Commercial Products Committee Streaming Video Comparisons
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Commercial Products Committee Streaming Video Comparisons

  Kanopy ProQuest/Alexander Street Films on Demand Swank Film Platform
Do you support IP recognition? Yes Yes Yes, IP and Proxy authentication Yes, IP authenticated with Proxy set up for off campus access Yes
What pricing model(s) do you offer? PDA or Upfront License for 1 or 3 year license See ATTACHED Based upon FTE and Tier A few different models; Title-by-Title, On-Demand or Demand Driven and Pre-set Collections. All pricing models are also determined by few different factors; FTE, # of titles selected, multi-year options. Vendor offers full Catalog subscription, PDA, and per title pricing.
Do you offer perpetual access rights? No, one or three year license only   Yes, single title if available No ‘perpetual’ access, but are comfortable with licensing content up to 5 years, which in the digital world is almost perpetual. Presently, no perpetual rights are offered.
Do you support other types of authentication (OpenAthens, etc.)? Kanopy works with almost all methods of authentication that a library may employ. Most typically, this will include IP access for on-campus access and then one form of system for off-campus access (e.g. EZproxy, Shibboleth, WAM, VPN, password, barcode pattern, etc).   IP, Proxy Yes, single sign or password protected. Support other types of authentication, but this would have to discussed on a needs by needs basis.
What do you offer in terms of training and user/technical support?   Prerecorded webinars and demo sign up every month. Technical Support is available by phone, email and live chat We provide a live tutorial of the site features after purchase. Dedicated Account Managers are assigned for each client to help with the day to day activity. A Digital Support team on call via phone or email for any technical issues. Online user guides and webinars offered.
Do you have current title lists on your website? Yes, arranged by subject DEPENDING ON THE COLLECTION ALL TITLE LISTS CAN BE FOUND No, available upon request We have suggested title lists broken out by different, subjects, themes, etc... You can also search all 26,000 titles available on the website at the top right search feature. Yes. The list is updated constantly.
Do your videos have transcripts available? Yes, When viewing from your computer, you’ll also have access to a dynamic transcript that will display lines in time with the video. To access this, click on More and select Transcript while the video is playing. The transcript will appear below the video. Accessibility statement Yes, except for musicals No, the scripts for these films are retained by the original writers and under a different set of rights. Yes. Many of their films have transcripts available. If a transcript for a specific film is missing, a school/user can request this and we can make it available within 10 business days.
Can users (faculty, students) create and use clips from the videos for educational purposes? Yes YES Yes, they can create their own account with personal playlist We are developing that functionality and should have that as a new feature releasing the summer. Yes, users can create clips for educational purposes Vendor calls it “bookmarks.”
Do your videos have closed captioning? Yes, Hover your mouse over the CC icon that appears at the bottom right of the video player and select English (or another language if available). You will then see the closed captions appear along the bottom of the screen. Onscreen transcripts, see accessibility statement above. 98% except for musical performances, foreign films with subtitles or any program less than 10 minutes Yes The majority of films have subtitles or closed captions. Users can also make a request for captions and/or subtitles and we will make these available within 10 business days or less
Can videos be imbedded in course management systems? Yes, you can easily share or embed any Kanopy film (or clip or playlist you create) through the sharing tools below the film. Embedding a film allows you to place the whole video player into another website (your library website, your course management system, your blog, etc) so that the film appears and can be watched there as opposed to having to click on a separate link to the film. Yes, with LTI capability Yes. Canvas, D2L, moodle, Blackboard, Google classroom, Sakai, Schoology, ClasLink, Office 365, LiveText Yes Currently links can be embedded in LMS systems and the vendor is working on the direct video embedding which should be functional on our platform shortly
Does your license include public performance rights? Do these rights have any limitations? Kanopy videos can be watched by any and all authorized viewers, whether in a group or individual viewing context. Viewing films in a group forum is permitted as long as the viewing is by authorized viewers and it is not for commercial benefit (i.e. no admission costs are charged and no profit is made from the screening). YES; All films purchased from Alexander Street, whether streaming or DVD, include limited public performance rights, which includes permission for classroom showings, as well as public screenings, as long as no admission is being charged. Yes A fee cannot be charged to watch the film/video No, the streaming rights do not include Public Performance Rights, although Swank does provide the PPR licensing for campus events, it is a separate license.  
How much of your content is 'educational' and how do you define 'educational'.   Curated content for educational purposes that can be used in a variety of educational settings. All content would be applicable in a classroom setting for educational purposes A very subjective question, I would answer that educational to me would be defined as using the content for an academic use in support of the faculty syllabus. With that in mind, the easy answer would be 100% of the content is educational because the faculty who are selecting the titles are truly selecting them for curriculum support. However, in a traditional definition our content is unique in that is heavily Feature Film based, so popular films like; Citizen Kane, Do the Right Thing, The Matrix, Glory, Get Out and Moonlight. We do have access to over 600 Documentary Films and over 500 International films as well, but the main bulk of the catalog, exclusive to Swank, is of course Feature Film based. All of our content is educational. The vendor defines ‘educational’ as “premium factual content with clear academic relevance”.
Additional comments   Alexander Street Flyer Individual packages and single titles available to purchase. We have: Feature Films for Education Collection Schools can reach out to me to set up a quick webinar to walk through what the streaming portal looks like, what licensing model would make the most sense, content options, best practices from other schools and answer any questions they may have.  
Questions completed by HP, I could not get Kanopy to respond. All info above is from Kanopy website Respondent: Shelley Geisenfled, ASP. Respondant:  

