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UC
catalogs & databases :: commercial
sources
FINDING
VIDEOS
UC Catalogs & Databases
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UC Davis
Videos are held in multiple places on the UC Davis campus, so
not all of them will be visible in Library catalogs like Harvest
or Melvyl. Each location has its own policies, so patrons should
be aware of the differences among the collections. The two largest
sources of video on campus are housed at the Information and Educational
Technology (IET) Media Distribution Lab in Hart Hall and the University
Library.
See also the resource list for Videos and DVDs on the UC Davis campus
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Hartt
Media Distribution Lab Database
[1101 Hartt Hall]
ET-CTS
operates the largest collection of videos on campus, with
several thousand titles. Instructors can reserve materials
via the web or by phone.
· Harvest
The Library holds several hundred titles in VHS and DVD formats,
purchased for the purpose of research, instruction, and local
collection subject interests. The Harvest catalog (UC Davis
holdings only) and Melvyl (all UC libraries) will only tell
you which videos are held in the library system (NOT the Hart
Hall Media Lab or other UC Davis campus collections). To search
the Harvest Catalog for videos go to "Advanced Search"
and limit by Format to "Videorecordings." You can
also limit only to VHS or DVD. Shields Reserve Services (1st
floor) holds most videos in the UC Davis Library system, but
the science libraries and Special Collections also own some
titles.
Most
videos in Shields Library are kept in Reserve Services, and
can typically circulate to UC Davis cardholders. There is
no public viewing equipment in the library, however, so patrons
must either use their own equipment or visit the Hart Hall
Media lab to use the players located there.
· LGBT
Center, Women's
Resources and Research Center (WRRC), CrossCultural
Center
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender
(LGBT) Resource Center, the WRRC, and the Cross Cultural Center
have small collections of videos on relevant gender and sexuality
topics. The WRRC also houses a selection of videos on disability
studies, and also has a print list of titles. Currently, the
best way to find out about titles in these collections is
to visit the Centers, or to browse the film resources lists
on the UC Davis Sexuality Studies page.
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Visual
Resource Facility Image Database
The VRF has approximately 200 VHS, DVDs and U-Matic tapes
available on art and art related topics. See Media
Collections for circulation and access. Note: to locate videos, go to Advanced Search and select the Format you want. |
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UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA)
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PFA’s collection of more than 14,000 works includes strong holdings in classic and international cinema, West Coast avant-garde film, international animation, Soviet cinema, early video art, and the largest collection of Japanese films outside of Japan.
The PFA Library is an invaluable resource for film research and education, offering access to PFA’s film collection as well as to thousands of books, periodicals, posters, and still photographs. In addition, the library has compiled some 95,000 files of documentation about individual films, personalities, and subjects. Many of these files are now available online through CineFiles, PFA’s innovative film document image database. |
Commercial Sources
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Electronic
Arts Intermix
535 West 22 Street floor 5
New York, NY 10011
t 212 337 0680
f 212 337 0679
email: info@eai.org
Video Data Bank
112 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, Il 60603
Fax: 312.541.8073
Tel: 312.345.3550
email: info@vdb.org |
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