When creating/adopting a new course or revising an existing one, it is each faculty member's responsibility to identify what library resources are needed for students to be successful in the course, and whether the LAVC Library already owns or subscribes to them. This is particularly important when proposing courses in areas that are new to LAVC as the Library collections and subscriptions are developed to support current curriculum so cannot guarantee access to materials needed to support new areas. Library resources needed in a course can include print books; ebooks; discipline-specific subscription databases; streaming video or audio; specific journal, newspaper, or magazine subscriptions; and/or instruction on information literacy skills.
Please use the links below to confirm that LAVC Library has the resources needed to support students in your courses. If you have questions, or wish to request that the library add resources needed for your courses, please contact the LAVC Library at library@lavc.edu and one of our librarians can consult with you.
Please note that ebook access is not permanent, nor is it necessarily unlimited (i.e. some ebooks limit the number of people who can use a book at the same time).
The library provides access to streaming video via 5 main vendors: AVON/Alexander Street, Films on Demand, Kanopy, Swank, and Digital Theatre+. Kanopy and Swank films are only added by instructor request to library@lavc.edu. See below for more info on each vendor and how to embed videos directly into your course Canvas sites.
Multidisciplinary streaming video database with more than 62,000 titles curated for higher education. Alexander Street includes a range of scholarly video material including: documentaries, interviews, performances, news programs and newsreels, field recordings, commercials, demonstrations, original and raw footage. Also included are thousands of award-winning films, Academy®, Emmy®, and Peabody® winners along with new releases, archival material, and titles frequently used for classroom instruction.
Embed AVON/Alexander Street videos directly into your Canvas site using these instructions.
Digital streaming collection of full-length performances including Shakespearean plays, modern dramas, classical music, dance, musicals, opera, and adaptations of classic novels.
Embed Films on Demand videos directly into your Canvas site using these instructions.
Access thousands of award-winning documentaries and films across diverse subjects and disciplines. Please note: Users must register with Kanopy to stream content and the Library must purchase a license to make Kanopy films available. Due to limited funds, only faculty may request licenses. Faculty should refer to our Kanopy Guide to learn more about requesting films.
Learn how to request Kanopy films and how to login, etc. on our Kanopy guide.
Embed Nursing Films on Demand videos directly into your Canvas site using these instructions.
Collection of feature films and documentaries selected by LAVC instructors for instructional use.
Learn how to request Swank films and how to link to them from your Canvas sites on our Swank guide.
