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Streaming Video Collections

Through its streaming video collections, the library provides access to thousands of videos online. This guide offers instructions on how to provide access to these collections for teaching purposes.

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How-to Instructions

There are slight differences between searching for videos using Sage Research Methods and in the Social Work collections.

In Sage Research Methods, search for videos by selecting Watch methods come alive. The subsequent window will allow you to limit your search to research videos. 

Screenshot of Sage Research Methods, red box around 'Watch Videos Come Alive' Video link.

In Sage Video Social Work Collection, use the drop-down menu and select videos to limit your search to audio-visual content. 

Screenshot showing Search All Content drop-down menu with Videos option selected.

 

 

Here is a basic introduction to the tools available within the video detail screen. Again, there is a slight difference between Research Methods and Social Work collections regarding the location of the tools list: The toolbar is above the video transcript in Research Methods, and below for Social Work collection. Below is an example video from the Social Work collection. To get here:

  • Search for videos. Please refer to instructions above. 
  • From the list of results, click on a video's Title to view the details page.

Screenshot of a video with numbers on various links.

  1. Click/tap My Profile to create playlists; if you don't have a profile, you can create one here.
  2. Click/tap Add to list to create a playlist of videos. You’ll need to be signed in to create your profile. 
  3. Click/tap CREATE CLIP to create a short video segment if you want to focus on one section of the film.
  4. Click/tap Download PDF to get a transcript of the video. The transcript will advance in sync with the video; you can click/tap any section of the transcript to advance the video to that section. You can also download a copy of the transcript as a PDF file.
  5. Click/tap Cite for a bibliographic citation in APA, Chicago, Harvard or MLA style.
  6. Click/tap Embed to get the code you need to copy and paste for embedding a video within a web page.
  7. Click/tap Get link to receive a persistent link for the video. 

To retrieve a reusable link (permalink) to a video from these collections:

Screenshot of video page, Get Link icon has been selected and dialogue box shows a permalink and a red box around the 'copy to clipboard' button.

 

  1. Search for videos using the search box at the top of the web page. To limit your results to videos, use the Search all Content drop-down menu and select Videos.
  2. From the list of results, click on a video's Title to view the details page.
  3. Choose Get link from the list of tools below the transcript; the Share tool allows you to use social media or email to share the video.
  4. In the pop-up dialogue box, click/tap COPY TO CLIPBOARD to obtain a permanent link for the video.
  5. Using your preferred web editor to create a link on your web page, paste the given permalink text as the URL in question.

If you want to focus on one section of a video, you can create a clip that can be shared:

  • Search for videos. Please refer to the Overview tab. 
  • From the list of results, tap/click a video’s Title to view the details page.

Screenshot of Sage Video page, numbered red boxes surround scroll bar, buttons, and fields.

 

  1. Click/tap CREATE CLIP. If you have not logged into SAGE, the database will prompt you to sign in.
  2. Use the scroll bar, or enter the Start and End time for your clip.
  3. Assign a descriptive name for the clip. This will allow you to share or add the clip to a list. 

 

To create a list of videos: 

Screenshot of Sage video site, different parts of site are numbered in red.

  1. Click/tap the MY PROFILE icon to log in or create an account with SAGE (if you don’t already have one).
  2. Search for videos using the search box at the top of the web page. To limit your results to videos, use the Search all Content drop-down menu and select Videos.
  3. Click/tap the Add to list heart icon to put the title in your existing list, or create a new list.  

 

To share a playlist:

Screenshot of Sage site, My Lists tab is open, different parts of site are numbered in red.

 

  1. Click/tap your profile name to open My Lists.
  2. Select your list.
  3. Click/tap SHARE (from the purple tool icons at the right) to distribute the list through email or social media platforms. 

To view or download transcript:

Screenshot of Sage Video site, Transcript scroll is open, Cite icon and Format drop-down list are surrounded in red boxes.

  1. The transcript scrolls to the right as the video progresses. 
  2. To download the transcript, click/tap Download PDF, and a PDF file will open in a new tab (or will download, depending on your browser settings). 

To view or download transcript

Screenshot of Sage Video site, Transcript scroll is open, the word 'Transcript' and Download P D F icon are surrounded by red boxes.

 

  1. Click/tap Cite from the list of tools below the video transcript.
  2. Under Format, use the drop-down menu to choose a citation style.
The University of the Fraser Valley is situated on the traditional territory of the Stó:lō peoples. The Stó:lō have an intrinsic relationship with what they refer to as S’olh Temexw (Our Sacred Land), therefore we express our gratitude and respect for the honour of living and working in this territory.

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