| On-Campus Access: |
http://ahiv.alexanderstreet.com/ |
Off-Campus Access: |
http://navigator-sru.passhe.edu/login?url=http://ahiv.alexanderstreet.com/ |
| Description: |
American History in Video provides the largest and richest collection of
video available online for the study of American history, with 2,000 hours
and more than 5,000 titles on completion. The collection allows students
and researchers to analyze historical events, and their presentation over
time, through commercial and governmental newsreels, archival footage,
public affairs footage, and important documentaries. |
| Coverage |
| Dates Covered: |
Approximately from 1587 - 1988 |
| Types of Coverage: |
Videos |
| Source List: |
Browse by collections in search screen |
| Frequency of Updates: |
Varies |
| Subjects Covered: |
Historical coverage ranges from the early history of Native Americans,
to the lost colony of Roanoke, to the 1988 Vicennes Affair in the Persian
Gulf. Biographical coverage ranges from eighteenth century figures such as
Benedict Arnold and Daniel Boone to modern day figures such as Thurgood
Marshall and Helen Thomas. |
| Types of Items: |
Documentaries, newsreels, public affairs videos, archival footage |
| Number of Items: |
As of 9/12/09: approximately 1,479 videos |
| Source |
| Vendor: |
Alexander Street Press http://www.alexanderstreet.com/ |
| Publisher: |
Alexander Street Press http://www.alexanderstreet.com/ |
| Other Information |
| Related Resources: |
The
History Reference Center |
| Additional Assistance/Help: |
The help button located on the right of the navigation bar. |
| Number of Users: |
Unlimited |
| What's New: |
The Alexander Street Critical Video Editions Series |
| Special Features: |
Searchable transcripts to all videos, in-depth indexing, precise
searching within the videos (all videos and transcripts in the collection
have been Semantically indexed and are fully searchable), teaching tools,
easily embedded URLs for access to classroom viewing. |
| Other: |
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