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.
Tip: Searching for Film & Video in the Five College Libraries
Use Discover to search for film and video, including DVDs, Blu-rays, and VHS tapes as well as streaming media. 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.
Find CDs in the Vincent Morgan Music Library (Music Library Map), located on the second floor of the Music Building. The Morgan Music Library also has listening stations for records, cassettes, and CDs.
Most other recording formats, including phonograph records (LPs) and cassettes, are in the AC Depository. You can request these in Discover by using the Place request button.
Use our streaming media guide to access online music, historical recordings, and other audio.
Use Discover to search for music and other audio, including CDs, LPs, and other formats. Use the Five College catalog filter to focus your search to audio in the Five College libraries. You can search by keyword, title, author, or subject using the drop-downs. Make sure to include “sound recording” as one of your search terms.
Your results will include online and physical audio. Check the Location, Call Number, and Status to see where something is located and whether it’s currently checked out.
You may use work in the public domain, without seeking permission, so long as your use is not defamatory or in violation of other laws unrelated to copyright.
For more on Copyright, see the Copyright & Fair Use page.
Internet Archive
Digital movies uploaded by Archive users
Find images in books by searching the Five College Library catalog (see Tip below). The library also subscribes to a variety of image databases and is the home of Amherst College Digital Collections (ACDC), a repository of images, texts, videos, and more from the Amherst College Archives & Special Collections and Art & Architecture Collection.
Library records for books with illustrations contain the word "illustrations". Target illustrated works in a search of the Library catalog by including illustrations, “pictorial works”, plates, or “color plates” along with your other search term(s). For example, looking for images of birds? Search for birds AND illustrations.
Many indexes and multidisciplinary databases will allow you to limit your search search to articles containing images, photographs, or illustrations. Look for options to select 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 Images guide.
