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You can also use documentaries and educational videos as research sources. Films On Demand and Academic Video Online are databases that lets you search for short clips or entire films. Users who create an account can organize and bookmark clips, share playlists and store quick links to favorite videos.
Off-campus access to Films on Demand and Academic Video Online is restricted to members of the JCTC community. You will use the same username/password that is required for Blackboard access.
Stream educational video on a range of subjects, health, history, music and more.
What you need to know:This database covers a wide range of topics you may find information in video format. Searchable fields include name, subject, channel, and collection.
Films on Demand is a comprehensive, curriculum-focused video streaming database, which includes full transcripts, closed captioning, and formatted citations. Also included are documentaries from all major producers, including PBS, National Geographic, A&E, American Museum of Natural History, HBO, and news from all major outlets like CBS, NBC, and BBC.
What you need to know:This database offers informative videos for research in all academic subjects. Students in technical programs may find this database pertinent for its videos on carpentry, auto tech, electronics, HVAC, welding, hands-on repair, and graphic modeling.
You can also find useful video sources on the Internet and in the Learning Commons DVD collections. Ask a librarian for help locating these types of videos.
