Presentation to the BBC Spoken Word Services 21 st November 2007 www.spokenword.ac.uk

The Team

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The Saltire Centre

Today’s Talk Spoken Word (1) Introduction and Background (2) What have we done? (3) Challenges and how we overcame them (4) Where to next? (5) Questions and discussion

Spoken Word

(1) Introduction and Background

(2) What have we done?

(3) Challenges and how we overcame them

(4) Where to next?

(5) Questions and discussion

(1) Introduction and Background

The Spoken Word vision ‘ … to provide access to rich, authentic digital audio and video resources for Higher Education’

‘ … to provide access to rich, authentic digital audio and video resources for Higher Education’

Nature of the Project Digital Libraries in the Classroom Programme funded by the JISC in the UK and the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the USA. call required joint UK/USA teams to submit proposals. 4 proposals were selected from over 30 responses Spoken Word was rated the highest ‘ Transformation of teaching and learning’

Digital Libraries in the Classroom

Programme funded by the JISC in the UK and the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the USA.

call required joint UK/USA teams to submit proposals.

4 proposals were selected from over 30 responses

Spoken Word was rated the highest

‘ Transformation of teaching and learning’

The JISC Based in the UK ‘ The mission of the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) is to provide world-class leadership in the innovative use of ICT to support education and research.’ JISC funds:- national services a range of programmes and projects

Based in the UK

‘ The mission of the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) is to provide world-class leadership in the innovative use of ICT to support education and research.’

JISC funds:-

national services

a range of programmes and projects

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Based in the USA ‘ to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense’ NSF funds:- 20% of all federally supported basic research conducted by America's colleges and universities. In many fields such as mathematics, computer science and the social sciences, NSF is the major source of federal backing.

Based in the USA

‘ to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense’

NSF funds:-

20% of all federally supported basic research conducted by America's colleges and universities.

In many fields such as mathematics, computer science and the social sciences, NSF is the major source of federal backing.

Duration of the Project Phase 1: 2003-2006 Set-up, development, roll-out - $5million. The Glasgow Caledonian portion of this money was the largest single source of funding ever received by the University ($1 million+). Phase 2: 2006-2008 Embedding and sustaining mainly funded by the Universities Dissemination: Programme aspects with JISC funding

Phase 1: 2003-2006

Set-up, development, roll-out - $5million. The Glasgow Caledonian portion of this money was the largest single source of funding ever received by the University ($1 million+).

Phase 2: 2006-2008

Embedding and sustaining mainly funded by the Universities

Dissemination: Programme aspects with JISC funding

Project Partners UK: GCU Partnership with the BBC Information and Archives USA: Northwestern and Michigan State Universities Overview of roles and responsibilities: GCU: Teaching, learning and research BBC: Access to content MSU and NU: Technology and tools development

UK: GCU Partnership with the BBC Information and Archives

USA: Northwestern and Michigan State Universities

Overview of roles and responsibilities:

GCU: Teaching, learning and research

BBC: Access to content

MSU and NU: Technology and tools development

The Spoken Word project Objectives 1) augmenting student competence to write on - and for - the Internet 2) enhancing digital libraries through a focus on learning 3) improving student learning and retention 4) developing aural literacy in our students We believe that 1 and 2 are pre-requisites for achieving 3 and 4

Objectives

1) augmenting student competence to write on - and for - the Internet

2) enhancing digital libraries through a focus on learning

3) improving student learning and retention

4) developing aural literacy in our students

We believe that 1 and 2 are pre-requisites for achieving 3 and 4

Content Primarily but not exclusively from the BBC Radio and Television Archives Focus on Spoken Word material – historical and contemporary news, interviews, politics, etc. Avoidance of drama, music, performance – complex rights issues Initial focus on Humanities and Social Sciences, but discipline range now broad Initial focus on audio only, but now including material from TV archives too

Primarily but not exclusively from the BBC Radio and Television Archives

Focus on Spoken Word material – historical and contemporary news, interviews, politics, etc.

