This statement, issued by ARL last year, may be worth a read (or a
re-read) for applicability to non-print reserve services:
<http://www.arl.org/newsltr/232/ereserves.html>
Claire
At 9:58 AM -0400 8/22/05, Meghann Matwichuk wrote:
>Hello Patti (et. al.),
>
>Thanks for raising this topic on Video-lib -- I have just been
>charged with investigating this topic as well! Please, group, reply
>to the list if possible.
>
>The digital content service that I have been asked to find out more
>about is called CDigix http://www.cdigix.com/website/cdigix/ -- does
>anyone have any specific knowledge about this product? One library
>we've talked with described the procedure they use when working with
>this provider as follows:
>
>1. Requests for providing media content online via CDigix go through
>IT. IT coordinates the service with CDigix, including
>troubleshooting and systems questions.
>
>2. Faculty complete form on IT page and check box related to
>educational use of the media. Library is not involved in researching
>or obtaining copyright permissions to reformat or digitize media in
>Library collection. The transaction is between the faculty member
>and CDigix.
>
>3. Library receives request for physical copy (VHS or DVD) from IT.
>Copy must be a legal copy in Library collection.
>
>4. Media is sent to IT for digitization.
>
>5. At semester end, digital media files are scrubbed by IT.
>
>6. Library continues to research, collect, catalog, house, and
>maintain video for instructional use by faculty and students.
>
>Does this sound like the typical procedure used by other
>institutions / academic libraries using streaming and course
>management systems?
>
>Thanks in advance for any input,
>
>******************************
>Meghann R. Matwichuk, M.S.
>Assistant Librarian
>Instructional Media Department
>Morris Library, University of Delaware
>181 S. College Ave.
>Newark, DE 19717
>(302) 831-1475
>
>Patricia McVay-Gorrell wrote:
>
>>Good morning,
>>Our campus is investigating course management systems and the
>>question that I'm presented with is "What steps need to be taken to
>>stream educational and theatrical films to the 'chosen' system for
>>specific class assignments?" The IT folks plan to have a dedicated
>>server and they assured us that class assignments will be password
>>protected.
>>At this point, some of my questions are: would they be using clips
>>vs. entire films; the issue of changing formats within copyright;
>>how secure is the server and the course management system; are
>>there 'guest' privileges for non-registered students; are the
>>students permitted to download the film; server space issues--at
>>least half of our course reserves are theatrical releases; how
>>secure are the passwords and the people entrusted with them
>>(smile); the estimated cost to the Libraries for each title;
>>estimated turnaround time for the vendor's permission once a
>>faculty member decides what films to use; turnaround time for
>>changing the format; increase in our staff time, etc.
>>Has anyone offered this service to their faculty yet? Or studied
>>the issue and would you be willing to share your results? Please
>>reply directly to <pmcvay@wooster.edu> unless others express an
>>interest.
>>
>>Many thanks on this gorgeous Saturday morning in Ohio!
>>
>>Patti
>>
>>
>>Patricia McVay Gorrell
>>Media Library Manager
>>Instructional Media Center
>>The College of Wooster
>>Gault Library
>>1140 Beall Avenue
>>Wooster, OH 44691-2364
>>330-263-2285 (office)
>>330-263-2253 (fax)
>>pmcvay@wooster.edu (e-mail)
>>
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