Guides: Climate Action: Multimedia

Multimedia - Videos

TED Talks - Climate Change
Climate change: It's real, and our response will take two forms: slowing it down if we can ... and learning to live with the change we can't stop anymore. Watch these TED Talks for a primer on the issue of our times.
TED Talks - Climate Action
There are several TED Talk videos about actions that can be taken to fight climate change.
Climate Change 1: The Arctic Odyssey
Under the threat of global warming, the Arctic and its inhabitants, are facing unprecedented upheavals. This documentary follows the year-round trip of the CCGS Amundsen, a Canadian research ice-breaker, on an unparalleled scientific mission, where some 40 scientists from a dozen countries study the area's fragile ecosystem.
Climate Change 2: Beyond Global Warming
The most dramatic upheavals from global warming are occurring in the Earth's northern polar regions, where communities there are facing unprecedented changes. This documentary goes beyond the issue of global warming, exploring many of the development situations, which are already occurring in the Canadian Arctic, making it a key region of the globe.
Climate Change
This DVD provides clear explanations of the processes that can cause climate change and gets students engaged in the debate about the extent to which these are caused naturally or are the result of human activity. Use this resource to encourage students to judge whether or not climate change will impact upon people differently around the world.
Greedy Lying Bastards
This film Investigates the reason behind stalled efforts to tackle climate change despite consensus in the scientific community that it is not only a reality but also a growing problem placing us on the brink of disaster. The film details the people and organizations casting doubt on climate science and claims that greenhouse gases are not affected by human behavior.
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Call #: Film Collections QC903 G787 2013

Video Databases

Video Databases:

Academic Video Online This link opens in a new window
Academic Video Online makes video material available with curricular relevance: documentaries, interviews, performances, news programs and newsreels, and more. Search for award-winning films including Academy®, Emmy®, and Peabody® winners and access content from PBS, BBC, 60 MINUTES, National Geographic, Annenberg Learner, BroadwayHD™, A+E Networks’ HISTORY® and more. Academic Video Online: Premium covers all disciplines and subject areas, with specific strengths in: Anthropology; Counseling & Therapy; Art, Fashion & Design; Business & Economics; Diversity Studies; Documentary Film; Feature Film; Education; History; Music & Dance; News & Current Events; Theatre & Drama. It also provides content in nursing; allied health; criminal justice; engineering; and science.
IET.tv This link opens in a new window
IET.tv is part of the knowledge portfolio of the Institution of Engineering and Technology. It’s one of the largest specialist video catalogues available online. It contains more than 6000 video presentations, and news items, and is growing at a rate of more than 900 new presentations a year. Programmes from practising engineers, technologists and key industry speakers are streamed live and on-demand, and include: Events, lectures and training videos; Interviews with experts from industry and academia; Reports, news and commentary from around the world; Featured video from other sources e.g. IBC, SCTE; Links to other online resources; Fully functional, highly searchable content across 8 specialist technology channels; Includes presentations that can be synched with speakers’ slides. All IET content is filmed by an experienced and skilled in–house team of video production experts.

Databases that offer a variety of file types, including video:

Health and Wellness (Gale Health and Wellness) This link opens in a new window
Health and Wellness Resource Center provides instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. Includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, hundreds of pamphlets, over 700 health-related videos and articles from 2,200 general interest publications in addition to reference titles. This resource is provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) in partnership with the Massachusetts Library System (MLS). The purchase is supported by funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Coverage: 1980-
Full Text: Yes
Proquest One Academic This link opens in a new window
With ProQuest One Academic, four core multi-disciplinary products – ProQuest Central, Academic Complete, Academic Video Online and ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global– are available and cross-searchable.
Science (Gale in Context: Science) This link opens in a new window
Contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics. Provide background reference content along with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, and audio files. This resource is provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) in partnership with the Massachusetts Library System (MLS). The purchase is supported by funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Coverage: Current
Full Text: Yes
U.S. History (Gale in Context: U.S. History) This link opens in a new window
Information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, and audio files. This resource is provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) in partnership with the Massachusetts Library System (MLS). The purchase is supported by funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Coverage: Current
Full Text: Yes
World History (Gale in Context: World History) This link opens in a new window
Information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in World History with authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, and audio files. This resource is provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) in partnership with the Massachusetts Library System (MLS). The purchase is supported by funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Coverage: Current
Full Text: Yes