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To access streaming video from these subscription services, click on the links below, and then sign in with Web Advisor credentials.​​ Coming soon: Kanopy!

​Films on Demand​​​​

​​Films on Demand offers a large variety oftitles from producers such as Films for the Humanities and Sciences, PBS, A&E, History, ABCNews, BBC, NBC News, Shopware, Biography, National Geographic and others.​

​FMG Archival Films & Newsreels Collection​​

​​FMG Archival Films & Newsreels Collection is a subset of Films on Demand that includes historic film reels and digitized archival films.

​Kanopy​

​​Kanopy offers independent and documentary films of unique social and cultural value.

​Swank Digital Campus​ ​

​Swank Digital Campus offers films produced by major Hollywood studios, documentary providers, independent filmmakers and international film companies.

 

When evaluating results from an Internet search, a "lateral reading" approach is recommended. Lateral reading is searching for information about a source while you are reading it, to evaluate the source's currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, and purpose. 
To read laterally, open new browser tabs, where you will search for information regarding the website or claims you are evaluating. Read the information you find to discover what trusted and reliable sources are saying about the website or its claims. [Explanation derived from PVCC LibGuide.]
Here is more information regarding evaluation criteria:

• Currency: When was the information published or posted? Is the date the information was revised or updated listed?​ Do you spot any out-of-date information? Are the links on the site functional?
• Relevance: Does the information relate directly to your topic or answer your question? Who is the indended audience of the information? Is the information written at an appropriate level?​
• Authority: Who is the author, publisher, source, or sponsor of the information? Are the author's credentials or organizational affiliations listed? Is the author qualified to provide information on this topic?
• Accuracy: Where does the information come from? It is evidence-based? Has it been reviewed by a professional board? Can you verify the information from other sources? Does the language seem unbiased?
• Purpose: What is the purpose of the information? Are the author's intentions clear? Is this information factual, or is it opinion or propaganda? Is it objective and impartial?

Apps for accessing content on a mobile device are available from the following library database vendors:​

The library holds the current and previous year of browsing periodicals. These may be borrowed for one week with no renewals. Exceptions are the current issue of magazines, which may not be borrowed, and newspapers, which are library-use only.