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A guide to locating and using video and other media online and in the library, and information to help you create your own media
Last update: Nov 20th, 2009 URL: http://research.lesley.edu/Media  Print Guide  RSS Updates

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Search the Video Catalog

 

Search FLO Catalog

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On the Basic Search page, you can enter a video title or the word "videorecording" with your search term and limit to either Lesley-Sherrill Library or Lesley-AIB Library to find videos and DVDs at the Sherrill Library or AIB. Advanced search will provide additional options to narrow your search.

 

Featured Library Media Resources

 
 

Media Collections at Lesley

This page will help you search for both video and audio materials in the Sherrill Library and AIB Library collections. Some of the library videos can also be viewed online. Check out the Library Videos Online tab to find out more about these. Please note that videos in the library's collection must be reserved in advance. See the box below for more details.

The Library also has a circulating equipment collection, located in the Kresge Media Center, which is now located in University Hall in room 3-070. Click here and also take a look under the Make Your Own Media tab above to find out more.

 

Finding Videotapes and DVDs at Lesley

The Lesley Library video collection is available to Lesley faculty, staff and current students. Listed below are ways to find videotapes and DVDs at Lesley. Pick up of Sherrill Library videos is either at the Sherrill Library on the Brattle campus or at the Kresge Media Center in University Hall room 3-070. 

Please note, videos should be requested at least two business days in advance for pick up at the Kresge Media Center or one business day in advance for pick up at the Sherill Library on the Brattle Campus.   Exceptions: To pick up videos on a Saturday, reserve by Wednesday for Kresge pick up or Thursday for Sherrill pickup.  For pick up on Monday, reserve by Thursday for Kresge pick up or by Saturday for Sherrill pick up. For Sunday pick up at Sherrill (Kresge is closed Sunday), reserve by Thursday.

Videos can be reserved by calling 617-349-8860 or stopping by the Kresge Center in person. 

Please Note:  AIB videos must be requested and picked up at AIB. 

  • Lesley Library Video Catalog Online
    This catalog contains only videos, DVDs and their related guides. Search the Library's online video catalog by keyword, title, subject or producer/distributor. You can limit by format (VHS videotape, DVD) as well as other options such as date and closed captioning.
  • Recent Additions to the Library's Video Collection
    Click for a list of the most recently added videos. Change the "Brief Display" option to "Full Display" to see descriptions of the videos on the same page.
  • Download a PDF of the Library Video Catalog - TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE
    This is temporarily unavailable. We apologize for the inconvenience. You can download your own PDF copy of the entire Ludcke Library's video catalog, just a list of the new titles, or just the subject index here. Be warned, the full catalog is over 200 pages! Link: http://media.dymaxion.ca/Lesley/cat/wwmdgr.htx
  • Help Searching the Library Video Catalog
    Click here for tips for searching the Library Video Catalog.
  • Find Videos at the Sherrill Library and AIB in the FLO Catalog
    In Advanced Search you can enter a search term (title, author, subject or keyword) and limit the location by Lesley-Sherrill Library (for videos at Sherrill), or Lesley-AIB Library (for videos at AIB) and limit the format to "videorecording." If you enter just "videorecording" as your search term and use the same limits, you can get a listing of all videos at Sherill or AIB.
  • Watch Library Videos Online
    Links to the "Library Videos Online" tab
 

Finding CDs, Tapes and Audiobooks at Lesley

You can find spoken word audiotapes and CDs (such as audiobooks or poetry) and music CDs (mostly world music, classical and jazz) in the Library's FLO catalog. Sound recordings will either be at the Sherrill Library or the AIB library as indicated in the catalog.

 

Search for Audiobooks, Spoken Word CDs, and Audiotapes in FLO (links to the FLO Advanced Search Page)

In Advanced Search:
- Enter a search term (title, author, subject or keyword) and limit by:
Location: "Lesley - AIB Library"
or "Lesley- Sherrill Library"
Format: "Sound Recording"
Type: "Nonmusical Recording"

If you enter just the words "sound recording" as your search term and use the same limits as above, you can get a listing of all the spoken word sound recordings (including audiobooks) at the Sherrill LIbrary or AIB.

Search for Music CDs in FLO (links to the FLO Advanced Search Page)
In Advanced Search:
- Enter a search term (title, author, subject or keyword) and limit by:
Location: "Lesley - AIB Library"
or "Lesley- Sherrill Library" 
Format: "Sound Recording"
Type: "Musical Recording"

If you enter the just the words "sound recording" as your search term and use the same limits as above, you can get a listing of all the musical sound recordings at the Sherrill Library or AIB.



     

    Videos not at Lesley?

    Can't find your video at Lesley?  Some other options are below:

     

    About the Author

    Profile ImageRobin Feinland
    Contact Info:
    Media Resources Specialist
    Kresge Media Center
    Part of the Lesley Libraries
    Lesley University
    Cambridge, MA
    Phone: 617-349-8863
    Send Email

     

    Now on DVD

    The following Ludcke Library "oldies but goodies" on videotape are now available on DVD. The videos are in the Kresge Center on the 2nd floor of the Ludcke Library.

    • Bill T. Jones: Still/Here 
    • Blended Family with a Troubled Boy
    • Children in America's Schools
    • A Class Divided -Click the title to also watch online
    • Ethnic Notions
    • Eyes on the Prize
    • Faith Ringgold: The Last Story Quilt
    • Fooling with Words
    • Growing Minds
    • In the White Man's Image
    • It's Elementary (includes update)
    •  Killing Us Softly 3
    • Life's Work Series: Four Approaches to Career Counseling
    • Mary Ainsworth: Attachment and the Growth of Love
    • Merchants of Cool 
    • Mickey Mouse Monopoly
    • On Old Age I and II
    • People Like Us: Social Class in America
    • Play: A Vygotskian Approach
    • Preschool in Three Cultures
    • Race: The Power of An Illusion Series
    • School: The Story of American Public Education (4 parts)
    • Techniques of Play Therapy
    • True Colors
    • Why Can't We Be A Family Again?
     

    Library Databases with Media

    Library databases and other online reference sources that include media elements (images, video and sound) can be found here:

     
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