Just in time for the holidays, the Libraries have upgraded our streaming video subscriptions. The former VAST collection from Alexander Street Press is now vast-er as AVON: Academic Video Online. A multidisciplinary collection of more then 60,000 videos, AVON covers topics such as Architecture, Art, Business, Counseling and therapy, Dance, Economics, Education, Ethnic studies, Ethnography, Health, History, Humanities, Law and public safety, LGBT studies, Literature, Opera, Philosophy,Political science, Psychology, Religion, Science, Theatre, and Women’s studies. Content providers include the BBC, PBS, Universal, Bloomberg, A&E, Kino Lorber, Filmakers Library, HBO, WGBH Boston, and National Geographic.
Explore documentaries by Ken Burns, performances of Indian classical dance, recordings of counseling sessions, travelogues, ethnographic studies, poetry readings, and informative overviews of medical and scientific concepts and breakthroughs.
Records for this new collection are still being added to the catalog. You can already discover AVON videos in QuickSearch or by exploring the collection. Enjoy your break!
