Research Guides: Media: Academic Video Online (AVON)

Academic Video Online

Academic Video Online (AVON) is a multidisciplinary collection of 80,000+ videos spanning a wide range of subject areas from a variety of high-quality educational content providers.

Videos contained within AVON (as well as other streaming media resources licensed by the Library, Museums and Press) are searchable as online resources via DELCAT. Use the ‘Available online’ check box and filter your search results while searching the Film & Video Collection to limit your results to these videos:

You may wish to search and browse directly within the AVON database as well. See below for suggestions

Collections

Content within AVON can be fluid – new videos are added over time, and occasionally titles are removed. The Library, Museums and Press has been able to purchase the following collections, ensuring that the content within them will continue to be available into the future. You may choose to search and browse these collections directly, however you may find newer content by searching related keywords in the full AVON collection.

Subject and Publisher Searching

AVON provides filtered searching options that allow you to browse video content by subject, producer, content type, and other features. You can leverage these search filters to create a search that is targeted for the types of video content you or your students find most useful. (If you would like assistance in developing your search, contact the Film & Video Collection Librarian.) Some suggested searches can be found below.

Browse by subject:

Browse by publisher: