Lilly Library at Wabash College: Streaming Music &amp; Video: Streaming Video

Streaming Video

World Cinema This link opens in a new window
Over 1250 titles including the best of the silent era, groundbreaking international directors, masterpieces from the mid-20th century, and contemporary films from around the world, including Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, and North America.
Swank Streaming Video This link opens in a new window
The bulk of feature films (and some popular documentaries) available in streaming format come from the Swank Digital Campus service. The current collection of 100 films which Wabash has licensed may be accessed here. (Contact Susan Albrecht at albrechs@wabash.edu or 765-361-6216 for assistance or to make a request.)
Feature Films for Education (FFE) This link opens in a new window
FFE includes over 660 films focused on both current and hard-to-find titles for educational instructional purposes, including dramas, literary adaptations, blockbusters, classics, Academy Award® winners, and more.
Academic Video Online (AVON) This link opens in a new window
AVON provides over 67,000 streaming videos spanning a wide range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. The collection includes mostly documentaries, plus Sony Pictures Classics feature films. **Most films include public performance rights.**
Kanopy Streaming Videos This link opens in a new window
Kanopy offers a large collection of documentary and educational films, as well as particular categories of feature films, including world cinema, Criterion Collection, Cannes Film Festival entries, early and silent films. Each title must be licensed individually. (Contact Susan Albrecht for assistance.) Note: public libraries such as the Crawfordsville District Public Library likely have more extensive options.

Special note re: Netflix

Special note re: Netflix - Individual streaming subscription services (e.g., Netflix and Amazon Prime) do not authorize instructors to stream content in the classroom setting. It does not matter whether it is for educational use; the Terms of Service for these individual subscription providers restrict use to personal use. With Netflix, in particular, there is a handful of only 10-15 films for which educational screening rights have been granted. 99+% of the time, Netflix titles are also not available for purchase on DVD, which causes great difficulty for educational institutions.

Susan Albrecht can help determine whether and where films might be available to students online through personal streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, iTunes, YouTube, GooglePlay, etc. We recommend the JustWatch service as a great resource. Some streaming services also currently offer a period of free access ranging from one week to one month.

Tips on Using Streaming Videos

Lilly Library can stream those complete films for which we have acquired permission or license. This process requires the library to look for the rights holder for each individual film and determine if permission for streaming can be granted or if a license is available for purchase. Please note that finding the rights holders for foreign films can be particularly difficult and time-consuming, and the cost for streaming rights in general may be prohibitive. We limit requests to films that are required viewing for a course.

Currently, Wabash has access to a hand-picked collection of 100 streamed feature films through Swank Digital Campus. The content of this collection changes annually and is selected each August/September based upon faculty need and historical usage. If there are films which you would like to recommend for this collection, contact Susan Albrecht at albrechs@wabash.edu or 765-361-6216.

If streaming of a film cannot be arranged, an excellent alternative option is for instructors to place physical copies of video material on reserve at the Lilly Library Front Desk. There are a variety of checkout period options available. The library has several viewing stations or instructors may opt to allow students to take materials out of the library. Please contact Susan Albrecht to make reserve requests at albrechs@wabash.edu or 765-361-6216.

Also, streaming a clip or clips from a film may be a viable option for instructors. There are copyright laws that discuss the technical means for making copies of film and others that describe the rules governing the use of media for educational purposes. Section 1201 (a) (1) of the copyright law allows the decryption of copy protection of motion picture media (such as DVD, VHS, Blu-ray) that are lawfully made and acquired, for the purposes of creating short clips for criticism and study purposes for professors and media studies students. Talk to us about your interests and needs; we will work to help you accomplish your educational objective within fair use guidelines. Contact Susan Albrecht, albrechs@wabash.edu or 765-361-6216, or Andrew Taylor in the Educational Technology Center, tayloran@wabash.edu or 765-361-6174.