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Category Archives: Videos
New Films on Demand Titles
Lots of new videos have been added to Films on Demand. Check out the titles below!
Films on Demand: Newly Added Titles
Secrets of Branding
From Series: Secrets of Branding
Discover the secrets behind the brands recognized the world over as this insightful eight-part series looks at how brands are created and explores why some succeed where others fail. Looking at the la…
Greatest Human Achievements
From Series: Greatest Human Achievements
We never stop pushing the boundaries of human potential—from the Stone Age to the stars, from outer space to the very building blocks of life. Our progress in the last century has taken us into a new…
TEDTalks: Jonathan Trent—Energy from Floating Algae Pods
Call it “fuel without fossils”: Jonathan Trent is working on a plan to grow new biofuel by farming micro-algae in floating offshore pods that eat wastewater from cities. In this TEDTalk, hear his team…
Great Artists (Series 1)
From Series: Great Artists (Series 1)
This is a major 14-part series in which art historian Tim Marlow takes a fresh look at the most important artworks of some the greatest artists in history. Shot on location in over 50 galleries, museu…
Common Childhood Illnesses
From Series: The Cambridge Preventative Parenting Series
This program addresses common childhood illnesses, their symptoms, possible at-home and professional medical treatments, and how to decide if a doctor should be consulted. School-age children describe…
ATTICA
Social unrest in the United States hit a boiling point on September 9, 1971, when inmates at Attica State Prison—after months of protesting inhumane living conditions—revolted, seizing part of the pri…
Kings Park DVD
A groundbreaking new documentary
On June 21, 1967, at the age of 17, Lucy Winer was committed to the female violent ward of Kings Park State Hospital following a series of failed suicide attempts. Over 30 years later, now a veteran documentary filmmaker, Lucy returns to Kings Park for the first time since her discharge. Her journey back sparks a decade-long effort to face her past and learn the story of the now abandoned institution that once held her captive. Her meetings with other former patients, their families, and the hospital staff reveal the painful legacy of our state hospital system and the crisis left by its demise.
Films On Demand Update–New Home Page Design and New Features
The past year has seen a plethora of important enhancements to the Films On Demand platform—from LTI authentication, interactive transcripts, Custom Segment tool, and Top 10 Titles Widget to subject URLs, EasyBib citation integration, a new Support Center, and more. But we’re not stopping there: we’re happy to present exciting design changes and additional new features that promise to make your experience using our On Demand platform even more powerful and convenient:
- New home page design
- Navigation improvements
- New video player
- New “Total Views” display.
Please read on for more information, and feel free to share this email with your colleagues and faculty.
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NEW HOME PAGE DESIGN
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The fresh new home page design conveniently organizes Films On Demand‘s wealth of content and features to bring key information front and center. Now, right from the home page, you can have quick access to the following:
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NAVIGATION IMPROVEMENTS
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When you log on to Films On Demand, you will notice a few modifications to the top navigation that provide additional details and school branding at a glance. The total number of titles and segments in your school’s account now displays directly above the search box, which is now located in the top portion of the header, and your school’s name or logo will be shown directly to the right. If you’d like to add your school or library logo, please contact your sales rep for assistance. Click below for helpful articles from the updated Films On Demand Support Center: |
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NEW VIDEO PLAYER
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Our convenient segments and cross-searchable, interactive transcripts already offer users helpful ways to find exactly the content they are looking for within a video title—and now viewers have a handy visual preview at their fingertips as well. The new HTML5 version of the video player provides a quick preview feature that lets users “scrub” through the video and see images from different parts of the title—a great way to find, or get back to, a specific point in the video. The new player also improves mobile access, expanding the ability to seamlessly view videos on mobile devices.
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Annenberg Learner Streaming Video Collection
Annenberg Learner Streaming Video collection provides multimedia courses and workshops to help teachers keep current on the content they teach. The video components are paired with extensive Web sites that include online texts, course and workshop guides, and extensive background information to enhance the learning experience. Inquiry-based learning is not about memorizing information. Students become life-long learners when they know how to ask questions, analyze the information and data they gather, and develop appropriate resolutions to problems. And this is exactly what Annenberg Learner Streaming Video collection does. Click on the video you’d like to watch in the below slideshow.
American Winter DVD
Call number: HC110.P6 A44 2013
Produced and directed by Emmy award-winning filmmakers, Joe and Harry Gantz, American Winter is a documentary feature film that follows the personal stories of families struggling in the aftermath of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Years after the recession began, millions of families are struggling to meet their basic needs, and many formerly middle class families are finding themselves in financial crisis, and needing assistance for the first time in their lives. Meanwhile, the social safety net that was created to help people in difficult times has been weakened by massive budget cuts, creating a perfect storm of greater need and fewer resources to help families in trouble. Filmed over the course of one winter in Portland, Oregon, American Winter presents an intimate and emotionally evocative snapshot of the state of our economy as it is playing out in many American families.
Waste Land DVD
Call number: N8237.8 .R44 W37 2011
Nominated for a 2011 Oscar® for Best Documentary Feature. Filmed over nearly three years, WASTE LAND follows renowned artist Vik Muniz as he journeys from his home base in Brooklyn to his native Brazil and the world’s largest garbage dump, Jardim Gramacho, located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. There he photographs an eclectic band of “catadores” — or self-designated pickers of recyclable materials. Muniz’s initial objective was to “paint” the catadores with garbage. However, his collaboration with these inspiring characters as they recreate photographic images of themselves out of garbage reveals both the dignity and despair of the catadores as they begin to re-imagine their lives. Walker (Devil’s Playground, Blindsight, Countdown to Zero) has great access to the entire process and, in the end, offers stirring evidence of the transformative power of art and the alchemy of the human spirit.(From PBS)
Watch trailer.
Microaggressions: The New Face of Discrimination DVD
Call number: HM 1116 .M536 2012
First coined by American psychiatrist Chester Pierce, microaggressions are often described as, “brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative racial slights and insults toward people of other races.” This powerful video provides 20 examples of microaggressions in everyday life. These include microaggressions based on race, disability, gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, and religion. Several scenarios show how the intersections of multiple identities influence the types of microaggressions experienced. (from http://www.academicvideostore.com)
Forgiving Dr. Mengele DVD
Call number: DS 135 .H93 F721 2007
Forgiving Dr. Mengele is a documentary film about Eva Mozes Kor, a victim of the Holocaust and her decision to forgive the Nazis who killed her family and in particular Dr. Josef Mengele and his staff, who experimented on her and her twin sister Miriam Mozes, as well as approximately 1,400 other twin pairs. The documentary was directed by Bob Hercules and Cheri Pugh, who also served as producers. They followed Eva for over four years, chronicling her story and her journey to Israel. Her decision to forgive the Nazis has been met with incredulity and hostility by some, particularly other Holocaust survivors, and these views are portrayed as well. (From Wikipedia)
Watch the trailer.
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