[Web4lib] question about video downloads from a library catalog

[Gillian Wiseman]

This is a question from my city manager, and I am not familiar enough to help him out; he has heard that there is software that would allow a library to have video footage (in this case, city council meetings) that could appear in the library catalog as a regular catalog entry, and then allow patrons to click on a link that would allow direct viewing and/or downloading from the online catalog.

Is this possible?  Would it depend on the library automation system? Would it require other technology, and if so, what would be required? This presumes that the video already exists in a downloadable format, which the city's IT department can already handle (they're preparing to have the video stream from our city website).



Gillian Wiseman
Electronic Resources Librarian
Waco-McLennan County Library
(254)750-5944
gwiseman at ci.waco.tx.us