Overview:
Overview The SMN is designed for dance researchers and scholars
The goal is to increase access to audiovisual items housed in disparate collections
Dance footage must be high-quality to be of value
Rights for dance materials are varied and complicated
User Requirements:
User Requirements Security
Logins
DRM
Sharing
Internet-based
No special computers
Dance-specific search fields
Route and source file diversity
Constituent Diversity
Low startup and maintenance costs
Configurable bandwidth usage
Ease of Use
Low amount of training
Simple interface
Value for Dance Scholarship & Education
High-quality video
Follows established Finding Aid practices
SMN Design:
SMN Design P2P-based Network
Embedded Metadata
Open Source software
DRM incorporated into the network
Certification of participants by all other participants
5 Steps:
5 Steps Encoding
Submission
Search
Retrieval
Playback
Certification:
Certification DRM-wrapped files communicate with the submitting institution
Institutions must allow each other participant to unlock the essences
If an institution feels that another participant is not respecting the rights of its submitted items, it can de-certify them
Possible Development Path: Lionshare:
Possible Development Path: Lionshare Developed at Penn State University with academic sharing in mind
Incorporates many of the feature requirements of the SMN
Missing DRM and Certification components
Open Source – favorable licensing options