Library Resources: Digital Media Arts: Find Video

Streaming Video Databases

Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Provides access to more than 6000 films in various subjects from Films for the Humanities & Sciences and other leading educational film vendors.
Films on Demand -- Archival and News Reels This link opens in a new window
Hundreds of short archival films from different eras of US history between 1919 and 1968

Video- Kanopy Public Library Access

Glendale Public Library:

The Digital Library is open 24/7. Read eBooks and magazines, listen to audiobooks and music, and watch streaming videos.

To access digital library content, you will need your library card barcode (the number on the back of your library card) and PIN number. Your PIN is the last four numbers of your phone number, unless you requested a different four-digit number when you received your card.

Don't have a library card? Fill out an application and get an eCard here.

Watch over 30,000 documentaries, classics and indie films with Kanopy. Available on desktop, mobile and Roku for students, professors, and library patrons. Visit the Kanopy help site for details on streaming to Apple TV, Fire TV, and Roku devices. *Limited to 10- films per month.

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Phoenix Public Library E-card access, click here.

Kanopy
The Kanopy collection offers a broad selection of more than 30,000 feature films, documentaries, foreign language, and training videos, including: the Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, the Frontline series, and international films.

*Limited to 15 films per month.

Learn more about getting started with Kanopy or go directly to the collection.

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Tips for Finding Archival Video

6 Essential Tips for Using Archival Footage
Katharine Relth is the Web & Social Media Producer for the International Documentary Association. She has previously blogged for Tribeca Film, and contributes regularly to Documentary magazine.
This post originally appeared on the International Documentary Association’s website.
Attention, Documentary Filmmakers: Here Are 9 Tips for Finding and Securing the Archival Material You Need
Panelists on the “Dig Into Archives” panel at DOC NYC... highlighted the most important things to keep in mind when researching and trying to secure the rights to archival material.
Accessing archival footage
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"Typically, the detective work of finding the perfect archival footage, identifying who owns the rights to it and then having it cleared for use in a movie is done by a visual researcher. If your production doesn't have the budget for a seasoned researcher and you plan to do the rights and clearance work yourself, be prepared to roll up your sleeves."

Web Sources for Archival Footage

Archive.org
Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.
Library of Congress Film/ Video Search
National Archives
"The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation's record keeper. Of all documents and materials created in the course of business conducted by the United States Federal government, only 1%-3% are so important for legal or historical reasons that they are kept by us forever.
*May I reproduce images from your web site?*
The vast majority of the digital images in the National Archives Catalog are in the public domain. Therefore, no written permission is required to use them. We would appreciate your crediting the National Archives and Records Administration as the original source. For the few images that remain copyrighted, please read the instructions noted in the "Access Restrictions" field of each catalog record."
What’s the difference between the National Archives and the Library of Congress?