How to Search Efficiently
With so many streaming databases both for academic and personal use, what are the most efficient ways to search for the films you need?
This page will offer a few options to make your search easier!
- Google Video SearchThis scope searches videos only using Google's powerful algorithms. This will specifically bring up direct links to and previews of video files from locations like YouTube, Vimeo, DailyMotion, and more.
- 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 windowUse the library's catalog to search for titles which the library may have already licensed. Our catalog searches many streaming titles through the Kanopy and Alexander Street databases.
All LUC Streaming Video Databases
This is a comprehensive and updated list of streaming video databases currently subscribed to or accessible to LUC students, staff, and faculty.
- 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.
- Alexander Street Press Streaming Video This link opens in a new windowVideos and audio covering a wide variety of subjects. Individual collections include Black Studies in Video, Black Thought & Culture, Counseling and Therapy in Video: Vols.1-3, Criminal Justice and Public Safety in Video, Ethnographic Video Online :Vols.1-2, Filmmakers Library Online: Vols.1-2, LGBT Studies in Video, New World Cinema: Major Independent Features and Shorts, Nursing Education in Video, and Theatre in Video: Vol.2.
- Ambrose Video 2.0 This link opens in a new windowEducational videos in the subjects of social studies, literature, fine arts and the sciences. Includes the BBC Shakespeare Plays.
- Digital Theatre+ This link opens in a new windowTheatrical monographs, scripts, and video productions from leading theatre companies, educational institutions, and arts collectives around the world.
- Docuseek Streaming Video This link opens in a new windowDocumentary, independent, educational videos and films on a wide range of topics related to social issues, sustainability, the environment and more. Titles are available upon request. Requests should be submitted to Audio Visual services at: http://libraries.luc.edu/avpurchase.
- Drama Online This link opens in a new windowFull-text Ebooks, Playtexts, Audio, and Film and Video related to theatre and the performing arts. Coverage: 5th Century BC - present.
- Films on Demand This link opens in a new windowVideos covering a wide range of academic, vocational and life-skills topics. Titles are available upon request. Requests should be submitted to Audio Visual services at: http://libraries.luc.edu/avpurchase.
- Infobase Learning Cloud This link opens in a new windowInfobase Learning Cloud is an online, on demand, training site that offers over 50,000 tutorial videos on over 250 technology applications, including Microsoft and Adobe.
- 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.
- Psychotherapy.net This link opens in a new windowEducational videos for teaching and training in psychotherapy and related fields. Coverage: 1990s - present.