Streaming videos and image sources: Alexander Street Press

Database Details

Alexander Street Press provides access to films and video clips on a wide range of subjects including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. All content is indexed and searchable.

 

Content areas Multi-disciplinary
Software requirements Videos can be viewed online through the web browser and the Adobe Flash Player plug-in is required
Mobile device compatibility Android and iOS
Transcripts Yes. The transcript opens in the transcript pane or by clicking the Transcript icon in the Toolbar
Linking Yes. Allows users to link to individual titles, clips and playlists
Embedding No (correct as at 17 July 2020)
Clips Yes. Create a personal user account to save clips, and share content
Playlists Yes. Create a personal user account to save playlists, and share content
Captions No

The Alexander Street Press collection includes the following video databases:

Linking Alexander Street Videos

Go to Alexander Street database. (Note: All Alexander Videos are on this platform).

  • Search by video title and click on the correct video title to open the video
  • Click on Embed Code
  • Copy the link under Permanent Link

Alexander Street permanent link

 

The below is the Permanent Link - Copy the highlighted part of this permanent link and run through OA Link Generator.

https://search.alexanderstreet.com/shibboleth?accountid=14844&url=https://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cvideo_work%7C4031133?account_id=14844&usage_group_id=95171

Go to OA Link Generator -

1. Paste the highlighted part of the URL

2. Copy the OpenAthens Link to add to Readings