Final report

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.

1/6/06 (JC)