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Introducing Films on Demand and

World Book Advanced Video Databases

Dr. Jun WangPrincipal Librarian & Professor of Library & Information Studies

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Student Learning OutcomeStudent Learning Outcome1. Be able to get on Delta College Library’s website

2. Be able to find long or segment videos from Films on Demand and short videos from World Book Video on and off the campus

3. Be able to conduct a title or keyword search or an advanced search in Films on Demand to find films or videos

4. Be able to limit to closed captioning videos

5. Be able to evaluate retrieved sources

6. Be able to create a playlist for yourself

7. Be able to cite a retrieved video in MLA/APA format

8. Be able to e-mail or send a segment URL to others

9. Be able to imbed the video on a Web site if you are a professor who teaches online

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3Library’s Home Page: http://library.deltacollege.eduLibrary’s Home Page: http://library.deltacollege.edu

Click here to conduct a catalog search to find books and AV materialsClick here to conduct a catalog search to find books and AV materials

Click here to conduct a database search to find peer-reviewed research articles.Click here to conduct a database search to find peer-reviewed research articles.

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Video Databases from the Library

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Off-Campus Login

Faculty/Staff: Password for Campus e-mail

The Characteristics of the Video Databases

World Book Video Films on Demand• Real short segments, ranging from

seconds to 2 minutes• Easy to learn and use• Content appropriate for all ages,

especially k-12 students• Good for a quick illustration • Can be used in multimedia instruction• Can be embedded in Powerpoint

presentation• Fewer technical problems or

challenges• Provides citation tools in MLA and

APA style• Provides transcripts and articles on

the topic in the same database• Example: Abraham Lincoln

• Lengthier video segments many of which are from TED Talks videos for education

• Good for multimedia learning on various subjects

• Provides related segments and series• Allows the user to do the following:

• create playlist • save or email the videos• Share a video segment with

others• Allows the user to search the database

by title, segments, transcripts, and collections

• Has online tools for users to cite the videos in all major writing styles

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Find a Short Video on a Specific TopicFind a Short Video on a Specific Topicin in World Book Video World Book Video

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Scroll down to display the transcript and the citation elements

Find a Video on Your TopicFind a Video on Your Topicin in Films on Demand (FOD) Films on Demand (FOD) DatabaseDatabase

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Save Your Video to the Playlist in FODSave Your Video to the Playlist in FOD

Instruction:•Conduct a search in the search window•Click on the + sign on the selected segment•Create a playlist and a folder•Save the segment to your appropriate folder

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Create Your Playlist in FOD Create Your Playlist in FOD

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Conduct an Advanced Search in FOD

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Save Your Video to the Playlist in FOD

• Click on the + sign on the selected segment

• Create a playlist and a folder• Save the segment to your

appropriate folder

Save, Email, and Cite Your Video in FODSave, Email, and Cite Your Video in FOD

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Instruction:•Search the video•Add the video to your playlist•Email the URL to others•Learn how to cite the source and use Citation Guides to tweak the citation•Choose the specific segment(s) to add to an existing playlist or create a new playlist.

Share the Video with Others from FOD

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Instruction:•Email the video •Highlight and copy the segment URL in e-mail or MS Word document•Embed this Video if you are an experienced Web publisher

E-mail the Video from FOD

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• Enter the required information

• Click on “Email Segment”

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Use the Segment URL to Share the Video

• Highlight and copy the segment URL or the title URL

• Paste it in e-mail or MS Word document to send it to others

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Embed the Video from FOD

• Highlight and copy the Embed Code

• Paste it in Etudes or other online instructional platform

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Detailed Instruction on Embedding the Video

Off-Campus EZproxy Prefix for Professors

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How to Cite a Video

• Click on the Citation link• Get the ingredients for the citation• Copy and paste the out-of-the-box citation in

MS Word or other application, and tweak the citation accordingly

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Tweak the out-of-the-Box citation to an MLA Citation Tweak the out-of-the-Box citation to an MLA Citation

Works Cited

“Study Skills: Active Learning: Part 1.” Strategic Learning.

New York: Films Media Group, 1995. Films on Demand.

Web. 4 Oct. 2012.

Strategic Learning. Films Media Group, 1995. Films On Demand. Web. 22 October 2012. <http://digital.films.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=13162&xtid=7079>.

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Tweak the out-of-the-Box citation to an APA CitationTweak the out-of-the-Box citation to an APA Citation

References

“Study skills: Active learning: Part 1.” (1995). Strategic learning.

New York: Films Media Group. Available from Films on

Demand.

Films Media Group. (1995). Strategic learning [H.264]. Available from http://digital.films.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=13162&xtid=7079.

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Student Learning OutcomeStudent Learning Outcome1. What is the URL of the Library’s website?

2. Are you able to search Films on Demand on and off the campus?

3. How to conduct a title or keyword search or an advanced search in Films on Demand to find films or videos?

4. Would you be able to limit your search to closed captioning videos?

5. Would you be able to create a playlist for yourself?

6. How to use the Citation tool to cite a retrieved video in MLA/APA format?

7. How to e-mail or send a segment URL through e-mail or imbed the video on a Web page?

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