LibGuides: Teacher Education: Videos

About Videos

Videos can be a rich source of information for research, adding visual, sound, and movement to illustrate concepts beyond what can be described in words. Feature films and documentaries on DVD are available in each campus library, and are listed in the library catalog along with the books. Streaming video can be accessed through the library databases. These range from short educational and historical film clips to full-length movies and documentaries.

Video Resources from STLCC Libraries

Films on Demand
Educational videos available for video streaming.
Films on Demand is a collection of more than 40,000 educational videos available for video streaming. Titles are organized into subject and other categories. Most videos are divided in to segments which may be searched and viewed individually.

Films on Demand User’s Guide

Education Collection from Films on Demand

American History in Video
Collection of online video for the study of American history.
American History in Video provides a collection of online video for the study of American history -- 2,000 hours and more than 5,000 titles on completion. This collection is a collaboration with A&E Television Networks and features documentaries and series from The History Channel®, A&E Network®, and Biography®.

HTML Guide
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Feature Films for Education
For best results, use the Chrome browser. Feature films, both current and hard-to-find titles.
With hundreds of full-length feature films, this high-interest collection focuses on both current and hard-to-find titles, including literary adaptations, blockbusters, classics, environmental titles, foreign films, social issues, animation studies, Academy Award® winners, and more.
Kanopy
Streaming video service for documentaries, independent and foreign films, classics, and feature films.
Kanopy provides access to a broad selection of streaming video titles for educational purposes, including documentaries, independent and foreign films, classics, and feature films. Kanopy's collection includes films from hundreds of content providers including Media Education Foundation, PBS, BBC, New Day Films, the Criterion Collection, Kino Lorber, California Newsreel, and others.

STLCC Kanopy Guide
Kanopy Help Page

Searching for Videos

Use ArcherSearch to find the widest range of videos from the STLCC library collections, including DVDs at the campus libraries and streaming videos from our largest video and film databases.

To limit your results to just videos, start by entering your search terms below. Once your results appear, click All filters, then scroll through the menu to find Source type, and select Videos.

Or go directly to one of the streaming media databases.

Streaming Media Guide
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