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A Guide to Finding Videos at JMU

See JMU Librarians' top recommendations for finding videos. [more info]

Academic Video Online (VAST) (Alexander Street Press)

Interface change coming soon! Click here for more information. Cross-search video collections from Alexander Street Press from one platform. JMU-licensed content only. [more info]

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Ad Council

Explore public service advertisement (PSA) campaigns from the Ad Council, a leading producer of PSAs and the creator of such slogans as "Friends don't let friends drive drunk" and "A mind is a terrible thing to waste." [more info]

Advertising Age

Get the latest information and news on marketing, media, and advertising agencies. Be sure to click on the DataCenter link for in-depth data! [more info]

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AdViews: A Digital Archive of Vintage Television Commercials

Digital archive of thousands of vintage television commercials dating from the 1950s to the 1980s. [more info]

Internet

Africa South of the Sahara

Serves as a guide to Internet resources on African cultures and peoples. Sites are organized by country and topic. [more info]

Africast

Provides streaming access to African television stations.Aims to provide coverage on current events in Africa through African voices. [more info]

Internet

All Movie Guide (AMG)

Search for a title to find links for more films with the same personnel, themes, moods or genre. Also offers choices for browsing by decade and country. Also lists purchase information from a variety of online vendors, but the best feature of this source is the ability to find similar titles. [more info]

Internet

Amazon.com

Popular website that began as a bookseller but now sells everything from automotive supplies to video games. [more info]

Internet

American History in Video (Alexander Street Press)

American History in Video from Alexander Street Press contains over 5,000 streaming videos providing over 1,000 hours of commerical and governmental newsreels, archival footage, and documentaries pertaining to events in America's history. [more info]

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American Memory (Library of Congress)

Digitized collections of primary source materials at the Library of Congress on American history and culture... [more info]

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American Rhetoric Speech Bank (American Rhetoric)

Index and full text of over 5000 audio and video (streaming) versions of public speeches... [more info]

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Annenberg Learner: Teacher Resources

Educational, online videos in many subjects. Select from the list and then look for the VoD (Video On Demand) icon for the free content. Free registration required. [more info]

Internet

Art & Architecture in Video Online (Alexander Street Press)

Access to this specific video collection is now only available through Academic Video Online (VAST). Please use the limiters within VAST to search specific video collections. Collection of over 200 documentaries and interviews illustrating the history, theory, and practice of art, design, and architecture. [more info]

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Atomic Learning

Web-based software training for more than 110 applications students and educators use every day. [more info]

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BBC College of Journalism

BBC College of Journalism (BBC CoJo) is an online journalism resource with articles, videos, and discussions about ethics, values, laws, and skill sets in the world of journalism. [more info]

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Books in Print Global Edition (Bowker)

An index of English-language books, e-books, audiocassettes, and videos currently available world-wide ... [more info]

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Children's Room (Bowker)

Index to thousands of books, audiocassettes, and videos for children and young adults. Search options include age, grade, Lexile level, subject, setting, etc. [more info]

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Counseling and Therapy in Video (Alexander Street Press)

Contains over 350 videos relating to social work, psychotherapy, psychology, and psychiatric counseling. [more info]

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Creative Commons Workshop (Atomic Learning)

Creative Commons provide free licenses and other legal tools to mark creative work with the freedom the creator wants it to carry, so others can share, remix, use commercially, or any combination thereof. [more info]

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Dance in Video (Alexander Street Press)

Interface change coming soon! Click here for more information. Dance in Video contains dance productions and documentaries by performers and companies of the 20th century. Selections cover ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, and improvisational dance, as well as forerunners of the forms and the pioneers of modern concert dance. [more info]

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Digital Juice

Browse LEO Library Catalog to find availability and learn more about digital audio, video and graphic clips from Digital Juice, designed to be reused in digital production work. [more info]

Media Resources

Discovery Education Streaming

Over 50,000 K-12 web-based digital videos from Discovery Education. [more info]

