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The 150+ titles below have been added recently to the Films on Demand streaming video service.  Enjoy!

 

Administering Medications
Subject: Health Care & Treatment
© 2006 43 Minutes 

 

Allergy Planet
Subject: Biology, Geography, Public Health 
© 2008 49 Minutes


Analyzing Fitness
Subject: Personal Health & Wellness
© 2006 26 Minutes 

 

Angola: The Curse of Oil
Subject: Area Studies, Environmental Science, Management 
© 2008 25 Minutes

 

The Armenian Genocide-Educator's Edition
Subject: Criminal Justice
© 2006 57 Minutes


Atoms, Molecules, and Compounds
Subject: Physical Science
© 2010 26 Minutes 

 

Basic Care Procedures: Showering and Bed Bathing
Subject: Health Care & Treatment
© 2006 25 Minutes 

 

Before the Alphabet
Subject: Art & Architecture
26 Minutes


The Beginning Teacher
Subject: Education
© 2008 24 Minutes 

 

Behavior and Development: Two Baby on Board Case Studies
Subject: Psychology
© 2008 24 Minutes


Bill Moyers Journal: Abraham Lincoln Revealed
Subject: History
© 2009 56 Minutes


Bill Moyers Journal: Change and a New Administration
Subject: History
© 2008 60 Minutes


Bill Moyers Journal: Expectations of the Obama Administration
Subject: History
© 2009 59 Minutes


Bill Moyers Journal: Religious Scholar Karen Armstrong
Subject: Philosophy & Religion
© 2009 53 Minutes


Bill Moyers Journal: United Steelworkers' Leo Gerard / Earmark Abuse
Subject: Economics, Political Science
© 2009 57 Minutes


The Birth of Israel
Subject: History
© 2008 59 Minutes 

 

The Bitter Taste of Tea: A Journey into the World of Fair Trade
Subject: Management, Philosophy & Religion
© 2008 59 Minutes 

 

Black/White & Brown: Brown v. The Board of Education of Topeka
Subject: History
© 2004 88 Minutes


Bloody Cartoons: Freedom of Expression and the Clash of Cultures
Subject: Philosophy & Religion
© 2008 54 Minutes


Bodies, Blood, and Ballistics: Forensics School, Part One
Subject: Criminal Justice
© 2006 24 Minutes


Bolivia: Partners, Not Masters
Subject: Area Studies, Environmental Science, Management 
© 2008 25 Minutes

 

The Brendan Voyage
Subject: History
54 Minutes 

 

The Bridge at Midnight Trembles: Parkinson's Disease and Deep Brain Stimulation
Subject: Human Anatomy and Physiology
© 2005 52 Minutes 

Business Studies: Enterprise and Entrepreneurs
Subject: Management
© 2008 37 Minutes 

 

Cancer Pain: Easing the Agony
Subject: Health Care & Treatment
© 2008 27 Minutes 

 

Cannabis: The Evil Weed?
Subject: Criminal Justice, Personal Health & Wellness 
© 2009


Catching the Sun: The Physics of Solar Energy
Subject: Environmental Science
© 2008 18 Minutes 

 

Cells, Tissues, and Skin
Subject: Human Anatomy and Physiology
© 2009 23 Minutes 

 

Chemical Reactions
Subject: Physical Science
© 2010 29 Minutes 


Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
Subject: Anthropology, Biology 
© 2008 52 Minutes


Cinema Asia: Iran
Subject: Communication
© 2007 51 Minutes


The Circulatory System
Subject: Human Anatomy and Physiology
© 2009 22 Minutes 

 

The Civilians' Story: Albert Kahn's Archive of the Planet
Subject: Art & Architecture
© 2008 52 Minutes 

 

Clinical Impressions: Identifying Mental Illness
Subject: Psychology
© 2008


Coastal Dunes
Subject: Biology, Geography

 


Computer Networks
Subject: Business Technology, Communication, Computers & Technology 
© 2005 27 Minutes

Conversation: The Delany Sisters
Subject: History
© 1994 11 Minutes

 

Coordination and Control: Animal Biology
Subject: Biology
© 2006 24 Minutes 

 

Crime Scene Chronicles: Forensics School, Part Three
Subject: Criminal Justice
© 2006 23 Minutes

 

Cybercrime: World Wide War 3.0
Subject: Computers & Technology, Criminal Justice
© 2008 55 Minutes


Daycare: Psychological Impacts on Child Development
Subject: Psychology
© 2001 28 Minutes


Designers Under Pressure: Digital Design
Subject: Art & Architecture, Business Technology,  Computers & Technology
© 2006 25 Minutes

