Video Resources in the Library
The Film and Video Collection, on the lower level of the Library, contains videos, documentaries and popular titles. To look for a specific title, check DELCAT Discovery (e.g., ti=color purple). Limit the search to videos.
- Film Finders - Special Topics- FASHIONThis expertly curated list of films available in the Library's Film & Video Collection was created as part of the exhibit "Spotlight on Fashion", on view Spring 2019.
Media Databases (Alexander Street Press)
- Academic Video Online (AVON) This link opens in a new window
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A multidisciplinary collection of tens of thousands of videos spanning a wide range of subject areas such as anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, & music. More
- Docuseek Complete Collection (Alexander Street Press platform) This link opens in a new window
Access to contemporary social issues documentaries in a variety of disciplines.
NOTE: The Library provides access to the most current (3rd ed.) of the Docuseek Collection through the Docuseek platform ONLY. Accessing via Alexander St. Press provides access through the 2nd edition.
Sample Streaming Video Collections from Academic Video Online
- Fashion Studies Online This link opens in a new window"This collection will bring together at completion over 1,200 hours of videos that retrace the history of fashion, clothing, and costume worldwide. Students and researchers can access a remarkable collection covering the major fashion weeks in Milan, Paris, New York and London, as well as Miami swim and New York bridal collections. Topical segments visit events like the Met's Costume Exhibits, CFDA Awards, and feature interviews with top designers, models, and celebrities of the fashion world."
- Environmental Studies in Video This link opens in a new window"Environmental Studies in Video will contain 500 hours of film covering all realms of environmental studies, particularly ethics, policy, economics, law, sociology, planning, and environmental science. The collection addresses specific topics including alternative energy, pollution control, eco-design, sustainability, farming and agriculture, the food industry, LEED certification, waste issues, and climate change."