MVCC Libraries: Film: Books & Media

Media

These resources will allow you to search or view videos on Film:

Films on Demand This link opens in a new window Films On Demand is our Web-based digital video delivery service that allows you to view streaming videos from Films Media Group. Choose from thousands of high-quality educational titles in dozens of subject areas.
Kanopy This link opens in a new window One of the largest academic streaming video collections in the market, containing tens of thousands of educational titles, and also U.S. and international feature films. Kanopy partners with over 800 producers. New titles are added continuously. Subjects cover all academic disciplines and include technical training videos. Video links may be embedded into instructional courseware systems like Blackboard. Some titles include transcripts and closed captioning.

Below is a list of a sample of search terms:

Ethnicity in Film	Animation (Cinematography)
Film adaptations	Independent filmmakers
Motion picture	Television
Industry, music, plays	Video recordings for hearing impaired
Motion pictures (Censorship, Production)	Drama, war, or other specific subjects
Specific Film titles	Actors, producers, and directors names

If you cannot find what you are looking for in the MVCC Catalog, you can search other libraries using the links below:

WorldCat This link opens in a new window WorldCat is a union catalog that itemizes the collections of 72,000 libraries in 170 countries and territories which participate in the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) global cooperative. It is built and maintained collectively by the participating libraries.

If you would like to browse our stacks below is a list of call numbers to search by:

PN 1992-1992.95: Television broadcasting

PN 1993-1998.3: Motion pictures

PN 2285-2287: Biographies of American actors and actresses

PN 2307-2308: Biographies of Canadian actors and actresses

PN 2597-2598: Biographies of British actors and actresses

CREDO Reference This link opens in a new window Provides full-text online versions of hundreds of top quality reference books in all major subjects from art to medicine, psychology to history, and technology to literature. Includes bilingual and biographical dictionaries.
EBSCO eBooks Academic Collection This link opens in a new window Extensive collection of eBook titles. Hundreds of thousands of titles available across all major subject areas. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO USE GOOGLE CHROME AS YOUR BROWSER.