I have run into this need at our university as well, and the only really "proper" solution (in my opinion, of course) is one that would store the bitstream of the actual video in the repository. One of the most fundamental parts of a repository is that the data bitstreams are archived and managed in a central location. By having something like a .ram file which points to an external server, or an .html file that loads up the streaming media, this circumvents that management and can potentially lead to nearly useless records in the repository, even with the best intentions of the current managers of the various servers that store the media.
It's essentially creating the same kinds of issues that the current web URL standards do - broken links due to server name changes and external reliances. In my view, a well-managed DSpace repository should avoid these issues by storing all the bitstreams within the repository itself. Shane Beers Digital Repository Services Librarian George Mason University [EMAIL PROTECTED] 703-993-3742 On Nov 26, 2007, at 9:52 AM, Jason Stirnaman wrote: > Naveed, > > We're doing something similar, not using DSpace to store the video but > to store a "pointer" to the streaming server instead. We use a RAM > formatted file, but SMIL would work the same. > > Here's an example: http://www.kumc.edu/archie/handle/2271/192 > > Jason > > > > > >> Message: 1 >> Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:06:46 +0000 >> From: "NS Hashmi, Information Systems and Computing" >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: [Dspace-tech] streaming video? >> To: [email protected] >> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed >> >> Hi, do you have a demo in action? I assume 'actual stream' refers to > the >> file prior to becoming a bitstream located in the asset store? >> >> For info :- >> <http://wiki.dspace.org/index.php/SymlinkDSpace> >> >> Naveed >> >> Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:08:34 -0500 >> From: "Mark H. Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: [Dspace-tech] streaming video? >> To: [email protected] >> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> >> I've tinkered a bit with storing an item consisting of a SMIL > document >> that points at the actual stream. I got it to work but we haven't >> used this in production yet. > -- > > Jason Stirnaman > OME/Biomedical & Digital Projects Librarian > A.R. Dykes Library > The University of Kansas Medical Center > Kansas City, Kansas > Work: 913-588-7319 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > DSpace-tech mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech
