Docuseek
Docuseek is a web streaming service for independent, social-issue, and environmental films.
What Docuseek is
Docuseek is a web streaming service for independent, social-issue, and environmental films. It serves K-12 schools, colleges, universities, and public libraries, with a catalog listing over 2500 titles that users can curate into their own collection. Institutions can license individual films or the entire collection for periods from one week to Life of File. Pricing is available on request, and qualifying institutions can apply for a free 30-day trial. Registered users receive free previews, including advertised 10-minute previews. Docuseek supports desktop and mobile devices and lists variable-bitrate encoding, high-performance content delivery, searchable interactive transcripts, and detailed analytics. LTI support and MARC records are included. Licenses permit simultaneous access for any number of authorized users, including remote users on the unified campus. Downloads are prohibited, and sharing outside the authorized user group is restricted.
Good
- Over 2500 film titles
- Collection curation tools
- Free 30-day trial for qualifying institutions
- Simultaneous authorized-user streaming
- Interactive transcripts and detailed analytics
Watch out
- Pricing is available only on request
- Downloads and local storage are prohibited
- Sharing outside authorized users is restricted
- Institutional licensing is required
Who it suits
Docuseek suits educational institutions and public libraries needing licensed streaming access to independent or issue-focused films. It is especially relevant where campus-wide, remote, transcript, catalog-record, and analytics features matter.
Verdict
Docuseek provides a broad educational film catalog with flexible license periods and campus access. Institutions should review authorization and no-download rules before selecting a license.
Plans and prices
From Docuseek's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Single-title or collection streaming license | Priced on request | Periods range from one week to Life of File · fees specified by or through Docuseek |
The facts
Each one read from Docuseek's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access limits
- Institutional streaming licenses allow simultaneous access by any number of authorized users, including remote users connected to the unified campus.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Catalog
- The homepage lists over 2500 titles and says users can curate their own collection.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Catalog tools
- The homepage lists MARC records for its titles.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Features
- The homepage lists high-quality encoding with variable bitrates, high-performance content delivery, searchable interactive transcripts, and detailed analytics.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Integrations
- The homepage lists LTI support.checked 8 Oct 2001
- License limits
- The license agreement prohibits downloading and storing content on a workstation or other device and restricts sharing with people outside the authorized user group.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Licensing
- Streaming licenses are available for single titles through the entire collection, for periods ranging from one week to Life of File.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Payments
- Docuseek says institutional purchase orders may be accepted at its discretion, and all sales are final.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Preview
- Registered users can access free previews, and the homepage advertises free 10-minute previews.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Security
- The license agreement says the service uses a security framework that protects digital information and limits use of content according to Docuseek and licensor rules.checked 8 Oct 2001
- Support
- Docuseek lists a sales and marketing contact and general inquiries phone number on its Contact Us page.checked 8 Oct 2001
- What it does
- Docuseek streams independent, social-issue, and environmental films to K-12 schools, colleges, universities, and public libraries.checked 8 Oct 2001
Where it runs
- Devices
- The homepage says Docuseek supports desktop and mobile devices.checked 8 Oct 2001
Money
- Trial
- Docuseek offers a free 30-day trial for qualifying institutions.checked 8 Oct 2001
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