We now have trial access to a new database : Ethnographic Video Online
From the publisher’s description:
The collection covers every region of the world and features the work of many of the most influential documentary filmmakers of the 20th century, including interviews, previously unreleased raw footage, field notes, study guides, and more. Still in development, the collection will also include a wide range of indigenous media, from early experiments, to works from modern-day indigenous film production companies.
This first release of Ethnographic Video Online includes over 200 titles totaling roughly 150 hours, indexed at the title-level. The second release, scheduled for Summer 2010, will more than double the size of the database. The rich and unique content is enhanced by a suite of tools with Semantic Indexing and searchable transcripts synchronized to video, offering the ability to drill down and find the footage of interest from hundreds of hours of video.
Video can be shared via embeddable links; user-created playlists and clips, with annotation features and the ability to incorporate other content from outside the collection; and more. These features and capabilities render video as useful for research and classroom use as any scholarly text.
The trial is available from now to April 11, 2010.
Please be sure to provide feedback via the form on the info page or directly to me.
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