Open AccessPiloting the surge: Streaming Video and Academic Libraries
Author(s) -
Joanna Kolendo,
Azungwe Kwembe,
Charlene Snelling
Publication year - 2020
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.5703/1288284317160
Subject(s) - resource (disambiguation) , computer science , process (computing) , service (business) , set (abstract data type) , state (computer science) , multimedia , video on demand , resource acquisition is initialization , world wide web , business , resource allocation , marketing , computer network , algorithm , programming language , operating system
Chicago State University’s Gwendolyn Brooks Library decision to trial and acquireKanopy, A Patro-Driven-Acquisition video streaming service, was completely apatron-demand-driven undertaking. The decision to obtain this service was led by facultyinterest in the resource and ranged from the initial inquiry for a trial by a foreignlanguage faculty member to its PDA model, which has allowed faculty to select the filmspurchased. The article discusses the acquisition process, set-up steps for making thetrial and then the resource available to the CSU community, and the steps taken topromote the resource.