The Library’s streaming media collection contains over 2,500 audio and video files.  The collection includes about 2,100 local programs produced by Asia Television Limited (ATV), Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), and Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB).  It also has about 500 recordings of HKUST events, produced by the Publishing Technology Center (PTC) – including the Institute for Advanced Study Lectures, HKUST Distinguished Public Lectures, Shaw Prize Lectures and HKUST Library Book Talks.

In 2012, streaming videos were viewed more than 13,400 times, delivering about 2,100 hours of programming to users.  This usage rate has increased by more than 50% compared to 2011.

With the increasing ubiquity and power of mobile technologies, the Library recently migrated the streaming media collection to a server running Wowza Media Systems.  The new server offers higher performance streaming, and greatly improves accessibility by tablets and smartphones.

All videos can be searched and accessed through the Library Catalog or the Library Streaming Audios/Videos browse page (http://catalog.ust.hk/stream).  The Library will continue to add more valuable programs to this collection.