Primary Research Group (in conjunction with OgilvieResearch) is conducting a survey of the use of video digitization andvideo-related metadata development by librarians. The survey concerns a new technology thatwill be offered by a major player in the library database market that willenable libraries, colleges and museums to digitize, transcribe, catalog anddistribute their institutional video content as if it were text. Organizations will be able to take theirinternally generated video content -- information literacy videos, courses andlectures, tutorials and training videos, special events, alumni reunions,campus tours, library special collections, recruiting video -- and apply metadatato them so that specific search terms can retrieve specific video segments justas a Google search retrieves specific websites or a database search produceslinks to specific journal content. The survey is open to academic libraries, museums, and thelibrary/information centers of other non-profits, including state libraries,but excluding public libraries. Thesurvey is not open to corporate, legal and other libraries of for-profitinstitutions. A summary of results pertinent to libraries will be emailed toorganizations that complete the survey. To take the survey, follow the link below: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/AcademicVideoContent
James Moses, President Primary Research Group www.PrimaryResearch.com
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
