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Enhancing Locally-Owned Content Collections for NJVid: A Comprehensive Overview

This document outlines utilization scenarios for locally-owned content collections in New Jersey, focusing on collections from Rutgers University, University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ, and Passaic Valley Regional High School. It covers essential aspects such as content type, format, permissions status, cataloging/metadata status, and physical access to materials. Insights into the usefulness and value of these collections are provided, emphasizing the need for improved metadata and permission clarity to enhance access and utilization. This analysis serves as a foundation for leveraging educational resources and local heritage.

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Enhancing Locally-Owned Content Collections for NJVid: A Comprehensive Overview

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  1. Grant partners

  2. Scenarios of Use forLocally-Owned Content Collections Offerings for NJVid from Sample Alpha Implementers’ Collections • Rutgers University Special Collections and University Archives (SC/UA) • University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ • Passaic Valley Regional High School

  3. Collections Profiled According to: • Content • Quantity • Permissions Status • Format(s) • Cataloging/Metadata Status • Physical Access to Material • Usefulness/Value

  4. Rutgers University SC/UA • Content • University Archives • RUTV programming • Other University programs • Rutgers Forum • NJ Symposium • Promotional and Commencement footage

  5. Rutgers University SC/UA • Content (continued) • Special Collections • National Maritime Union • Quantity • Thousands overall • Approx. 500 ¾” U-Matic tapes(predominantly Rutgers Forum and Symposium)

  6. Rutgers University SC/UA • Permissions Status • Unknown or none on most material • RUTV – might have or likely to have permission • Permissions granted by RUTV, not RUL • Format(s) • Film – 8mm, Super-8mm, 16mm • Tape – ¾” U-Matic, 1” and 2” open reel, BetaCam, BetaCam SP, Digital Betacam

  7. Rutgers University SC/UA • Cataloging/Metadata Status • Ongoing inventory of holdings • Have recorded readily available metadata (e.g. taken from tape labels) • Level and detail of description varies

  8. Rutgers University SC/UA • Physical Access to Material • Easy access but physical condition is questionable • Usefulness/Value • RUTV material likely to be viewed often • Other material • Unknown • Might be hit or miss

  9. University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ • Content • History of Medicine Lecture Series • 8 speakers/year for 11 years • Funded by Medical History Society of NJ • Local videos • TV Interviews with UMDNJ specialists • News stories about the University • Special events (e.g. lectures, symposia) • State of the University • White Coat series

  10. University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ • Quantity • Approx. 80-90 lectures/presentations • Unknown number of local videos • Permissions Status • Unknown, but: • Possibly could be attained because participants might still be alive • Footage is from 1980s and 1990s

  11. University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ • Format(s) • Lecture Series – ½” VHS • Local Videos – VHS and ¾” U-Matic • Cataloging/Metadata Status • Lecture Series • Have recorded limited but essential metadata • Local Videos • Little to none • Need to be viewed

  12. University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ • Physical Access to Material • Stored in good conditions at Special Collections of Smith Library • Unknown physical condition – have not been viewed for years • Usefulness/Value • High among both collections

  13. Passaic Valley Regional High School • Content • Science in the Cinema Videoconferencing Series • Interactive discussions with students regarding ethical and moral issues in science and technology • Bookended with comments by experts in the field

  14. Passaic Valley Regional High School • Content (continued) • “How-to” professional development videos • Student-created videos • Some submitted for awards consideration in Passaic County • Around the World • Global Nomads • Tsunamis and Iraq

  15. Passaic Valley Regional High School • Quantity • Science in the Cinema – Approx. 12 tapes • Other collections – unknown • Permissions Status • Unknown • Format(s) • Unknown

  16. Passaic Valley Regional High School • Cataloging/Metadata Status • Have only rudimentary metadata • Might need to be fleshed out

  17. Passaic Valley Regional High School • Physical Access to Material • Some are deposited at NJEDge • Unknown physical condition • Science videos are lengthy and need to be segmented into learning objects post-digitization • Usefulness/Value • High among both collections

  18. Summary and Trends • Content • Two series covering sciences with field experts • Titles pertaining to sociology and weather • Multiple collections of University- created and relevant videos • Student-created videos • Collection of nautical footage

  19. Summary and Trends • Permissions • Widely unknown throughout all three surveyed institutions • RUTV is through different organizational unit • Format(s) • Have formats that will need to be professionally transferred, or playback equipment will need to be purchased

  20. Summary and Trends • Cataloging/Metadata Status • Somewhat incomplete • Institutions might need to flesh this out depending upon their needs and staff • Physical Access to Material • No known difficulty • Questionable physical condition of legacy material necessitates added care during workflow

  21. Summary and Trends • Usefulness/Value • Largely high • Worthwhile for the institutions to upload this content, but requires some preparatory work: • Rights/Permissions • Additional metadata • Preservation work on older physical assets prior to digitization?

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