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Multimedia Resources in the Classroom
This guide is to help you find multimedia materials to use in classroom instruction.
Contents: Using the Library Catalog ||
Databases & Electronic Resources
| Using the Library Catalog |
Please keep in mind that Randall Library has many multimedia resources, such as DVDs and videos, that you may wish to use in teaching. By clicking on "advanced search" in the catalog, you can limit your search by location or material type. Some useful limits might be:Randall Library's Special Collections also has several online collections available here, including WWII: Through the Eyes of the Cape Fear River.
- Location: Audiovisuals
- Material Type: Ebooks - Audio (particulary useful for foreign languages)
- Material Type: Videorecording
| Databases & Electronic Resources |
Use the table below to find databases and other resources in the following categories:
| KEY: A = audio I = images V = video * = recommended | |
| CURRENT EVENTS | Randall Library LexisNexis Search transcripts of news shows by clicking "News". Then select "Transcripts" from the "Select Sources" menu. Visit the news source's web site to check for audio/video. Free Web BBC News (A, V) Articles often link to clips from related televised news coverage. Also check out the BBC radio page for more programs. Blinkx.com* (V) Video search engine with online video from 200+ sources. In advanced search, limit to "information" or "news." NPR (A) Archives, streaming audio, and transcripts of programs. PBS (A, V) Listen to or watch Frontline, The NewsHour, and other programs. PRI (A) Listen to This American Life, Bob Edwards Weekend, and others. |
| INTER- DISCIPLINARY RESOURCES |
Randall Library Academic Search Premier (I) This interdisciplinary database allows searches limited to images. Sources include UPI and Motion Picture and Television Archive. Encyclopedia Britannica Online (I, V) Includes images and a video collection. Enciclopedia Universal en Espanol (I) Articles, photos and interactive maps in Spanish. Gale Virtual Reference (I) Diagrams, images, and photos from full-text reference materials. NCLIVE - PBS Video Collection* (V) Some of PBS' most popular series - requires Flash Player 9.0. Go to Browse Resources > Alphabetic > PBS. Opposing Viewpoints* (A, I) Excellent coverage on a wide range of "hot" issues. NB: Only 3 simultaneous users permitted. Free Web blip.tv (A, V) Internet "TV" programs and videoblogs. Flickr (I) Searchable Internet photo sharing site. Google Image Search* (I) Use the popular search engine to find images. Internet Archive (A, I, V) An Internet library of collections that exist in digital format. OER Commons (A, I, V) Open Educational Resources with shared course materials. ResearchChannel* (V) Video library featuring academics and researchers. TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design)* (V) "...talks by the world's greatest thinkers and doers." Youtube (V) Popular video sharing site. |
| ARTS, HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES | Randall Library CAMIO (I) Highlights of many museums' collections worldwide. Classical Music Library (A) Listen to classical music tracks via streaming audio. CQ Electronic Library (I) Search Congressional Quarterly publications for historical images. Daily Life Through History (I) Search by time period and find pertinent galleries of images. Grove Art Online (I) Extensive collection of art and architecture images. NB: Only one simulataneous user permitted. Grove Music Online (A, I) Provides select images and sound recordings. NB: Only one simulataneous user permitted. HarpWeek (I) Harper's Weekly, from 1857-1877, includes sketches and drawings. Historic Events of the 20th Century (A, I, V) Links to Web sites with multimedia materials on important events. Covers: civil rights, fall of communism, Holocaust, WWI, WWII. In the First Person (A) Interviews and personal narratives in text and audio. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: NY Times (I) Photos are often included in NY Times articles from 1851-2004. Theatre in Video (V) Streaming video of theatre productions, including entire plays. Free Web Bookwire (V) Search for video clips featuring popular authors. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs* (I) Images from the Prints and Photographs Division of the library. Smithsonian Institution Cross Catalog Search (A, I, V) Search multiple Smithsonian collections. You may also want to search individual institutions' sites here. |
| FORMAL & NATURAL SCIENCES |
Randall Library Birds of North America (A, I, V) Images, videos, and songs or calls of North American birds. Henry Stewart Talks (A) Experts present talks on neurodegenerative diseases. iLumina* (I, V) A digital library of sharable teaching materials for the sciences. Free Web AgeLine (V) AARP database includes online videos. ResearchChannel* (V) Video library featuring academics and researchers. (Also listed above under interdisciplinary resources.) Technology Review (V) Short science documentaries from MIT's Technology Review. Videos from the Googlplex (V) Presentations held at Google's campus. TechTalks often feature computer and information scientists. |
Maintained by Rachel Radom, radomr at uncw dot edu.
Last updated January 10, 2008