East Central: Guide to Library Resources for English Students: Multimedia

• Advanced Image Search (Google)
• Image Collection (EBSCO)
• NYPL Digital Gallery
• Public Health Image Library (PHIL) from CDC

• The library has a growing collection of English/literature-related videos available for instructors to show in class. Students can view any of these videos in the library (DVD or VHS). Titles are searchable in IvyCat (include the word, videorecording as a keyword in your search).
• Or -- Use this IvyCat quick search for videos in Ivy Tech East Central Libraries (including online videos): Use "  " around search terms to search a phrase.  Use Boolean AND, OR, NOT between terms.
  
  all of these in Keyword Title Subject Author

  Region 06 (without ebooks)

  Format:Videorecording - DVD/VHS

  Online Videos

  Records per page: 20 records per page

The following sites will provide a rich source of multimedia resources for any field. Search for the writer of your choice, or a period of literature, and you are almost certain to find some videos.

The following is a collection of sample searches from the video sites listed in the box above.  These sites provide hundreds of titles available on the Internet that are suitable for research, class presentations and simple review.  The results are dependent upon topics available and the search strategy used. Focus on the broadest topic required and then narrow in on the more specific aspects of that general subject.

Remember; when using the Internet for any resource, evaluate, evaluate and evaluate.  It is very important to know the source of the item, its date of creation, the authority of the source and the its purpose.

John Steinbeck gives press conference after receiving Nobel Prize On December 10, 1962, American novelist John Steinbeck, famous for the classic novel "The Grapes of Wrath" (1939), was presented the Nobel Prize in... Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life AYN RAND - A SENSE OF LIFE is the first authorized film look at the life and work of the controversial Russian-born author of "The Fountainhead" an... CSET English: Early American Literature to 1700 Early American literature to 1700 and Puritanism for the American literary movements part of the CSET English exam, subtest I. CSET English: Early American Literature (1700 - 1800) A brief look at the Colonial Period (also known as the Age of Reason, Enlightenment, and Naturalism) in American literature. For the CSET English e... Harlem renaissance Someone's high school project.                                                                                    Maya Angelou "amazing person" Part: 1 of 5 Maya Angelou is an American poet, memoirist, actress and an important figure in the American Civil Rights Movement. She's also an amazing, courageo...   Maya Angelou "amazing person" Part: 2 of 5 Maya Angelou is an American poet, memoirist, actress and an important figure in the American Civil Rights Movement. She's also an amazing, courageo...   Maya Angelou "amazing person" Part: 3 of 5 Maya Angelou is an American poet, memoirist, actress and an important figure in the American Civil Rights Movement. She's also an amazing, courageo...   Maya Angelou "amazing person" Part: 4 of 5 Maya Angelou is an American poet, memoirist, actress and an important figure in the American Civil Rights Movement. She's also an amazing, courageo... Maya Angelou "amazing person" Part: 5 of 5 Maya Angelou is an American poet, memoirist, actress and an important figure in the American Civil Rights Movement. She's also an amazing, courageo...

The following (and more) may be downloaded from iTunes, or the websites linked below: