Find DVD, Blu-ray, and VHS formats on A Level of Frost Library, behind the IT help desk (A Level Floor Map). There are also viewing stations in this area, if you want to watch at the library.
Use our streaming media guide to access online films, documentaries, and other videos.
Use Discover to search for film and video, including DVDs, Blu-rays, and VHS tapes. Use the Five College catalog filter to focus your search to media in the Five College libraries.
You can search by keyword, title, author, or subject using the drop-down options. When you get search results, use the All filters option under the search box, selecting "videos" in the Source Types menu.
To find out where an item is and if it’s available, check the Location, Call Number, and Status in Discover.
Find CDs in the Vincent Morgan Music Library, located on the second floor of the Music Building. Most other recording formats, including phonograph records (LPs) and cassettes, are housed at the AC Depository, available by request through the library catalog (click "Request Item"). The Morgan Music Library also has listening stations for records, cassettes, and CDs.
Use the Books & Media tab on the Amherst Library Quick Search box to search for music and other audio materials by keyword, title, author, or subject, making sure to include "sound recording" as one of your search terms. Your results will include digital as well as physical audio. Check Call Numbers and Availability to see where something is located and whether 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.
