for those of you going to NOLA, a Video Round Table plug

Are We There Yet? Digital Delivery of Motion Image Media in Libraries Video Round Table 2006 Sunday 1:30-3:30 Morial Convention Center rooms 298-299 http://ala.org/vrt/

Just think of it! Library patrons and instructors streaming dvd quality video into the home or classroom with access thanks to their library! High quality networked video streaming has been a topic of interest for libraries since before broadband Internet access had a foothold in the U.S. marketplace, and digital media delivery for libraries and the classroom grows closer to being a reality each year. Join the Video Round Table   for a panel discussion   of the technologies that make digital media delivery   possible. The technological, infrastructural and institutional hurdles we face will be discussed along with expert presentations of digital media delivery initiatives happening today.

Morial Convention Center rooms 298-99 Sunday, June 25th 1:30 - 3:30

VRT Welcomes     Panel Moderator: Claire Stewart     Digital Media Services, unit head, Marjorie I. Mitchell, Multimedia Center and Coordinator of Digitization Projects, Northwestern University Library Ms. Stewart will speak about digitial collections projects, integration with courseware for reserves/instructions, digital formats and standards.     Alan Rough    Univ. Md., College Park or Jeff Clark, Director of Media Resources, Carrier Library, James Madison University Mr. Rough will present on facilities and network infrastructure for Digital Video, licensing from media vendors and changes in this over recent years, experience with delivering online video, formats/standards.     Taylor Surface    Product Manager for Metadata Harvesting, OCLC will cover OCLC projects and digital video metadata.     Judith Thomas    Robertson Media Center, University of Virginia Library Ms. Thomas will present on delivery issues related to a centralized distribution model.

Look for a short bibliography for digital video and digital rights management, the presenter's presentations and the "Streaming Video Vendor Grid" compiled by Monique Threatt included on the VRT Web site, http://ala.org/vrt/. For information about joining Video Round Table visit the Web site or talk to a member of the round table at our booth #3453 in "The Stacks" or at the program.

-- SB 06/06

sorry for cross postings!

available Sunday afternoon?

http://ala.org/ala/vrt/newsandevents/newsevents.htm
1:30-3:30, Morial Convention center

Video Round Table Program: (coordinated by yours truly)

Are We There Yet?
Digital Delivery of Motion Image Media in Libraries

Just think of it!

Library patrons and instructors streaming dvd quality video into the
home or classroom with access thanks to their library!

High quality networked video streaming has been a topic of interest for
libraries since before broadband Internet access had a foothold in the
U.S. marketplace, and digital media delivery for libraries and the
classroom grows closer to being a reality each year. Join the Video
Round Table for a panel discussion of the technologies that make digital
media delivery possible. The technological, infrastructural and
institutional hurdles we face will be discussed along with expert
presentations of digital media delivery initiatives happening today.

Where: Morial Convention Center, Rm. 298-99

When: Sunday, June 25th 1:30 - 3:30

yours truly,
Steve B.

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Steve Brantley
University of Illinois at Chicago
Daley Library
M/C 234
Box 8198
Chicago, IL 60680
312-996-4032
jbrant1@uic.edu

two levels of remove

Via Sarah Houghton (the librarian in black), Via Bill Drew (the baby boomer librarian): "Bill Drew (Baby Boomer Librarian) has created a simple Google search box for the FindInALibrary books. Nice work!"

I've reproduced the code here:

Here is a better form for the Google libraries search I am working on:

Search WWW Search in Libraries

Tags:

• Google
• Libraries

Using blogs like a content management system

Someone suggested that we create a blog for every library faculty member. That way we can replace the static staff directory with blogs that allow the owner to update regularly and syndicate subject-specific announcements to a targeted audience. The idea makes me think about incorporating applications like blogs, which have the mystique of being frequently updated and up-to-the-minute-current, for uses that are generally thought of as static, like a directory. Is it "wasteful" to utilize blog technology this way? Is it analog to using a home theater stereo system to listen to AM radio on headphones? What does "wasteful" mean when talking about software or disc space?

RSS reader vs. a bloglines account

The presentation went relatively well. I discovered that of the fifty percent of reference librarians at my institution who use RSS either to read or to post, they all have a bloglines account, rather than using a stand alone reader. Strange, I never would have thought to use bloglines, although it seems very useful for checking feeds on the go...

a new training blog

I made a new blog , brantles-train.blogspot.com specifically to post step by step training modules. My first post is a quick and dirty guide to readng, subscribing and creating an RSS feed which I will present to my colleagues this morning.

Social Networking, Steve Jones, VOA radio

The Radio Service, Voice of America featured Communications Professor Steve Jones on their program "Talk To America" yesterday. Web 2.0 social networking is the topic of conversation and the 50 minute program is available as real media or an mp3 download here: http://www.voanews.com/english/NewsAnalysis/TTA-New-Past-Shows.cfm
Steve Jones has published a number of studies on young people Internet activities in conjunction with Pew Internet & American Life project

short hiatus

I haven't posted in a week because my wife and I arew negotiating for a house. Cross your fingers for us!
brantles