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| Digital video broadcasting: plug and play
not quite yet! |
| Presentation Time: Sunday, 4:22 p.m. - 4:38 p.m. |
| Nancy T. Lombardo, Systems Librarian, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, Systems, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT ; Wayne J. Peay, Library Director, Administration, Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT ; |
Question: Digital video broadcasting is a powerful medium for expanding access to educational offerings and special events, yet there are numerous factors that must be considered to provide high-quality product.
Setting: This health sciences library has been providing video broadcasting services to its health sciences center for more than two years and has learned through trial and error some of the keys to live video quality.
Method: In January of 2000, the health sciences library began offering streaming digital video services to the health sciences center. Both on-demand and live broadcasting services were offered. The live broadcasting was the more complex and problematic of the services. Over time, the library seemed to make every mistake possible and learned from those mistakes. To assist other libraries in providing these services successfully, the library would like to share the results of their learning by making recommendations for planning a live broadcast service. Of the issues that arise in this process, this presentation will cover:
basic equipment needs and costs
software Issues
network bandwidth
digital video formats
firewalls
facilities
presenter technology
presentation style recommendations
portability and remote broadcasting
Main Results: Over the past two and a half years, the library has developed a strategy for producing a high-quality digital video broadcast. Many issues provided stumbling blocks in our quest to manage this service. In an effort to reduce wheel reinvention, the library will provide a systematic check-list of issues to consider prior to each attempt at a live video broadcast.
Conclusion. Digital video broadcasting is a powerful technology, offering the potential for unprecedented access to a worldwide audience. At this stage, there are many challenges but your mother will love to see you on TV.
Rather than allow all others to encounter the same problems, the library will provide a systematic checklist of issues to consider prior to each attempt at a live video broadcast. |
| Nancy Lombardo is the systems librarian at the Eccles Health Sciences Library. She is responsible for coordinating technology in the library and managing the library's digital video studio. She also teaches technology-related classes and works on special projects for the library. Her special projects include implementation of a library wireless network, digital video broadcasting, experimenting with video-conferencing, and organizing an international document delivery service. |
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