Digestion and Nutrition
Subject: Human Anatomy and Physiology
© 2009 22 Minutes 

 

Displaying Modern Art: The Tate Approach
Subject: Art & Architecture
© 2003 33 Minutes


Documenting the Face of America: Roy Stryker and the FSA/OWI Photographers
Subject: Art & Architecture
© 2008 57 Minutes

Eating Disorders: Mind, Body, and Society
Subject: Diseases, Disorders & Disabilities, Psychology
© 2001 29 Minutes


Empire of Evil? An Inside Look at Iranian Society
Subject: Philosophy & Religion
© 2004

 

The End of a World: Albert Kahn's Archive of the Planet
Subject: Art & Architecture
© 2008 51 Minutes 


The Endocrine System
Subject: Human Anatomy and Physiology, Psychology
© 2009 21 Minutes 

 

Energy
Subject: Physical Science
© 2010 33 Minutes 

 

Environmental Illness: Bad Chemistry
Subject: Public Health
60 Minutes 

 

Eric Hobsbawm and Slovakian Nationalism
Subject: History
© 1996 54 Minutes


Europe After the Fire: Albert Kahn's Archive of the Planet
Subject: Art & Architecture
© 2008 52 Minutes


Europe on the Brink: Albert Kahn's Archive of the Planet
Subject: Art & Architecture
© 2008


Experimental Research Methods in Psychology
Subject: Psychology
© 2004 28 Minutes


Exposing Sex in America: Community Concern or Municipal Intrusion?
Subject: Criminal Justice
© 2008 41 Minutes


Eyewitness Testimony: Psychological Aspects
Subject: Criminal Justice
© 2001 29 Minutes


Fantastic Voyage: Nanotechnology and Space-Age Medicine
Subject: Diseases, Disorders & Disabilities
© 2002 50 Minutes 

 

Far East: Expeditions to Empires-Albert Kahn's Archive of the Planet
Subject: Art & Architecture
© 2008 51 Minutes


Festival of Dreams
Subject: Diseases, Disorders & Disabilities
© 1995 43 Minutes 

 

Fixing My Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Arrowsmith Program
Subject: Education
© 2008 52 Minutes


Forces and Motion
Subject: Physical Science
© 2010 24 Minutes 

 

From Canines to Courtroom: Forensics School, Part Four
Subject: Criminal Justice
© 2006 23 Minutes


The Frontiers of Space: Mathematics During the Scientific Revolution
Subject: History, Mathematics 
© 2008 59 Minutes 

 

Genes and Cloning: The Science of Selective Breeding
Subject: Biology
© 2006 29 Minutes 


Genetically Modified Crops: Hope vs. Hype
Subject: Biology
© 1999 22 Minutes 

 

Genetics, Stem Cells, and Society: An Interview with Alan Trounson
Subject: Human Anatomy and Physiology
© 2007 37 Minutes 

 

The Genius of the East: Mathematics During the Middle Ages
Subject: History, Mathematics 
© 2008 58 Minutes 

 

Gerald Vizenor
Subject: English & Language Arts
© 1994 50 Minutes


Glacial Deposits
Subject: Earth Science, Geography

 


Goodbye Classroom, Hello Crime: Forensics School, Part Five
Subject: Criminal Justice
© 2009 23 Minutes


Gravitation
Subject: Physical Science
© 2005 30 Minutes 

 

Great Cities: Rise of the Megalopolis
Subject: Sociology
© 2007 52 Minutes


The Green Encyclopedia, Part 1: Environmental Innovations and Opportunities Video Clips
Subject: Physical Science
© 2008 80 Minutes 

The Green Encyclopedia, Part 2: Environmental Concerns and Threats / Recycling and Alternative Energy Video Clips
Subject: Physical Science
© 2008 54 Minutes 

Hands-On Police Work: Forensics School, Part Two
Subject: Criminal Justice
© 2006 26 Minutes


Harold Bloom: Critic in the Active Voice
Subject: English & Language Arts
© 2009 60 Minutes


The Heart: Hope for the Human Engine
Subject: Health Care & Treatment
© 2007 26 Minutes 

 

Heart of Darfur: Fighting an International Humanitarian Crisis
Subject: Area Studies
© 2008 57 Minutes 


Heat: Dynamic Discoveries
Subject: Art & Architecture, Biology 
© 2008 22 Minutes 


High Anxieties: The Mathematics of Chaos
Subject: Philosophy & Religion, Physical Science 
© 2008 59 Minutes 


