Streaming Video

Key Databases

Academic Video Online (AVON)

Academic Video Online provides access to more than 62,000 titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. It includes documentaries, interviews, performances, news programs and newsreels, field recordings, commercials, demonstrations, original and raw footage. User guide/tutorial

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No limitation on concurrent users
Kanopy

Kanopy is a streaming video service that offers over 26,000 films from over 800 leading producers such as Criterion Collection, New Day Films, The Great Courses, PBS, California Newsreel, Kino Lorber and First Run Features. User guide/tutorial

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N/A
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Continuously
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No
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No limitation on concurrent users

Other Databases

American History in Video

American History in Video provides the largest and richest collection of video available online for the study of American history, with 2,000 hours and more than 5,000 titles on completion.

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Coverage:
1492-present
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N/A
Fulltext:
Yes
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
JoVE Neuroscience

JoVE Neuroscience offers video and protocols that are devoted to investigations of the structure, function, physiology, and pathophysiology of the brain and nervous system. Included methodologies range from molecular and cellular level studies to full central and peripheral neural systems.

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Coverage:
October/November 2006 - Current
Updated:
irregular
Fulltext:
No
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
JoVE Science Education

This database is a collection of videos on lab techniques which will be used teaching or training students in Biology. Our subscription to Science Education includes only modules 1-5. Five sections cover: General Laboratory Techniques, Basic Methods in Celular and Molecular Biology, Model Organisms I and II, and Essentials of Neuroscience.

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N/A
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irregular
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No
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No limitation on concurrent users
Latin America in Video

Latin America in Video offers original language documentaries from producers and independent filmmakers in Latin America. The films were produced in Latin America, by Latin Americans, about Latin American issues, such as cultural identity, political history, human rights, popular culture, agribusiness, education, religion, and much more

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No
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No limitation on concurrent users
PBS Video Collection: Third Edition

The PBS Video Collection This collection assembles hundreds of the greatest documentary films and series from the history of the Public Broadcasting Service into one convenient online interface. A core of 245 titles, selected for their high quality and relevance to academic curricula, covers many educational disciplines, including history, science and technology, diversity studies, business, and current events. This collection provides access to the films and series users already know and trust, including Frontline, NOVA, American Experience, Odyssey, and films by Ken Burns and Michael Wood.

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N/A
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N/A
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No
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
Psychotherapy.net

Contains the full collection of approximately 300 streaming videos from Psychotherapy.net, plus the Social Work Collection. Videos provide examples of psychotherapy sessions on a variety of topics including addictions, group work, children, couples, and various modalities of therapy.

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Coverage:
1998-
Updated:
irregular
Fulltext:
No
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
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