| The Libraries catalog all their videos and DVDs in Blais, the online catalog. If you’re looking for a film, first check Blais. DVDs and videos may be searched by title, director, or major actors. If you search a title such as "Hamlet" which could be a book or a video, limit your search by TYPE OF MATERIALS videos.
If the Libraries don’t have the title you need, check your own campus audio/video department, as they have many films available to you, especially at Pomona and Pitzer.
If you need a video purchased for a course, contact your subject specialist librarian and ask for it. Be certain to mention if it is needed for Reserve at one of the Libraries or for a specific date for class presentation so we can get it for you in time.
Link+ and Interlibrary Loan (ILL) will not work for videos or DVDs – most libraries will not lend them. One exception for residents of L.A. County: the county libraries will lend between branches since they run their own ILL system. Use the catalog of the county system to locate films (catalog.colapl.org) then make the request online (if you have a county library card) or go to your branch to make the request.
Your students may like to know they can browse the Libraries’ videos/DVDs in various ways:
- They can search Blais by SUBJECT for "Feature Films" or "Documentary Films."
- For a complete list of every DVD or video held at all four Libraries plus CST, search from the Blais main menu using an asterisk (*) in the keyword field and then limit by TYPE OF MATERIALS videos. You can narrow this huge list by a limit to LOCATION (choose the specific library’s General Collection) and/or by VIDEOS (VHS or DVD).
- Notebooks on shelves opposite the Honnold/Mudd Reference & Information Desk are another way to find a Honnold video. Categories are COMEDY, DRAMA, INTERNATIONAL (by country), DOCUMENTARY, MUSIC, SHAKESPEARE, and SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY. Students and faculty may sit down with a book and browse a collection.
- There is a list of videos in Honnold/Mudd on the web. Use the Media Studies Research Guide section for Multimedia Resources.
Honnold/Mudd DVDs and videos may be checked out (limit 2 titles) for three days to current students, faculty, and staff, with one renewal if no one has placed a hold. Faculty may reserve DVDs and videos for a specific date.
Meg Garrett
Honnold/Mudd Library
meg.garrett@libraries.claremont.edu
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