4 December 2018
An expanded agreement between ProQuest and BBC Learning has been established to give libraries access to thousands of additional BBC Studios titles through the Academic Video Online subscription. It is intended to simplify research workflows.
In the coming months, ProQuest will add more than 1,500 BBC Studios educational titles to Academic Video Online and will continue to add new titles in the future. Available in high-quality streaming format for use in research and classrooms alike, the latest additions include topical films like “Borderlands: Life on the Line” and “Diana: 7 Days that Shook the World”.
These BBC Studios titles join over 65,000 films, documentaries and training videos also available in Academic Video Online. In addition, ProQuest will curate a selection of BBC-branded video collections to be published throughout the term of the agreement. These collections will be curated in partnership with content and archival experts from BBC Studios and will showcase previously unavailable content from the BBC’s 80-plus-year history of broadcasting, along with current releases. Collections will be curated in areas of academic interest, including science, technology, theatre, drama, literature and more.
All BBC Studios titles in Academic Video Online have rights to be shown and used worldwide. A selection of titles will be available to acquire perpetually through the Build by Choice program, allowing libraries to grow their permanent streaming video collections at no additional cost.