HIV & Me: Medical Advances and Setbacks
Subject: Diseases, Disorders & Disabilities, Sociology
© 2007 60 Minutes 


Homo Futurus: A Challenge to Darwinian Thinking
Subject: Anthropology, Biology 
© 2005 55 Minutes 


Human Development and the Reproductive System
Subject: Human Anatomy and Physiology
© 2009 20 Minutes 

 

Ibsen: Hedda Gabler
Subject: English & Language Arts
© 1980 78 Minutes 


The Immune System
Subject: Human Anatomy and Physiology
© 2009 22 Minutes 

 

Indigenous Peoples of Amazonia
Subject: Anthropology
© 2007 53 Minutes 


Infants with Disabilities: A Baby on Board Case Study
Subject: Psychology
© 2008 24 Minutes 


Introducing Tobacco: Risks, Laws, and Habits
Subject: Criminal Justice, Personal Health & Wellness 
© 2007 22 Minutes 


Introduction to Programming: Unlocking the Secrets
Subject: Business Technology, Computers & Technology, Education
© 2006 28 Minutes 


The Invisible Enemy: Weaponized Smallpox
Subject: Criminal Justice, Diseases, Disorders & Disabilities 
© 2008 53 Minutes 

 

Kingdom of Women: The Matriarchal Mosuo of China
Subject: Anthropology
© 2007 55 Minutes 


La Paloma: The History and Mystery of the World's Most Popular Song
Subject: Music
© 2008 52 Minutes 

 

A Leaf Blown on the Winds of History: China's Last Emperor, Part One
Subject: History
© 2008 52 Minutes

 

Life at 3: Bad Behavior
Subject: Psychology
© 2008 57 Minutes 


Lights, Lines, and Heavy Fines
Subject: Art & Architecture
© 1995 29 Minutes 


Long Journey into a Red Sunset: China's Last Emperor, Part Two
Subject: History
© 2008 52 Minutes 


The Lost Libraries of Timbuktu
Subject: Anthropology
© 2008 52 Minutes 

 

Luigi Pirandello: In Search of an Author
Subject: English & Language Arts
© 1988 59 Minutes 


Maintaining Mental Health
Subject: Personal Health & Wellness
© 2008 29 Minutes 

 

Manufacturing and the Product Cycle: A Case Study
Subject: Management
© 2005 27 Minutes 

 

Maxine Hong Kingston and the Road Back from Vietnam
Subject: History
© 1996 53 Minutes 


Meaningful Activities for People with Dementia
Subject: Health Careers
© 2006 27 Minutes 

 

Men of the World: Albert Kahn's Archive of the Planet
Subject: Art & Architecture
© 2008 52 Minutes 


Mental Disorder
Subject: Diseases, Disorders & Disabilities, Psychology
© 2003 30 Minutes 


Mesothelioma: The Hidden Threat
Subject: Diseases, Disorders & Disabilities
© 2008 27 Minutes 

 

Metals
Subject: Physical Science
© 2010 26 Minutes 

 

Mind/Brain/Machine: Connections Between Disciplines
Subject: Human Anatomy and Physiology, Psychology
© 2007 57 Minutes 


The Mississippi River: Triumphant and Tragic
Subject: Environmental Science, History
© 2008 52 Minutes 

 

Natural Selection: Its Place in Today's World
Subject: Anthropology, Biology 
© 2008 29 Minutes 


The Nature of Matter
Subject: Physical Science
© 2010 32 Minutes 

 

The Nervous System and the Senses
Subject: Human Anatomy and Physiology, Psychology
© 2009 21 Minutes 

 

Notations: A Composer's Response to Crisis
Subject: Music
© 2008 144 Minutes 


Nutrition and Diet: A Baby on Board Case Study
Subject: Nutrition
© 2008 24 Minutes 

 

Obedience and Ethics: Benefits and Costs of Psychological Conformity Studies
Subject: Philosophy & Religion
© 2001 30 Minutes 

Out of the Blue: Strategies to Combat Teen Depression
Subject: Personal Health & Wellness
© 2006 30 Minutes 

The Periodic Table
Subject: Physical Science
© 2010 24 Minutes 

 

Perspectives on Psychology
Subject: Psychology
© 2001 42 Minutes 


Philosophy for Children: Thinking Together
Subject: Philosophy & Religion
© 2004 23 Minutes

 

Planet/Body: Healing on Both Levels
Subject: Human Anatomy and Physiology, Physical Science 
© 2007 56 Minutes 

 

Planets, Stars, and Galaxies
Subject: Physical Science
© 2010 31 Minutes 

 

The Politics of Belief: Protestantism and the State
Subject: Philosophy & Religion
© 2006 60 Minutes 

