Library: Mass Media and Film: Find Video Online

Films on Demand

Selected Video on the Web

Academic Earth
Filmed college lectures on a variety of topics.
AdViews
Thousands of vintage ads hosted by Duke University.
Al Jazeera Creative Commons Repository
Raw footage from Al Jazeera licensed for documentary use.
AMC B-Movies
Full length B-movies hosted by American Movie Classics.
American Indian Film Gallery
Archival footage of Native American history and culture.
American Rhetoric
Database of historic speeches including audio, video, and full text.
Annenberg Media Teacher Resources
Low-res streams of Annenberg's educational videos.
Archaeology Channel Video Guide
Online collection of archeological videos.
Archive of American Television
Collection of interviews with people from television history.
Watch Online
An advertising supported Internet TV channel with curated collections related to art, music, and culture
Carnegie Corporation Oral History Project
Oral histories chiefly relating to labor organizing and other modern histories.
Ethnographic Video for Instruction and Analysis
Collaborative repository of ethnographic video. Free account required.
CDC-TV
Health related videos and public service announcements produced by the Centers for Disease Control.
Folkstreams
A collection of films about roots music and traditional crafts.
History Channel Video
Includes full episodes of selected History Channel shows, as well as clips from many others.
Indiana University Libraries Film Archive
A collection of historic educational films produced by Indiana University.
Internet Archive Moving Image Archive
A large assortment of online video including thousands of selections from the Prelinger ephemeral film archives.
Khan Academy
Short instructional videos with a strong collection of clips related to science, math, and finance.
MIT OpenCourseWare
Free audio and video lectures from MIT professors and their guest speakers.
Museum of Broadcast Communications Archive
Thousands of digitized radio and television programs. Requires free registration.
National Film Board of Canada
Hundreds of films from Canada, including acclaimed documentaries, shorts, and animation.
National Georgraphic Video
Includes clips and full episodes from Nat Geo TV, as well as online only content.
National Park Service: B-Roll Video
Public domain footage from the National Parks Service.
Health and Aging
NIH-produced videos on common ailments of senior citizens.
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On August 1, 2017, the NIHSeniorHealth.gov Web site will be retired. NIHSeniorHealth.gov, the first government Web site designed for older adults, was launched in 2003 by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM). The site provided evidence-based health information to millions of older adults in a format geared to their cognitive and visual needs.

Beginning August 1, 2017, NIHSeniorHealth.gov will redirect visitors to the Health and Aging section of NIA Web site.
Open Video Project
A collaborative digital video collection created by UNC Chapel Hill. Includes numerous educational films and ephemeral films.
Public Broadcasting System
The main portal to PBS programs, includes several series not listed below.
PBS American Experience
Full episodes of selected American Experience episodes.
PBS Art:21
Website for the PBS series on contemporary art, with excerpts and some full episodes.
PBS Frontline
Full episodes of the PBS public affairs series.
PBS Great Performances
Full episodes and clips of classical music, opera, and dance performances from the PBS series.
PBS Nova
Full episodes of the PBS science and technology series
PBS POV Documentaries
Select documentaries from the POV series.
Scripps Library and Multimedia Archive
This collection contains films of interest to students of U.S. Public Policy, including a wealth of archival footage of U.S. presidents.
60 Minutes Full Episodes
Full episodes of the popular CBS news program.
Snag Films
Includes full length documentaries from major distributors, supported by ads interspersed throughout.
Southern Foodways Alliance
Films related to traditional southern cooking.
TED Talks
Talks from the popular Technology, Entertainment, Design series. Additional TED talks are available via the Films on Demand database.
Thanhouser Video Collection
A collection of 56 silent films spanning the years from 1910-1917.
Time Video
Videos on current events and history produced by the weekly news magazine.
USDA YouTube Channel
Several hundred videos produced by the USDA on topics such as current events, food safety, and nutrition.
Vimeo
Well-known site for user-generated video, including full-length films posted by independent filmmakers. Subscription required for some content.
Wellcome Film: Digitising Medical History
Ephemeral films related to the history of medicine.
WGBH Open Vault
Digitized content from WGBH, the Boston PBS affiliate responsible for some of the most famous PBS series.
YouTube BFI National Archives
The official YouTube channel of the British Film Institute. Includes clips as well as interviews with film historians.
YouTube Movies
Free streams of full-length feature films. YouTube also has pay-per-view movies available here.