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Education in Video (Alexander Street Press)

Contains streaming videos designed to train teachers and help develop teaching skills. Includes teaching descriptions, lectures, documentaries, and primary source footage of students and teachers in classrooms. [more info]

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Ethnographic Video Online (Alexander Street Press)

Contains over 800 videos related to anthropology and ethnic studies. Includes documentaries, field recordings, interviews, performances, and animations. Topics range from rites and rituals to arts and daily life. [more info]

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Europa Film Treasures

A film initiative from the Treasures of European Archives project that provides free streaming films from Europe and the Americas. [more info]

Factiva (Dow Jones)

Gateway to business resources including full text periodicals, news photographs, company reports, and financial data. [more info]

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Film Indexes Online (Chadwyck-Healey)

Contains both Film Index International and the AFI Catalog... [more info]

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Filmakers Library Online (Alexander Street Press)

Filmakers Library Online is a video collection of documentaries that span numerous subjects. Use the filters to limit by subject or click the "Refine your search" link to search for specific Filmakers titles. [more info]

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Films on Demand

A streaming video resource containing thousands of educational videos in 8 subject areas. Includes access to archival films and newsreels. [more info]

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Free Media for Creative Use (JMU Libraries)

These sources contain material that is available under Creative Commons, Public Domain, or JMU license. [more info]

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Great Speeches Online EVG On Demand

Note: When you click the link above to access this resource, click on Member Login to access the resource.
Click 'more info' to find out what Great Speeches are available...Watch Malcolm X, JFK, Bill Clinton, and many more! [more info]

Internet

Health videos in JMU collection

This link will display a list of health related videos in the JMU collection. [more info]

Hulu

Hulu is an online video service that offers hit TV shows, movies and clips at Hulu.com and other online destination sites — all for free, anytime in the U.S. For more details on Hulu's service, check out the Hulu product tour. [more info]

Internet

Internet Archive

The Internet Archive is a non-profit website offering permanent access for researchers, historians, and scholars to historical collections that exist in digital format. The Internet Archive includes texts, audio, moving images, and software as well as archived web pages. [more info]

Internet

Internet Archive : Moving Image Archive

Internet Archive's library of free movies, films, animations, and videos. Uploaders designate whether or not an item has a Creative Commons License. If they do so, the CC Logo will appear on the left hand side of the movie's detail page. Click on this logo to see details about the specific type of license for each video. [more info]

Internet Movie Database

The Internet movie database covers more than 115,000 movies and contains over 1,750,000 filmography... [more info]

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JMU Libraries' Quick Search

Search the LEO Catalog and selected article databases at once! [more info]

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JMU Library Catalog (LEO) (JMU Libraries)

JMU Library Catalog (LEO) is the online catalog of materials in James Madison University Libraries. [more info]

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Madison Digital Image Database (MDID) (James Madison University)

Madison Digital Image Database (MDID) contains collections of digital images primarily for the teaching and study of art and art history. Cross-collection search of digital images and videos from selected JMU Digital Collections including Art History, the Breeze, JMU Photography, Madison Art, and Online Video Collection. [more info]

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MathVids.com

Pulls together video lessons, lectures, and tutorials on mathematics for anyone wishing to learn... [more info]

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Mixed Messages: Tracking Political Advertising

Political advertisements funded by campaigns, parties, committees, and independent advocacy groups. [more info]

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National Marine Sanctuaries Media Library

Select video clips and high-resolution still images from America's underwater treasures. Many items in the collection are in the public domain; each item includes Usage Rights. [more info]

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National Park Service B-Roll Video

Access public domain video clips of many National Park Service sites including monuments, battlefields, historic sites and related areas. Downloadable, QuickTime H.264 movie clips are available as zipped files that can be decompressed for use in video editing applications, web sites and other projects. All video clips are public domain. [more info]

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NetFlix

Subscribe to NetFlix to get a steady supply of films. Browse the site for cast, awards, ratings, and film summaries. [more info]

