Videos at JMU and Other Libraries
Find online, VHS, and DVD videos available at JMU or in libraries around the world by using these library catalogs.
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| LEO Library Catalog (JMU) |
| Need more options for searching LEO than the Media Resources Quick LEO Search provides? Visit the main LEO Library Catalog to do a title search for your film title, or author searches for directors and starring actors. Get more search tips for finding videos in LEO. |
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| WorldCat (OCLC) |
| Catalog of over 62 million titles cataloged by libraries worldwide ... |
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Online Videos
Narrow your search to online films and video clips in these collections. Most of these are educational rather than popular, and include many different subjects.
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| Online Video Collection (JMU) |
| A growing collection of educational video programs in all subject areas, licensed by Media Resources and included in the Madison Digital Image Database (MDID). |
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| Annenberg Media: 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. |
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| Atomic Learning |
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| Web-based software training for more than 110 applications students and educators use every day. |
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| 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. |
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| ResearchChannel |
| More than 3,500 free, high-quality educational videos and streaming video on all topics. |
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| Vanderbilt Television News Archive |
| Streaming video of news from CBS (1968 to date) and CNN (1995 to date) plus indexing of television network news from all the major networks, 1968 to date. |
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Videos to Buy or Rent
Identify films available for purchase or loan from vendors. Even if you aren't interested in purchasing a video, these vendor catalogs often provide different details than library catalogs.
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| Amazon.com |
| DVDs and videos listed for sale along with technical information, customer reviews, plot summaries, and cast lists. |
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| Barnes & Noble DVD & Video |
| DVDs and videos listed for sale along with technical information, customer and external reviews, and cast lists. |
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| Blockbuster |
| Basic information about films including cast and other personnel and plot summaries. Includes availability of films for rent at your local Blockbuster store. |
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| Global Books in Print (Bowker) |
| Database of books and videos for sale from multiple sources. Includes brief summaries, distributor contact information, and, for some titles, reviews. Good source for information about educational films and documentaries. |
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| Video Source Book |
| Excellent source for hard-to-find films including educational, documentaries and straight-to-video. Includes description of the program and information on obtaining the title. |
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Film Guides
Use guides to identify films by subjects or personnel not included in the library and vendor catalogs. Many of these offer extensive information not found in other resources.
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| Internet Movie Database |
| The Internet movie database covers more than 115,000 movies and contains over 1,750,000 filmography... |
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| 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. |
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| Film Indexes Online (ProQuest) |
| Includes both Film Index International and the American Film Institute (AFI) Catalog. Film Index International is a filmography covering international film awards and prizes, film reviews, plot summaries, and cast and crew lists for films from over 170 countries. The AFI Catalog provides full production and cast information, extensive plot summaries and notes for American films from 1893 to 1971. |
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