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Digital Asset Management:
Solutions for Campus Collections
Myke SmithManager, Streaming Media Technologies
ResearchChannel
Bringing Research to Light
Topics of Discussion
ResearchChannel Overview– Who are we? – How do we manage and deliver
content?
Digital Asset Management– DigitalWell Overview– Use Cases Review – Updates and Future Steps
Bringing Research to Light
What is ResearchChannel? • Non-profit consortium
• Television and internet channel
• Extensive collection of VOD content
• Test-bed for new distribution methods
• Leader in interactive technologies
• 2500 hrs+ modem/broadband freely available SD/HD VOD programs
• Live multicast internationallyto 30mbps DV
• Broadcast through cable/satelliteto 20 million homes
ResearchChannel Delivery
Bringing Research to Light
What’s on ResearchChannel?
300 new programs each year
Social and Political Sciences
Arts and Humanities
Business and Economics
Engineering and Computer Science
Health and Medicine
Education
Sciences
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Internet Viewing: Live Webcast
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
Sept Oct Nov Dec J an Feb March April May J une J uly Aug
Hours viewed per month by bitrate
Cable
DSL
Modem
Audio
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Who Participates?• Universities
• Research institutions
• Corporate research centers
• Networking organizations
• Television operators
Current Participants: UniversitiesCalifornia State University, Sacramento Tulane University
Duke University Universidad de Puerto Rico
George Mason University Universidade de Sao Paulo (Brazil)
Johns Hopkins University University of Alaska Fairbanks
Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Chicago
National University of Singapore (Singapore) University of Hawaii
New York University University of Maryland - College Park
Oregon State University University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State University University of Southern California
Rice University University of Virginia
Rutgers University University of Washington
Stanford University Medical Center University of Wisconsin-Madison
Texas A&M University Virginia Tech
Tufts University Yale University
Current Participants: AffiliatesAdvanced Network Forum (ANF) -Korea Natonal Academy of Engineering
AJA Video Systems National Academy of Science
Australia's Academic and Research National Institute of Nursing Research
Network (AARNET) National Institute of Standards
Corporation for Education Network and Technology
Initiatives in California (CENIC) National Institutes of Health
Fujinon Corporation National Library of Medicine
Howard Hughes Medical Institute National Science Foundation
IBM Corporation National Sea Grant College Program
Intel Corporation Pacific Northwest Gigapop
Internet2 R1edu.org
Johnson & Johnson SURFNet - Netherlands
Library of Congress Vulcan Northwest Inc.
Microsoft Research Wisconsin Public Television
Accomplishments
1998 1999 2000 2001 20042002 2003
FirstHD over IP
FirstMPEG-2
VOD
Launched internet channel
Launched television channel
LaunchedDAMS
iGrid: First Trans-Atlantic
Hd over IP
Automated Television to Web Sched
Automated Encoding
APAN: First uncompressed
HD VOD
Streaming to PDA
Content Delivery Process
DigitalWell
VoD Metadata StreamingServices
Video-On-Demand
Video capture
Traffic SystemMetadata
Broadcast
MulticastServices
Web Broadcast ScheduleProgram Library
Synchronization
InternationalRetransmission
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What is DigitalWell?• Digital Asset Management
System (DAMS)
• Automated / Semi-automated Encoding
• Content integration
• Collaborative platform
DigitalWell Overview• End-to-end platform for
content – Broadcast
capture/contribution – Description for search – Delivery in various formats
• Adaptable content quality – Standard and HD – High & low bandwidth
• Multiple asset types – Static: documents, images,
data – Dynamic: video, audio, etc.
•Middleware – Metadata (Dublin Core,
PBCore, MPEG-4) •Scalable architecture
– Evolve with technology •Federated DAMS
interoperation •Storage/Preservation
DescriptiveData
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Management Tools Content Administration
– Addition, deletion, modification
– Platform indifferent
– Metadata management
– Subordinate rights administration
System Administration – Quota management
– Uber account creation
– Multiple collection administration
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Encoding Process
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Next Steps / Future Plans Currently rolling out latest
version to production – Q2: Migration of installed user
base
– Q3: Open to new user implementation
Next version– SRB
– Advanced search
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For More Information
www.researchchannel.orgwww.digitalwell.org
• Inquires:[email protected]
• Myke [email protected]
