Research Help

• Search for films from the Search box, Advanced Search screen or browse by subject or Producer via the “” button.

• The results page will provide a brief synopsis of the video and various tools like citation and sharing options
• Once a video has been selected, the option to create segments will appear. Sign in to save videos and create custom segments.

• Closed-Captioning can be turned on or off from the CC icon in the bottom right-hand corner of the video.

Favourites, Playlists and Custom Segments:

• In order to create/save to a Playlist/Favourites folder you must sign-in.  (You can sign-in from the “Your Profile” link at the top right-hand side of the screen, or from the “Segments” option associated with videos/segments)

Favourites:

• Once signed-in, click the “Add to” link just below the video and decide whether you would like to add to a Playlist or Favourites folder.

• If saving as a “Favorites”, highlight “Add to Existing Folder” and select the folder you would like to save to or, create the folder you would like to save to and name your video.

Playlists:

Playlists are customized videos (by you) that can consist of any combination of segments and/or full videos - from one video or multiple programs. (If adding segments be sure to highlight the proper one from the list)

• If saving as a “Playlist”, highlight “Playlist”.  Select what item(s) you would like to add and add it to an existing playlist or create a new one.

Custom Segments

• Custom Segments can be created from the “Segment” link below the video.

• Cue the video to your desired starting point by entering a start and click the “Set Start Time” button and do the same for the end time.  Supply a Title and click the “Create Segment” link. 

• Once a playlist has been created, it can be accessed (when logged in) from the "My Content" link within the “My Profile" button found at the top of the screen.

**PowerPoint:
Please Note:  Persistent links added to PowerPoint must be from a “Playlist”.  If the link added to Power Point still does not work try logging into FOD first, then try the Power Point link.   

Use the Search link to search for videos or, use the Browse link to discover categories of Discover link to access theses and the popular News in Review.

• Use the “Permalink” button just below the video to access persistent links.  Use the “Playlist” button to add the video to an existing playlist or create one. Please note: you must be logged in in order to add to playlists.

Playlists can be accessed from the "My Account" link at the top right of the screen once logged in.

Search for videos using the Search link or browse subjects or featured videos with the Browse link at the top of the page.

Once a video is selected the option to Play or Share the video will be available.

Once a video is selected the option to embed, add to a playlist or copy the persistent link will be made available just below the video.
Please note: in order to add to a playlist, you must be signed into a personal Jove account.

Searching Page 1+:

• Search within the Page 1+ search bar.
• In the filters on the left-hand side, select "Resource Type", then "Video"

*DVDs will display from this filter however they will be denoted with a Location/Call Number below the item rather than show an "Available Online" link.