Academic streaming video database of 80,000+ multidisciplinary titles in many subject areas including business, counseling, health, history, and more.
Collection of essential independent, social-issue, and environmental films including films from Bullfrog Films, Collective Eye Films, First Run Features, GOOD DOCS, Icarus Films, Women Make Movies, and more.
Collection of 38,000+ streaming videos ranging from documentaries to educational films to instructional videos.
Curated streaming video collection of popular documentaries. You can only view titles that Merrimack currently licenses. To request a Kanopy video, search for the video on Kanopy and submit a “Request for Access” form or email us at mcquadeacquisitions@merrimack.edu
Small collection of streaming titles available for use in courses. To request a SWANK video for your course, email your request to mcquadeacquisitions@merrimack.edu
Training videos, reenactments, and therapy sessions conducted by renowned counseling professionals. Colleciton includes films in emerging areas including mindfulness and cyberbullying.
A curated collection of 58 training videos for mental health professionals.
Click here to see the list of current streaming video platforms.
Most films are searchable in our online catalog. Librarians can double-check or are happy to search for particular titles for you.
Email McQuadeAcquisitions@Merrimack.edu to request a video. Please indicate the course the film will be used in and when you will need it.
Please note that some films are not available via streaming to libraries (e.g. most content on Netflix, Hulu, HBO MAX, etc...) or the cost of streaming rights may be prohibitive.
The film licenses the Library purchases are mainly one-year licenses and need to be renewed each year they are used. Please check with us each semester to make sure your film is still active.
Yes, you can add stable or permanent links to Canvas, and other learning management systems, create playlists for students to access, and more.
having students watch the film independently, outside of class and discuss the film during class meeting times.
Licensing restrictions may prohibit the screening and recording of videos via Zoom. Some streaming services use encryption or other copyright protection measures to block video or audio from being shared via Zoom. Consider asking students to access videos on their own devices or in a separate browser window during the Zoom sessions.
Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Disney, and other commercial vendors do not allow institutional subscriptions. Libraries can not legally provide access to these platforms.
Due to copyright, licensing, and other issues, McQuade is unable to convert media—either owned by the Library or by individual faculty—such as VHS tapes and DVDs into streaming format.