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Use OneSearch to search for books, eBooks, articles (from magazines, newspapers, and journals), streaming videos, DVDs, CDs, images, and more, all in a single search. OneSearch cross searches most CCSF Library Databases at the same time. OneSearch can be accessed from the Library website! Want to see how it works? Check out our video demo.
Films on Demand is an online library of streaming videos including the Master Academic and Nursing collections, as well as hundreds of HBO Documentary Films, with new titles added regularly. This platform also hosts over 50 streaming titles owned by CCSF Library in perpetuity.
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Use Films on Demand's "Advanced Search" then filter by "Custom Content" to browse films owned by the library. Results can also be filtered by producer (i.e. HBO, PBS, etc.).
Swank Digital Campus enables the college to provide streaming access to feature films and documentaries released by most major studios. Our subscription gives the library access to up to 25 films at a time per year. Each film is licensed for a one year term.
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Lumière includes clips and feature films for instructors to assign to their students for viewing through Canvas. (Account Required)
Most clips and films include an English subtitle option, if you need a film that is not yet available with subtitles, please contact Michele McKenzie for assistance.
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A personal account is required for access. You must be a CCSF instructor to qualify for an account. Lumière may only be used in conjunction with credit bearing courses taught at CCSF.
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Kanopy is a mediated resource. Viewing is limited to films CCSF has licensed. The library will only license films from Kanopy that are unavailable elsewhere.
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A personal account with Kanopy is not required to view CCSF licensed content. Select "skip" to bypass Kanopy's registration process.
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3C Media Solutions (CCC TechConnect Cloud) is the educational media distribution source for video content, podcasts, streaming services, and event coverage for the 114 campuses of the California Community Colleges System. (Account Required)
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Faculty and staff of the California Community Colleges System may create an account (free of charge).
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Focuses on solutions to slow down our escalating environmental crisis, going beyond the current narrative and offering hope.
A visualization of James Baldwin’s unfinished book exploring the continued peril America faces from institutionalized racism.
An unflinching look at the Ferguson uprising from the perspective of the protesters involved.
The story of labor organizer Larry Itliong and Filipino farm workers in the 1960s.
Uncovers the growing evidence linking breast cancer to chemical exposure.
A meditative exploration of our relationship with silence, sound and the impact of noise on our lives.