Does SCIS catalogue online videos?

SCIS can catalogue online videos requested by schools, as long as they:

• Are current, authoritative and/or appropriate for school students.
• Have already been broadcast, not just in a television guide.
• Are available for cataloguers to view through platforms such as ClickView.
• Are available on free streaming sites such as ABC iView, SBS On Demand or BBC. These may be rejected based on accessibility and longevity.
• Are full episodes or programs, not segments.

Requesting videos to be catalogued: 

Search SCIS Data using title or series search to ascertain whether a record already exists. If not, fill in an online cataloguing request form.

• Provide an accurate detailed title. Include the series and episode title if applicable e.g. Places of worship. Series 1, episode 5. Inside a Hindu Mandir
• The URL provided must be accessible by SCIS cataloguers, including:
  • Publicly available internet sites.
  • ClickView.
• Unique, school-based URL links to videos are not accessible to SCIS cataloguers, nor are links to commercial streaming services.

Some points to note:

• Platforms such as ABC iView, SBS on demand or the BBC only provide short-term access to videos. Videos from these sites are assessed for longevity and whether they have been broadcast (meeting copyright laws).
• YouTube videos are assessed for violations of copyright.
• SCIS does not have subscriptions to commercial streaming services such as Netflix or Stan, records cannot be provided for videos only available on these platforms.
• While SCIS will make every attempt to catalogue video requests, we may not be able to catalogue bulk requests within the usual turn-around times.