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Video & Streaming Video: Streaming Media Collections A-Z
Information on finding and using video and streaming video at the UW Libraries
Collections A-K
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Alexander Street PressThe UW has licensed 15 streaming video collections, which can be found under the "My Collections" tab, with over 18,000 videos from Alexander Street Press.
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American Archive of Public BroadcastingMore than 7,000 historic public radio and television programs covering national, regional, and local issues including education, environmental issues, music, art, literature, dance, poetry, religion, filmmaking, and public affairs.
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Asian Film OnlineInterdisciplinary collection of narrative feature films, documentaries and shorts curated by film scholars and critics.
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Black Studies in VideoVideo collection includes documentaries, newsreels, interviews and archival footage
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Caribbean Studies in Video: The Banyan ArchiveVideo documenting Caribbean life and culture including interviews, documentaries and performances. 1970 to present.
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Classical Performance in VideoVideo resource for classical music: performances, including 200 full operas and 75 dance titles, masterclasses, documentaries, scores, and interviews. (Music Online)
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Counseling & Therapy in VideoCollection of video for the study of counseling in social work, psychotherapy, psychology, and psychiatry. Includes sessions and demonstrations, consultations, lectures, presentations, and interviews.
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Dance in VideoProductions and documentaries by the most influential performers and companies of the 20th century covering ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, improvisational, and modern concert dance. (Dance Online; Volumes I and II)
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Disability in the Modern WorldInterdisciplinary collection of primary documents, periodicals and video resources.
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Docuseek2 Complete Collection: Second EditionStreaming video collection of independent, social issue and educational documentaries.
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Environmental Studies in VideoStreaming video collection covering all aspects of environmental studies, particularly ethics, policy, economics, law, sociology, planning, and environmental science.
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Ethnographic Video OnlineCollection of classic and contemporary ethnographic documentaries
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Filmakers Library OnlineA collection of award-winning documentaries in the humanities and social-sciences.
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Films On DemandFilms Media Group streams documentary films on a wide variety of subjects from anthropology to world languages.
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Shakespeare’s Globe on screen (2008-2015)Video of theatrical performances from Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.
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Human Rights Studies OnlineComparative documentation, analysis, and interpretation of major human rights violations and atrocity crimes worldwide from 1900 to 2010.
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Internet ArchiveCollections of items recorded from television, including commercials, old television shows, government proceedings, and more.
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Kanopy Streaming: All TitlesHere is a list of all titles UW has licensed from Kanopy. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and select the 'Log in to Washington' button, select the 'Log in to Washington' button again, and then you will see the films that the UW Libraries has rented/licensed.
Collections L-Z
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Latin America in VideoApproximately 500 documentaries covering issues such as human rights, violence, immigration, illiteracy, popular culture, and political history; primarily in Spanish
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LGBT StudiesFilms, documentaries, interviews, and archival footage exploring LGBT topics.
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Media Education FoundationThe Media Education Foundation produces and distributes documentary films and other educational resources to inspire critical thinking about the impact of American mass media.
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Medici.tvStreaming video of classical music performances including concerts, operas, ballets, documentaries, master-classes, and educational films.
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Meet the PressStreaming video archive of the weekly American television news/interview program, 1947-2003.
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Met Opera on DemandStreaming video of more than 500 Metropolitan Opera performances.
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National Film Board of Canada | L’Office National du Film du CanadaThousands of online films, in both English and French, from Canada’s National Film Board/L’Office National du Film. Films marked with a CAMPUS icon are UW restricted.
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New World Cinema: Independent Features and Shorts, 1990-PresentAward-winning features and short films from leading independent distributors.
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Ontheboards.TVStreaming-video performances in contemporary dance, theater, and music.
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Opera in VideoCollection of 250+ operatic performances. (Music Online)
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PBS VideoDocumentary films and series covering history, science and technology, diversity studies, business, and current events.
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Sage Video: Business & ManagementVideo interviews, lectures, case studies, and tutorials on business strategies and topics. (SAGE Knowledge)
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Sage Video: Criminology & Criminal JusticeTutorials, case studies, and films on criminal justice policy and practice. (SAGE Knowledge)
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Silent Film OnlineStreaming video collection covers silent features, serials, and shorts from the 1890s to the 1930s.
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SwankDigital Campus by Swank Motion Pictures, Inc.® allows students the flexibility to legally view course-assigned films outside the classroom.
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Television News ArchiveArchive of national television news broadcasts, 1968 to present.
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TIB AV PortalScientific videos from the German National Library for Science and Technology
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World Newsreels Online 1929-1966American, French, Dutch & Japanese newsreels primarily covering WWII era