Find DVD, Blu-ray, and VHS formats on A Level of Frost Library, behind the IT help desk. There are also viewing stations in this area, if you want to watch at the library. Access streaming video through these library databases or online resources:
Use the Books & Media tab on the Amherst Library Quick Search box to search for materials by keyword, title, author, or subject, making sure to include the format as a search term. Check Call Numbers and Availability to see where something's located and if it's currently checked out.
Search for books with images using Discover. Use the Five College catalog filter to focus your search to books in the Five College libraries.
Library records for books with images contain the keywords: “illustrations,” “pictorial works,” “plates,” or “color plates.” You can find books with images by including these terms along with your other search term(s).
You can also search the Amherst College Digital Collections (ACDC), a repository of images, texts, videos, and more from the Amherst College Archives & Special Collections. Digital images for scholarship and teaching in architecture and the visual arts may be found through our JSTOR image collections.
Many indexes and multidisciplinary databases will allow you to filter your search to articles containing images, photographs, or illustrations.
Look for search options such as "search within captions" or "search by illustration type". You can also find images in these resources by using keywords such as "illustration" in your search.
For more about finding and using images, visit the Image Research Guide.
