CCSF Library: Diego Rivera and his San Francisco Murals: Media

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.

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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:

Recommended Media Sources for Diego Rivera research

Documentaries are great sources for your research papers. Be sure to take advantage of transcripts that accompany each film. Also, create video clips to embed in your presentations.

Diego Rivera: I Paint What I See
This program traces the life of famed Mexican artist Diego Rivera from childhood through his Cubist period, his leading role in the Mexican mural renaissance, his fame as a muralist in the USA, and his later years.
Diego Rivera: Art and Revolution
This program discusses Rivera's success in melding the painting styles of European Modernism with the art of ancient Mexico; his belief in the dignity of everyday life; the notorious Rockefeller Center mural; and, underpinning all, his deep love of Mexico.
Art in Action Exhibition
Silent, color footage from the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island in San Francisco (1939/40). Features scenes from the Art in Action exhibition, including coverage of Diego Rivera and Miné Okubo working on the Pan American Unity Mural.
Diego Rivera: Moving a Masterpiece
Learn how a team of experts planned to move a massive mural consisting of 10 panels, measuring 22 feet high by 74 feet wide and weighing over 60,000 pounds across the city.