Content: Working with Other Media Sources

Although you can upload materials directly to Carmen, you can also link to other media and content sources.

Three media and content sources available to the OSU community are:

Media Manager developed by the Colleges of the Arts and Sciences - Organize and share collections of files in a wide range of media types -- including common data, image, video, and audio formats -- and set security to control access. Visit mediamanager.osu.edu for information about accounts and features.
Streaming Media hosted by OIT's Classroom Services - Store large media files, especially media in streaming formats (such as Windows Media and QuickTime). See Placing Files on the Streaming Server for instructions. If you have questions about streaming media, call 292-9689 or email streaming@osu.edu.
eReserves in Carmen provided by OSU Libraries - Share library electronic reserves, often copyrighted material, with only the participants in your course. The eReserves and Copyright Help Center at the OSU Libraries can scan materials and upload them into your Carmen course. The Help Center also provides copyright consultation services and investigates permissions for course use. For more information or to request service, please visit University Libraries, email libeReserves@osu.edu, or call 614-292-6448.

Access to some library resources is restricted to use by OSU students, faculty, and staff only. Most of these resources control access by computer IP address, which limits access to on-campus use. However, a proxy server is available to provide off-campus access for OSU users. See EZproxy Remote Authentication FAQ for information.

Instructions

Using other media sources within a Carmen course is a two-step process:

Place (or Locate) the Media Files
Add a Link in Carmen to Media Files

Step 1: Place (or Locate) the Media Files

Before working in Carmen, you'll need to place your media files on the appropriate server. Please contact the group in charge of the media or content source directly for information or assistance.

When your content is ready, it will have a URL that points to it.

If working with Media Manager or streaming media files, you will need to create a link to the URL from within Carmen (as explained in Step 2).
If using eReserves, University Librarians can create a link within your course and you won't need to complete Step 2.

Step 2: Add a Link in Carmen to Media Files

Once you have a Web link that points to the content, you can add it to your course as a link. There are two recommended ways to link to external content:

QuickLink - If the external content is intended to stand alone with no additional information, a link can be placed into the Content Manager as a QuickLink Topic. See Add a QuickLink Topic for details.
Web page with a link - If additional information, such as a list of discussion points or questions, needs to accompany the external content, a link can be placed in a Web page along with other page content. See the HTML editor instructions to Insert a QuickLink for details.