CCUMC: The Consortium of College and University Media Centers

College & University Media Review:
A Look at Practices, Trends & Research
Fall 2001 Volume 8, Number 1

• Through the editor's lens
  Beverly Teach, Indiana University
• Design models for video production,
  Elia Schoomer, Lehigh University

  Improved bandwidth and better compression solutions have increased demand for the inclusion of video in online course materials.  This article gives a brief overview of the video production process and is intended as a primer, introducing potential users to the steps and techniques involved in preparing live-action materials for asynchronous delivery.

• Digital video: A case study,
  Steven A. McCann, William A. Gibbs, Eastern Illinois University

  Eastern Illinois University’s Media Services department acquired a Canon digital video camera, a Macintosh-based digital editing workstation, a Macintosh-based server, and appropriate software for streaming media.  Media Services produced a promotional video to promote services related to digital video that informed the university about the available resources.  This article discusses the processes and challenges encountered while producing the digital video and the hardware and software used in video production, editing, and distribution.  It also discusses current and future uses of digital and streaming video as well as some considerations for readers interested in developing digital video.

• DIY (or do it yourself) streaming media: A constructive approach,
  David Mulford, Roanoke College

  We’ve all seen and heard streaming media―both the good, and the not-so-good.  Streamed audio sounds great over a 56K Internet connection.  However, if you’ve ever attempted to watch full motion video streamed over a 56K line, you understand the not-so-good part.  Despite its limitations, streaming media is the best medium for providing real-time audiovisual media over the Internet.  Like any modern technology, the streaming media landscape is constantly changing―with new streaming media players, encoders, and servers arriving every few months.  This article is intended as a streaming media primer to help you get started using Apple QuickTime, Real Networks Realsystem iQ, or Microsoft Windows Media.  Actual examples from Windows Media products are used for illustration.

• Center Focus: The Media and Technology Center at Union Theological Seminary & Presbyterian School of Christian Education,
  Jeff Keezel, Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education
• Copyright in the balance for higher education,
  Jeff Clark, James Madison University

  In recent years the developments in U.S. copyright and other intellectual property law, and events in response to them, have accelerated with the advance of communications technology.  This article selectively reviews legislation and its impact since 1998, from the perspective of education professionals affected primarily as intellectual property users.  The article also offers pertinent historical and philosophical context, with reference to the nature and function of U.S. copyright law, in order to further an appreciation for where we may be headed and for the importance of balance between intellectual property ownership and its fair and other exceptional uses.  The author argues that only a healthy balance in the law can foster the social benefits that are its purpose. 

• Review: Managing media services: Theory and practice,
  Reviewed by Janis Dickens, University of California, Davis

  Schmidt, W. D., & Rieck, D. A. (2000).  Managing media services:  Theory and practice. (2nd ed.).  Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited.