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> I interpreted Jonathan's reference to it as an "online documentary datab=
ase"
> to mean they would be the hosts. A video-on-demand service similar to wha=
t
> Annenberg and FFH&S are doing. If the $1000 was merely to have the stream=
ing
> rights I would think twice but might still do it. But aren't most of us
> realizing the inevitable need for an infrastructure to digitize, store an=
d
> deliver streaming video? Sure there will be additional costs to making a=
ll
> those titles easily accessible to our users but I think the benefit would
> justify the work.
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> I don=B9t know about others, but we are approaching that level with or with=
out
> the streaming licenses. We are concerting all of our classrooms to Smart
> Classrooms and =B3streaming=B2 content from the web already, just not with f=
ilms.
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> Jerry Notaro, Media Librarian
> University of South Florida St. Petersburg
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I interpreted Jonathan's reference to it as an "online document= ary database" to mean they would be the hosts. A video-on-demand servic= e similar to what Annenberg and FFH&S are doing. If the $1000 was merely= to have the streaming rights I would think twice but might still do it. But= aren't most of us realizing the inevitable need for an infrastructure to di= gitize, store and deliver streaming video? Sure there will be addition= al costs to making all those titles easily accessible to our users but I thi= nk the benefit would justify the work.
I don’t know about others, but we are approaching that level with or = without the streaming licenses. We are concerting all of our classrooms to S= mart Classrooms and “streaming” content from the web alrea= dy, just not with films.
Jerry Notaro, Media Librarian
University of South Florida St. Petersburg
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