Final report
January 6, 2006
Media Asset Management — Discovery Project
White Papers Written For Project
- Lost and Found: A Primer to Preserving and Accessing Digital Media at Dartmouth
- I Want My iVoD: Options for Internet Video-on-demand at Dartmouth
Current Digital Media Management Processes and Groups/Resources
In alphabetical order.
Process: Digital Image Management
- Alumni Magazine
- Art History Department
- Curricular Computing
- Hood Museum
- Library (DCIS)
- Office of Public Affairs
- Special Collections
Process: Digital Video Management
- Curricular Computing
- Film/Television Studies
- Humanities Resources
- Jones Media Library
- Media Production Group
Requested Features, Prioritized
- Ease of use (publish and view).
- Wide range of distribution (campus only to worldwide).
- Public and private channels (restricted to groups and unrestricted).
- Support for multiple streaming and download file standards (live and recorded).
- Capture and maintain metadata.
- Low cost, robust, and well-supported.
Enhancements and Service Model, Ranked
In order of priority, with costs for year one, one or more staff.
Phase 1 — Low Resource Requirements
- Establish and coordinate digital media collaborative (20-40 hours).
- Define digital media architecture publishing standards (20-40 hours).
- Provide desktop support for publishing and player realms (60-100 hours).
- Prototype and evaluate top solutions (20-40 hours).
Phase 2 — High Resource Requirements
- Support infrastructure system enhancements (80-160 hours, $2,000-20,000).
- Participate in open-source distribution and aggregation initiatives — optional (80-160 hours).
- Develop business plan for professional digital media publishing (20-40 hours).
Obstacles to Success
- Lack of defined standards support at Dartmouth.
- Lack of strategic plan for digital media assets.