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Streaming Media
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Equipment Loans
Policies
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Filmfinder

Directions
We are located on the lower level of the Undergraduate Library, across from the ITS computer lab.

Phone: (919)-962-2559
Email us

Fall Hours
Mon - Thurs: 8am-9:45pm
Fri: 8am-4:45pm
Sat: Closed
Sun: 2pm-9:45pm

Thanksgiving Holiday Hours
Tue. 11.24: 8am - 4:45pm
Wed. 11.25: 8am - 4:45pm
Thu. 11.26: Closed
Fri. 11.27: Closed
Sat. 11.28: Closed
Sun. 11.29: Closed
Mon. 11.30: Resume Regular Hours

Please note: The entrance to the MRC will be locked 5 minutes before closing.

Please check here for any deviations to this schedule.

Streaming Media Resources

PBS Videos provides streaming video of nearly 250 programs they've previously broadcast, including programs from: American Experience, Frontline, Scientific and American Frontiers. Streams of Ken Burns' 'Baseball' and 'The Civil War' are also available.

FMG on Demand provides streaming video of full length documentaries including: 'Essentials of Faith: Islam,' 'Flight to Freedom: The Underground Railroad,' 'Greek Drama: From Ritual to Theater,' and 'Pilgrimage to Karbala: Iran, Iraq, and Shia Islam.'

Folkstreams.net provides streaming video of full length documentaries about American Roots Cultures. The site also includes essays about traditions and film making, as well as transcriptions, study and teaching guides, suggested readings, and links to related websites.

HULU provides access to TV shows, feature films, and clips. They list over 130 content providers including: FOX, NBC Universal, MGM, Sony Pictures Television, and Warner Bros.

SnagFilms [beta] provides access to a wide range of documentary films (they list an inventory of 550 and growing).

Media That Matters provides access to dozens of short films (each are 12 minutes or less) on subjects ranging from human rights to global warming. All of the films were jury-selected through an annual festival and most have been made by young and emerging filmmakers.

Annenberg Media provides streaming video of educational programming covering a wide range of disciplines including American Cinema, a video instructional series on film history.

Library of Congress American Memory Project provides access to a digital record of the American experience, its history and creativity through sound recordings and moving images.

Frontline provides streaming video of select Frontline programming, including Frontline World and classic features. Program content is wide-ranging and includes current programs from 2008.

BBC online provides a online access to BBC's archives including themed collections of radio and TV programs, documents and photographs.

Discovery provides access to episodes and documentaries from the channel’s programming.

Europa Film Treasures provides access to films of early European cinema from 30 European film archives.

Veoh is a popular video portal where folks can view video from independent filmmakers & content producers, CBS, ABC, WB, MTV Networks, ESPN, Sony/BMG and Lions Gate, as well as video from other sites like YouTube and Hulu.

Babelgum, an Internet and Mobile TV platform that organizes its video content into thematic Channels with dedicated Publishers who select content based on their areas of expertise.

Video Search Engines and Sharing Sites

•Blinx
•Google Video
•Youtube
•Viddler
•Vimeo
•Dailymotion
•Metacafe
•Truveo