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Kanopy

Do you support IP recognition? Yes
What pricing model(s) do you offer? PDA or Upfront License for 1 or 3 year license
Do you offer perpetual access rights? No, one or three year license only
Do you support other types of authentication (OpenAthens, etc.)? Kanopy works with almost all methods of authentication that a library may employ. Most typically, this will include IP access for on-campus access and then one form of system for off-campus access (e.g. EZproxy, Shibboleth, WAM, VPN, password, barcode pattern, etc).
What do you offer in terms of training and user/technical support? Support through or phone. Some tutorials and FAQ on website.
Do you have current title lists on your website? Yes, arranged by subject
Do your videos have transcripts available? Yes, When viewing from your computer, you’ll also have access to a dynamic transcript that will display lines in time with the video. To access this, click on More and select Transcript while the video is playing. The transcript will appear below the video.
Can users (faculty, students) create and use clips from the videos for educational purposes? Yes
Do your videos have closed captioning? Yes, Hover your mouse over the CC icon that appears at the bottom right of the video player and select English (or another language if available). You will then see the closed captions appear along the bottom of the screen.
Can videos be imbedded in course management systems? Yes, you can easily share or embed any Kanopy film (or clip or playlist you create) through the sharing tools below the film. Embedding a film allows you to place the whole video player into another website (your library website, your course management system, your blog, etc) so that the film appears and can be watched there as opposed to having to click on a separate link to the film.
Does your license include public performance rights? Do these rights have any limitations? Kanopy videos can be watched by any and all authorized viewers, whether in a group or individual viewing context. Viewing films in a group forum is permitted as long as the viewing is by authorized viewers and it is not for commercial benefit (i.e. no admission costs are charged and no profit is made from the screening).
How much of your content is 'educational' and how do you define 'educational'.  
Additional comments  
Questions completed by HP, I could not get Kanopy to respond. All info above is from Kanopy website

ProQuest/Alexander Street

Do you support IP recognition? Yes
What pricing model(s) do you offer? See ATTACHED
Do you offer perpetual access rights?  
Do you support other types of authentication (OpenAthens, etc.)?  
What do you offer in terms of training and user/technical support?  
Do you have current title lists on your website? DEPENDING ON THE COLLECTION ALL TITLE LISTS CAN BE FOUND AT www.alexanderstreet.com
Do your videos have transcripts available? Accessibility statement
Can users (faculty, students) create and use clips from the videos for educational purposes? Yes
Do your videos have closed captioning? Onscreen transcripts, see accessibility statement above.
Can videos be imbedded in course management systems? Yes, with LTI capability
Does your license include public performance rights? Do these rights have any limitations? YES; All films purchased from Alexander Street, whether streaming or DVD, include limited public performance rights, which includes permission for classroom showings, as well as public screenings, as long as no admission is being charged.
How much of your content is 'educational' and how do you define 'educational'. Curated content for educational purposes that can be used in a variety of educational settings.
Additional comments Alexander Street Flyer
Questions completed by Respondent: Shelley Geisenfled, ASP.