Internet

Nursing Education in Video (Alexander Street Press)

Video collection compiled specifically for nursing training and education. [more info]

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Online Video at the Library of Congress (Library of Congress)

Motion pictures in the American Memory project that document the American experience, from animation to Coca-Cola advertising. [more info]

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Online Video Collection (JMU Libraries)

A growing collection of educational video programs in all subject areas, licensed by Media Resources and included in the Madison Digital Image Database (MDID). [more info]

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Opera in Video (Alexander Street Press)

Interface change coming soon! Click here for more information. Opera in Video contains 250 of the most important opera performances. [more info]

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Psychology Video Online (Alexander Street Press)

Access to this specific video collection is now only available through Academic Video Online (VAST). Please use the limiters within VAST to search specific video collections. Contains key films in the psychology field, including documentaries, interviews, case studies, and psychological experiments. [more info]

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Public Domain Flicks

A collection of films, short and full-length, that have entered into the Public Domain. These films can be freely downloaded, modified, and remixed.
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ResearchChannel

More than 3,500 free, high-quality educational videos and streaming video on all topics. Content is now hosted on YouTube. [more info]

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Science Video Online (Alexander Street Press)

Contains over 500 streaming videos related to topics in the physical and biological sciences. Videos include documentaries, biographies, and instructional videos. [more info]

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STEM Connect (Discovery Education)

STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) Connect is the Captivating Real-World STEM Curriculum and Career Development Resource from Discovery Education. Click on JMU student or staff links to set up user account. [more info]

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Teachers' Domain

Teachers' Domain is a free digital media service for educational use from public broadcasting and its partners. Resources include video and audio, interactives, images, documents, lesson plans, and student activities, all aligned to state and national standards. [more info]

TED: Ideas Worth Spreading

Collection of videos and talks from TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Conferences. Subject areas include Technology, Entertaiment, Design, Business, Science, and Global Issues. Search by keyword, subject area, newest releases, favorites, and other searchable options.
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Theatre in Video (Alexander Street Press)

Interface change coming soon! Click here for more information. Theatre in Video contains more than 250 of the world’s most important plays... [more info]

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Vanderbilt Television News Archive

The latest version of RealPlayer required to view videos. Click here to download.
Streaming video of news from NBC (1968 to date) and CNN (1995 to date) plus indexing of television network news from all the major networks, 1968 to date. [more info]

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Video MD

A library of health videos useful for studying doctor-patient communication... [more info]

Video Traxx 2 (Digital Juice)

34 DVDs containing over 3,200 royalty-free stock video clips. Not available online. Please contact the Media Center in Carrier Library to use discs: 540-568-6610. [more info]

Media Center, Multimedia 332

Video Traxx 3 (Digital Juice)

34 DVDs containing over 3,200 royalty-free stock video clips arranged by subject. Not available online. Please contact the Media Center in Carrier Library for use: 540-568-6610. [more info]

Media Center, Multimedia 369

VideoBlocks

VideoBlocks contains downloadable stock footage, motion backgrounds, production music, sound effects, and more. [more info]

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WGBH Lab

Categorized stock video clips from WGBH TV. Loaded with rights-free archival footage. Create mashups or video shorts. [more info]

Wikimedia Commons

Collection with various media types including images and videos with licenses which allow reuse under certain conditions, such as attribution. [more info]

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WorldCat (OCLC / Firstsearch)

Catalog of over 62 million titles cataloged by libraries worldwide ... [more info]

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YouTube

YouTube is the world's most popular online video community, allowing millions of people to discover, watch and share originally-created videos. YouTube provides a forum for people to connect, inform, and inspire others across the globe and acts as a distribution platform for original content creators and advertisers large and small. [more info]

Videos Resources by Subject:

A - Z (Index)

Africana Studies

Anthropology

Art & Art History

Business

Communication Studies

Economics

Education

English

Foreign Languages, Literatures, & Cultures

Geology & Environmental Science