College of Fine Arts and Communication Liaison Librarian, Open Licenses Librarian
Streaming Media
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Streaming Video DatabasesThe Library offers a number of streaming video databases. Below are a few that would be especially helpful for Education:
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Academic Video Online: Premium This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive multidisciplinary academic streaming video collection. Includes newsreels, award-winning documentaries, field recordings, interviews, lectures, training videos, and exclusive primary footage.
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Films on Demand: Master Academic Collection This link opens in a new window
Educational, close-captioned videos in multiple subject areas. Includes archival film and newsreels, documentaries and films from producers such as A&E, BBC learning, and PBS. An external tool is available in Canvas to embed Films on Demand videos.
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Kanopy Streaming This link opens in a new window
Streaming videos from BBC, PBS, Documentary Educational Resources, Criterion Collection and others. The platform allows you to make playlists and clips, and share links.
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Swank Digital Campus This link opens in a new windowA selection of feature films from well-known studios such as MGM, Miramax, United Artists, Columbia Pictures, and Dreamworks. These films are NOT LICENSED for public events. They may be streamed only in a face-to-face classroom setting or for individual use.
The China Syndrome. Directed by James Bridges, Columbia, 1979. Active through August 31, 2026.
Blast from the Past. Directed by Hugh Wilson, New Line Cinema, 1999. Active through August 31, 2026.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Directed by Stanley Kubrick, Columbia, 1964.
Kiss Me Deadly. Directed by Robert Aldrich, United Artists, 1955.
Oppenheimer. Directed by Christopher Nolan, Universal, 2023. Active through August 31, 2026.
Shutter Island. Directed by Martin Scorsese, Paramount, 2010. Active through August 31, 2026.
The Terminator. Directed by James Cameron, Orion, 1984. Active through August 31, 2026.
Them! Directed by Gordon Douglas, Warner Bros., 1954.
Thunderball. Directed by Terence Young, United Artists, 1965. Active September 1, 2025.
WarGames. Directed by John Badham, MGM/UA, 1983. Active through August 31, 2026.