| Judith Thomas Director, Arts and Media Services University of Virginia |
Rafael Alvarado Associate Director, Sciences, Humanities and Arts Network of Technological Initiatives (SHANTI) University of Virginia |
| Jama Coartney Head, Digital Media Lab University of Virginia |
Julie Meloni Lead Technologist/Architect Online Library Environment University of Virginia |
The University of Virginia (UVA) is building a comprehensive suite of solutions for video and audio management based upon an open-source online media platform called Kaltura. These solutions are intended to support the use of motion media in all areas of scholarship by providing the necessary infrastructure for Web-based creation, management and delivery. The solutions include: 1) a tool set within UVA’s Sakai-based learning management system for simple collecting, editing, sharing and annotating; 2) a more advanced Drupal-based solution, integrated into departmental sites, that features tools for researchers; 3) a standalone online application studio, the Kaltura Management Console, for video creation, editing and management. In addition, the Library is integrating the platform’s delivery system into its Fedora-based repository architecture.
Scholars (both faculty and students) have shown marked interest in the new tools and a sharp increase in the use of digital media across the academic landscape has occurred. The ongoing project, although clearly successful in many respects, has faced its share of challenges during this, its first year of implementation.
This presentation will include descriptions of some of the obstacles the project has encountered (technical, political, and financial), and the strategies used for overcoming them. It will also include a discussion of the transformative effects that are taking place within teaching and learning, and it will describe future plans for this initiative to move media into the mainstream of scholarly communication.
http://shanti.virginia.edu/
https://wiki.shanti.virginia.edu/display/KB/Kaltura+-+UVa%27s+AV+Solution
http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/dml/
Handout (MS Word)