Swank is a repository of feature films from most major Hollywood studios along with a collection of about four hundred foreign films. The Library provides a selection of popular, curriculum-relevant films on-demand while many others may be available upon request.
You can access Swank from the Library's A-Z list of databases. Note that off-campus access to Swank requires a login.
When you access Swank, the platform will ask if you are an instructor or student. If you want to browse films in the Swank catalog and request new titles for LAVC, we recommend that you choose "Instructor." Only instructors can view films that are currently unavailable and submit requests.
Choosing one of these options will get you inside Swank's platform, but instructor accounts require a separate login if you want to request a film. Notice the login prompt in the upper left corner of your screen:
Follow Swank's prompts to create your account (or log in if you're returning). Once you're logged, you can search Swank's catalog and request films:
We endeavor to respond to requests within 24 hours (M-F).
Swank films cannot be embedded directly in Canvas. Instead, you can include the direct link to the film inside your Canvas shell, which will take the student through the library's authentication page if they are off-campus.
Watch this video for step-by-step instructions:
Please note: according Swank's licensing agreement, the Swank streaming portal is not intended to be used via screen sharing platforms, such as Zoom.
Reminder: Once your Swank video is linked from your Canvas course, you may want to provide your students instructions about how to login with their UIA accounts. Upon clicking the link from off-campus, they will see a screen that looks like this:
A student UIA username is the first part of their LACCD email address (everything before the "@" symbol) and their password is their 4-digit date of birth (MMDD).
Faculty and staff can now log in with the same LAVC Credentials you use for your office computer and wi-fi on campus (which are different from how you log into your work email, Canvas, etc.). If you have previously requested a library login from us, it should continue to work.
