The Open Vault, a Media Archive and Library, is online right now and available to browse and search. Top-level categories (sub-categories on results pages) include the Arts; Business; Education; Humanities; Massachusetts; Science & Technology; and Social Science. You can also browse by series or collection.
"Gallery" view can be seen here. Placing your cursor on an image thumbnail will open a box with a very brief synopsis including date and series/program.
For example, here's a five minute interview with Dean Rusk about the Cuban Missile Crisis from the 1988 program "At the Brink."
A text transcript of most video content is included.
In the left column of a results page you'll find numerous ways to modify/focus your search including dynamically generated topics, names of people, and places, media type, series and a slider that allows you to modify date range without having to enter or modify the actual dates
Finally, free an fast registration (free) permits the user to save searches and clips.
With a re-designed interface, enhanced interactive tools, and a new Fedora based repository, the website offers users new and innovative ways to explore, interact with, and comment on the media.
Btw, Open Vault uses Fedora software.
More Open Vault Content
WGBH Boston [has] launched the Vietnam Collection, http://openvault.wgbh.org/collection/vietnam,* an online video library drawn exclusively from WGBH’s 1983 landmark series, Vietnam: A Television History. The Vietnam Collection contains hours of rare archival footage and in-depth interviews with key decision makers and veterans on both sides of the Vietnam conflict. In a nod to history, the Vietnam Collection is being made available on the 35th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon.
Why Did it Take So Long to Get the Vietnam Content Online?
Format issues had made the collection largely inaccessible to the public since 1985 when the University of Massachusetts/Boston acquired the Vietnam: A Television History archive. All original interview material and stills, as well as a significant portion of the stock footage gathered for the Vietnam: A Television History, was transferred from film and will now be available.
Format issues. It's a topic (some would call it a problem) we're going to encounter more and more. A late 20th century example might be, "where can we get our large collection of Beta tapes converted into VHS." Now, 30 years later, video tape is all but gone and we're saving on memory sticks, DVDs, portable hard drives, etc. Also, music and video often found on DVD's are now moving to the cloud (like a lot of other content) for easy access from any web accessible computer including a smartphone.
Source: DuraSpace Blog / WGBH
See Also: Teachers' Domain
This WGBH resource is aimed at teachers and their students. It can be searched or browsed by topic and grade level. You'll also find categories for State and Local materials as well as curriculum and themes. Content comes several well-known programs produced by WGBH including:
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