Meet the Press | eDesiderata

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Overview

The publisher has compiled recordings from nearly the full extent to date of the broadcast news and public affairs television show Meet the Press, which has run since 1947. The collection is slated for initial launch in late 2013.

Provider:

Alexander Street Press

Posted:

Nov 13, 2013 9:13am

Updated:

May 9, 2017 1:15pm

Source

CRL reviews are based on independent research. Information is researched by CRL staff and other specialists at CRL libraries. See CRL Review for additional source notes.

Details

Collection Content

Subject Areas:

Arts and Humanities

Resource Types:

Video recordings

- Denotes data sourced directly from publisher

Content Details:


Topics covered	broadcasting, Communism, economics, foreign relations, politics, religion, war
Geographic coverage	Worldwide
Chronological coverage	1947-2012
Source format(s)	Streaming video
Total titles	~2000
Total pages	~1500 hours
Digital collection launch date	December 2013
Completion date	Spring 2014
Collection ongoing	Y (with supplements)
Update frequency	Bimonthly (until completion of initial collection in 2014)
Available supplements	Y (planned for future)

Specifications

Metadata:


MARC records available	Y
Creator of MARC records	NA
Source for obtaining MARC records	NA
Fee for MARC records	NA
Subject authorities used	NA
Name authorities used	NA

Technical Platform:


Browser compatibility	Compatible with Firefox, IE, and Chrome
Authentication options	IP, referrer URL, Shibboleth, library card, user name and password
Archiving solution (master files)	NA
Archiving solution (derivative files)	NA
Available in web discovery tools	Y
Open URL target	N
Federated searching, z39.50	N
Local host option	N
Usage stats based on Counter code	Y

Interface Tools:


Full text displayed	Y (for transcripts)
Page images	N
Color images	NA
Search full text	Y (for transcripts)
Advanced search	Y
Search within results	Y
Limit results by dates and/or document types	Y
Display highlighted search terms	Y
Display snippet (search term in context)	Y
Relevance sorting	Y
Save searches	N
Download PDF	NA
Download HTML	N
Print page	Y
Print full document	NA
Export citations	Y
Annotation tools	Y
Cross-product searching	Y
ILL permitted	Y ((for limited portions of transcription texts)
Text/data mining permitted	Y(for transcription texts)
Restrictions on use	The Customer may not decompile or reverse engineer the Product(s); modify or create a derivative work; remove, obscure, or modify copyright notices; sell, distribute, or commercially exploit the Product(s); or transfer, assign, or sublicense this license. Access to a stream of video recordings in the Product(s) may be only via the Customer’s network to Authorized Users; and Customer may not allow users to download the streaming videos or otherwise make copies.

Terms and Provider Details

Terms:


Subscription option	Y
Purchase option	Y
Multiple year payments option	Y
Maintenance fees	Y
Hosting charges	Y

Provider:

Alexander Street Press

Website:

http://alexanderstreet.com/

Main Address:

3212 Duke Street

Alexandria, VA 22314

United States

CRL Review

Collection Content:

Interviews and panel discussions on the show have featured appearances by prominent political figures and leaders from the U.S. and abroad. Other “news-makers” to appear include prominent athletes, military leaders, authors, and religious figures. [See Appendix: Meet the Press List of Program Guests]

The program was a half hour long until 1992, when it became a full hour show with more guests. A total of approximately 1500 hours of video recordings will be accompanied by transcripts from the NBC archive. Not all recordings have survived.

The publishers hope to release future years of content as supplements in the future.

Delivery:

In addition to guest names, indexing will cover topics, places, and events discussed. Indexing authority sources apparently are proprietary, probably originating from the broadcaster NBC.

The transcripts will be integrated as synchronous scrolling text along with the video recordings. No special viewing software is required; the recordings are viewable through an internet browser. Based on the interface features implemented in other video databases from the publisher, the viewing window should offer various flexible navigation tools, including time cues and a visual "table of contents" of image frames. The user can tag and save customized clips.

Terms:

Restrictions on use are customary, requiring that copies of text portions be made only for fair use or on a limited basis as a source for Interlibrary Loan. The recordings may not be decompiled or reverse engineered, or re-distributed. Access to video streaming is restricted to the customer’s network and individual users may not download or make copies of streaming videos.

Strengths and Weaknesses:

This is a valuable collection of contemporary commentary featuring significant figures from national and world events. It will be especially valuable to have access to the broadcasts moving forward (as supplements), in addition to the full archive of extant recording broadcasts. The searchable transcripts and indexing of names and events should greatly aid access. The restrictions about downloading may seem restrictive for research use.

Sources

Sources for this review include information publicly posted or obtained directly from the publisher; data collected by CRL staff and specialists at CRL libraries; and examination of the digital collection when possible. Other sources are noted where cited. CRL continues to gather additional information on this resource and to solicit critical assessment.

CRL Offers & Status

Status	Current	Description
CRL Flagged	no	Potential interest to CRL community
Offer Pending	no	Currently a candidate for CRL offer
Active Offer	no	Currently offered for purchase or new subscription
Trial Access	no	Available for trial
Renewal Offer	no	Currently offered for renewal
Expired Offer	yes	Past offers
Inactive / Declined	no	No longer under consideration by CRL
Reviewed by CRL	yes	Evaluation available by CRL and community
Special Access	no	Member-only access available for a limited time

The complete offer and activity details for this resource are only available to CRL members.

Appendix

Title List:

Meet the Press List of Program Guests (prepublication version)

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