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Video Resources in the Library
Located on the lower level of the Morris Library, the Film & Video Collection collects and maintains audiovisual materials, including over 25,000 programs in DVD, Blu-ray, VHS, and legacy formats. Search DELCAT Discovery from the link above to limit your search to materials in the Film & Video Collection.
Information for Instructors
Film & Video items may be scheduled by faculty, exempt staff, and graduate students responsible for teaching a regularly scheduled class. Click here to learn more.
The Film & Video Collection in the Morris Library is equipped with a 49-seat viewing room which may be scheduled for use by faculty and authorized teaching assistants in giving audiovisual presentations to University of Delaware classes on a first-come basis. Click here to learn more.
Key Streaming Video Collections
- Academic Video Online (AVON) This link opens in a new windowA multidisciplinary collection of more than 50,000 videos spanning numerous subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, history, music, film, and more. Includes the Sony Classics collection. Create clips from videos to be annotated, edited, and shared.
- Kanopy Streaming Video This link opens in a new windowThe Kanopy Collection provides access to independent, international, classic, and documentary films from distributors such as Criterion Collection, DEFA (Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft), Film Movement, Kino Lorber, Media Education Foundation, PBS, and Great Courses. This database includes clip and playlist capabilities, transcripts and captioning, and additional accessibility features.
- Swank Digital CampusA collection of 1000+ classic and current feature films. (Not viewable using the Safari browser.)
- BBC Shakespeare Plays This link opens in a new windowThis streaming video collection consists of television adaptations of all 37 plays by William Shakespeare, produced by British Broadcasting between 1978 and 1985.
- Theatre in Video This link opens in a new windowIncludes streaming performances of plays and related documentaries, representing hundreds of leading playwrights, actors and directors.