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  1. Cornish Story: Cornwall’s Living Archive Streaming

    Link
    http://www.cornishstory.com
    Category
    Arts and Humanities
    Subject
    Agriculture, Crafts, Ethnology, Geography, History
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Archives/Museums, Streaming/Download

    This site is an initiative of the Cornish Audiovisual Archive (CAVA), which seeks to use oral history, music, photography and film to interpret the story of Cornwall, past and present. CAVA is a collection of recordings related to Cornwall, covering agriculture, brass bands, geographical communities, identity, kinship, mining, politics and religion.

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  2. Institut de Recherche Pour Le Développement Streaming

    Link
    http://en.ird.fr/
    Category
    Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Agriculture, Biology, Development Studies, Environmental Studies, Ethnology, Nature
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Organisations

    The IRD is a French public science and technology research institute managed by the French ministries in charge of research and overseas development. The institute is responsible for a number of programmes focusing on the relationship between people and the environment in in Africa, some Mediterranean countries, Latin America, Asia and the French tropical overseas territories. The Videos Online channel presents a monthly film, made in the field, showcasing the different types of research and projects undertaken by IRD and produced in close co-operation with the scientists and researchers involved in the programmes. The videos cover aspects of ethnology, conservation, biodiversity, development and environmental studies. The English-language version of the website features a handful of films with English commentaries: there are many more videos available on the French version of the website.

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  3. Access Agriculture Streaming

    Link
    https://www.accessagriculture.org/
    Category
    Science and Technology
    Subject
    Agriculture, Development Studies, Environmental Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Discussion Lists, Organisations, Streaming/Download, Video Sources

    This website showcases agricultural training videos, specifically aimed at sustaining agriculture in developing countries. The videos are divided into fourteen categories, covering different types of agriculture - cereals, pulses, livestock, fish - as well as videos on business skills, pest control, sustainable land management and mechanisation. The videos can be freely viewed and downloaded in MP4 format and DVD compilations of some of the films are available on request. Although aimed specifically at farmers in the developing world, the site will be of interest to students of agriculture and development studies.

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  4. The Rural Media Company Streaming

    Link
    https://www.ruralmedia.co.uk/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Agriculture, Archaeology, Development Studies, Environmental Studies, Ethnology, Geography, Geology, Nature, Social Studies, Social Welfare
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Organisations

    Based in the West Midlands, this charity aims to enable rural and disadvantaged communities to participate in creative media activities and, in their own words, ‘create high quality film, photography, web, and print resources, that reflect diverse rural communities and issues, and challenge stereotypes and prejudice.' The website provides access to many of their films (click here) as well as detailed information on their diverse activites aimed at engaging with young people and local communities. They also run media skills courses specifically aimed at the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities as part of a Big Lottery-funded scheme.

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  5. UNESCO Archives Multimedia Streaming

    Link
    http://www.unesco.org/archives/multimedia/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Agriculture, Development Studies, Education, History, Nature, Social Welfare
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Organisations, Podcasting, Streaming/Download

    UNESCO are making an increasing amount of film and audio material available via their Multimedia pages. A broad range of content is available, beginning in 1945, when the organisation was founded, as documented in this film showing Ellen Wilkinson, then British Minister of Education, reading from UNESCO’s newly adopted constitution. Searching can be done across nine categories: Education; Public Health; Research; Peace & Dialogue; Culture & Traditions; Historic Places; Access to Knowledge; Communities; and UNESCO History. A wide range of material is available, from conference proceedings, interviews and lectures to recordings of performing arts events, documentaries on sites of historic or natural interest and films about UNESCO’s projects and initiatives. The material is all freely available to view. Some films are represented by extracts but registered users can request to see the whole film via the Video on Demand service.

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  6. Weed to Wonder Streaming

    Link
    http://www.weedtowonder.org/
    Category
    Science and Technology
    Subject
    Agriculture, Archaeology, Biology, Botany, Genetics
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Streaming/Download

    This e-book uses text, images, maps, animations, interviews and time-lapse video to tell the story of how a common weed - teosinte - was transformed into maize via domestication and cross-breeding and traces the crop’s history from ancient Mexico up to the present day, covering everything from genome sequencing and transposons to genetic modification and biofortification of modern maize, culminating in the Maize Genome Sequencing Project in 2009. Also available via iTunes.

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  7. Agricultural Science Video Blog Streaming

    Link
    http://agsciencevideos.blogspot.co.uk/
    Category
    Science and Technology
    Subject
    Agriculture
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Blogs, Streaming/Download

    This resource gathers together videos and animations of interest to teachers of Agricultural Science. The site offers comments on the videos, which are mainly taken from YouTube, and can be searched by topic - from Animal Science, through Farm Machinery, Genetics and Potatoes to Sheep and Soil. The number of videos featured is fairly small but nonetheless this is a very useful resource.

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  8. Scotland on Screen Streaming

    Link
    https://scotlandonscreen.org.uk/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Advertising, Agriculture, Architecture, Environmental Studies, Film Studies, Geography, History, Music, Politics and Government, Social Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Streaming/Download

    This resource provides over 200 film clips about Scotland with the aim of documenting a century of social, economic and environmental changes in Scottish lives. Primarily aimed at Scottish schools, the clips are available to download for Glow and Shibboleth users but the streamed films can be viewed by anybody. Each clip has a synopsis, production details and comes with a list of questions and suggested activities for students and teachers. The result of a partnership project between Education Scotland, the National Library of Scotland and Creative Scotland, the collection is carefully chosen and covers a variety of themes, including Scottish industry, architecture, fashion, tourism, music, rural communities, the growth of towns and cities, football, immigration, health and Scotland’s experience of World War II. The footage encompasses home movies, adverts, animation, public information films, party political broadcasts, industrial films and fiction films.

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  9. Nature Video Channel Streaming

    Link
    https://www.youtube.com/user/NatureVideoChannel
    Category
    Science and Technology
    Subject
    Agriculture, Astronomy, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Computing, Dentistry, Engineering, Environmental Studies, General Science, Genetics, Mathematics, Medicine, Nature, Physics, Psychiatry, Psychology, Technology
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Information Sources, Streaming/Download

    A Youtube channel of short news items on science and technology posted by Nature Publishing Group, publishers of Nature and Scientific American. Leading scientists from around the world about talk about their discoveries, innovations and ideas in all areas of science and technology. Marvel at sticky tape that emits x-rays, discover the secrets of the world’s oldest computer, and watch Nature’s exclusive interview with British broadcasting legend Sir David Attenborough as he presents his views on Charles Darwin, natural selection and the Bible. Throughout 2011 the Nature YouTube channel will continue to provide you with groundbreaking streaming videos on the biggest scientific projects.

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  10. Association Science & Télévision (AST) Streaming

    Link
    https://science-television.com/home/
    Category
    Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
    Subject
    Agriculture, Astronomy, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Engineering, General Science, Genetics, Medicine, Physics
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Information Sources, Organisations, Producers/Broadcasters

    The Association Science & Télévision (AST) is a group of independent producers working for 37 different production companies based in France. These companies produce films in all genres but a large portion of their output is devoted to scientific productions. Together, they produce the vast majority of scientific programming broadcast on television in France, much of which also circulates abroad. The website (in French and English versions) gives details of the member companies and the association’s activities, together with a catalogue of the films they have produced (searchable by title or producer), with links to the producer’s site for further filmographic information.

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