Avoidance of drama, music, performance – complex rights issues

Initial focus on Humanities and Social Sciences, but discipline range now broad

Initial focus on audio only, but now including material from TV archives too

Content Non BBC materials include a range of recorded materials from GCU and partner institutions Oral history materials Lectures Expert seminars Important institutional events e.g. graduation ceremonies

Non BBC materials include a range of recorded materials from GCU and partner institutions

Oral history materials

Lectures

Expert seminars

Important institutional events e.g. graduation ceremonies

Rights Glasgow Caledonian University and the BBC agreed:- A legal Deposit Agreement An informal Memorandum of Understanding Glasgow Caledonian University developed a legal End-User Agreement based on this Deposit Agreement

Glasgow Caledonian University and the BBC agreed:-

A legal Deposit Agreement

An informal Memorandum of Understanding

Glasgow Caledonian University developed a legal End-User Agreement based on this Deposit Agreement

Mission and values EU - HMG – JISC - GCU ‘ Capacity building’ – open source and open standards - interoperability GCU – Mission – Teaching and Learning - Saltire Centre Contribute to delivery of learning that is:- Personalised Inclusive Flexible Productive

EU - HMG – JISC - GCU

‘ Capacity building’ – open source and open standards - interoperability

GCU – Mission – Teaching and Learning - Saltire Centre

Contribute to delivery of learning that is:-

Personalised

Inclusive

Flexible

Productive

Where we want to be Development of sustainable digital library services with lasting benefit beyond project – Spoken Word Services Continuing to provide access to high quality digital audio and video materials, selected and enhanced by academic experts A continuing relationship with the BBC

Development of sustainable digital library services with lasting benefit beyond project – Spoken Word Services

Continuing to provide access to high quality digital audio and video materials, selected and enhanced by academic experts

A continuing relationship with the BBC

(2) What have we done?

Developed a user base

Learners JISC programme and project aims:- ‘ Transformation of Teaching and Learning’ Transform what and why?

JISC programme and project aims:-

‘ Transformation of Teaching and Learning’

Transform what and why?

Learning and teaching Some Traditional Values…Aspirations and Ambitions ‘ To induce students to think for themselves, work on their own …. and contribute to the work of groups’ But Elite Values and Mass Higher Education Potential Opportunities and Advantages of C&IT

Some Traditional Values…Aspirations and Ambitions

‘ To induce students to think for themselves, work on their own …. and contribute to the work of groups’

But Elite Values and Mass Higher Education

Potential Opportunities and Advantages of C&IT

Learning and teaching Some Contemporary Realities… Social and Technological Imperatives Citizenship, Work and Leisure in an Ever-Changing World Embracing the Socio-Technological World of the Modern Learner

Some Contemporary Realities…

Social and Technological Imperatives Citizenship, Work and Leisure in an Ever-Changing World

Embracing the Socio-Technological World of the Modern Learner

Student expectations?

Student expectations?

Enhancing access

Spoken Word model Enabling Pedagogical Pluralism ... A modular approach for managing change Banks of content: the ‘essence’ (primary audio/video repositories) Catalogues and finding aids (secondary and tertiary repositories) User Applications (the ‘presentation layer’)

Enabling Pedagogical Pluralism ... A modular approach for managing change

Banks of content: the ‘essence’ (primary audio/video repositories)

Catalogues and finding aids (secondary and tertiary repositories)

User Applications (the ‘presentation layer’)

Collaborations

Some examples in practice Towards an international Community of Practice …. - English Language at Bologna - Political Economy at Stirling and Glasgow Caledonian - Social work and Social Policy at Glasgow Caledonian - Anthropology (History of India) at Columbia - History (impact of technology since 1945) at Northwestern - Law and Ethics at Edinburgh - Hospitality Management at Strathclyde - Media Ethics at Glasgow Caledonian (show) - Women in British Politics at Kansas State

Towards an international Community of Practice ….

- English Language at Bologna

- Political Economy at Stirling and Glasgow Caledonian

- Social work and Social Policy at Glasgow Caledonian

- Anthropology (History of India) at Columbia

- History (impact of technology since 1945) at Northwestern

- Law and Ethics at Edinburgh

- Hospitality Management at Strathclyde

- Media Ethics at Glasgow Caledonian (show)

- Women in British Politics at Kansas State

Digital Libraries We developed a workflow for handling BBC materials and a repository for storage Repos MySQL + PHP; developed by partners at Michigan State Padova front-end finding aid built on top of this

We developed a workflow for handling BBC materials and a repository for storage

Repos

MySQL + PHP; developed by partners at Michigan State

Padova front-end finding aid built on top of this

Standards Importance of standards for interoperability – essential for worldwide Scholarly Communication Metadata standards Mapped BBC Infax to Dublin Core From DC to other standards such as MARC21, METS and UK-LOM Core Technical Standards OAI-PMH for sharing metadata SRW for cross searching

