Avalon Media System (Open Repositories 2014 poster)
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With the Avalon 3.0 release in May 2014: • Faceted discovery for search and browse via Blacklight • Video and audio playback in desktop browsers or on mobile devices, with stream-level security • Ability to embed a media player in other web sites • Support for persistent URLs • Ingest and management of media files based on the Ruby on Rails- based Hydra framework • Interacve or batch uploading of media files and MODS metadata, with support for private collecon dropboxes • Integraon with other enterprise systems: ◊ Red5 and Adobe media servers ◊ Local authencaon services (LDAP, CAS, and others) ◊ Learning management systems, via the Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) standard • A hierarchical model for permissions that supports a flexible approach to collecons-based content management • Customized thumbnails by taking a “snapshot” or specifying a mepoint • Quick import of previously transcoded derivaves • Easy installaon and configuraon via a virtual machine image and other methods This project was made possible in part by the Instute of Museum and Library Services. Avalon soſtware releases are becoming more frequent, with a goal of pung out at least a minor release every two months. This schedule of features is subject to change as the community helps to shape Avalon priories. What is the Avalon Media System? The Avalon Media System is a robust, fully open source soluon for curang and providing online access to digital audio and video collecons in libraries and archives. The system is being developed collaboravely by the libraries at Indiana University and Northwestern University in partnership with ten addional instuons that have commied resources for tesng, evaluaon and feedback. The system leverages a number of other open source tools. In addion to the Hydra framework and Blacklight discovery interface, audio and video processing are based on technology from the Opencast Maerhorn project, metadata persistence is provided by the Fedora digital repository system, and metadata indexing is provided by Apache Solr. The architecture of Avalon is designed to be modular and extensible in order to support integraon into and with other academic systems, including integrated library systems, learning management systems, and eventually, scholarly annotaon and research tools. Claire Stewart Northwestern University Library [email protected] Jon Dunn Indiana University Libraries [email protected] • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • What’s Next for Avalon? Avalon Media System Archival Storage Authen c- a on LMS, websites ILS Hydrant Rails App All Users Desktop, Mobile Browser, Drop box Search Browse View Ingest Describe Manage Integra ons Collec on Sta Authoriz- a on Users Fedora Solr Ma erhorn Media Server Media Player (mediaelement.js) Can- Can Ruby- horn Hydra Head Black- light Omni- Auth 3.1 4.x 5.x Future Authorizaon via LDAP groups Thumbnail creaon from derivaves Assignment of legacy permalinks Accessibility Structural metadata Technical metadata Clipmaking/ playlists Metadata import from ILS Addional fields for format, locaon, related item links Bulk delete, publish/unpublish and access control Media processing priorizaon Transcripts Authority tools Controlled vocabulary Internaonalizaon Metadata crosswalks Project Informaon avalonmediasystem.org facebook.com/AvalonMediaSys @AvalonMediaSys For more informaon on conducng a pilot at your instuon or to access the demo server please visit our web site: hp://www.avalonmediasystem.org/try-out-avalon. For More Informaon Responsive Design Avalon Features
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Jon Dunn and Claire Stewart shared this poster and gave a demonstration of Avalon 3.0 at the Open Repositories 2014 Poster Reception on June 10, 2014.
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With the Avalon 3.0 release in May 2014:•Faceted discovery for search and browse via Blacklight•Video and audio playback in desktop browsers or on mobile devices,
with stream-level security•Ability to embed a media player in other web sites•Support for persistent URLs•IngestandmanagementofmediafilesbasedontheRubyonRails-
based Hydra framework•InteractiveorbatchuploadingofmediafilesandMODSmetadata,withsupportforprivatecollectiondropboxes
•Integrationwithotherenterprisesystems:◊Red5 and Adobe media servers◊Localauthenticationservices(LDAP,CAS,andothers)◊Learning management systems, via the Learning Tools Interoperability(LTI)standard
•Ahierarchicalmodelforpermissionsthatsupportsaflexibleapproachtocollections-basedcontentmanagement
•Customizedthumbnailsbytakinga“snapshot”orspecifyingatimepoint•Quickimportofpreviouslytranscodedderivatives•Easyinstallationandconfigurationviaavirtualmachineimageand
other methods
ThisprojectwasmadepossibleinpartbytheInstituteofMuseumand Library Services.
Avalonsoftwarereleasesarebecomingmorefrequent,withagoalofputtingoutatleastaminorreleaseeverytwomonths.Thisscheduleof features is subject to change as the community helps to shape Avalonpriorities.
What is the Avalon Media System?
TheAvalonMediaSystemisarobust,fullyopensourcesolutionforcuratingandprovidingonlineaccesstodigitalaudioandvideocollectionsinlibrariesandarchives.ThesystemisbeingdevelopedcollaborativelybythelibrariesatIndianaUniversityandNorthwesternUniversityinpartnershipwithtenadditionalinstitutionsthathavecommittedresourcesfortesting,evaluationand feedback.
The system leverages a number of other open source tools. In additiontotheHydraframeworkandBlacklightdiscoveryinterface,audio and video processing are based on technology from the OpencastMatterhornproject,metadatapersistenceisprovidedbytheFedoradigitalrepositorysystem,andmetadataindexingisprovided by Apache Solr.
ThearchitectureofAvalonisdesignedtobemodularandextensibleinordertosupportintegrationintoandwithotheracademicsystems, including integrated library systems, learning management systems,andeventually,scholarlyannotationandresearchtools.
Claire StewartNorthwestern University [email protected]
Jon DunnIndiana University [email protected]
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What’s Next for Avalon?
Avalon Media System
Archival Storage
Authen c-a on
LMS, websites
ILSHydrant Rails App
All Users
Desktop,Mobile
Browser,Drop box
SearchBrowseView
IngestDescribeManage
Integra ons
Collec onSta
Authoriz-a on
Users
Fedora Solr Ma erhorn Media Server
Media Player(mediaelement.js)
Can-Can
Ruby-horn
Hydra Head
Black-light
Omni-Auth
3.1 4.x 5.x Future
Authorization via LDAP groups
Thumbnail creation from derivatives
Assignment of legacy permalinks
Accessibility
Structural metadata
Technical metadata
Clipmaking/playlists
Metadata import from ILS
Additional fields for format, location, related item links
Bulk delete, publish/unpublish and access control
Media processing prioritization
Transcripts
Authority tools
Controlled vocabulary
Internationalization
Metadata crosswalks
Project Information
avalonmediasystem.orgfacebook.com/AvalonMediaSys@AvalonMediaSys
Formoreinformationonconductingapilotatyourinstitutionortoaccess the demo server please visit our web site: http://www.avalonmediasystem.org/try-out-avalon.
For More Information
Responsive Design
Avalon Features
