Film Resources
The most direct way to find films is a keyword search in our library catalog, restricting to the Video/Film format type.
Many - but not all - of our film catalog records receive a subject heading indicating genre. There are a few documentary-related headings: “Documentary films”, “Documentary television programs”, and “Documentary-style films”.
So -- to search the catalog for documentary films on a particular topic, try a keyword search for:
documentary and [your search term], limited to the Video/Film format type.
Hint: broaden your search term using the wildcard (asterisk *) in order to find spelling variants
Example: documentary and global* [finds "global", "globalization", etc.]
AVON: Academic Video Online by Call Number: Streaming videoAVON includes selected content from almost every Alexander Street Press individual video collection, and also many other videos not in those collections. The database covers the following subject areas and more: art, architecture, business, counseling and therapy, dance, economics, education, ethnic studies, ethnography, gay and lesbian studies, health, history, humanities, law and public safety, literature, opera, philosophy, political science, rehabilitation and sports medicine, feature films (including contemporary world cinema and silent films), psychology, religion, science, theatre, musical performance, and women's studies.
- Digitalia Film Library This link opens in a new windowDigitalia Film Library (streaming video) is a multilingual collection of films & documentaries from Spain, France and other European countries, North American Classic films, and Latin American films from South America, Central America and Caribbean including Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guatemala and others.
Kanopy StreamingCall Number: Streaming serviceKanopy Streaming is a service to which Dartmouth subscribes. There are many examples of different types of films in this collection.
- Swank Digital Campus This link opens in a new windowWe now offers access to streaming movies for academic use, obtained through Swank Digital Campus. Swank partners with major Hollywood studios, documentary providers, independent filmmakers and international film companies to provide a diverse library of more than 1,000 film titles. The wide range of titles ensures all academic departments can find the movies needed to promote active and engaged learning in their classrooms.
WorldCat - a collective catalog for a huge library network - is a great tool for identifying films & their distributors. We're often able to borrow films from partner libraries. Submit a request via interlibrary loan.
Images
- Finding Images for Research & PresentationsArt Librarian Laura Graveline's guide suggests additional image resources
- AP images This link opens in a new windowAP Images from AccuWeatherTM is a research tool that allows learners of all ages and areas of interest to search databases that will take them on a sensory journey using photographs, audio, graphics and text spanning over 160 years of history.
- JSTOR Image Search This link opens in a new windowSearch the Artstor Image Library including Dartmouth Collections & content from museums, collections & archives around the world. View & analyze images through features such as zooming. Save both image files & citations.