Walker Library: Political Science: Videos

Streaming Video Resources

To search for titles or subjects, use the library catalog. If you need something we do not own, use the free ILL service or request a purchase.

Kanopy Streaming Video This link opens in a new window
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)
Alexander Street Academic Video Online (AVON) This link opens in a new window
A completely integrated online repository of video titles covering multiple subject areas: social sciences, fine arts, health, and many more.
Detailed description of available AVON collections at https://video-alexanderstreet-com.ezproxy.mtsu.edu/collections.
Docuseek2 This link opens in a new window
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.
60 Minutes: 1997-2014 This link opens in a new window
250 hours of streaming video from the CBS News show, 60 Minutes.
Title list (.xls)
Swank This link opens in a new window
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.

American Experience
TV's most-watched history series, brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
Frontline
The PBS flagship public affairs series. Documentaries cover the scope and complexity of the human experience.
Top Documentary Films
Wide selection of topics.
Moving Image Archive
This archive contains digital movies uploaded by Archive users which range from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons and concerts.
New York Times Video
Short videos about current issues. Indexed by channels (broad subjects). Use your free New York Times subscription for full access. Go to www.nytimes.com/passes to start your free NYT subscription.

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Political Science: Videos

Streaming Video Resources