Database of the Month: Alexander Street Video

For the month of March, Hewes Library selected Alexander Street Video as the database of the month.  From Alexander Street Press, Alexander Street Video is a vast film database that includes 21 film collections totaling approximately 17,000 films and continuously growing.  Content areas include: history, art and architecture, business, counseling and therapy, dance, opera, theater, musical performance, health and rehabilitation, nursing, science, women’s studies, black studies, LGBT studies, and more.

Alexander Street Video is extremely easy to use and allows researchers to search across all of the Alexander Street Press video collections in a single search.  Users can search for video content by subject area, author/creators, or video type - including animation, biography, commercial, documentary, interviews, lectures, newsreels and more.  Most of the videos in the collection offer full transcripts allowing for greater accuracy.  Users also have the ability to embed videos and create their own play lists with the creation of a personal account.

Next time you're looking for a video to add to project or a presentation, search through the offerings in Alexander Street Video - there is probably a film clip that will meet your needs!

Access to library databases is limited to the current students, staff, and faculty of Monmouth College.