LibGuides: Women's Studies: Streaming Videos

Finding Videos in the Library

The Library specifically purchases thousands of streaming videos to support the classes taught at the College. The best way to find these resources is to use the Summon search box, which searches all the library's resources in one location.

How to search:

Click on the Video/Audio tab
Enter the title or subject term you are researching in the search box
Click SEARCH
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Having trouble with Summon? You can also access the streaming video collections directly using the links provided below. (Off-campus access requires login).

Academic Video Online: Premium This link opens in a new window
Delivers more than 62,000 video titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film and more. AVON includes every kind of video material available with curricular relevance: documentaries, interviews, performances, news programs and newsreels, field recordings, commercials, and raw footage. Users will find thousands of award-winning films, including Academy®, Emmy®, and Peabody® winners as well as the most frequently used films for classroom instruction, plus newly released films and previously unavailable archival material.
Digital Theatre Plus This link opens in a new window
Captures the moments before the curtain rises and after the curtain falls, providing valuable insight into the play making process. By revealing the world of the rehearsal room, dressing room, backstage and beyond, our documentaries and interviews introduce theatre as a vibrant, exciting art form through a familiar and accessible medium.
Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
A digital video delivery service that allows you to view streaming videos from Films Media Group anytime, anywhere, 24/7!
New World Cinema: Independent Features and Shorts 1990-Present This link opens in a new window
The collection delivers approximately 200 full length feature films from leading independent distributors such as Kino Lorber, First Run Features, Film Movement, MK2, and the Global Films Initiative, along with approximately fifty award-winning shorts.
Swank Digital Campus This link opens in a new window
Digital Campus, provided by Swank Motion Pictures, Inc.® was created for professors and administrators to enhance curriculum by providing students with access to course-related films. Through Digital Campus, students can conveniently view assigned films - freeing up valuable class time and eliminating the time constraints of sharing copies.

To access the resources off-campus (remotely) you need the following information:

Students: enter your Owl Link user ID & password.

Faculty & staff: use your network login & password.

Dreamworlds 3: Desire, Sex & Power in Music Video
Call Number: PN 1992.8 .M87 D744 2007 DVD
Iron Jawed Angels
Call Number: PN 1997.2 .I76 2004 DVD
Real Women Have Curves
Call Number: PN 1997 .R413 2002 Video Disc
Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai
Call Number: SB 63.M22 T34 2008

Makers, sponsored by PBS and AOL, is a website that features interviews with the groundbreaking women of today. Browse over two hundred videos, read their blog, or comment via social media.