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Veterinary Assistant Research Guide: Find Audio and Video

Search for Videos Online

Follow the links below to find videos that are instantly available on the web. If you are accessing these resources off-campus, you will need to log in with your Harper student portal username and password. 

Alexander Street Video
Alexander Street Video includes all of the video published by Alexander Street Press, including on veterinary science. 

Films on Demand
Films On Demand is a multidisciplinary streaming video library of 20,000+ multidisciplinary titles.

Visit the Library's Streaming Video webpage for additional streaming media databases.

 

Creating Citations for Audio and Video

Citing resources is an important part of your work!

For more examples, visit Purdue's OWL (Online Writing Lab)

Sound Recordings

Performer/band. "Song Title." Album Title. Manufacturer, Year. Medium Type.

Recorded Films or Movies

Title. Dir. Director Director. Performances by First Name Last Name of Actor(s). Distributor, Year. Medium of publication (e.g. DVD,VHS, Laser disc).

YouTube Videos

The MLA does not currently prescribe a citation style for YouTube videos. Based on MLA standards for other media formats, we feel that the following format is the most acceptable for citing YouTube videos:

Author’s Name or Poster’s Username. “Title of Image or Video.” Media Type Text. Name of Website. Name of Website’s Publisher,   Day Month Year of posting. Medium. Day Month Year retrieved.

Digital Files (MP3s, etc.)

Follow format for sound recordings above. End the entry with the name of the digital format (e.g. MP3). If the work does not follow traditional parameters for citation, give the author’s name, the name of the work, the date of creation, and the medium of publication. Use Digital file when the medium cannot be determined.

 

Locating Audio and Video Materials in the Library

Use the library catalog to find materials in the Harper College Library:

  

Then find video or audio by selecting the appropriate format under "Narrow Your Search" in the right-hand column. OR you can do an Advanced Search and select "Movie" or "Sound Recording" under "Formats and Media" toward the bottom of the search form.

Follow the directions below to locate video resources found in the library's catalog.  The location will be listed in the catalog search results page below the title and labeled "Location".

  • Location: Media These are CDs, Vinyl LPs, Audiocassettes, DVDs or VHS tapes.  Make note of the DVD or VHS title and call number and bring this information to the circulation desk on the first floor of the library.  One of our library staff will pull the material for you.
  • Location: Media Browsing These are our most popular CDs, Vinyl LPs, Audiocassettes, DVDs or VHS tapes and can be found in the media browsing shelves on the first floor of the library.  Make note of the resource's title and call number so you can locate the item in the media browsing shelves which are organized by call number.  Bring the item to the circulation desk if you would like to check it out.
  • Location: Audiobook Audiobooks can be found on the second floor of the library near the Information Desk and/or the main second floor entrance.  Make note of the resource's title and call number so you can locate the item in the audiobook shelves which are organized by call number.  Bring the item to the circulation desk if you would like to check it out.
  • Location: Online These videos and audio files are available instantly online both on and off campus.  Click the title to open the full record.  At the bottom of the record page, you will see a URL under either "Online Access" or "Related Information".  This URL will link directly to the video or audio file.  If you are off-campus, you will be prompted to login with your Harper student portal username and password.

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