Custom Content Upload Feature Gives Admins More Control

Infobase is pleased to announce that Films On Demand, Classroom Video On Demand, and Access Video On Demand account administrators can now add their own content to their On Demand subscriptions. It’s easy to do so, and admins have many options regarding the kind of content they choose to add. User-added content will enjoy all the same powerful features of the On Demand platform.

Option 1: ADD CUSTOM CONTENT. 

Custom Content is content account administrators create or license themselves and store on their own server. Admins can involve staff by asking them to share videos they make about their institution. Additionally, they can spotlight special events, key information, and helpful tips. They can also share interesting facts about their institution.

Here are some examples of Custom Content that can be added:

• Library information and tips
• Educator-created videos or videos of classes and lectures
• Local information about community events and history
• Videos of campus tours and about student life
• Library/institution programming events
• Homework help, tutoring information, project ideas
• School trips
• School plays, sporting events, and other special events
• School debates, mock trials, bees, and other contests or challenges
• Commencement or other important speeches
• Career Center information and tips
• Videos on timely topics such as bullying, character education, and others
• Videos commemorating theme months and timely topics

Option 2: ADD WEB CHANNELS. 

Furthermore, account administrators can now add external videos from many sources to their institution’s On Demand subscription. Admins can access over 30 educational Web Channels chosen by our Editorial team. They can also add custom channels of their own.  By default, The Web Channel feature is turned off, but admins can easily activate it in the Admin Portal.

Here is a sample of the 30 preselected Web Channels:

• Library of Congress
• Crash Course
• National Archives
• Khan Academy
• The New York Times
• Metropolitan Museum of Art
• White House
• and more!

Infobase’s award-winning On Demand streaming video platform includes Films On Demand for colleges and universities; Classroom Video On Demand for high schools; and Access Video On Demand for public libraries. As a product, it gives students and patrons instant access to outstanding documentaries, award-winning educational films, independent films, and helpful instructional videos from the library, lecture hall, dorm room, or any location with Internet access, anytime they choose.