Streaming media at Albertsons Library

In addition to its 270+ research databases, a revamped mobile website, and a growing collection of e-books, the Albertsons Library also offers 24/7 access to thousands of streaming videos from the Alexander Street Press and Films on Demand databases.

Alexander Street Press offers multidisciplinary databases of streaming video via your computer and, where available, via your mobile device:

• American History in Video - Videos of historical events and analysis.
• Counseling and Therapy in Video - Videos that support the study of social work, psychotherapy and psychology.
• Dance in Video - Dance productions and documentaries.
• Ethnographic Video Online - A comprehensive resource for the study of human culture and behavior.
• Education in Video - The first online collection of streaming video developed specifically for training and developing teachers.
• Opera in Video - Videos of the most important opera performances, captured on video through staged productions, interviews, and documentaries.
• Theatre in Video - Streaming recordings of thousands of original plays.
• World History in Video - Documentaries that explore human history from the earliest civilizations to the late twentieth century.

Films on Demand is an online collection of 6000+ videos in 28 subjects areas. These include many of Films Media Group’s best selling and most popular titles in the areas of Anthropology, World Languages, History, Mathematics, Criminal Justice, Business & Economics, Psychology, and many more.

In addition to the above databases, you can also access these streaming media sites for free online:

• Folkstreams - A National Preserve of Documentary Films about American Roots Cultures
• Internet Archive - This library contains thousands of digital movies uploaded by Archive users which range from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons and concerts.
• PBS Video - From the Public Broadcasting Service, PBS.org award-winning national programming and locally produced shows.

Find these databases and additional image/video resources at the "Finding and Citing Images and Videos" library guide at http://guides.boisestate.edu/imagesvideos. To access this library guide on your mobile device, simply scan this QR code: