Database of the Day: Films on Demand

Database of the Day: Films on Demand

Films on Demand Master Academic Collection is a streaming digital video platform, giving you access to thousands of full-length educational video andvideo clips. 

 You can browse videos in over 20 academic disciplines including Anthropology, Communication, Criminal Jusics, Mathematics, Earth Science and many more. Create a free personal account to organize videos into folders and create personal playlists for others to view.

 The Special Collections area also includes video collections from many popular sources such as:

•  -- ABC News
• -- BBC
• -- Royal Opera House
• -- National Geographic
• -- ..and many more!

Another digial film database available through the library is World History in Video (Alexander Street Press).

This collection of critically acclaimed documentaries allows you to explore human history from the earliest civilizations to the late twentieth century. The video content offered here is truly global in scope, covering Africa and the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Oceania.

--Browse historical eras, time periods, historical events, places, political or cultural groups, people (including historians, speakers, filmmakers, and historical figures), themes, and topics. Look at the videos by filmmaker, country of origin, production date, producer, and other features. Or discover relevant content by clicking into the collection’s world map.

--More than 15 combinable search fields let you cross-search all video transcripts, liner notes, bibliographic data (including producer, series, title, country of origin, publication date, narrator, production staff, and more), and many other indexed fields, including person discussed, year discussed, and all of the browse options listed above.

--Synchronized, searchable transcripts run alongside each video. Move around in the transcripts and the video catches up to that location.

--Rich playlist functionality lets you create and annotate clips, and then organize them into playlists, along with links to any other content on the Web.

--Permanent URLs let you cite and share whole videos or your custom clips and playlists.

--Supplemental full-text resources, including filmmaker biographies and discussion guides, accompany the videos.


Ready to start? Go to the library's database A-Z list and find "Films on Demand" and "World History in Video" in the list or Ask-A-Librarian to get started.

Check back for our next "Database of the Day," part of celebrating Information Literacy Awareness Month.