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Looking for something interesting to watch during your break? We know that most of you are home or elsewhere this week, so we are featuring our online video resources. More about our DVDs next week.

This week’s featured resource is Films on Demand (FOD). It is an academic film repository rather than a place to watch Hollywood feature films, but it has some great, popular titles from sources like PBS, National Geographic, the BBC, A&E, NOVA, and many more. This week’s posting shows you techniques on how to find what you need for an assignment or just something great to watch.

Accessing Films on Demand (FOD)

Go to http://libguides.carthage.edu/. Click “All Electronic Resources” at the right. Click “F” then “Films on Demand.” Off-campus users will need to login through our proxy using their Carthage user ID and password (the same you use for my.carthage.edu.) You will then be shown the main Films on Demand screen.

Searching for your topic

Whether you are taking a course on the brain, religion, American history, finance, or environmental studies, look for relevant videos in FOD. In the search box at the top of the screen, type your search term such as “Holi,” “federal reserve,” “climate change,” “manifest destiny,” etc. You might want to search for videos about the death and resurrection of Jesus for this weekend, or in preparation for our upcoming “Chicago in the Library” week, search for Chicago-related videos.

Browsing by provider

If you are as addicted to Ken Burns documentaries as I am, you can watch all 13 hours of “The Roosevelts,” or any of his amazing films and series’ on topics from national parks to Mark Twain to Jazz and more. To browse the providers, return to the FOD main screen and scroll to the bottom carousel of provider names. Providers like Frontline offer provocative pieces on topics like ISIS, meth, North Korea, Ebola, and Walmart.

Browsing by area

Back on the main screen, you can either click recently popular titles, new titles, or broad topics. By clicking the “Area Studies” item, you can find videos on various cultures and topics including “African Art,” “Latin American Women,” and more. On the next screen, look at the options on the right side to select films by language, provider, or other options.