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Streaming List

Alexander Street Collections This link opens in a new window
Brings together a cross-searchable platform for the repository of Alexander Street Press video titles, such as American History in Video, Art and Architecture Video Online, Business and Economics Video Online and many more.
American Music This link opens in a new window
Contains mp3 files, some music scores, and other reference materials related to genres of American music.
Art and Architecture in Video This link opens in a new window
Documentaries and interviews illustrating the theory and practice of a variety of art forms.
Audio Drama: The L.A. Theatre Works Collection This link opens in a new window
Includes dramatic literature of the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries, performed by leading actors from around the world and recorded specifically for online listening.
Academic Video Online Premium This link opens in a new window
Brings together a cross-searchable platform for the repository of Alexander Street Press video titles, such as American History in Video, Art and Architecture Video Online, Business and Economics Video Online and many more.
Black Studies in Video This link opens in a new window
Documentaries, newsreels, interviews and archival footage surveying the evolution of black culture in the United States. Provides films covering history, politics, art and culture, family structure, social and economic pressures, and gender relations.
Business Education in Video This link opens in a new window
Focuses on the study, analysis, and application of commerce. Includes case studies, documentaries, interviews, biographies, lectures, and instructional videos.
Music Online: Classical Music in Video This link opens in a new window
Classical music performances and masterclasses captured on video.
Counseling and Therapy in Video This link opens in a new window
Streaming video database that provides videos relevant to the study of counseling, social work, psychotherapy, psychology, and psychiatric counseling.
Criminal Justice And Public Safety In Video This link opens in a new window
Illustrates the strategies, techniques, and experiences of professionals serving on the front lines of justice and public safety. From law enforcement and corrections personnel, to first responders and victims’ advocates, this compilation of documentaries, training videos, and interviews visually depicts the theoretical principles and practical application of criminal justice and emergency response.
Education in Video This link opens in a new window
Teaching demonstrations, lectures, documentaries, and primary-source footage of students and teachers in actual classrooms at completion. Provides a way to observe the intricacies of behavior, tone, facial expression, and body language that define effective teaching styles.
Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Includes online documentaries about authors and their works
FITNE This link opens in a new window
Explores the life work and stories of women who are widely regarded as nursing's premier scholars.
Health and Society in Video This link opens in a new window
Health issues and their impact on society. Studies in sociology, culture, ethics, government, public policy, and other disciplines that examine how people interact with the world. Covering topics such as pediatric AIDS, breast cancer, the Obama administration’s healthcare plan, addiction, hospice care, Alzheimer’s disease, organ donation, malnutrition, access to healthcare, and other issues.
ICE Video Library This link opens in a new window
Educational materials, resources and info. for therapists, educators and caregivers in order to impact the quality of care for stroke survivors.
Kanopy This link opens in a new window
Contains hundreds of full length documentary and educational films related to all subject areas.
March of Time This link opens in a new window
Controversial newsreel series available in online streaming video in a single, cross-searchable collection designed specifically to meet the needs of researchers, teaching faculty, and students.
Music & Performing Arts This link opens in a new window
Cross-searches all of Alexander Street Press' music databases. Individual products can be accessed via the go to menu at the top of the page.
Music Online: Classical Music Library This link opens in a new window
Streaming audio collection of classical music browsable by composer, instrument category, classical genres and sub-genres.
Music Online: Contemporary World Music This link opens in a new window
Contains important genres such as reggae, worldbeat, neo-traditional, world fusion, Balkanic jazz, African film, Bollywood, Arab swing and jazz, and other genres such as traditional music - Indian classical, fado, flamenco, klezmer, zydeco, gospel, gagaku, and more.
Music Online: Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries This link opens in a new window
A virtual encyclopedia of the world's musical and aural traditions. Provides educators, students, and interested listeners with online resources that support the creation, continuity, and preservation of diverse musical forms.
New World Cinema: Independent Features and Shorts, 1990-Present This link opens in a new window
Full-length feature films from independent distributors such as Kino Lorber, First Run Features, Film Movement, MK2, and Global Lens. There are also some 50 award winning short films.

ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Video Training
Access to training videos in Nursing and Allied Health

Rehabilitation Therapy in Video This link opens in a new window
For the study of occupational therapy, physical/physiotherapy, and speech-language pathology.
Sage Research Method Videos This link opens in a new window
Tutorials, interviews, video case studies and mini-documentaries covering the entire research process.
Sports Medicine and Exercise Science in Video This link opens in a new window
Areas of fitness and health assessment, disease management, injury treatment, nutrition, medical fitness, sport science, work-site wellness, exercise adherence and more.
Swank Digital Campus This link opens in a new window
Provides both public performance licensing rights and licensed movies to U.S. colleges and universities.
Theatre in Video: Volume 1 This link opens in a new window
Performances of the world's leading plays, together with film documentaries, representing playwrights, actors and directors.
World History in Video This link opens in a new window
Documentaries that explore human history from the earliest civilizations to the late twentieth century. Covering Africa and the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Oceania.

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Subjects: Biology and Biotechnology, Chemistry, Life Sciences

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Life Science Databases - Basic Information

Below is information that will help you conduct a more effective search in General Science Full Text, NetLibrary, and Gale Virtual Reference Library.