Research Guides: Faculty Guide to Media and Film at the Newman Library: Selecting & Requesting Films

Search for Videos at the Baruch College Library

Use the search box to locate DVDs and streaming videos at the library

Streaming Video Content at the Baruch Library

Academic Video Online [AVON]
More than 70,000 streaming video titles spanning a range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. This collection includes videos from CA Newsreel, PBS, Sony Pictures Classics & Thirdworld Newsreel.
Kanopy Streaming Video Platform
The Library has licensed many feature films and documentaries in the fields of business, communications studies, social sciences, language studies, visual and performing arts, film studies, and history. Includes titles from PBS, The Criterion Collection, and other independent and foreign film producers.
TV Choice
TV Choice is an independent UK producer and distributor of educational resources. These include educational films, film clips and digital textbooks.TV Choice's films include documentaries, dramas and drama-documentaries. While the films cover many different topics, they share a common approach, which is to explain their subjects clearly and to provoke thought and discussion among their viewers.
Digital Theatre +
Streaming video of theatrical productions along with video documentaries, commentaries, and interviews related to those productions. Also includes lesson plans, essays, guides, and other written materials.
Platino Educa
Platino Educa includes 70 of the ACADEMY OF CINEMATOGRAPHIC ARTS AND SCIENCES OF SPAIN’s list of 100 must-watch Spanish films for students. It is supported by more than 7,000 Spanish and Latin American producers and contains more than 240 pieces. It is an initiative from EGEDA, the body of intellectual property rights management.
Swank Digital Campus
The Swank Digital Campus catalog offers select titles from major Hollywood studios as well as many independent companies.

Choosing between DVD or Streaming [VOD] Format

How will students view the film?

If you are planning to show a movie in class, DVD will be the best format to use
If students are required to view a movie on their own time you may want to consider video on demand [VOD]

To request a film for your course, contact Michael Waldman or Amanda Timolat.

The library makes the film available through online streaming
Be aware that not all movies are able to be streamed.
Often foreign and out of print titles are more difficult to locate in VOD format.

Plan ahead - locating and licensing films for streaming can take 6-8 weeks.

Baruch Library Film Guide

This guide will help faculty:

Determine if they need DVD or streaming
Locate DVDs and streaming films for courses
Understand the copyright issues relating to film use for courses

Media Librarian

Amanda Timolat

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Subjects: Videos