Walker Library: *Literature: Audio, Video, Images

Find Images (Artwork, Photographs, etc.)

Artstor
ARTstor is a digital library of nearly one million images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences.

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The ARTstor Digital Library is a nonprofit resource that provides over 2.5 million digital images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and sciences with an accessible suite of software tools for teaching and research.

The British Library
access a million stunning, copyright-free antique illustrations released by the British Library
LIFE Photo Archive
Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Search by decade, topic, or individual.
American Memory
A collaborative collection of digitized materials related to American history and culture. Hosted by the Library of Congress.
National Museum of African American History & Culture
New York Public Library (NYPL) Digital Gallery
Contains 800,000+ digital images from the NYPL collections. Search or browse in their Arts & Literature Division for images of book illustrations, authors, theatre, and more.

Find Streaming Videos

Digital Theatre+

Performing arts education platform with HD recordings of live performances (musical theatre, theatre and film), study guides on dramatic texts, interviews with actors, directors and backstage crew, and teaching guides.

Interactive Subject Catalog
Teaching with Digital Theatre+
Kanopy Streaming Video
Watch streaming films, documentaries, and training videos from Criterion Collection, Women Make Movies, First Run Features, and other leading producers. The library owns some titles on this platform, but most content is leased solely for classroom use; see https://library.mtsu.edu/mediaresources/policy

Kanopy Troubleshooting Guide
Kanopy Accessibility Statement
Creating playlists and/or clips (Must first create a Kanopy account)

Films on Demand
33 full length videos for the study of literature, history, religion and theater.

Create a personal account to customize playlists, create clips, and access other features.
Films on Demand Tools & Features
Theatre in Video

Definitive performances of the world's leading plays, together with more than 100 film documentaries.

Contains more than 250 of the world’s most important plays, together with more than 100 video documentaries, representing hundreds of leading playwrights, actors and directors.
Swank
Streaming collection of films and documentaries, both classic and contemporary. Content on this platform is leased solely for classroom use; see https://library.mtsu.edu/mediaresources/policy

Swank accessibility features, including captions
Sharing and assigning Swank films
Instructors can create a Swank account in order to search unlicensed titles. Please see the library's streaming film acquisition policy before requesting a film license.
Ambrose Video (BBC Shakespeare Plays)
Streaming collection of BBC's 37 Shakespeare plays. Videos can be viewed in their entirety or by act.

Closed captions and on-screen or PDF transcripts available for all films.
Shakespeare’s Globe Archive: Theatres, Players & Performance

Digital archive documenting Shakespeare's Globe, the 1997 reconstruction of the 1599 Globe, from inception through construction and performances from 1997-2016.

Contents include architectural plans, oral histories, prompt books, programmes, show reports, and more. More information (pdf)
Alexander Street Academic Video Online (AVON)
The AVON (Academic Videos Online) streaming platform provides on-demand access to over 60,000 streaming videos. Content providers include PBS, BBC, Sony Picture Classics, CNN, BBC, and more.

Detailed description of available AVON collections at https://video-alexanderstreet-com.ezproxy.mtsu.edu/collections.
Docuseek2

Streaming documentary films from a number of sources, including Bullfrog Films, Icarus Films, and the National Film Board of Canada. Many films in this collection focus on social and environmental issues.

Docuseek Help Wiki
Instructors can register a personal account in order to create clips and playlists.

Poetry Foundation Videos
Watch poets read or discuss their works and the world of poetry. Classics, new poems and children's poems are featured in 6 video series.
British Pathé
Contains a rich source of newsreels from 1896-1976 from the British company Pathé. Films and stills are available from the website for preview and well as for purchase. There is much fascinating documentary footage here.
YouTube

Find Streaming Audio

Poetry Archive Audio (LION)
Over 920 links to audio recordings from the Poetry Archive of poets reading their own work.
Shakespeare Audio Plays (Complete Arkangel Shakespeare)
Fully dramatised, unabridged audio recordings of each of Shakespeare’s 38 plays.
Music Online
Contains streaming audio, video, scores, and reference material related to musical studies, covering every time period, genre, cultural group, and geographic region.
Naxos Music Library
Includes comprehensive coverage of repertoire including classical music, world music, folk, and contemporary music. Search for music by composer, title, performer, instrument, genre, stylistic period, country, and more.