Importance of standards for interoperability – essential for worldwide Scholarly Communication

Metadata standards

Mapped BBC Infax to Dublin Core

From DC to other standards such as MARC21, METS and UK-LOM Core

Technical Standards

OAI-PMH for sharing metadata

SRW for cross searching

Finding stuff Padova - an open source meta-linking finding aid which sits on top of our Repos repository Dynamic XML feeds for searches (RSS, ATOM, and for Podcasts), Linking, Citation Citations in standard formats Integration with Delicious, Google Scholar, Wikipedia

Padova - an open source meta-linking finding aid which sits on top of our Repos repository

Dynamic XML feeds for searches (RSS, ATOM, and for Podcasts), Linking, Citation

Citations in standard formats

Integration with Delicious, Google Scholar, Wikipedia

Padova …. find+ This is the body text

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Accessing our resources 4 easy steps for learners Go to www.spokenword.ac.uk Click on ‘Find Audio & Video’ Start searching Sign up for a free educational user account to access media

4 easy steps for learners

Go to www.spokenword.ac.uk

Click on ‘Find Audio & Video’

Start searching

Sign up for a free educational user account to access media

Padova

What then? Adding value Development of specific contextual services based on Spoken Word content Podcast services – audio and video – examples (show Karen Thompson) Blog services Integration of content with existing educational systems e.g. VLE like BlackBoard Media Annotation!

Development of specific contextual services based on Spoken Word content

Podcast services – audio and video – examples (show Karen Thompson)

Blog services

Integration of content with existing educational systems e.g. VLE like BlackBoard

Media Annotation!

(3) Challenges

Media Annotation The Challenge Let people work easily together with digital media online Provide powerful tools for critiquing and sharing annotations of digital media objects online in real time Provide federated search and ability to share annotated materials via repositories

The Challenge

Let people work easily together with digital media online

Provide powerful tools for critiquing and

sharing annotations of digital media objects online in real time

Provide federated search and ability to share

annotated materials via repositories

Media Annotation Project Pad Developed in partnership with Academic Technologies at Northwestern University Browser based annotation and collaboration tool for images, audio and video Potential integration with repository and VLE environments Open Source Java server side; Flash client side

Project Pad

Developed in partnership with Academic Technologies at Northwestern University

Browser based annotation and collaboration tool for images, audio and video

Potential integration with repository and VLE environments

Open Source

Java server side; Flash client side

Media Annotation

Project Pad

Rights 3 main challenges Deposit and serving: BBC / Caledonian Legal Deposit agreement Users and permissions: the Glasgow Caledonian User License Third party rights and permissions - coping with the 1988 Copyright Act

3 main challenges

Deposit and serving: BBC / Caledonian Legal Deposit agreement

Users and permissions: the Glasgow Caledonian User License

Third party rights and permissions - coping with the 1988 Copyright Act

Legal Deposit Agreement Gives worldwide permissions to display to stream to download for individual study purposes Restrictions Provisional temporal permissions Limited to “educational users” Requirement to handle third party rights

Gives worldwide permissions

to display

to stream

to download for individual study purposes

Restrictions

Provisional temporal permissions

Limited to “educational users”

Requirement to handle third party rights

Spoken Word End-User Licence Agreement ‘ … . OK, it goes like this… you just accessed our materials archive, for which we are truly grateful (after all, your interest keeps us in business). However, when you accessed it, you were actually only being given the right to download or stream parts of it for educational use, not to republish or repost it. The stuff contained in the archive still belongs to us, or those third parties who have allowed us to make it available to you. By allowing you access to this material, we are “licensing” it to you. This is a lot like renting it forever… we still own it but you can use it all you want but only for educational use. What does all this mean to you? …’

‘ … . OK, it goes like this… you just accessed our materials archive, for which we are truly grateful (after all, your interest keeps us in business). However, when you accessed it, you were actually only being given the right to download or stream parts of it for educational use, not to republish or repost it. The stuff contained in the archive still belongs to us, or those third parties who have allowed us to make it available to you. By allowing you access to this material, we are “licensing” it to you. This is a lot like renting it forever… we still own it but you can use it all you want but only for educational use. What does all this mean to you? …’