 

Principles and Laws of Motion
Subject: Physical Science
© 2008 19 Minutes 

 

Processes that Shape the Earth
Subject: Physical Science
© 2010 32 Minutes 

 

Professor Regan's Supermarket Secrets: Health Hype and Product Labels
Subject: Public Health
© 2008 48 Minutes 

Punishing Parents: Who Is Responsible for Delinquent Kids?
Subject: Criminal Justice
© 2000 38 Minutes

 

Quarks and the Universe: Murray Gell-Mann
Subject: Physical Science
© 1990 30 Minutes 

 

A Reformation of the Mind: Protestantism and Western Culture
Subject: Philosophy & Religion
© 2006 60 Minutes

 

Researching, Reading, and Writing
Subject: English & Language Arts
© 2009 12 Minutes 


The Respiratory System
Subject: Human Anatomy and Physiology
© 2009 21 Minutes 

 

The Responsibility Revolution
Subject: Management
© 2008 47 Minutes 

 

Roles and Responsibilities in IT
Subject: Business Technology, Computers & Technology
© 2005 28 Minutes 

 

The Secret Life of Your Body Clock
Subject: Human Anatomy and Physiology, Psychology
© 2009 49 Minutes 

 

Securing the Web
Subject: Communication, Computers & Technology 
© 2006 31 Minutes 


The Silent Killer: SARS
Subject: Diseases, Disorders & Disabilities
© 2008 53 Minutes 

 

The Skeletal and Muscular Systems
Subject: Human Anatomy and Physiology
© 2009 23 Minutes 

 

The Social Toddler
Subject: Psychology
© 2005 43 Minutes 

 

The Spirit of Alexander the Great
Subject: History
© 1994 27 Minutes 

 

Staging Classical Tragedy
Subject: English & Language Arts
© 1988 30 Minutes 


States of Matter
Subject: Physical Science
© 2010 22 Minutes 

 

Stem Cells: The Ethical Issues
Subject: Biology, Philosophy & Religion
© 2006 20 Minutes 


Stress Management: Psychological Counseling
Subject: Diseases, Disorders & Disabilities, Psychology
© 2001 28 Minutes 


Sustainability Considerations in Design
Subject: Art & Architecture, Business Technology, Environmental Science 
© 2008 26 Minutes 

The Talking Picture: The Impact of Mass Media in Kenya, Mali, South Africa, and Uganda
Subject: Communication
© 2004 47 Minutes 

Teen Violence
Subject: Education
© 1999 57 Minutes 


Television Media: Headlines or Hype?
Subject: Communication
© 1998 29 Minutes 


The Trees Have a Mother: Amazonian Cosmologies, Folktales, and Mystery
Subject: Anthropology
© 2008 71 Minutes

The Truth about Liars
Subject: Computers & Technology, Philosophy & Religion
© 2008 53 Minutes 


The Truth About Violence
Subject: Criminal Justice
© 2008 52 Minutes

 

Tuvalu: Keeping Heads Above Water
Subject: Area Studies, Environmental Science 
© 2008 25 Minutes

 

The U.S. Military: Waging Peace
Subject: History
© 1997 29 Minutes

Understanding Scientific Measurement
Subject: Physical Science
© 2008 20 Minutes

 

A Vision of the World: Albert Kahn's Archive of the Planet
Subject: Art & Architecture
© 2008 50 Minutes

Why Are Thin People Not Fat?
Subject: Human Anatomy and Physiology
© 2008 51 Minutes

 

Why Do We Dream?
Subject: Biology, Psychology
© 2008 52 Minutes

 

The Witness: From the Balcony of Room 306
Subject: History
© 2008 33 Minutes


Working with Pinter: A Master Class for the Stage
Subject: English & Language Arts
© 2007 58 Minutes

 

The Yangtze River: China's Wild Lifeline
Subject: History, Environmental Science 
© 2008 52 Minutes


Young Criminals, Adult Punishment
Subject: Criminal Justice
© 1996 22 Minutes

ARTstor Update 11/17/09

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ARTstor has announced the following:

Now available: Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
Approximately 830 images from the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum are now available in ARTstor.

Now available: SAHARA
Approximately 9,000 images of architecture, landscape design, and the built environment from the Society of Architectural Historians' SAHARA project are now available in the Digital Library.

New collection agreement: Diego Rivera images from the Detroit Institute of Arts
ARTstor is collaborating with the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) to add approximately 1,380 images of works by the Mexican artist Diego Rivera to the Digital Library.

