Overview

Give your students the content they need in the format they want – streaming video at their fingertips. Ambrose streaming video includes more than 1,200 streaming video clips and full-length programs; award-winning content in social studies, literature, fine arts and the sciences; access to the complete BBC Shakespeare Plays collection (an Ambrose exclusive); and more. MCLS member discounts are available on one- to five-year subscriptions. Perpetual access option available, too! For quotes, orders, or other questions, contact us at services@mcls.org.

Content

Stream the BBC Shakespeare Plays, James Burke's Connections, the latest production from the BBC, Diarmaid McCullough’s A History of Christianity; choose from our 2010 and 2011 series, including Miracle of the Human Body, featuring medical imaging, realistic 3-D animation and cadaver specimens, Railroads in U.S. History 1830–2101, A History of Equal Rights in America, A History of Civil Rights in America, and The First Amendment in the 21st Century hosted by David L. Hudson, Jr., a scholar at the First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University.

Technical Features

• High definition: It's Ambrose's starting point. Ambrose produces 90% of their own releases in any given year, and recognized early on the importance of producing in HD. Ambrose's HD stream is superior to DVD quality.
• Dynamic bit rate switching: No decisions for your users to make. When users click on a title, Ambrose automatically optimizes the stream to suit the user's screen size, type of device, and available bandwidth.
• Mobile device availability: Ambrose titles are accessible on any mobile device, whether Apple, PC, or Android—at no extra cost.
• Closed captioning: Available on ALL streaming collection titles.
• MARC records: Use Ambrose's MARC records—cataloged to college specs—to access your streams direct. MARC records available from Marc4Media at an underwritten cost of $2.00 per program.
• Optional HTML backlink: At your request Ambrose will supply HTML code, linking to a location of your choice.
• Tech support: Available through IRIS Education.
• Concept clips: Produced as stand-alone clips, each clip and program has a permalink for easy access by your professors in online and distance-education systems.
• Choice: Files available for streaming OR download! Licenses range from a single concept clip up to the entire catalog. Terms available from one year to perpetuity.
• Usage statistics: Simple pie chart summaries or detailed spreadsheet reports. Check monthly sessions, bandwidth usage, top video series, and top video titles.
• Downloadables: Extensive metadata support available.

Additional Info

See our Ambrose license agreement