Sage Video

Spec sheet

What it does

Sage Video is a streaming educational library covering social-science teaching, learning and research with tutorials, documentaries, interviews and real-world professional footage.Read 19 Oct 2026 · learningresources.sagepub.com

Product

Sage Video is an educational streaming library focused on social sciences, with content intended to connect concepts to practice.Read 11 Oct 2026 · learningresources.sagepub.com

Audience

The product page describes Sage Video as useful for learners across social science professions including counseling, education, nursing, and politics.Read 11 Oct 2026 · learningresources.sagepub.com

Trial

The product page offers a free 30-day trial for librarians and faculty.Read 11 Oct 2026 · learningresources.sagepub.com

Privacy

Sage's privacy policy says it may collect account, educational or professional, payment, and technical information to provide services and support.Read 11 Oct 2026 · sagepub.com

Support

Sage offers product training webinars and video tutorials, and directs technical support requests to its online products support team.Read 11 Oct 2026 · learningresources.sagepub.com

Headquarters

Thousand Oaks, California, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · learningresources.sagepub.com

Founded

1965Read 28 Sep 2026 · learningresources.sagepub.com

Accessibility

Sage pledges minimum WCAG AA conformance and Sections 504 and 508 compliance for its video platforms.Read 19 Oct 2026 · learningresources.sagepub.com

Accessibility features

The product literature lists closed captions, full transcripts and keyboard hot keys for accessibility.Read 19 Oct 2026 · in.sagepub.com

Administration

Sage's Secure Center administrative tools let institutions download MARC records, view usage, activate subscription sensitivity, and create username/password access.Read 11 Oct 2026 · learningresources.sagepub.com

Authentication

The Charleston Advisor review reports support for IP authentication, Shibboleth and other library access methods.Read 19 Oct 2026 · uk.sagepub.com

Content

Collections feature videos developed with academics and practitioners, including tutorials, real-world scenarios, and documentary-style content.Read 11 Oct 2026 · learningresources.sagepub.com

Content ownership mix

The Charleston Advisor reported that Sage produced about 60% of the videos and licensed the remaining 40% at the time of review.Read 19 Oct 2026 · uk.sagepub.com

Content scale

A 2018 Sage catalog described more than 1,500 hours of social-science streaming video across collections.Read 19 Oct 2026 · in.sagepub.com

Course embedding

Sage literature states videos can be integrated into learning-management systems, websites and presentations using embed code.Read 19 Oct 2026 · in.sagepub.com

Custom clips

Users can create custom clips from videos and share or embed them.Read 19 Oct 2026 · in.sagepub.com

Expert content

Collections are developed with leading academics and practitioners and include Sage-produced and licensed videos.Read 19 Oct 2026 · learningresources.sagepub.com

Hosting model

The Charleston Advisor states that Sage hosts the licensed video content.Read 19 Oct 2026 · uk.sagepub.com

Institutional sign-in

Sage Learning Resources supports single sign-on and says users authenticating through IP, OpenAthens, and EZproxy can sign in once per session across products.Read 11 Oct 2026 · learningresources.sagepub.com

Learning tools

Users can make custom clips and playlists and use offline playback.Read 11 Oct 2026 · learningresources.sagepub.com

Library discovery integrations

Sage supports indexing through Alma, Primo, Summon, EBSCO Discovery Service and WorldCat Discovery, with MARC and KBART metadata.Read 19 Oct 2026 · learningresources.sagepub.com

Limit: contract flexibility

The Charleston Advisor rated contract options below the consumer market and described them as standard educational streaming terms.Read 19 Oct 2026 · uk.sagepub.com

Limit: institutional access

Sage states that Learning Resources products are sold only through institutional subscriptions or purchases, rather than individual subscriptions.Read 19 Oct 2026 · learningresources.sagepub.com

Limit: partner-content risk

The Charleston Advisor questioned how Sage would protect or replace partner-licensed videos if those rights ended.Read 19 Oct 2026 · uk.sagepub.com

Limit: pricing transparency

Current Sage pages direct buyers to sales for demonstrations and pricing instead of publishing current prices.Read 19 Oct 2026 · learningresources.sagepub.com

Limit: trial eligibility

Trial requests require an academic or institutional email address; personal Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail addresses are not processed.Read 19 Oct 2026 · learningresources.sagepub.com

LMS integration

A Colorado State University Global case study says faculty embedded full videos and custom clips into Canvas.Read 19 Oct 2026 · stscpextprdwestus001.blob.core.windows.net

Maker founded

Sage says its founder Sara Miller McCune established the company in 1965.Read 19 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Maker headquarters

LinkedIn lists Sage headquarters in Thousand Oaks, California.Read 19 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Maker ownership

LinkedIn describes Sage as controlled by trustees who maintain its independence and mission.Read 19 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Maker size

LinkedIn lists Sage in the 1,001–5,000 employee range and shows 3,380 employees on its company page.Read 19 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Offline playback

The product page lists offline playback as a customization option.Read 19 Oct 2026 · learningresources.sagepub.com

Platform update

Sage launched a unified Learning Resources interface with universal search and single sign-on on April 3, 2024.Read 19 Oct 2026 · learningresources.sagepub.com

Playlists

Users can create private playlists and save favorite content into lists.Read 19 Oct 2026 · stscpextprdwestus001.blob.core.windows.net

Praise: academic usefulness

A Colorado State University Global case study reports that faculty used Sage Video for course assignments, lectures, research and independent student learning.Read 19 Oct 2026 · stscpextprdwestus001.blob.core.windows.net

Praise: accessibility and usability

York University Libraries reports full transcripts, closed captioning and citation generation in APA, MLA and Chicago styles.Read 19 Oct 2026 · library.yorku.ca

Praise: search and interface

Choice praised the flexible browsing and clearly presented results, while the Charleston Advisor praised the metadata-driven search interface.Read 19 Oct 2026 · choice360.org

Pricing

Sage says pricing models can be tailored to each institution and directs customers to contact a sales representative for details.Read 11 Oct 2026 · learningresources.sagepub.com

Search

Advanced search supports Boolean queries and filters for content type, discipline and publication date.Read 19 Oct 2026 · stscpextprdwestus001.blob.core.windows.net

Subject areas

The collections cover areas including business and management, counseling, criminology, education, nursing, psychology, social work, and sociology.Read 11 Oct 2026 · learningresources.sagepub.com

Subject collections

The current page lists Business and Management, Counseling and Psychotherapy, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Disability Studies, Education, Leadership, Media and Cultural Studies, Nursing, Politics and International Relations, Psychology, Social Justice, Social Work, Sociology and Sustainability.Read 19 Oct 2026 · learningresources.sagepub.com

System requirements

A Charleston Advisor review describes an HTML5 player with adaptive bitrates from 500 to 2,500 Kbps and support for smartphones and desktop displays.Read 19 Oct 2026 · uk.sagepub.com

Transcripts

Videos provide downloadable, searchable transcripts that can be used for citation and navigation.Read 19 Oct 2026 · learningresources.sagepub.com

Transcripts and citations

The product provides downloadable transcripts and visual representations of key concepts, and describes its content as fully citable.Read 11 Oct 2026 · learningresources.sagepub.com

Usage reporting API

Sage says its Secure Center provides COUNTER reports and that a SUSHI API is being updated for COUNTER 5.1.Read 19 Oct 2026 · learningresources.sagepub.com

Plans and prices

Every Sage Video plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Educational Video Libraries#8 of 338.1