Video Streaming in the Wild West

Northern Lakes College in north-central Alberta is the first post-secondaryinstitution in Canada to use the Media on Demand digital video system tostream large video files between dispersed locations (Karlsen). Staff andstudents at distant locations of Northern Lakes College are now viewingmore than...

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Main Author: Helen Gail Prosser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Partnership 2006-03-01
Series:Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research
Online Access:http://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/perj/article/view/105/164
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spelling doaj-b74d422083dd4b928a9ea780369c20f42020-11-25T00:11:27ZengThe PartnershipPartnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research1911-95932006-03-011119Video Streaming in the Wild WestHelen Gail ProsserNorthern Lakes College in north-central Alberta is the first post-secondaryinstitution in Canada to use the Media on Demand digital video system tostream large video files between dispersed locations (Karlsen). Staff andstudents at distant locations of Northern Lakes College are now viewingmore than 350 videos using video streaming technology. This has beenmade possible by SuperNet, a high capacity broadband network thatconnects schools, hospitals, libraries and government offices throughoutthe province of Alberta (Alberta SuperNet). This article describes thetechnical process of implementing video streaming at Northern LakesCollege from March 2005 until March 2006.http://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/perj/article/view/105/164
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description Northern Lakes College in north-central Alberta is the first post-secondaryinstitution in Canada to use the Media on Demand digital video system tostream large video files between dispersed locations (Karlsen). Staff andstudents at distant locations of Northern Lakes College are now viewingmore than 350 videos using video streaming technology. This has beenmade possible by SuperNet, a high capacity broadband network thatconnects schools, hospitals, libraries and government offices throughoutthe province of Alberta (Alberta SuperNet). This article describes thetechnical process of implementing video streaming at Northern LakesCollege from March 2005 until March 2006.
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