Films on Demand

Do you support IP recognition? Yes, IP and Proxy authentication
What pricing model(s) do you offer? Based upon FTE and Tier
Do you offer perpetual access rights? Yes, single title if available
Do you support other types of authentication (OpenAthens, etc.)? IP, Proxy
What do you offer in terms of training and user/technical support? Prerecorded webinars and demo sign up every month. Technical Support is available by phone, email and live chat
Do you have current title lists on your website? No, available upon request
Do your videos have transcripts available? Yes, except for musicals
Can users (faculty, students) create and use clips from the videos for educational purposes? Yes, they can create their own account with personal playlist
Do your videos have closed captioning? 98% except for musical performances, foreign films with subtitles or any program less than 10 minutes
Can videos be imbedded in course management systems? Yes. Canvas, D2L, moodle, Blackboard, Google classroom, Sakai, Schoology, ClasLink, Office 365, LiveText
Does your license include public performance rights? Do these rights have any limitations? Yes A fee cannot be charged to watch the film/video
How much of your content is 'educational' and how do you define 'educational'. All content would be applicable in a classroom setting for educational purposes
Additional comments Individual packages and single titles available to purchase. We have: Feature Films for Education Collection
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Swank

Do you support IP recognition? Yes, IP authenticated with Proxy set up for off campus access
What pricing model(s) do you offer? A few different models; Title-by-Title, On-Demand or Demand Driven and Pre-set Collections. All pricing models are also determined by few different factors; FTE, # of titles selected, multi-year options.
Do you offer perpetual access rights? No ‘perpetual’ access, but are comfortable with licensing content up to 5 years, which in the digital world is almost perpetual.
Do you support other types of authentication (OpenAthens, etc.)? Yes, single sign or password protected.
What do you offer in terms of training and user/technical support? We provide a live tutorial of the site features after purchase. Dedicated Account Managers are assigned for each client to help with the day to day activity. A Digital Support team on call via phone or email for any technical issues.
Do you have current title lists on your website? We have suggested title lists broken out by different, subjects, themes, etc.. You can also search all 26,000 titles available on the website at the top right search feature.
Do your videos have transcripts available? No, the scripts for these films are retained by the original writers and under a different set of rights.
Can users (faculty, students) create and use clips from the videos for educational purposes? We are developing that functionality and should have that as a new feature releasing the summer.
Do your videos have closed captioning? Yes
Can videos be imbedded in course management systems? Yes
Does your license include public performance rights? Do these rights have any limitations? No, the streaming rights do not include Public Performance Rights, although Swank does provide the PPR licensing for campus events, it is a separate license.
How much of your content is 'educational' and how do you define 'educational'. A very subjective question, I would answer that educational to me would be defined as using the content for an academic use in support of the faculty syllabus. With that in mind, the easy answer would be 100% of the content is educational because the faculty who are selecting the titles are truly selecting them for curriculum support. However, in a traditional definition our content is unique in that is heavily Feature Film based, so popular films like; Citizen Kane, Do the Right Thing, The Matrix, Glory, Get Out and Moonlight. We do have access to over 600 Documentary Films and over 500 International films as well, but the main bulk of the catalog, exclusive to Swank, is of course Feature Film based.
Additional comments Schools can reach out to me to set up a quick webinar to walk through what the streaming portal looks like, what licensing model would make the most sense, content options, best practices from other schools and answer any questions they may have.
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Film Platform

Do you support IP recognition? Yes
What pricing model(s) do you offer? Vendor offers full Catalog subscription, PDA, and per title pricing.
Do you offer perpetual access rights? Presently, no perpetual rights are offered.
Do you support other types of authentication (OpenAthens, etc.)? Support other types of authentication, but this would have to discussed on a needs by needs basis.
What do you offer in terms of training and user/technical support? Online user guides and webinars offered.
Do you have current title lists on your website? Yes. The list is updated constantly.
Do your videos have transcripts available? Yes. Many of their films have transcripts available. If a transcript for a specific film is missing, a school/user can request this and we can make it available within 10 business days.
Can users (faculty, students) create and use clips from the videos for educational purposes? Yes, users can create clips for educational purposes Vendor calls it “bookmarks.”
Do your videos have closed captioning? The majority of films have subtitles or closed captions. Users can also make a request for captions and/or subtitles and we will make these available within 10 business days or less
Can videos be imbedded in course management systems? Currently links can be embedded in LMS systems and the vendor is working on the direct video embedding which should be functional on our platform shortly
Does your license include public performance rights? Do these rights have any limitations?  
How much of your content is 'educational' and how do you define 'educational'. All of our content is educational. The vendor defines ‘educational’ as “premium factual content with clear academic relevance”.
Additional comments  
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