Academic Video Onlineis the most comprehensive video subscription available to libraries. It delivers over 70,000 titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. More than 18,000* titles are exclusive to Alexander Street, all with a predictable annual cost.
Curated for the educational experience, the massive depth of content and breadth of content-types (such as documentaries, films, demonstrations, etc.) inAcademic Video Onlinemakes it a useful resource for all types of patrons, giving libraries a high return on investment.
Inspiring documentaries. Thought-provoking films. Arthouse favorites. Practical training videos. With unlimited access to twice the videos of any provider, Academic Video Online is the most comprehensive streaming video solution for libraries*.
*Territory restrictions apply.
We're proud to be adding audio description to selected titles in Academic Video Online! The first of its kind in the academic market, our随需应变的音频描述项目includes:
See an overview of the database with links to guides, tutorials, and more.Visit the Libguide.
Films available in Academic Video Online include limited public performance rights, which includes permission for classroom showings, as well as public screenings, as long as no admission is being charged.**
Stay up to date on the new content coming in to Academic Video Onlinehere.
Academic Video Onlineincludes a variety of video material available with curricular relevance: documentaries, interviews, feature films, performances, news programs and newsreels, and demonstrations. Patrons will find thousands of award-winning films, including Academy®, Emmy®, and Peabody® winners. Academic institutions will find the most frequently used films for classroom instruction, plus newly released films and previously unavailable archival material.
Academic Video Onlinecovers many disciplines and subject areas, with specific strengths in:
* Please Note: Titles counts are subject to change and are approximate. Territory restrictions apply. Individual videos may be accounted for in multiple categories in order to accurately represent the disciplines they support.Browse for more discipline search options.
Free and EXCLUSIVE to Academic Video Online subscribing libraries only. Upload anunlimitedamount of locally produced streaming content, or content you've licensed from other vendors, and make it visible to your institution. Librarians add metadata for discoverability and permanently link content to their catalogs.Learn more.
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The collection represents content from over 800 leading distributors, producers, and filmmakers. Some of the top names include:
Major exclusive partnerships include 60 MINUTES, FILM PLATFORM and Microtraining Associates. In addition, we provide thousands of titles from producers like Healthy Learning and Milestone Films that are unique to Alexander Street.
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Partners In Health is the subject of the best-selling bookMountains Beyond Mountainsand theaward-winning documentaryBending the Arcfrom executive producers Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and Damon & Heidi Lindelof.
Bending the Arcis available in Academic Video Online through our partnership with FILM PLATFORM. FILM PLATFORM’s exclusive collection of documentary films has been carefully selected from prestigious film festivals, made by the best filmmakers from around the globe. Masterfully produced, the films create an emotional experience for the viewer, engaging them deeply and authentically in some of the most pressing issues of our time.See more of their titles.
We've done all the work for you, so you don't have to. Share thismarketing videowith your faculty and students. Use thisOnline PR Kitto help promote Academic Video Online. It includes:
According to a recent ProQuest survey, video experienced the most dramatic increase in popularity among researchers of all content types. In 2015, only 39% of respondents were using video in their research. In 2017, use climbed to 71%, confirming the anecdotal evidence we’ve all seen.Learn about thisand other research we've been doing at ProQuest.
Meet thevideo advisory boardthat contributes its expertise to the development of our high quality video collections.
In addition to the breadth and depth of content,Academic Video Onlineoffers a wide range of platform tools for learning, research, and teaching, including:
Academic Video Onlinecontains a full suite of library tools including:
The demand and popularity of streaming video in libraries are undeniable and growing at a steady pace. Academic Video Online has been a popular choice in libraries for many years, and with good reason. Its catalog is large and diverse, with strengths in many different subject areas. It employs desirable modules for educational institutions, offers customization options, and provides administrative tools for retrieving data and reports. Overall, an excellent resource for libraries serving educational organizations at any level.
Library Journal, November 2019By Rob Tench
中获取学术视频在线有限公司mpelling. First, annual costs are predictable. Just as important, the company’s Build-by-Choice approach means that “at the end of each subscription term, your entire subscription cost is automatically applied towards owning perpetual rights to your choice of video titles,” with that year’s usage data informing the selection process. The longer an institution subscribes, the more titles it will own outright.
Library Journal, October 2017
Academic Video Online provides a vast database of film and video clips from documentary, newsreel, entertainment, and television sources. The range of material is broad and deep... The thematic range and temporal span make the collection relevant to many disciplines, courses, and student levels.
Joseph E. Taylor, III, Dept. of History, Simon Fraser UniversityAmerican Reference Books Annual (ARBA)
Looking for individual titles requested by faculty takes time and is often unsuccessful. We needed a comprehensive video resource that we could market to the whole university.
Victoria Koger, Collection Management Librarian, Eastern Kentucky University
Academic Video Online—with its massive library of more than 62,446 titles running nearly 30,000 hours—matches well with the conventional liberal arts curriculum....The case for acquiring Academic Video Online is compelling.
Library Journal