Free Videos from Columbia University

Jun 27th, 2007
Free Videos from Columbia University

According to Columbia Library News, Google has forked over a hefty amount to fund educational videos from Columbia University. Here's the details from the library's article:

"Google has awarded Columbia University Digital Knowledge Ventures (DKV) a $50,450 grant to support preparation and submission of video content from Columbia for the Google Video site.

DKV will prepare up to 54 hours of new content, as well as convert 38 hours of mpeg2 content for the Google Video site. Lectures, interviews, and course content covering such diverse areas of science, economy, history and world affairs will be featured."

So, get ready for an important addition to the growing collection of free course material available online. For more information check out Google Funds Columbia's Digital Knowledge Ventures. Happy learning.

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