Audio Archives
Academic Earth
| Person Describing Archive | Annie (2010) ; Chelsea Obodoechina (2020) |
|---|---|
| Is this primarily a poetry audio site? | N |
| Sponsoring Person or Institution | Academic Earth |
| Site URL | |
| Site Last Updated | 20202020/05/14 |
| Date Visited | 20202020/05/14 |
| General Description of Archive | not poetry - but good site for audio/video |
| Description of archive history or URL | site that provides access to high quality video of academic lectures from 16 different American universities. now includes online courses. |
| Contact information | contact@academicearth.org |
| Searchable options | search by keyword (simple and advanced), by subject area, by university, limit to lecture, full course, or playlist, filter by user ranking |
| Relation from the audio to the text | you can access a full transcript of the lecture, you can watch video or listen to an MP3 audio version of the lecture |
| Date/Time/Length/Context info about the audio items | you can see the length |
| Author bios and context within literary history | N/A |
| Audio file type: streaming, download, file format, audio file compression quality (WAV, MP3, bitrate) | streaming, but you can download audio or video of lecture as well, |
| Multimedia integration (pictures, video, etc.) | video site that also provides audio file |
| Audio playback setup (opens in Flash player, on new blank screen, etc.) | one main screen |
| Mobile access (i.e. accessible on smart phones, tablets, etc.) | podcasts available |
| Browsing | very browse-friendly : choose video by subject, university, instructor or playlist |
| Discovery features (pre-made playlists; dynamic lists: lists of recent additions, featured items, related items, etc). | |
| Interactivity and Web 2.0 features | users can grade the lecture and the grade appears at the top of the lecture, you can email and share the videos with various social media, |
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