Radical Active Clearance Procedures Identify, trace and contact third parties Request permissions Present outcomes and request the comments of experts Outcomes Tracing participants We have attempted to trace 659 participants Failed to make contact with 278 Had replies from 250 Currently attempting 131 (46 of these we are in dialogue with) Refusals and confusions Poetry: 14 refusals or acceptable conditions General: 4 refusals or acceptable conditions Confusions: "What did I say? Can I listen to that? etc" "I don't have any rights! Talk to the BBC...“ Permissions 246 signed our permissions form with no reservations or conditions

Procedures

Identify, trace and contact third parties

Request permissions

Present outcomes and request the comments of experts

Outcomes

Tracing participants

We have attempted to trace 659 participants

Failed to make contact with 278

Had replies from 250

Currently attempting 131 (46 of these we are in dialogue with)

Refusals and confusions

Poetry: 14 refusals or acceptable conditions

General: 4 refusals or acceptable conditions

Confusions: "What did I say? Can I listen to that? etc" "I don't have any rights! Talk to the BBC...“

Permissions

246 signed our permissions form with no reservations or conditions

Some Examples .....

.....

(4) Where to next?

Digital Libraries Moving now to Fedora Open source Java-based system all content, metadata and relationships stored as XML Highly flexible, scalable and configurable All management and access tasks possible through web service API interfaces

Moving now to Fedora

Open source

Java-based system

all content, metadata and relationships stored as XML

Highly flexible, scalable and configurable

All management and access tasks possible through web service API interfaces

Why Fedora? Meets OAIS requirements Trusted digital repository requires:- persistent identifiers mechanisms for open access mediated deposit quality metadata authentication and authorisation federated resource discovery provision for long term preservation

Meets OAIS requirements

Trusted digital repository requires:-

persistent identifiers

mechanisms for open access

mediated deposit

quality metadata

authentication and authorisation

federated resource discovery

provision for long term preservation

Fedora Developed from the US education digital library community, especially at Cornell University and University of Virginia Now worldwide

Developed from the US education digital library community, especially at Cornell University and University of Virginia

Now worldwide

Fedora UK & Ireland

Scholarly Communication International Scholarly Communication requires:- Trusted digital repositories Use of common standards for interoperability Better federated identity management – Shibboleth Ability to capture and store user generated content – annotations, metadata, objects A flexible, modular approach to deal with technological change To support choice and allow imaginative connections between scholars

International Scholarly Communication requires:-

Trusted digital repositories

Use of common standards for interoperability

Better federated identity management – Shibboleth

Ability to capture and store user generated content – annotations, metadata, objects

A flexible, modular approach to deal with technological change

To support choice and allow imaginative connections between scholars

Some Future Developments A new front end finding aid to work with Fedora, retaining Padova functionality Integration of annotation tools with this finding aid – allowing users access to favourites, notes and annotations Community of practice model showing different ‘types’ of users – harnessing power of ‘trusted academic experts’ Automated systems to allow teachers and students to create their own podcasts

A new front end finding aid to work with Fedora, retaining Padova functionality

Integration of annotation tools with this finding aid – allowing users access to favourites, notes and annotations

Community of practice model showing different ‘types’ of users – harnessing power of ‘trusted academic experts’

Automated systems to allow teachers and students to create their own podcasts

Relationship with the BBC Increasing demand for BBC content from further/higher educational communities Towards greater rights protection and jurisdiction - Shibboleth Towards "cease and desist" rights declarations? How do we move forward? Continuation of deposit model? or Hook into open BBC services; allowing us to build education specific applications/expertise on top of BBC systems and content?

Increasing demand for BBC content from further/higher educational communities

Towards greater rights protection and jurisdiction - Shibboleth

Towards "cease and desist" rights declarations?

How do we move forward?

Continuation of deposit model?

or

Hook into open BBC services; allowing us to build education specific applications/expertise on top of BBC systems and content?

(5) Questions?

Further Information Spoken Word Services http://www.spokenword.ac.uk Digital Libraries in the Classroom (including project videos) http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/programme_dlitc.aspx The Saltire Centre http://www.gcal.ac.uk/thesaltirecentre

Spoken Word Services

http://www.spokenword.ac.uk

Digital Libraries in the Classroom

(including project videos)

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/programme_dlitc.aspx

The Saltire Centre

http://www.gcal.ac.uk/thesaltirecentre

Our blog

Contact Iain Wallace Digital Services Development Librarian E: [email_address] T: 0141 273 1901 W: http://www.spokenword.ac.uk

Iain Wallace

Digital Services Development Librarian

E: [email_address]

T: 0141 273 1901

W: http://www.spokenword.ac.uk