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An archive of almost 3000 audio and video podcasts from Oxford University, many of which are licensed under the Creative Commons. Some of the items give information on courses and research opportunities within particular departments, but most are recordings of lectures or discussions. Examples are: a series of interviews with leading influential thinkers on bio-ethics; the John Locke lectures in philosophy; lectures from the Centenary of Engineering Science series; lectures and seminars from the Oxford Internet Institute; the Oxford Media Research seminars hosted by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.
This self-styled ‘Robin Hood of the avant-garde’ was established 15 years ago as an archive and distributor of art films and is now partially based in Mexico. The disclaimer tells us: ‘All materials are for non-commercial and / or educational use only.' There is some fascinating and rare work here as well as some genuine obscurities. Along with Tweets and podcasts, the site hosts dozens of films, shorts and features, ranging from early works by the likes of Brian de Palma and Joseph Cornell to more widely-known experimental filmmakers such as Andy Warhol, Jean Cocteau and Steve McQueen. Part of the site is now devoted to electronic music and sound. The website is large and cleanly laid out though the lack of any guided search tools is unfortunate - the legal aspects behind the hosting of much of the content is at best questionable, but its intentions are seemingly honourable.
AMICO was a not-for-profit organization based in the USA (but with UK affiliates as well) which brought together institutions with collections of art for educational use through museum multimedia. Records include high resolution images, multiple views, video and detailed cataloguing information. Full use of the Library is only available through subscription, but sample records are available and a thumbnail image is available for the entire collection. The range of images encompasses contemporary art, Native American and Inuit art, ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian works, along with Japanese and Chinese works. Note - The Consortium was dissolved in June 2005 but the website remains online for archival reasons.
BIBS is an interactive television system constructed using Internet2 Mbone IP-Multicast technology and Real Networks streaming media technology, being developed on the UC Berkeley campus to support distance learning, distributed collaboration, and interactive television applications. BIBS produces live webcasts, then archives these for on-demand replay (at least 100 Kbs bandwidth required). The schedule for 2001 includes lecture series on General Biology, General Chemistry, Computing, Classic Myths, Aging, Microelectromechanical Systems, Mathematics, Nutrition and Physics. Most of the lectures use Real Media and the individual schedules are clearly laid out, although not all lecture titles are given. This site is no longer active, but the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine offers a capture of the website as it appeared on 13/10/2007. This does not include access to the moving images.
CyArk is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving World Heritage Sites through collecting, archiving and providing open access to data created by 3-D laser scanning, digital modelling, and other state-of-the-art technologies. All the media have clear spatial referencing and are easily reached through a map-based user interface. The archive currently documents and provides online access to 9 sites in Egypt, France, Peru, Cambodia, Guatemala, Italy, Brazil and the United States. Data takes the form of panoramas, videos, scans, photographs and drawings and uses Quicktime, Macromedia Flash Player and Octree Viewer. The open terms of Creative Commons licensing enable users to incorporate these high-quality media items into new original works.
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