Community Media Archive

Community Media Archive
- Background
  - from software to concept
    - software was our first "product"
    - integrate Princeton playback server with archive.org
    - integrate Facil scheduling
    - knowledge sharing more broadly useful than software
    - lower barrier to entry for other centers than software
  - evaluated other video sharing sites for automation potential
  - partnered with Internet Archive
    - access to their technical people
    - assigned a Collection Manager
  - created a Community Media Collection for all centers
    - each center gets their own collection
- The Internet Archive
  - Mission - universal access to all human knowledge
  - Brewster's TED Talk Dec 2007
  - strong, trusted partner
  - other video sharing sites subscribe to RSS feeds
- What is it?
  - collection of the Internet Archive
  - landing page for your center
  - stores original formats you upload
  - transcodes into multiple formats
  - no charge
  - source of cc licensed content
  - global audience for your presenters
- How to get started
  - email john@accesshumboldt.net
  - need upload bandwidth > 2Mb/s
  - need sufficient staff time
  - get archive.org userid
  - notify Collection Manager of center name and archive.org userid
  - select shows to upload
  - need metadata for uploaded shows
    - title,description,duration,subject or keywords
  - metadata can be edited after upload
- Changes to your processes
  - submission form
    - ok for web distribution
    - creative commons license options
    - tags or keywords from the submitter
  - description added to shows bound for web
  - curation
    - manage your digital assets
    - assemble "best of" local video festivals
    - select what to exchange with other centers
    - develop a method for attaching metadata to digital media
    - improve metadata over time
- Future Possibilities
  - next step for your center
    - incremental, experiential
    - relatively inexpensive
    - lessons learned will inform future projects
  - automation
  - integration w playback server
  - integration w external website
  - RSS feeds
    - allow members to subscribe to specific series
  - integration with Miro
  - PEG 1.5
    - exchange hard drives
  - kiosks in public library
    - local copy of media center's collection
  - self serve interface to burn DVDs for playback w/o computer
  - classification
    - taxonomy - directed vocabulary
    - folksonomy - tagging