The University Libraries provide thousands of streaming videos from several different distributors. This list of multi-subject databases is a subset of the complete list of University Libraries databases. Each video database can be explored by clicking on the link below.
Swank Motion Pictures distributes over 18,000 movies from major Hollywood studios, which are available online to Penn State instructors for classroom teaching, via a University Libraries license with Swank Motion Pictures.
Supplied by Alexander Street Press, this database is an extensive interdisciplinary video library that streams thousands of documentaries and training films across many disciplines, with strengths in education, business, history, science, film and media studies, and counseling, among others.
"Academic Video Online has more than 66,000 titles spanning a wide range of subjects including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. More than 14,000 titles are exclusive to Alexander Street."
Kanopy distributes online documentaries from a variety of filmmakers, including the Media Education Foundation. Search for specific movie titles, or browse a list of all the online documentaries licensed by the Penn State University Libraries
Kanopy distributes documentaries, independent and world cinema, and classic and award-winning films from a variety of filmmakers, including the Media Education Foundation. Search for specific movie titles, or browse a list of all the online documentaries licensed by the Penn State University Libraries. To find out when the license for a Kanopy video expires, contact the Music and Media Center at musiccenter@psu.edu
Docuseek2 distributes online documentaries from a variety of filmmakers, including Bullfrog Films, Collective Eye Films, Icarus Films, and Terra Nova Films. Search for specific movie titles, or browse a list of all the online documentaries licensed by the Penn State University Libraries.
Docuseek2 provides exclusive educational streaming access to content from Bullfrog Films, Collective Eye Films, Icarus Films (including The Fanlight Collection and dGenerate Films), Kartemquin Films, Sincerely Films, Terra Nova Films and Villon Films. Docuseek2 allows you to search through its database in both traditional and unique ways. Docuseek2 supports traditional key word searches, but expands it to include searching through descriptions and transcripts. Docuseek2 also adds an expanded subject taxonomy, and allows you to combine subject category searches with grade level, length, filmmaker, awards, format and other characteristics to focus your search.
Films Media Group distributes online documentaries from a variety of producers, including Films for the Humanities and Sciences, A&E Television Networks, Bill Moyers, BBC, Cambridge Educational, and Open University. Search for specific movie titles, or browse a list of all the online documentaries licensed by the Penn State University Libraries.
Films Media Group distributes online documentaries from a variety of producers, including Films for the Humanities and Sciences, A&E Television Networks, Bill Moyers, BBC, Cambridge Educational, and Open University. Search for specific movie titles, or browse a list of all the online documentaries licensed by the Penn State University Libraries.
Supplied by Alexander Street Press, this database includes hundreds of documentary films from the Public Broadcasting Service, selected from series such as Frontline, NOVA, and American Experience.
The PBS Video Collection assembles hundreds of the greatest documentary films and series from the history of the Public Broadcasting Service into one convenient online interface. A core of 245 titles, selected for their high quality and relevance to academic curricula, covers many educational disciplines, including history, science and technology, diversity studies, business, and current events. This collection provides access to the films and series users already know and trust, including Frontline, NOVA, American Experience, Odyssey, and films by Ken Burns and Michael Wood.
Supplied by the Kanopy streaming service, the documentary films produced by the Media Education Foundation inspire critical thinking about the social, political, and cultural impact of American mass media.
The Media Education Foundation produces and distributes documentary films and other educational resources to inspire critical thinking about the social, political, and cultural impact of American mass media.
Supplied by Alexander Street Press, this database streams documentary films from Filmakers Library, a respected distributor of issues-based documentaries focused on the social, political, and cultural impact of American mass media.
Over 1200 video titles distributed by Filmakers Library are available through this online streaming service. Topics covered include: race and gender studies, human rights, globalization and global studies, multiculturalism, international relations, criminal justice, the environment, bioethics, health, political science and current events, psychology, arts, literature, and more.