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Google Funds Columbia's Digital Knowledge Ventures
(NEW YORK, June 25, 2007) Google ™ has awarded Columbia University Digital Knowledge Ventures (DKV) a $50,450 grant to support preparation and submission of video content from Columbia for the Google Video site.
DKV will prepare up to 54 hours of new content, as well as convert 38 hours of MPEG2 content for the Google Video site. Lectures, interviews, and course content covering such diverse areas of science, economy, history and world affairs will be featured.
The agreement is the result of an initiative by Google to add more meaningful educational content to the Google Video site, in particular course content from leading academic institutions. Browsers will be able to search Google Video by keyword, and download the video to Windows/Mac, Video iPod, or Sony PSP.
“We enjoy the opportunity to bring users worldwide a comprehensive video search and content platform and to be able to share Columbia’s resources via Google Video,” said Jason Fox, Acting Executive Director of Columbia University Digital Knowledge Ventures.
New content will include a number of events from the Earth Institute at Columbia University, including the Distinguished Lecture Series and the Seminars on Sustainable Development designed for general audiences from experts on current pressing global issues.
Course content will include the Frontiers of Science course, part of Columbia’s unique core curriculum for incoming students. Each semester, scientists in different disciplines deliver a series of three lectures each describing the background, context, and current state of an area of research.
In addition, DKV will convert selected existing video for the Google Video site, including the interviews and lectures on the architecture and development of New York City with Andrew S. Dolkart. Dolkart is professor of the Columbia School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and leading authority of New York’s architecture and development.
Columbia University Libraries is one of the top ten academic library systems in the nation, with 9.2 million volumes, over 65,650 serials, as well as extensive collections of electronic resources, manuscripts, rare books, microforms, and other nonprint formats. The collections and services are organized into 25 libraries, supporting specific academic or professional disciplines. Columbia Libraries employs more than 400 professional and support staff to assist faculty, students, and researchers in their academic endeavors. The Libraries’ website at http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/ is a gateway to its print and electronic collections and to its services.
Columbia University Digital Knowledge Ventures is a multimedia design and development group providing services to clients on campus as well as to organizations outside the University. Founded in 2000 by Columbia's central administration, Digital Knowledge Ventures operates under the auspices of the University librarian, James Neal. Our staff is made up of experts in graphic design; programming; technical and business development; rights, video and picture research; and marketing, licensing, and sales. The breadth of our experience allows us to assist our clients with a wide range of projects with varying requirements.
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