films on demand at king university

A streaming video service with over 20,000 educational films & documentaries!

INTRODUCING

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

SO WHAT’S IN IT?● Documentaries from

reputable producers● Education content

for nearly every discipline

● Customizable playlists, clips, and sharing functions - all license for educational use!

HOW TO GET STARTED, Pt. 1

Go to library site: library.king.edu

and look click on Article Finder

HOW TO GET STARTED, Pt. 2

In the A-Z list, look for Films on Demand.

THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND● Use permalinks, rather than grabbing what’s

in the web address bar, to share the content with students (more on that later…)

● Create a profile so that you can create playlists

● Use the advanced search to narrow results● Do not share FOD videos on open networks

- share them on Blackboard or email

HOW TO SEARCH FILMS ON DEMAND

You can search by:1. Title/Keyword2. Subject

Collections3. Featured

producers4. Advanced

Search

ADVANCED SEARCHING

1. Click on Advanced Search

2. Type in search terms

3. Filter results by:● Topic● Publication Date● Closed-Captioning

and many other filters.

BROWSING FILMS ON DEMAND

Use the browse function to explore by discipline/sub- discipline(s)The page link gives a permalink to share with students.

SHARING A SEGMENT OF A VIDEO

Look for Segments beside the video - all

videos are bookmarked in Films on Demand

OR create your own by clicking on Custom Segment - you can choose the section

of the video to share.

HOW TO SHARE A VIDEO, PT. 1

Step 1:Share a link by grabbing the permalink at the bottom of the video’s online record.

HOW TO SHARE A VIDEO, PT. 2

Step 2:Open your Blackboard course page, click on ‘Build Content’, and then create an ‘Link’.

HOW TO SHARE A VIDEO, PT. 3

1. Insert Permalink

2. Add a title (i.e. ‘Documentary’)

3. Press Submit

CREATING A PLAYLIST

1. Search for a topic

2. When you click on a desired video, click on the icon to add the video to a playlist

3. In the dialog box that pops up, create a name for your playlist.

SHARING A PLAYLIST

1. Click on Playlist

2. Copy the Playlist URL and paste it

QUESTIONS?

Seth Allen, King University’s Online Instruction Librarian, is happy to field any questions about using Films on Demand. Please contact him if you need further assistance.

Phone: 423-652-6388Email: swallen@king.edu