Professor & Reference and Instruction Librarian Coordinator
St. Mary's University
One Camino Santa Maria
San Antonio, TX 78228-8608
USA
dduesterhoeft@stmarytx.edu
Streaming Video Databases
The Blume Library subscribes to some streaming video databases. These links go to counseling-related materials in these databases, when possible. You can search the databases by topic; they also include popular movies and documentaries.
- Behavior and Mental Health Online This link opens in a new window
Behavioral and Mental Health Online provides a comprehensive, rich, and diverse collection of video and text for anyone studying or teaching in the area of mental health. Programs in counseling, social work, nursing, psychology and behavioral health will all benefit from the wide variety of content in this collection, which includes clinical mental health demonstrations, actual therapy sessions, compelling documentaries on the human condition, psychotherapy transcripts, as well client narratives and reference works.
- Alexander Street: Browse Counseling-Related DisciplesClick on a topic to see videos related to the browsable themes listed here.
- Kanopy This link opens in a new window
A video streaming service with a broad selection of documentaries, feature films, and training videos from thousands of producers. Featured producers include BBC, the Criterion Collection, the Great Courses, HBO, PBS, and many more.
Content includes- Anthropology, Art and Architecture, Business, Education, Everyday Health, Film Studies, Global Studies & Languages, History, Law & Criminal Justice, Media & Communications, Medicine, Music, Theater & Dance, Political Science, Psychology, Sciences, and Sociology.
Learn more about this resource: https://lib.stmarytx.edu/kanopy - Academic Video Online This link opens in a new windowAcademic Video Online is the most comprehensive video subscription available to libraries. It delivers video titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. Curated for the educational experience, the massive depth of content and breadth of content types (such as documentaries, films, demonstrations, etc.) makes this database a useful resource for faculty and students alike.
Videos in Other Blume Library Databases
Discover also includes some video content from sources like EBSCO, the US government, and others.
The Library Catalog includes records for DVDs owned, physically, by the Blume Library. You can check out these DVDs as you would a book, at the Circulation Desk. A good search for this materials is (videorecording and "your topic").
- Discover This link opens in a new window
Blume Library's primary search tool. This robust feature helps scholars find scholarly journals and articles, books, eBooks, music, videos, government information, and more. Input the keywords of your research to generate a results list full of articles and items covering the topic. Use boolean phrases (AND, OR, NOT) and other limiters to focus a search or modify a results list. This tool searches most of the Blume Library holdings including the Library Catalog of physical items and eResources.
Learn more about this powerful resource: DISCOVER
Reach out to a Blume Librarian for research assistance: RESEARCH ASSISTANCE
- Library CatalogFor videos, search your topic and the word videorecording.