New collection agreement: Works by Ellsworth Kelly
ARTstor is collaborating with Ellsworth Kelly to share approximately 200 images of works by the artist in the Digital Library.

New collection agreement: Foundation for Landscape Studies
ARTstor is collaborating with the Foundation for Landscape Studies to share approximately 5,000 contemporary photographic images providing an overview of landscape studies around the world in the Digital Library.

New collection agreement: Works of architecture by Beverly Willis
ARTstor is collaborating with Beverly Willis to share approximately 50 images of works of architecture in the Digital Library.

Credo Reference recently added the following new titles:

  • A-Z of Social Research, from Sage UK
  • Cambridge Handbook of Age and Ageing, from Cambridge University Press
  • Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World: Locations
  • Dictionary of Race, Ethnicity & Culture, from Sage UK
  • Dictionary of Sociolinguistics, from Edinburgh University Press
  • Feminist Philosophies A-Z, from Edinburgh University Press
  • Guide to Economic Indicators, from M.E. Sharpe
  • Key Concepts in Medical Sociology, from Sage UK
  • Key Concepts in Urban Studies, from Sage UK
  • Key Concepts in Work, from Sage UK
  • Sage Dictionary of Cultural Studies, from Sage UK
  • Social Science Jargon-Buster, from Sage UK

The following content was recently added to:

America's Historical Newspapers

Publication

Issues

Publication Location

Date Start

Date End

Times-Picayune

9

New Orleans, LA

1864-09-09

1884-02-02

New York Herald

1870

New York, NY

1874-08-26

1893-08-25

Albany Evening Journal

6

Albany, NY

1851-07-08

1874-05-13

Baltimore American

126

Baltimore, MD

1903-01-01

1910-05-09

Boston Journal

153

Boston, MA

1890-07-01

1890-12-31

New York Herald-Tribune

156

New York, NY

1856-03-25

1860-09-29

 

Latin American Newspapers

Publication

Issues

Publication Location

Date Start

Date End

Diario

319

Mexico City, Mexico

1882-03-01

1914-05-08

Diario de Mexico

1764

Mexico City, Mexico

1806-09-01

1816-12-31

Dictamen

449

Veracruz Llave, Mexico

1905-01-01

1920-12-03

Excelsior

484

Mexico City, Mexico

1920-04-01

1922-10-31

Guatemalteco

4731

Guatemala City, Guatemala

1873-02-18

1922-12-30

Imparcial

2899

Mexico City, Mexico

1897-01-06

1914-08-17

Jornal do Commercio

59

Rio de Janerio, Brazil

1901-01-01

1901-02-28

Monitor Republicano

350

Mexico City, Mexico

1833-02-26

1895-10-03

Mosca Parlera

16

Mexico City, Mexico

1823-06-05

1823-07-30

Nacion

29

Buenos Aires, Argentina

1918-06-01

1918-06-30

Nueva Era

76

Mexico City, Mexico

1912-04-16

1912-06-30

O Estado de Sao Paulo

995

Sao Paulo, Brazil

1875-01-04

1920-12-31

Pais

385

Mexico City, Mexico

1907-06-01

1914-08-28

Patria

277

Mexico City, Mexico

1877-05-13

1881-02-27

Prensa

524

Buenos Aires, Argentina

1900-06-01

1919-09-30

Revista de Yucatan

66

Merida, Mexico

1913-06-22

1921-12-06

Standard

3

Buenos Aires, Argentina

1865-07-12

1871-11-01

Vanguardia

1150

Buenos Aires, Argentina

1894-04-07

1921-12-31

Voz de Mexico

1895

Mexico City, Mexico

1887-01-01

1907-10-01

We now have access to 18 Oxford Handbooks in Business / Management and 11 Oxford Handbooks in Political Science.  We also have a trial access to Philosophy and Religion titles until 11/27/09.

We have a trial of the Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science [more info] thru 11/17/09.  Feedback is welcome.

ARTstor Update 10/23/09

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ARTstor has announced the following:

Now available: Medieval stained glass images from Madeline Caviness
ARTstor has collaborated with Madeline Caviness to digitize approximately 1,400 images of medieval stained glass windows from the 12th through 16th centuries, now available in the Digital Library.

Now available: South Asian and Cuban art and architecture from Alka Patel
Approximately 7,200 images of works of South Asian and Cuban art and architecture from Alka Patel are now available in the Digital Library.

Now available: Additional images from Magnum Photos
The final images of the Magnum Photos collection are now available in ARTstor. This second release brings the collection total to approximately 80,000 high-quality photographs of major world events and personalities by this world-renowned group of documentary photographers.

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