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Films on Demand

October 4, 2012

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Films on Demand offers an extensive online educational video streaming library with:

  • Thousands of high quality educational videos viewable by faculty and students anytime, anywhere;
  • Thousands of fully annotated segments that can be integrated into lectures and presentations with ease;
  • Participating producers include Films for the Humanities & Sciences, BBC, PBS, TED, CBC Television, NFB, Cambridge Educational, The Open University, and many more.

Some highlights of the new service:

  • Playlist creation enabling the assembly of segments from various titles;
  • Unlimited 24/7 access on or off campus for faculty and students;
  • Hundreds of new titles added every year;
  • All programs include Canadian Public Performance rights;
  • Use keywords to search the FOD digital library by title or by segment;
  • Browse the FOD digital library by subject, special collections, related titles and subject tag “clouds”;
  • Closed captioning available on many titles.

Take advantage of the power of digital media in your classrooms, in your assignments, and in Desire2Learn (UNB) or Moodle (STU).

Access Films on Demand.

For more information or a demonstration, contact Marc Bragdon (458-7741).

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Google @ UNB Libraries

January 27, 2011

Google @ UNB LibrariesUse this series of video quick tips to become a more effective Google user. Learn how the internet-at-large compares to the internet-based resources available through the Library, how Google thinks and what it does with your search terms, how to control Google searching with limiting commands, and how to integrate Google Scholar into your research. See the 5-part series, Google@UNB Libraries, and get other help at our Video Quick Tips page.

CoolTools @ UNB Libraries

September 23, 2010

CoolTools @ UNB LibrariesCool Tools are sessions that encourage a greater familiarity with library resources and promote an understanding of the general research skills and strategies required when conducting academic research.

Each session helps students to develop their abilities to access different types of information effectively through a combination of demo instruction and hands-on practice.

To take a look at the Cool Tools sessions, or to register, please go to our Cool Tools webpage:

http://www.lib.unb.ca/research/CoolTools.html

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