collections Films on Demand (15,500 full-length videos) VAST: Academic Video Online (by Alexander Street Press and over 20,000 full videos) Docuseek2 Pay-per-view (?) 7

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9. Free Streaming Media Academic Earth www.academicearth.org www.academicearth.org American Rhetoric www.americanrhetoric.com www.americanrhetoric.com Bio Interactive www.hhmi.org/biointeractive www.hhmi.org/biointeractive Merlot www.merlot.org www.merlot.org Oyez www.oyez.org www.oyez.org Research Channel www.researchchannel.org www.researchchannel.org Teacher Tube www.teachertube.com www.teachertube.com Youtube edu www.youtube.com/edu www.youtube.com/edu Yo Visto www.yovisto.com www.yovisto.com 9

10. Streaming Media by Subscription Alexander Street Press www.alexanderstreet.com www.alexanderstreet.com Intelecom online www.intelecomonline.net www.intelecomonline.net Lynda www.lynda.com www.lynda.com Wired MD www.wired.md www.wired.md 10

11. Access to Streaming Videos in Libraries from Ordering to Cataloging Cyrus Z. Ford UNLV Libraries cyrus.ford@unlv.edu 11