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>From: Ron Skulas <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #7589 Putting audio cd on a server
>Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 15:36:05 -0400
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum
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Hadassah,

We have such a setup here at Bowling Green State University.  I had
some techies from our Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology,
create a website (they used "Dreamweaver" software), with home pages
for each language, and by course (e. g., Spanish 101, 102, 201, 202,
etc).  Our system is all iMac, and we used iTunes to convert the files
from the AIFF format which most CDs that came with the books use, into
mp3s for the site.  (We had to digitize those that were still only on
analog tapes!)  We then uploaded the converted mp3s , and linked them
to the pages.

The students log into the website (accessible only on campus), select a
language, a course, a chapter, and then select each audio track as they
desire.  For our ten languages, it currently takes about 8-9 GB of
space on the hard drive, a G-4 PowerMac.  [I placed a tutorial on this
on our website, in the "Admin Info" section, under "Intro to the LLC."]

As long as you take "reasonable and prudent" means to safeguard these
files, like having access limited by keeping the files/server behind
the campus firewall, and where students must enter user-specific access
numbers (we use student ID numbers) as the portal through which access
is granted, you're OK, or so the legal people have said.

The problem comes when you get a new set of CDs in and have to redo all
the links as well as upload the new files.

Ron Skulas
BGSU


On Jul 21, 2004, at 14:58, LLTI-Editor wrote:

> --- Forwarded Message from Hadassah Nemovicher <[log in to unmask]>
> ---
>
>> Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 09:40:42 -0400
>> From: Hadassah Nemovicher <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Puting audio cd on a server
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> Hi,
> I need some instruction on the following:
> I am looking to put  a set of audio cd's on a server. Then the student
> will
> not need to insert individual cd's in order to listen to the audio.
> He/she
> will need only click on an icone and the audio will come from the
> server.
> There is no copyrights issue. Do we need to convert the files to a
> different format?
> Thanks
>
>
> Hadassah Nemovicher
> Director, The  Goodman Language Resource Center
> Jewish Theological Seminary
> Mailbox 130
> New York, NY 10027
> 212-280-6117
>
>
Dr. Ron Skulas
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Language Learning Center Coordinator
BGSU
(419) 372-8146
http://www.bgsu.edu/llc