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Film Databases
- Academic Video Online This link opens in a new window Academic Video Online delivers more than 67,000 titles spanning a range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. It includes documentaries, films, demonstrations, and other content types. Films in the Boston University Libraries catalog are licensed to Boston University for educational and research use only, for BU students, faculty, and staff.
- Kanopy This link opens in a new window Kanopy is a provider of documentaries, training films, and theatrical releases available as streaming video. Clips from the videos can be embedded in presentations or shown in class. Films in the Boston University Libraries catalog are licensed to Boston University for educational and research use only, for BU students, faculty, and staff.
- BU Libraries Search (BULS) This link opens in a new window BU Libraries Search provides a single place to search for a wide variety of academic material provided by the library. The material covered by the search includes books, journals, scores, video and audio recordings, and other physical items held by the library. The search also covers ebooks and ejournals owned by the library, as well as online material provided by the library from a variety of sources.
Featured Film
- Uncorked: Wine in the Cradle of Civilization (Archaeology Now) How long ago was the discovery of wine? What came first: wine or beer? All of these questions are discussed in this installment of “Uncorked - the story of alcohol through the ages.” Perhaps the answer to the discovery of the oldest wine will surprise you! Learn more here.
- Uncorked: Drinking Across the Silk Route (Archaeology Now) What happens when you blend wild grapes, hawthorn berries, and honey? Voila! One of the earliest concoctions of liquor, found in Asia, is invented! However, the fabled Silk Route also plays an important role in the story of wine through trade in pottery and plants or through cultural interaction.
