GSU Library Research Guides: Library guide for online students: Streaming video

Searching for videos

You can search our online videos in GIL-Find (the library catalog) the same way you'd search for books.

To narrow your search to find only streaming video, just select Visual and Full Access Online in the left column of your search results.

That includes videos in SWANK, Films on Demand and Kanopy (the three links below).

SWANK Digital Campus This link opens in a new window
This database offers online streaming of a wide range of feature films, documentaries, and foreign films.
Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
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A video library containing over 30K titles (279K segments) in Humanities & Social Sciences, Business & Economics, Health, and Science.
Kanopy Streaming Video This link opens in a new window
Kanopy is an on-demand streaming video service for educational institutions that provides students and faculty access to a large collection of documentaries and independent films in a wide variety of subjects.
Docuseek This link opens in a new window
Provides access to over a thousand documentaries from renowned leaders in documentary film distribution.
Academic Video Online (AVON) This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive, multidisciplinary video subscription containing over 80,000+ titles supporting the entire range of curriculum, from anthropology to zoology.

Internet Archive: Moving Image Archive
Vast online library of freely available movies and videos, mostly public domain and ephemeral film.
American Memory: Motion Pictures
From the Library of Congress, online video from subject-specific collections, including early Edison films, animation, and rare vaudeville performances.
Pinewood Dialogues
From the Museum of the Moving Image, streaming audio and transcripts of discussions with major figures in film, television, and digital media.
Paley Center Screening Room
Online video from the Paley Center for Media, including historical political convention coverage, pop culture, documentaries, and more.