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Sound Directions: Best Practices for Audio Preservation

ckeller — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:15:14 -0600

Sound Directions: Best Practices for Audio Preservation establishes best practices in many areas where they did not previously exist. This work also explores the testing and use of existing and emerging standards. It includes chapters on personnel and equipment for preservation transfer, digital files, metadata, storage, preservation packages and interchange, and audio preservation systems and workflows. Each chapter is divided into two major parts: a preservation overview that summarizes key concepts for collection managers and curators, followed by a section that presents recommended technical practices for audio engineers, digital librarians, and other technical staff. This latter section includes a detailed look at the inner workings of the audio preservation systems at both Harvard and Indiana.

Searching Video Lectures

ckeller — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:59:34 -0600

A tool from MIT finds keywords so that students can efficiently review lectures.

Technology Review 10 Emerging Technologies 2007

drupal — Mon, 21 May 2007 09:48:55 -0500

This special issue of "Technology Review" provides detailed articles on 10 technologies that may change many aspects of our lives.

Go to UC for free, on Google Video

drupal — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 10:26:15 -0500

n an arrangement with Google, the University of California, Berkeley, will make available online considerable amounts of videotaped course content, including lectures, speeches, special events, and, in some cases, entire courses. UC Berkeley is the only institution with its own page on the Google Video Web site, and the course materials are available for public use. Dan Mogulof, director of public affairs at UC Berkeley, said, "We are a public university. We have fabulous faculty and incredible events. We want to share the wealth across the state, country, and world." UC Berkeley is not the first university to post course materials online, but its program is one of the broader initiatives, given the amount of content and the fact that it is open to anyone. Officials from the university said they expect other institutions to launch similar efforts.

MusicGrid: A Case Study in Broadband Video Collaboration

drupal — Wed, 18 May 2005 16:35:18 -0500

The technical requirements for widespread deployment of broadband video over the Internet are rapidly being met. But a harder challenge remains: how can video–based technologies promote collaboration and learning?

We present a case study: the MusicGrid Project. Running from 2002 to 2004 with partners in several Canadian and international locations, this modestly funded initiative ran over one hundred successful multi–site education and performance sessions. The rationale, development, and operation of the project are discussed, along with general lessons learned. We believe that our experience and the opportunities and issues identified will be useful to all those interested in large–scale, video–based collaboration projects.

Innovation Across the Campus

drupal — Tue, 30 Sep 2003 14:12:30 -0500

This article discusses how Loyola Law School, Miami-Dade College, the University of Michigan-Flint, and Wesleyan University are combining the latest technologies with innovative programs to provide a richer learning environment.