Look for More
Use the Library catalog to find more DVDs and videos in the library.
Type in your search term and the item type "videorecording", for example "undocumented workers" and videorecording
DVDs
A sample of documentaries and films available in the LPC Library:
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Makers: Women Who Make America
Call Number: DVD HQ1391 U5 M35 2013 -
A history of women's achievement in America
Call Number: DVD CT3260 H57 2006 -
Miss Representation
Call Number: DVD HQ1421 M573 2012 -
California Women Win the Vote
Call Number: DVD JK1896 C355 2012 -
Equality: a history of the women's movement in America
Call Number: DVD HQ1426 E78 2007 -
Sisters of Selma: bearing witness for change
Call Number: DVD E185.61 S57 2007 -
Women Combat Pilots: The Right Stuff
Call Number: DVD TL539 W66 2008
Check Out DVDs
DVDs are shelved along the north wall of the library. The circulation desk staff will pull the discs when you are ready to check them out.
DVDs have a one-week loan period.
Sources for Videos and Images
Recommended databases for media sources like images and videos:
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ARTstor This link opens in a new windowNow embedded in the Jstor database, Artstor is a digital library of million+ images in the arts, photography, architecture, history and culture with a suite of software tools to view, present, and manage images available for research and academic purposes. Contributors include museums, photo archives, and artists.
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American History in Video This link opens in a new windowStreaming video collection for the study of American history through the lens of documentaries, archival footage, and newsreels. Content providers include Ken Burns, PBS, Bullfrog, and The History Channel.
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Films on Demand Streaming Videos This link opens in a new windowFilms and documentaries on a variety of academic disciplines in the arts and humanities, social sciences, sciences, and practical skill building.
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History Reference Source This link opens in a new window
Contains periodicals, encyclopedias, non-fiction books, historical documents, biographies of historical figures, and historical photos, maps, and videos.
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Kanopy Streaming Video This link opens in a new windowWatch movies, foreign films, shorts, and documentaries on a wide of subjects, etc.
Makers: Women Who Make America (PBS documentary)
Other Sources
Google Images is a search service owned by Google.Google Images allows users to search the web for image content.
YouTube is a video-sharing website. Frequently contains clips and old footage of historical events, speeches, etc.