With very few exceptions, using AVON or JoVE has no additional cost for individual films. All licensing costs are included in the institutional cost.
Streaming video is available to the NMSU-Las Cruces Campus and NMSU-Global. A maximum of five films are budgeted for each instructor per semester. Exceptions may be made for film classes and NMSU-Global. Titles may not duplicate items already owned by the library or freely available elsewhere.
NMSU Las Cruces campus subscribes to several major distributors of educational streaming video in response to the instructional needs of University programs. The focus is on supporting in-class teaching methods and course content.
Academic Video Online is the most comprehensive video subscription available to libraries. It delivers 84,000+* titles spanning the widest range of subject areas, including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. The collection includes documentaries and feature films.
Docuseek streams essential independent, social-issue, and environmental films Free previews are available to registered users.
JoVE is the world-leading producer and provider of science videos with the mission to improve scientific research and education. Millions of scientists, educators, and students at thousands of universities, colleges, hospitals, and biopharmaceutical companies worldwide use JoVE for their research, teaching, and learning.
Kanopy is a solution to providing educational institutions with online access to more than 30,000+ films from many of the leading producers, including the Criterion Collection, PBS, Kino Lorber, New Day Films, The Great Courses, California Newsreel, and hundreds more. Kanopy’s streaming interface makes it easy to watch, share, discuss, and engage with films across campus. It is easy for both faculty and students to embed Kanopy in their coursework through Canvas. With Kanopy, you can share films, create clips, or teaching playlists.
SWANK Provides colleges and universities with an extensive academic streaming film collection. Explore over 30,000 films, documentaries, foreign films, and TV shows in all disciplines. This database is for curriculum use only. Instructors must create an account, request access to restricted films, and submit the request for Library review. If approved, faculty will receive a link to share with their students directly or via Canvas. Please email lib-colldev@nmsu.edu with any questions. All Swank Movies List September 2023.xlsx.
Psychotherapy.net is a library of over 350 training videos featuring the leading practitioners in the field.
In addition, there are many open educational resources. This guide provides links to some of those resources.
There are many benefits for universities to utilize streaming video.
Although the American Disabilities Act does not specifically address streaming video, there have been lawsuits involving major universities concerning the lack of closed captioning to provide equal access to all learners.
Canvas provides guidance on implementing Universal Design for Learning