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Films on Demand Renewal 2016-2017

Response Deadline: 
December 15, 2016

Subscription Term

Begins: 

January 1, 2017

Ends: 

December 31, 2017

Renewal pricing is now available for Films on Demand streaming video collections. Pricing has increased 2.5% over 2016. Three new products are also on offer: the Physical Therapy Video and Veterinary Video Collections, and the CAN-CORE Post-secondary Canadian content platform.

From the vendor:

  • Physical Therapy Video Collection: (155+ titles) This collection will help physical therapy students learn and practice crucial techniques in ways textbooks alone cannot. These short instructional clips from trusted producer Wolters Kluwer Health cover a wide range of physical therapy interventions and examinations, from stretching techniques to wrapping a shin splint.
  • Veterinary Video Collection: (245+ titles) This collection is designed to help veterinary and veterinary tech students gain a strong foundation in veterinary anatomy, physiology, and behavior while learning basic veterinary procedures and an understanding of the workplace.
  • CAN-CORE Post-secondary: (920+ titles; 2,200 segments) Designed for Canadian college and university faculty & students, CAN-CORE is your go-to destination for current and relevant Canadian video content. Our streaming platform features quality programming from many of Canada’s best producers. Educators and students now have an extensive library of Canadian resources to easily integrate into their lectures, labs, research and assignments.
    • 200-300 titles are added every year; over 90% of content is unique to CAN-CORE.


Overview

Vendor: 
Criterion Pictures
Description: 

With unlimited access to almost 20,000 videos, these complete, multi-subject video solutions are an exceptional value and offer convenient one-stop shopping for your institution. Each full-length video has been divided into annotated clips, making it easy to find specific pieces of content quickly. Outstanding content from Films Media Group and from more than 700 producers are included in these comprehensive subscriptions—more than you’ll find anywhere else. And now you can activate over 50 web channels from vetted sources, tripling the content available.

  • Thousands of exclusive educational videos & documentaries from top producers, segmented into easy-to-use clips
  • Unlimited, simultaneous, 24/7 access, in class or off site
  • New content added monthly
  • Fast-Forward and Slow Motion for Videos makes it easy to skim through videos quickly or slow them down to explain topic more thoroughly
  • Dynamic bit-rate switching for optimum viewing experience
  • Powerful browse & search tools, including new Search Assist
  • Ability to share, save, and organize videos and custom playlists
  • Closed-captioning and interactive transcripts on thousands of titles
  • A robust administrative portal with enhanced reporting features
  • Authenticated search widget and content widget for your library’s home page
  • Authenticated HTML embed code that allows direct access to videos from within Blackboard, Moodle, or other CMS
  • Free MARC records for every video in your collection
  • Dynamic citations in Chicago, MLA, and APA styles
  • Google translates for transcripts is a very helpful feature for students whose first language is other than English.

All streaming videos have captioning and cross-searchable, interactive transcripts, ensuring that the widest audience possible has access to the full range of video content in the subscription. The ability to search not just within the interactive transcripts, but across the full transcripts of all the titles in your account, also provides extremely targeted, specific results.

[From the vendor]

Last updated: November 10, 2021

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Response

Current Subscribers: 

Response Instructions

To RENEW, no response is required from current subscribers as listed above. To JOIN, CANCEL or to CHANGE OPTIONS, libraries should contact BC ELN by the response deadline.

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Additional Information

A complete, searchable list of all videos currently available through Films On Demand is available here: http://ffh.films.com/Search.aspx?st=adv&mf=Streaming+Video&sortby=Relevance

Films on Demand content is discoverable via EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS).

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