BoB
Staff and students can now access BoB - Box of Broadcasts - using their Athens account.
BoB is an off-air recording and media archive service. This is a fantastic resource, allowing access to an extensive archive of over 45,000 television and radio programmes. Users can also record TV and radio programmes that are scheduled to be broadcast over the next seven days and retrieve programmes from the last seven days from a selected list of recorded channels.
Watching programmes is similar to the BBC’s iPlayer; BoB stores recorded TV and radio programmes in an archive indefinitely for all users to enjoy.
Users can record programmes, watch programmes from the archive, create clips, search for programmes by title or keyword, compile playlists and share these with others. For example, a tutor could compile a list of suggested programmes for students to watch in the same way as they might provide a reading list. As it is a web-based service, users can access BoB from anywhere they have an internet connection by using their Athens account e.g. from home, in the classroom.
When you click on the link to BoB you will have to type in your location, The Manchester College; you will then be directed to the Athens login page. When you have logged in to Athens you will be redirected to BoB. You can then use the service immediately or set up your own user account within BoB.
A more detailed user guide for BoB is available here.