Keep Teaching: Virtual Library Instruction Resources

Streaming Video

The Libraries has many streaming video and music sources.  Individual films can be found in the library catalog by title or you can search streaming databases.  Most of the databases allow you to link to the entire film or to clips.

Linking to Videos and Video Segments

Streaming media sources may provide permalinks and code for embedding video inside another site.

 

NOTE: Because Canvas is a secure site, with https:// as its URL prefix, the video embed code needs to reference https:// content in order to display inside your course. When using embed codes for media sources that don't create https:// addresses, you may have to manually change the portion of the embed code that reads src="http://..." to src="https://..."

 

Examples from Alexander Street Press and Films on Demand:

 

Alexander Street Press

Identify a video or a video track.Alexander Street Press

Click on  Embed linkicon at the bottom of the video or track playback display

A new window will open displaying a URL of the permalink for the whole video or specific track with our proxy information.

 

 


 

Films on Demand

Films on Demand

Identify a film or film segment.  Click on "Share" to open a box with a direct links and embed codes.

 

 

 

Off-Campus Linking Tool

Enter a library resource URL in the box, and the proxy prefix will be added to the URL.  e.g. http://www.jstor.org

The new URL will display above the box. Copy & Paste or click it to open in a new window.

 
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Embedding Video in Carmen

In order to embed videos in Carmen, video URLs need to start with https, not http. The "s" at the end of this means secure and any videos that have this are safe to embed in Carmen.

Usually, you can find an embed code for a video below the video. It will say Embed or </> Embed/Link. 

Once you have the embed code, you can enter it on one of your pages. Go to the page, click on HTML Editor. Enter the embed code on the page, then click Save.

If the video does not appear right away, you might need to refresh the page.

If you are still having problems, you can contact carmen@osu.edu for help.

Contact us for help

To request resources not available through Ohio State University Libraries or for assistance with stable URLs or proxy links, please contact Ask Help.