Features

Versatile - NJVid provides online distribution for all of your videos, including openly-accessible, locally-owned material, commercial content, and locally-recorded material, such as class lectures and guest speakers - all in one resource
No corporate interests - NJVid is a nonprofit resource intended to aid New Jersey's educational and cultural institutions and their patrons; not to make a profit. It is being built by the same institutions it serves.
Open source - NJVid runs on common open source software and architecture and is hosted by NJEDge.Net, New Jersey's non-profit technology consortium.
Encoding, ingestion and data management - Conducted at Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey, a statewide leader of digital resources, including the acclaimed New Jersey Digital Highway.
Provides consortial advantages - Through NJVid and VALE, institutions with the same resources can partner to negotiate lower licenses for commercial material
Hardware, software and personnel cost savings - NJVid greatly absorbs the costs of running and maintaining a streaming server, digital asset database and technical personnel
Synchronizes with other resources - Since NJVid runs on the same technology as many other resources, such as the New Jersey Digital Highway, it can be paired with these resources so that end-users can search across them simultaneously. As a result, NJVid eliminates the need for creating an additional online video portal at your institution
Resource sharing - Video sharing has grown by leaps and bounds. NJVid makes it easier for libraries and educational and cultural institutions to share their holdings with their patrons and each other
Shared cataloging - NJVid makes it easy for institutions to copy catalog one another's openly-accessible material
Customization - NJVid enables you to segment your videos into learning objects, as well as annotate and transcribe them
Relevancy of distribution methods - NJVid offers resources in H.264(MPEG4) Video protocol and Flash-enabled video formats, and is committed to updating its distribution formats as they evolve
Thorough metadata - NJVid provides for comprehensive descriptive, source, technical and rights metadata via the METS standard to ensure your resources are thoroughly documented and retrievable. Preset templates are available to save time and effort.
Comprehensive documentation - NJVid will help your institution assess the rights status of your resources through exemplar documentation and face-to-face assistance. You can upload your own rights documentation certifying your legal right and permission to distribute your resources online.
Safe and secure, but still easy to use - With authentication and authorization safeguards, NJVid prevents unauthorized access to your resources. In addition, NJVid is available on all computer platforms, ensuring your patrons have a seamless experience instead of encountering frustrating computer-based inoperability
Library Infrastructure with federated identity management - Access restrictions are based on local institutional standards. There is no need to create new usernames and passwords for your patrons
Provides remote 24/7 access - Video content is accessible around the clock to aid distance education
Integration into course management systems - Videos can be accessed through a variety of course management systems so that online teaching & learning resources are available wherever students go
A sustained resource - NJVid was conceived to provide long-term preservation of your digital assets. This applies not only to the preservation of your digital video content but to the NJVid resource as well. Since NJVid is publicly funded, there is no threat of corporate takeover
Friendly and effective training - NJVid will provide training to help you record and upload your own resources
Active participation by all - Institutions throughout the state are invited to participate in the ongoing development process

About the Project The NJVID Advantage History Features Specifications FAQ

Contribute to the Commons What is NJVID Commons? Selecting videos to contribute Assessing physical condition of video Determing the rights status and obtaining permissions Video Delivery Adding Metadata

Commercial Licensed Videos Commercial Licensed Videos VALE Features Information for Vendors Information for Institutions Requirements

Learning On Demand Learning on Demand Features Requirements

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