Box of Broadcasts and TRILT for Academic Research (Live Online Using Zoom)

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Conducting research is an important part of the university experience.

It provides students with practical skills needed to learn how to search using complex databases, critically appraise sources and evaluate materials.

We are running a BoB and TRILT for Academic Research online training session aimed at academics, students, librarians and researchers.

Box of Broadcasts (BoB) is Learning on Screen’s on demand TV and radio service for education. The academically-focused system allows staff and students, to record programmes from over 75 free-to-air channels; and search the archive of over 2.2 million broadcasts.

Box of Broadcasts (BoB) is currently used by over 120 universities and colleges to enhance teaching and learning. Features include:

• A platform working across desktop, iOS and Android devices
• Media records based on our TRILT metadata, supporting powerful searching capabilities
• A permanent archive of content from nine channels: BBC1 London / BBC2 / BBC4 / ITV London / Channel 4 / More4 / Channel 5 / BBC Radio 4 / BBC Radio 4 Extra
• Preview clips before saving
• Label your own clips
• Personalised email alerts when programmes are ready to view
• Detailed citation data

• Overview of what can be found in BoB and TRILT
• Searching and finding In BoB
• Creating playlists and clips in BoB
• Sharing BoB programmes with others
• Playlists for research, learning and teaching
• Questions
• Practical exercise: requesting programmes from the BBC Digital Archive

What are the learning outcomes?

By the end of the session you will be confident searching, finding and evaluating potential audiovisual material to include in your research project.

• Online demonstration

• A device with Zoom installed

• One hour