Whenever you need digital images, charts, diagrams, music, or video for –
* an illustrated oral report;
* clips or images embedded in a Powerpoint presentation;
* clips or images embedded in an online essay;
* printed images, charts, diagrams attached to a written essay -
Visit the Library website! Click on Multimedia Collection under Featured Resources (or Databases by Subject: Media).
Many resources listed here are no-brainers. ARTstor is clearly an image collection; Ambrose Video offers streaming films; Naxos Music and Naxos Spoken Word contain streaming audio files.
You’ll be surprised at some of the others. For example, Access Science and Encyclopedia Britannica continually add new video content!
How to cite the multimedia resources you use in your reports? Many resources include a citation in MLA or APA format for each image or clip. Or, use NoodleBib, the citation generator provided by the library.
You can be sure that these resources are reliable and accurate, unlike many hits you will retrieve in a Google or Yahoo! Search.
Get or update your library card each semester and you can use library resources from off-campus too.
Questions? Visit, call, email or Meebo us. Contact information is on the website.