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  1. The Exploratorium Streaming

    Link
    https://www.exploratorium.edu
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Art, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, General Science, History, Mathematics, Nature, Physics, Technology
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Archives/Museums, Streaming/Download, Web Links

    A public learning laboratory, The Exploratorium, is devoted to just that: exploring the world through science, art and human perception. Their mission is ‘to create inquiry-based experiences that transform learning worldwide’ and perhaps more importantly their vision is ‘a world where people think for themselves and can confidently ask questions, question answers, and understand the world around them’. The museum makes available a vast range of, video programmes, organised by subjects, including: Arts (532 videos), Astronomy and Space (220), Biology (331), Chemistry (97), History (35), Mathematics (19), Nature of Science (13), Perception (55), Physics (215), and Social Science (575). There is also a Websites section with over 35, 000 pages of content, which can be explored by subject too.

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  2. BirdLife International Streaming

    Link
    http://www.birdlife.org/
    Category
    Bio-Medical
    Subject
    Biology, Nature
    Type of resource
    Databases, Information Sources, Lists, Organisations, Web Links

    BirdLife groups together over 120 organisations worldwide that strive to conserve birds, their habitats and global biodiversity. Their website includes a Data Zone section which presents a wealth of scientific data on the world’s bird species and the sites critical to their conservation. This information can be easily viewed at national and territorial level using the Country Profiles searching capabilities; there is also a Case Studies section, and a Seabird Tracking Database, which contains the largest collection of seabird data in the world. This data can be searched and viewed within the site, but access to the actual data is restricted.

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  3. The Documentary Network Streaming

    Link
    https://documentary.net/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
    Subject
    Art, Economics, Education, General Science, History, Media Studies, Music, Nature, Politics and Government, Sports Science, Technology
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Discussion Lists, Streaming/Download

    A site offering free streamed documentaries; new titles are added daily. Films can be selected by broad categories (e.g. Economy, Media, Nature), by country of production and by duration - short (up to 10 mins), mid (11-30 mins) and long (30 mins or over). Filmmakers are invited to send the site their films for potential distribution. An online magazine/gives industry news, new gadgets, reviews, and notice of forthcoming films. Free tutorials and guides on documentary filmmaking are available from the site.

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  4. British Library Sound Archive Streaming

    Link
    https://www.bl.uk/subjects/sound
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Drama, History, Media Studies, Music, Nature, Radio Studies
    Medium
    Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Archives/Museums, Databases, Web Links

    The catalogue to the British L:ibrary Sound Archive’s collection of over two and a half million recordings stretching back to the late 19th century is now available online. The catalogue entries are precise, but it is not possible (as yet) to listen the recordings themselves. The seven main subject areas covered by the collection are Classical Music, Drama and Literature, International Music, Jazz, Oral History, Popular Music and Wildlife Sound. The site includes practical information on accessing the recordings, details of BLSA publications, and a valuable page of external links. In May 2009, a Curator for Radio was appointed and since then a new set of web pages relating to radio have been produced.

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  5. Bird Cinema (inactive) Streaming

    Link
    http://www.birdcinema.com
    Category
    Bio-Medical
    Subject
    Biology, Nature
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Footage Sources

    Bird enthusiasts can upload their own avian footage to this American resource as Flash Video (FLV). Categories include geographical regions, bird types and even humour. The site also includes welcome tutorials on how to use such applications as MovieMaker and iMovie.

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  6. Researcher’s Guide Online to Screen Heritage (RGO) Streaming

    Link
    http://bufvc.ac.uk/archives/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Advertising, Biology, Botany, Dance, Film Studies, History, Media Studies, Nature, Radio Studies, Sports Science
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Databases, Footage Sources, Information Sources, Web Links

    The RGO is a database of over 650 film, television, radio and related documentation collections and artefacts in the United Kingdom and Ireland, designed for use by researchers. These physical artefacts combine to represent all the key practices within screen history including the magic lantern, film, television and the digital present. They include magic lanterns and slides, optical toys, film production equipment, television and video equipment, cinema equipment and fittings, artwork for animation, sets and costumes, sound technology, toys and games and documentation such as photographs, scripts, sheet music and personal papers. The database covers national and regional archives as well stockshot libraries and collections held by local authorities, museums, institutions of further and higher education, industrial companies and private individuals.
    Each record has live e-mail and weblinks, and the data is regularly updated by the BUFVC’s Information Service.

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  7. Newcastle University - Digital Media Services Streaming

    Link
    https://www.ncl.ac.uk/itservice/digital-media/
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical
    Subject
    Biology, Drama, Education, Media Studies, Medicine, Nature
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    AV services, Producers/Broadcasters, Video Sources

    Newcastle University’s Digital Media Services provides a broad range of audio, video and film services, including digital and multimedia video expertise, production facilities for university and external clients.

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  8. MIT OpenCourseWare Streaming

    Link
    https://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Biology, History, Literature, Mathematics, Media Studies, Music, Nature, Physics, Politics and Government, Women’s Studies
    Medium
    Film/Video
    Type of resource
    Databases

    This sister site to MIT World offers a vast array of educational content from the courses run at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology including lecture notes, readings and other study materials. By the end of 2007 it Had set itself the aim to have practically all its course materials online although this has proved hard to sustain. The courses range from Chemistry, Economics, History, Literature and Physics and these can be downloaded as zip files.

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  9. Uncommon Video (inactive) Streaming

    Link
    http://www.uncommon-video.com
    Category
    Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
    Subject
    Dance, Film Studies, General Science, Geography, History, Literature, Music, Nature
    Medium
    Film/Video, Radio/Sound
    Type of resource
    Video Sources

    American online video store of basic design and limited catalogue information, covering feature films and documentary material such as National Geographic, Nova, science, nature and history, also opera, classical music, dance and literature. The company, also using the name ‘Viewfinders’, specialises in supplying material in video rather than DVD format and the site contains a regularly updated list of the new factory wrapped VHS titles they have remaining in stock. They claim to be able to supply virtually any video/DVD that is in current distribution in the US. In addition the site offers a ‘Radio Program’ of 3-minute audio descriptions of recommended films.
    This site is no longer active, but the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine offers a capture of the website as it appeared on 24/08/2005. This does not include access to the moving images.

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  10. Intute: Biological sciences (inactive) Streaming

    Link
    http://www.intute.ac.uk/biologicalsciences/
    Category
    Bio-Medical
    Subject
    Nature
    Type of resource
    Information Sources, Web Links

    Originally known as ‘Natural Selection’, this gateway to academic resources on all aspects of nature was co-ordinated by the Natural History Museum before becoming part of Intute. NB Intute closed in July 2011 and the site has now been archived.
    This site is no longer active, but the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine offers a capture of the website as it appeared on 25/11/2010. This does not include access to the moving images.

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