Tips for Finding Video using LibrarySearch
Start with the "Advanced Search" option in LibrarySearch:
In the Advanced Search option, choose "Video/Film" as the Material Type. Adding an additional term like "documentary" or "feature film" to your search can also be helpful:
Finally, you can Refine your results, using the facets on the left, to only videos that are available online:
Video Databases
- Academic Video Online This link opens in a new windowDelivers more than 67,000 video titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film and more. AVON includes every kind of video material available with curricular relevance: documentaries, interviews, performances, news programs and newsreels, field recordings, commercials, and raw footage. Users will find thousands of award-winning films, including Academy®, Emmy®, and Peabody® winners as well as the most frequently used films for classroom instruction, plus newly released films and previously unavailable archival material.
- Docuseek2 Complete Collection: Second Edition This link opens in a new windowStreaming video collection with focus on environmental studies and sciences, sociology, anthropology, global studies, area studies, women’s studies, history, political science, criminal justice, health, psychology, the arts, and more.
Extent: Multidisciplinary - Filmakers Library Online This link opens in a new windowThis collection of award-winning documentaries includes content pertaining to a wide range of disciplines, including race and gender studies, human rights, global studies, criminal justice, environmental studies, health, political science, arts and literature.