Media - ENGL 1A / 1AS - Kristin Smith - CCSF Library at City College of San Francisco

Media Sources

Description

Media sources come in a variety of audio and visual formats. Some of these can be helpful for research - like podcasts, documentaries, and web clips.

What are some examples?

Audio - such as CDs, MP3s, podcasts, and material on streaming websites
Video - such as DVDs, MP4s, YouTube videos, and material on streaming services (like Films on Demand and Netflix)

How often are these sources published?

Continuously

Found in:

OneSearch This link opens in a new window
Cross-searches most CCSF Library databases. Some resources are excluded. Learn more about searching in OneSearch.
Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Access thousands of high-quality educational streaming videos and video segments on a wide range of subjects.
SWANK Digital Campus This link opens in a new window
Mediated online access to course-related, recently released, and classic feature films from most major studios (except 20th Century Fox).

Films on Demand

Films on Demand logo Films on Demand is an online library of streaming videos, covering a wide range of topics. CCSF Library's subscription includes the general academic and nursing collections. There are approximately 15,000 films.

Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Access thousands of high-quality educational streaming videos and video segments on a wide range of subjects.

You may want to create a personal user account with Infobase (the company that owns Films on Demand). Some benefits of creating an account are:

tagging and saving favorites for easy recall.
creating lists of films and segments that can be shared with other CCSF users.
more control over user settings (such as the playback rate and automatic startup of closed captioning)

To create an account:

click "Your Profile" in the upper right corner of the screen in Films on Demand. Then,
click "New user? Sign up."

Note: This is a private account you make directly with Infobase, and as such, this may give them permission to track your behavior.

Infobase Privacy Policy

There are a few ways to find videos in Films on Demand.

Search by Keyword

In the Films on Demand search box, type your search terms.

Examples:

gentrification and urban

Browse by Subject

Click on the menu (insert menu image)
in the 'Subjects' column, click "View All >."

Sample video:

Streaming on the Web

Students can access streaming videos in Kanopy and Hoopla through the public library.

California residents may apply online for a San Francisco Public Library card, then visit in person with a valid ID to receive their card. Learn more here https://sflib1.sfpl.org/selfreg.

The Netflix US YouTube channel features a subset of Netflix Original educational documentaries available for classroom screenings.

HBO has some content available on their Watch Free Online website. Content changes regularly and may be taken down without notice.

The Streaming Guide for Movies and TV Shows - JustWatch
Find streaming sources for individual titles. Includes Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, etc.

ENGL 1A / 1AS - Kristin Smith

Assistance

Non-Library Media Sources