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Streaming films overview

Our streaming film databases include a mix of both secondary sources (documentaries) and historical primary sources (such as original recordings of historic events and speeches).  Films can be identified either by browsing the databases or by searching.

A) Searching

When searching for films by specific title or by topic, the library catalog is best, because it includes records for films spanning our numerous databases.

Tip:  After your initial search, use the left-hand column to limit your search to  Full Text Online and Audio Visual.

B) Browsing

You can also go into individual databases and browse to see what they have.  Here is a link to all our streaming video databases.

Here is a list of the databases with a lot of history content:

Help video on finding streaming films

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