Looking for sources? Search EBSCO or QuickSearch.

How do I find an online video?

Learn how to access thousands of online documentaries and movies.

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Ask a Librarian @
Betty Sue Jessup Library
501 College Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22902
434.961.5309
reference@pvcc.edu

Search QuickSearch. Filter by the resource type "Audio Visual."

Look for the results labeled "video" and not "audio CD."

Click the "View Online" link to watch the video.

If you're off-campus, you'll be prompted to login. Enter your myPVCC username and password.

Watch the video. All of our videos come from the following databases. You are welcome to go directly to the website and search there.

Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
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Watch streaming videos from such publishers as the BBC, History Education, HBO, Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Frontline, National Geographic and more. Topics range from health and medicine to history to biology and many more. (Infobase)
Academic Video Online (AVON) This link opens in a new window
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Find over 70,000 online video titles in a broad range of subjects from publishers like PBS, BBC, National Geographic, BroadwayHD, A&E Networks, and more. (ProQuest)
Docuseek This link opens in a new window
Search hundreds of documentary videos on a variety of subjects and watch them online. (Docuseek)
Kanopy Streaming This link opens in a new window
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Stream a broad selection of thousands of documentaries, feature films, and training videos on all topics from thousands of producers, including Criterion Collection, PBS, HBO, The Great Courses, California Newsreel, Kino Lorber, BBC, and many more. (Kanopy)
American History in Video This link opens in a new window
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American History in Video has hours of commercial and governmental newsreels, archival footage, public affairs footage, and important documentaries for student and researcher use. (Alexander Street Press)

Having trouble accessing an online video? Ask a librarian.
Prefer to limit your search in the catalog to only DVDs? Search QuickSearch and limit to "Audio Visual," but also select "On Shelf." This will pull up a list of DVDs available for checkout. Please note that students may only watch these DVDs in the library.