As conversations about systemic racism and a need for mass societal reform continue in the wake of George Floyd’s death, Hofstra University Library has partnered with the Center for "Race," Culture & Social Justice to suggest these films and documentaries that may help guide the broader education process.
During the current situation, we have licensed a lot of additional titles especially from Kanopy and Swank. These are not in the library catalog (as they are temporary licenses) but are browsable in those platforms.
Hofstra University Faculty - please request videos using this form. Submit your film title requests as early as possible - some licenses can be obtained quickly, while others can take weeks or even months to complete.
To search the online catalog via the advanced search box below, use the subject term "streaming video" to limit results to videos accessible online.
For example, selecting the title field dropdown to search for "Blade Runner," with "streaming video" in the subject field, returns the streaming version of Blade Runner.
In-house facilities for the utilization of materials include a screening room, two small-group viewing rooms, and carrels for individual use of all formats represented in the collection.
Reserve videos, Schedule screening room, Request delivery, Request purchase of DVDs:
Mark Thompsen, Senior Library Assistant (516) 463-5986 Mark.Thompsen@Hofstra.edu
Licensing, Streaming content, Public Performance Rights, Copyright advice, Other concerns:
Sarah McCleskey, Head of Resource and Collection Services (516) 463-5076 or Sarah.E.McCleskey@Hofstra.edu
Circulation: Hofstra faculty may check out materials for one week. Hofstra students and other affiliated users may use materials in the Film and Media Library.
Request equipment distribution to classrooms:
Academic Media (516) 463-5989
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