Powerful, Enhanced Learning PlatformTransforming the way people research, teach, and learn
Jaws Compatible
JAWS is the most widely-used screen reader software in the world. It provides speech and Braille outputs of website content to help those with visual impairments navigate.
ADVANCED SEARCH
Advanced functionality offers multiple ways to discover great content. Search by keyword. Filter by media type. Search within any search to refine and deep dive.
MULTI-LANGUAGE INTERFACE
Translate content into 65 languages with fully-integrated Google Translate.
SCROLLING TRANSCRIPTS
Transcripts are synchronous and searchable. Scan or keyword-search the full text of any video
HIGH QUALITY VIDEO
Variable bit rate streaming automatically selects the best quality based on your bandwidth, all the way up to HD (when available).
CLIP-MAKER
Make a video clip with a single click. Drag the red and green time flags to set the start and end points of your clip.
SHAREABLE PLAYLISTS
Add all of your favorite films and clips to an online playlist. Then share the link, or embed it seamlessly into a syllabus or LMS.
PERMALINKS & LTI
Use a permanent link to provide direct access to a particular video and slide it right into a syllabus or LMS. Now supports Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI)!
What People Are Saying
Academic Video Online—with its massive library of more than 62,446 titles running nearly 30,000 hours—matches well with the conventional liberal arts curriculum....The case for acquiring Academic Video Online is compelling.
Library Journal
A remarkable site... In all, this rich and versatile site repays the time spent to explore it in depth.
The Journal of American History
Between its people and its content, it feels like Alexander Street is just walking off the shelves.
Diane Costello Council of Australian University Librarians
If Alexander Street’s positive feedback from its customers and its grand ambitions to expand its video offerings are any indication, the academic publishing industry may well be in the midst of a paradigm shift that even librarians can get excited about.
EContent
Stunning in quantity and in quality...a tour de force
Library Journal
Academic Video Online provides a vast database of film and video clips from documentary, newsreel, entertainment, and television sources. The range of material is broad and deep... The thematic range and temporal span make the collection relevant to many disciplines, courses, and student levels.
Joseph E. Taylor, III, Dept. of History, Simon Fraser University American Reference Books Annual (ARBA)
[Alexander Street does] excellent work on behalf of libraries, and more importantly, on behalf of scholars around the world.
Larry Alford, Dean of Libraries University of Toronto
Alexander Street has the cleanest, most responsive search apparatus in the business.
CHOICE
Very easy-to-use and comprehensive... Highly recommended.
Booklist Online
Academic Video Online’s content is used throughout the university – in the arts, the sciences, and in historical research, to name a few. Its academic-focused tools and features, including clip-making and scrolling transcripts, are useful in all disciplines. Key distributors, like Sony Picture Classics, and FILM PLATFORM, bring rich film and documentary content to the subscription.
Lorraine Wochna Subject Librarian for the Performing Arts, Ohio University
