Chandell Asuncion

Instructions:

1. Login to: http://polarislibrary.webex.com – click on Fusion Training with Eric Graham
2. password:<removed>
3. provide a name and an email address

Contact Information:

Meeting status:	Started
Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada):	866-469-3239
Call-in toll number (US/Canada):	1-650-429-3300

Download test files then log off of Webex

PowerPoint Presentation

• David will distribute the PowerPoint to the group so that we can distribute them internally.
• The purpose of Polaris Fusion is to allow libraries to expose, maintain, and manage digital collections.
• Enriched data providers: Syndetics, Baker and Taylor’s Content Cafe, such as, book covers, reviews, recommendations, etc.
• Integrated directly with the PowerPac
• Q: Is there a limit to the size of he video that can be displayed?
• A: No, but there is a limit to the disk space, and network bandwidth that you have available.
• Q: Does the Fusion Service include – Streaming Video?
• A: Yes, there are 4 servers, and the usage of streaming videos will not impede the other services.
• Q: What mime formats are recognized?
• A: Over 600 Mime formats are associated, and you can define more?
• Q: Are video materials stored on the users computer?
• A: No, they are streamed, there is one exception, and we will cover that a little later.
• Q: Is full text searching available?
• A: No, currently searches are limited to the content in the bibliographic record. Not the content in the record. Polaris indexes will only contain the information of MAR21, and WILL NOT EVER do full OCR text searches.
• Q: Can users print or download digital content?
• A: Yes, when the copyright allows for “educational use” rights.
• Q: What is the purpose of the MARC record?
• A: MARC records = descriptive meta data
• Q: What is the purpose of the “Resource Record” (RR)?
• A: RR contains the Location, ownership assignment, access rules, collections.
• Q: What is the purpose of the “Digital Asset File” (DAF) ?
• A: DAF contains the file name, mime type, enriched data link description, extended data link description, access control list membership, copyright type information.
• Q: Does everyone with an account have access to all of the resources?
• A: No, management and delivery is managed by Access Control List. Some resources are public and some are private. The MARC record information will be visible to public researchers, however the resource itself will restricted to parties who are identified users for the content in question. Libraries will have the flexibility to determine if a thumbnail will be available for private resources.

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