AVON offers more than 85,000 streaming titles across a broad range of subjects.
The Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HSHSL) and the Thurgood Marshall Law Library (TMLL) are pleased to announce that all University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) schools now have access to Academic Video Online (AVON), the largest academic streaming video collection available to libraries. This resource is provided through the University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions (USMAI) consortium of libraries.
About Academic Video Online
Hosted by the Alexander Street platform, the collection features documentaries, interviews, feature films, performances, news programs and newsreels, tutorials, and demonstrations curated for educational use.
Key Features
- Extensive subject coverage, including health policy, nursing, counseling and therapy, criminal justice and public safety, rehabilitation therapy, politics and current affairs, science, history, environmental studies, and more.
- On-demand streaming, available any time, on or off campus.
- Access for all UMB students, faculty, and staff.
- Ability to create playlists and embed them in your LMS.
- Integrated assessment and teaching tools within videos.
- A detailed library guide with tips for using all features.
How to Access
Academic Video Online is now live on the HSHSL and TMLL’s database list webpages.
For questions or support:
HSHSL at hshsl@umaryland.edu
TMLL at libref@law.umaryland.edu