Citing AV Materials in Your Research
Need help citing your video or film research in your bibliography or works cited page? How about advice with in-line citations? Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL) has an excellent style guide in all major formats and gives you several options for how to cite your AV materials.
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Online Video Collections
The Loyola Libraries subscribes to several online streaming media collection. Videos are a great addition to class syllabuses, reports and presentations, and can contribute greatly to both background and topic specific research!
The Most Important Streaming Video Links
These links will prepare you to get up and running as quickly as possible. Included here are links on how to search for video availability and our most popular LUC databases.
- Just WatchJust Watch searches most popular home video rental/purchase platforms such as iTunes, HBOMax, Amazon Prime, Vudu, and many more. Just Watch also searches the Kanopy Streaming database however not all the results are available for the academic market.
Additionally Just Watch will differentiate between streaming locations (like Tubi TV or HBOMax) and rental/purchase locations (like iTunes or Google Play).
- LUC Library Catalog This link opens in a new windowA search tool for finding books, journal articles, media, and other materials in the library collection.
- Academic Video Online This link opens in a new windowVideo, audio, and text covering a wide variety of subjects including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. In addition to contemporary sources, this database contains significant amounts of primary sources.
- Kanopy Streaming Video This link opens in a new windowDocumentaries, independent and classic feature films, educational videos, and award-winning films and shorts. Distributors include PBS, Media Education Foundation, Documentary Education Resources, California Newsreel, Criterion Collection/Janus Films, Psychotherapy.net, and more.
- Swank Motion Pictures This link opens in a new windowFeature films and documentaries spanning a number of genres from major studios such as Paramount, Universal, Warner Bros. and more. Films include cinema classics and contemporary films. This is a faculty curated collection. Titles are available upon request. You can browse the full selection of titles to add here.