The American University Library recently gained access to two new, exciting streaming video databases via Alexander Street Press. They include a combined 413 hours of video! These new resources are well worth checking out if you have interest their subject matter. LGBT Studies in Video Collection features documentaries, interviews, and feature films exploring LGBT history, […]
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Now available: More popularly requested titles
We do listen to the suggestions you make for our collection. If you need further proof, we’ve now added the following titles. Many of these titles were either submitted via the suggestion box. Others we’ve just overheard people requesting and walking away dejectedly after learning we didn’t have them. Your voices have been heard! Pirates […]
Continue readingNew Films on Demand titles – October 2012
Films on Demand, a streaming video platform used by Media Services, continues to surprise with the size and breadth of its collection. The service just added in excess of 450 streaming videos to its database that you can view from on- or off-campus. Though they aren’t yet in the library catalog, they can all be […]
Continue readingNew Acquisitions – October 2012
Somehow it seems that we’re adding even more titles to our collection. This month has probably set some sort of record: we got over 200 titles this month, including 19 television shows. It would be silly to narrow it down to a few highlights, but you are guaranteed to find something you’ll love. Epic fantasy […]
Continue readingNew Films on Demand titles – September 2012
Great news for students and faculty: Films on Demand, a streaming video platform used by Media Services, has added the collections of California Newsreel to its catalog. California Newsreel is one of the oldest and most reputable social documentary groups. You might recognize them for producing Race: The Power of an Illusion, a documentary frequently […]
Continue readingYou asked, we bought! New titles en route
Down in Media Services, we have a suggestion box where patrons can recommend new movies or television shows for us to purchase. We do read them, we promise! In fact, at the discretion of the Media Librarian, we just ordered a few of them. The following popularly requested titles are now working their way through […]
Continue readingNew Acquisitions – September 2012
This month, the Media Services collection goes in exciting new directions! We’ve added our first anime television shows, including the legendary Cowboy Bebop, as well as ten new popular Bollywood titles. We also acquired a number of big blockbusters, the first Iranian production to win Best Foreign Language Film, a collection of orphaned films in […]
Continue readingNew Films on Demand titles – August 2012
Films on Demand, a streaming video platform used by Media Services, recently added 225 new titles to its collection, including a large number of TED Talks. Since it would be silly to list every single one, here’s a few highlights from their most recent batch… Humanities & Social Sciences Collection In Search of Genghis Khan […]
Continue readingNew Acquisitions – August 2012
With the school year about to begin, it’s time for another batch of our newest DVDs. The highlight this month is the fourth season of Breaking Bad, one of the most popular shows in our collection. If you’re looking for something to watch before the upcoming party conventions, we’ve added a number of politically charged […]
Continue readingNew Acquisitions – July 2012
The first silent film to win Best Picture since 1927! A rough-and-tumble action-thriller starring Kurt Russell! The American remake of the Swedish film adaptation of a popular novel series! A cheesy Japanese monster movie! Stand-up routines from a legendary comedy troupe! An epic 15-hour documentary on the history of film! A biography of the most […]
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