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Academic Video Online 
Streaming video
Full-length films, documentaries, feature films, interviews, performances, news and
newsreels, skills-based training
Use for: Videos on all topics
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American History in Video
Streaming video
Newsreels, archival footage, public affairs footage, documentaries
Includes video from A&E, The History Channel and Bullfrog Films
Use for: History, Government
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Behavioral and Mental Health Online
Streaming Video, Full Text
Video of clinical mental health sessions and demonstrations, psychotherapy transcripts,
mental health textbooks and workbooks, psychological experiments
Use for: Psychology, Nursing, Health Sciences
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Classical Music in Video
Streaming video
Classical music performances, masterclasses and interviews
Orchestral performances, chamber music, oratorio, solo performances
Use for: Music, Humanities, History, Theatre
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Dance in Video
Streaming video
A growing collection of works by some of the most influential performers and companies
Includes a variety of genres from ballet to jazz to experimental
Use for: Dance, Music, Humanities, Theatre, Film
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Digital Theatre+
Streaming video
1960-present
80+ productions - plays, operas and ballets, supporting study and teaching guides
Use for: Theatre, Dance, Music, Humanities, Film
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Films on Demand
Streaming video
Full-length documentary films
Create personal playlists using full programs or segments of programs
Share playlists among faculty and students
Use for: All subjects
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Films on Demand Allied Health
Videos covering the human body, medical technology, medications and pharmacology,
patient care, respiratory therapy, and surgical technology in a diverse range of healthcare
settings.
Use for: Allied Health Sciences
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Films on Demand Nursing Core Collection
Videos covering nursing skills and foundations, patient care and interventions, diseases,
disorders, disabilities, special nursing topics.
Use for: Nursing
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Films on Demand Nursing Current Concepts and Practices Collection
All videos copyright in the last 5 years
Videos covering nursing foundations, areas of practice, prerequisites, and research;
NCLEX preparation; nursing across the lifespan; population health; professional development.
Use for: Nursing
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Health Sciences Videos
Full-length streaming videos
Behavior, communication and staff relations in healthcare professions
Use for: Health Sciences, Communications
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History Study Center Online
Includes Full Text
Coverage - over six thousand years of world history, from the rise of early Mesopotamian
civilizations to the fall of Saddam Hussein.
Book articles, magazine articles, maps, pictures, primary documents, video clips,
web sites
Use for: History, Government, Humanities, Sociology
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JoVE
JoVE Science Education
Streaming video
Video of scientific fundamentals, laboratory techniques and clinical skills
JoVE Video Journal
Streaming video, scholarly and peer-reviewed journal
Video methods and demonstrations with text protocols
Use for: Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, Psychology, Surgical
Technology, Nursing, Emergency Medical Services, Geology, Environmental Science
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Kanopy Streaming Service
Streaming video
Full-length films
Use for: English, Communication, Psychology, Sociology
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Nursing Education in Video
Streaming video
Videos about clinical skills, infection control, medication administration, anatomy
and physiology and other nursing topics
Use for: Nursing, Allied Health Sciences, Medicine and Health
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Opera in Video
Streaming video
Compositions from the Baroque to the 20th Century
A growing collection of some of the most important opera performances
Use for: Music, Humanities, Film, Theatre
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O'Reilly Online Learning
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Full Text, Streaming video
Updated regularly
Computer technology and business books and videos
Use for: Computer Science, Computer Animation, Graphic Design, Photography, Business
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Safari - Books Online is now O'Reilly Online Learning
Swank Digital Campus
Streaming video
Full-length feature and documentary films to support course-related assignments
Use for: All subjects
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Teaching Channel
Streaming video
Classroom footage, lesson planning, teaching techniques, Pre-K through Higher Education
Use for: Education, Child Development
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Theatre in Video is now listed as part of Theatre Performance and Design
Theatre Performance and Design
Includes Theatre in Video
Video, Full Text, Audio and Images
Ancient Greek to modern full-length plays, documentaries, drawings, playbills, documentation
Comprehensive, international collection covering all aspects of theater from production
and design to performance, from the 17th century through to the present day, including,
set design, lighting design, sound design, costume design, makeup, and more.
Use for: Theatre, Film, Humanities, Art, Music
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