APUS Online Libraries &
VAST: Academic Videos Online
Sakai Classroom Gateway or
www.apus.edu/online-library/index.htm
Ray Uzwyshyn, Ph.D. MLIS
Director of Online Libraries
VAST: Academic Video Online Database
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13,000 Academic Videos
508 Compliant
Copyright Compliant
Linkable Through Online Course
Guides, Sakai Classroom
 (Playlists, Clips, Embedding)
 20,000 Videos by the end of
2012
Interdisciplinary University-Wide
Academic Video Scope
Business
Psychology
Counseling and therapy
Education
Economics
Public Health
History
Humanities
Criminal Justice and Law
Political Science
Public Safety/Intel
Literature/Philosophy
Religion/theatre
Science/Technology
Space
20,000 Titles By 2013
Wide Online Technology
Functionality
•Hyperlink with online course
Military History Video
syllabi, curriculum, library course
guides
•Access to videos on mobile device
(iPhone, iPad, Android)
• Advanced keyword searching for
interdisciplinary assignments
•Synchronized scrolling transcripts
alongside videos transcript search
(508 Compliance)
•Scholarly Citation of videos using
permanent URLs (Copyright
Compliance
508 Compliance (Transcripts)
Video and Integrated Curricular
Design Possibilities
Discussion Forum
Posting
8 week
sessions
Adult
non- traditional
Students
Weekly Learning
Objectives Tie In
Assignment
Review Questions
Alternative Essay
Topic, Citation
Curricular
Replacement
To vary reading
assignments
APUS Databases: VAST
Basic and Advanced Video Search Capabilities
(Transcripts)
Interdisciplinary Academic Video Focus
Education
Business &
Economics
American History
World History
Humanities
Politics & Current
Affairs
Ethnography
Counseling &
Therapy
Keywords: Organizational Behavior: 33 Videos
APUS Online Course Guide/Video Linkages
Secondary
Multimedia
Bibliographic Resource
Curricular
Replacement
Publically Available
800 Online Course Guides
Currently Completed.
600 Remaining.
APUS Online Multimedia Guide
Video, Images, Audio
http://apus.campusguides.com/multimedia
Best Practices (Next Steps)
VAST Academic Video Online Guidelines
• Best Practices Committee
• Multimedia/IDD
Drew Broadhurst, Angela Gibson
• IT Classroom Support
• Alexander Street Press
Technologists
• Marissa Smith, Ray Uzwyshyn,
Libraries
• Faculty Early Adopters
Future Possibilities
Clip Creation
Playlists:
Online Course
Guides
Embedding
and Sakai
Library Online Course Guide/ Video
Consultation
20 Library
Subject
Specialists
Online Course
Guides
Updated or
Created
More Open
To Video
Classroom
Partnerships
(Video/Classroom Partnerships)
APUS Libraries/Video Online
• We’re here for you!
• Librarian@apus.edu
• Campus Guides Manager, Marissa Smith asmith@apus.edu
• Director of Online Libraries: Dr. Ray Uzwyshyn,
ruzwyshyn@apus.edu