BoB National is an online archive of over 45,000 UK TV and radio programmes from 2007. It allows users to search, record, stream and create clips and playlists from over 45 channels. There are some limitations on usage and coverage. The service is accessed through Shibboleth login and replaces the need for local off-air recordings. Metadata can be added and clips embedded in VLEs. Support is provided through user guides, tutorials and UAL contacts.
2. Box of Broadcasts
• A shared off-air recording and media archive
service
• Provides online access to TV and radio
programmes
• Has an archive of 45,000 recorded
programmes dating from 2007
3. What can you do on BoB?
• Book recordings for broadcasts a week in advance
– from around 45 TV and radio channels
• Buffer – Record TV and radio programmes from previous week
– from a set number of selected channels
– channels may vary each day
– if more channels are added the buffer may become shorter
• Search for programmes, clips and shared playlists
• Watch recorded videos streamed online
• Listen to recorded radio broadcasts online
• Create playlists of full programmes
• Create clips
– keep personal or share
• Contribute to metadata information for stored programmes and
clips
5. Coverage
• ERA+ Licence
– BBC television and radio
– ITV Network services
• including ITV2 and ITV3
– Channel Four and E4
– Five television
– S4C
• Pay per view services are not included
– Freeview channels
– Local regional channels
• See listings on BoB
6. ERA Licence
• Open University programmes are not covered
by ERA Licence or BoB
• UAL has a separate OU Licence
7. Off-air recordings
• BoB National to replace off-air recordings in
the colleges and libraries
• Staff and students to make own recordings
using the BoB National service
8. BUFVC off-air back-up recording service
• Hard copies of DVDs for permanent collection
can be ordered via Resources & Systems
– Send requests to Centralised Bibliographic
Services team at R&S
libraries.acquisitions@arts.ac.uk
– R&S will place orders with BUFVC
– Catalogue and process at R&S
– Send to colleges in inter-site deliveries
– Can be prioritised if requested
9. Access
• On UAL e-library’s Databases A-Z list
• http://www.arts.ac.uk/e-library/databases-a-z/#B
– Will be able to find using e-library’s search in the near
future
• Access directly on http://bobnational.net/
• Accessible via Shibboleth
– Login with UAL network username and password
10. Login and registration
• To log-in, enter ‘University of the Arts London’
in the ‘Where are you from?’ box and use your
UAL network login
• When you visit BoB for the first time you will
be asked to set up your account and enter
your email address
11. “Why can’t I login?”
• May need to clear browser’s cache if nothing
happens
– may have to reset account
• To reset account choose ‘Existing user’ after
logging in
– submit email address in pop-up box
– click on link in email to access BoB
• Shibboleth may be having technical problems
12. Recording
• Maximum 3 recordings per user per day
• Seven days before and after broadcast
• Searchable by keyword
– Search calendar = dates one week previous and one week
in advance.
– ‘Archive search’ includes future transmissions
– Sorting results only appears in ‘Advanced search’
• Browse listings
– Items in green have been set to record already
• is already in the ‘Archive’
Beginning of the video may be the end of the programme before
13. Search/Browse in Archive
• Future transmissions will appear in the
Archive search if already set to record by
another BoB user
• To browse programmes over a certain period
go to Advanced search and use date/channel/
etc.
– Do not enter title keywords.
14. Playlists
• To add to a playlist click on the ‘Add to playlist’
link at the side of the programme or clip. This will
give you a pop up menu asking which playlist you
would like to put the programme in
– or you can create a new playlist
• Private by default
– can be changed to public
• To search for other people’s playlists go to the
green ‘Archive’ icon at the top-right of the screen
then select ‘Search playlists’
15. Metadata
• Essential metadata is automatically recorded
– title
– date
– time
– channel
– brief description
• Can add metadata by clicking on the Metadata link
underneath the programme or video clip
• After updating your metadata will be viewed by a
BoB National administrator for suitability/accuracy
before appearing on the database
16. Embedding in VLE
• Source code is on bottom left of the screen in
the Embed field
– Copy and paste into VLE
17. Subtitles
• Switch on and off using rectangle icon under
the video
• May not always work in full-screen mode
• Not all videos have subtitles
• Can’t be resized
18. Video controls
• Can fast forward or rewind by clicking and
dragging the white vertical line on the grey
timeline bar beneath the video during play or
pause
• Can nudge videos backward or forward by
minutes or seconds using buttons on either
side of the play button
19. Creating clips
• Click on ‘Create a clip’ link beneath the video
• Can make clips in full screen mode
• To view what is being clipped it may be better to work in
play mode
• Click ‘New clip’ button on the right
• Clip is represented as a green area on the timeline (grey bar
beneath video)
– 1. Drag the green handles left and right to mark the start and
end points
– 2. or Click ‘Set in’ button to mark start and ‘Set out’ button to
mark end
– 3. or Edit the time in the clip information on the right by clicking
on the time, change the minutes and seconds and press enter
20. Adding preview frames to video clips
• In play mode click and drag the white vertical line
to the frame you want to capture
• Pause the video
• Click the blue ‘Frame’ button
• To move the frame to a different point click and
drag blue handles on the timeline
– can also edit the time in the preview frame
information on the right
• in blue above the clip(s) information
• Only one preview frame can be set for a series of
clips made at the same time
21. Working with clips
• Can add to metadata
– Pending on BoB National administrator’s decision
• Do add a preview frame to video clips
– To aid recognition in results listings
• Can’t add own titles
• Access your clips in MyBoB
• Can delete from MyBoB
• Can’t delete from BoB National database
24. Promotional posters
• Resources & Systems will distribute these to
the colleges
• Available in PDF A3 format online from BUFVC
– changeable to A4
http://bufvc.ac.uk/2010/02/18/bob-national-
poster-available-for-download
25. UAL contacts
• Contact e-info@arts.ac.uk
• UAL local administrator detail in ‘Contact info’
on top menu bar after login
26. BUFVC future plans
• Upload videos to BoB National
• ‘Amnesties’
– Programmes authorised to be removed will be deleted
• Shared Services Project
– Source of broadcast data for HE and FE
– Holdings and listings information from broadcasters,
BUFVC’s databases and UK educational institutions
• Union catalogue trial
– UAL is a trial participant
