We are pleased to announce that MEDIAL, our digital video storage and distribution system, has been upgraded. Faculty can now browse a catalogue of digitized films, and easily embed these videos into their Canvas pages. For instructions on how to access this catalogue from within Canvas, please visit our Knowledge Base article entitled Using the MEDIAL Application or watch the brief video below.
For more information on streaming videos, visit Collins Library’s guide to streaming media.
As a part of the Summer of 2021 upgrade process, Media Services has conducted a one-time inventory of the content hosted on this server, adhering to the following policy:
- We have archived content that was
- a.) uploaded before August 1st, 2020
- b.) never viewed by faculty or students
- If we do not receive notice that archived media is still required, it will be deleted one year after being archived.
New Content Management Policies
Due to storage constraints, content cannot be hosted indefinitely. Media Services and the Library reserve the right to inventory, archive, and delete content hosted on this server, adhering to the following policies:
Starting in Spring of 2022, Media Services will conduct an annual review of the content hosted on our server.
- As a part of that review, any media not viewed in the last four years will be archived, making it inaccessible.
- Faculty who find that necessary media is inaccessible due to archiving should email media@pugetsound.edu or file a KACE ticket from Okta, asking for the media to be returned to the server.
- If we do not receive notice that archived media is still required, it will be deleted one year after being archived.
We are excited to offer faculty the ability to browse through the library of previously digitizied films and add them to Canvas without needing to manage embed codes. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to call x3963, email media@pugetsound.edu, or file a KACE ticket from Okta.