The document outlines an agenda for an MDID Users Group meeting at the VRA Conference in 2011. It discusses a pilot of MDID3 at James Madison University, including student projects using the platform. It also describes how MDID3 serves as an application platform, with examples like JMUtube and online video collections. The document demonstrates embedding content and export features. It positions MDID as JMU's digital media hub, supporting many disciplines. Departments and units using MDID are listed, and the user community is encouraged to participate through forums like the mailing list.

1. MDID Users Group VRA Conference 2011 Minneapolis

2. Agenda Pilot at JMU Student projects MDID as an application platform Feature demonstrations Q&A

3. Pilot at JMU Started after several faculty training sessions in late 2010/early 2011 Running in parallel with MDID2 Weekly data migration using MDID3 migration tool Bug fixes and feature improvements based on automated and user feedback

4. Student projects Students have greater access to features in MDID3 Faculty asked students to create new slideshows using existing collection content and uploading their own images About 180 students participated individually or collaborated in groups

5. Sarah Brooks’ Student Projects

6. Sarah Brooks’ Student Projects

7. Laura Purvis’ Student Projects

8. Laura Purvis’ Student Projects

9. MDID as a Platform MDID3 serves as a platform for building web-based multimedia applications Stores, manages and delivers data records and media files Web developers author custom user interfaces

10. MDID as Platform: JMUtube

11. MDID as Platform: JMUtube

12. MDID as Platform: JMUtube

13. MDID as a Platform: Online Video Collection

14. MDID as a Platform: Shenandoah National Park Oral History

15. MDID as a Platform: Furious Flower

16. Demonstrations

17. External Content Flickr ARTstor NASA NIX

18. Delivering Content: Embed Code MDID3 provides HTML code for certain viewers that can be copied and pasted into any web site Protected content remains protected using basic authentication

19. Demo: Embedding Video

20. Demo: Embedding Video

21. Demo: Embedding Video

22. Demo: Embedding Video

23. Demo: PowerPoint Export

24. Demo: Custom Viewers: Megazine

25. Demo: MediaViewer

26. Digital Media Hub MDID serves as JMU’s digital media hub, supporting many disciplines using different media types in different ways Store once, deliver everywhere Flexible cataloging – from “just in time” to fully curated Modular storage, discovery and delivery mechanisms Content management tools

27. Who’s Using MDID at JMU Academic Departments: Art and Art History Biology Business Chemistry Communication Sciences and Disorders Communication Studies Geography History Music Psychology And others Libraries and Educational Technologies: Media Resources Special Collections Center for Instructional Technology Institute for Visual Studies Photography Services Madison Art Collection Furious Flower Poetry Center Thomas Jefferson Foundation Mine Action Information Center

28. Digital Media Hub

29. User Community MDID users contribute in different ways: Answering questions on mailing list Sharing additional documentation Submitting bug reports and fixes Sharing their collections We encourage everyone to participate in the community

30. Visit Us at the Poster Session Sunday, March 278:00am -9:30amSalon D

31. Q&Afollowing this sessionin Director’s Row 3(3rd floor)

32. MDID blog and wiki at http://mdid.org/ MDID users list at http://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/mdidusers-l.html MDID3 project on GitHub athttp://github.com/cit-jmu/rooibos/ Email: mdid@jmu.edu Support

33. Project Team Andreas Knab Kevin Hegg Grover Saunders Christina Updike Grace Barth Mary Ann Chappell Sarah Cheverton Lead Software Developer, CIT Assistant Director, CIT Web Media Developer, CIT Visual Resources Specialist, SAAH Visual Resources Assistant, SAAH Educational Tech. Librarian Associate Dean, CIT

34. Authors: Kevin Hegg (heggkj@jmu.edu) Andreas Knab (knab2ar@jmu.edu) Christina Updike (updikecb@jmu.edu) Further Information: Visit http://mdid.org/ Email mdid@jmu.edu Information