Digital Signage

Overview

Digital signage provides a flexible, highly visible, and paperless mechanism to communicate messages across the university. This integrated system provides the functional capacity to deliver announcements, news, student activities, videos, campus-generated content and events, as well as critical campus updates such as weather advisories and emergency information.

Features & Benefits

• Digital communication opportunities for UBC faculty, staff and the community
• Develops the skills of UBC content creators and content managers by providing technical support, information tools, templates and training
• Elevates the profile of UBC Brand institutional content by providing assets to the UBC Community
• Content can be pre-scheduled and managed in real-time

Requirements & Eligibility

• Content managers must be UBC employees with CWL
• UBCO IT must be consulted prior to the purchase of equipment
• Digital signs must:
  • use Yodeck players and have Yodeck licenses on the UBC network
  • be programmed to accept emergency information via the network
  • adhere to UBC Okanagan University Relations Communications and Marketing guidelines

Costs

Clients are responsible for the Yodeck subscription cost plus hardware purchase and replacement costs.

Further Information

• UBC Digital Signage
• Subscription costs can be found on the manufacturers’ website:  Yodeck

Getting Started

For consultation with UBCO IT on equipment, submit a request using the UBC Self-Service Portal.

Support

• Support is available during regular business hours.  For general support, please submit a request using the UBC Self-Service Portal 

Service Responsibilities

The following table clarifies the responsibilities of UBC IT Okanagan and those of the client.