LibGuides: Political Science Research: Books and Media

Films, Documentaries, and Video

AVON Academic Video Online This link opens in a new window
Streaming video database with more than 62,000 multidisciplinary video titles--documentaries, interviews, news series.
Kanopy This link opens in a new window
NEW MEDIATED ACCESS 6/1/21The entire Kanopy collection can be searched, but you will have to fill out a request form on the film's page and wait for approval in order to view. This is free to you but does necessitate planning ahead. Contact the library with any questions!

Kanopy is a streaming database of over 30,000 ad-free films--feature films, foreign films, documentaries, and more.

National Screening Room
"The National Screening Room is a project of the Library of Congress National Audio-Visual Conservation Center. The goal of this digital collection is to present to the widest audience possible movies from the Library's extensive holdings, offering a broad range of historical and cultural documents as a contribution to education and lifelong learning" (LOC).

Find Books & Media in Vogel Library

Search for ebooks, books, DVDs, CDs, print journals, scores, and other physical items in the library.

Borrow items from Other Libraries (free!)

Borrowing items from other libraries

Need access to a book but the library doesn't have it? Don't buy access yourself!

You can check WorldCat for the item and request it via Interlibrary Loan! You may also check our TRAC Partner Libraries for items to request. Finally, find out who your subject librarian is and email them about your need.

TRAC Partner Libraries
Borrow items from our partner libraries throughout Iowa.

WorldCat This link opens in a new window Search libraries around the world! Request items for free using the Interlibrary Loan (ILL) link.

Interlibrary Loan Requests
Borrow items and get full text from other libraries.
Wartburg Librarians
At Wartburg, the faculty librarians work in a liaison role with the departments to collaboratively design and deliver effective information literacy education through synchronous and asynchronous methods.

Borrowing from other libraries Video Transcript