Recommended Movie Databases for Streaming Video
Occasionally, faculty may require or suggest films instead of books or articles. UA Libraries subscribes to a number of streaming video services including Swank Motion Pictures & Kanopy. These are easily accessible via the A-Z Database list.
- Kanopy Films Streaming Service This link opens in a new window
Kanopy is an on-demand streaming video service for educational institutions that works directly with filmmakers and film distribution companies to offer award-winning collections including titles from PBS, BBC, Criterion Collection, Media Education Foundation and more.
- Swank Motion Pictures This link opens in a new window
Swank Motion Pictures provides streaming services for some of the latest box-office hits, documentaries, independent films, international movies and classics. Studios represented by Swank’s services include: Walt Disney Pictures, Warner Brothers, Paramount, MGM, United Artists, New Line Cinema, Touchstone Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, Lionsgate, Miramax, National Geographic, and more.
Professional Organizations
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)The American Educational Research Association (AERA), a national research society, strives to advance knowledge about education, to encourage scholarly inquiry related to education, and to promote the use of research to improve education and serve the public good.
- Association for Institutional Research (AIR)Its primary purpose is to support members in the process of collecting, analyzing, and converting data into information that supports decision-making in higher education.
- Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE)ASHE is a scholarly society with 2,000 members dedicated to higher education as a field of study.
- National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)NASPA is the leading association for the advancement, health, and sustainability of the student affairs profession.
- Nation Association of College & University Business OfficersNACUBO specifically represents chief business and financial officers through advocacy efforts, community service, and professional development activities. The association's mission is to advance the economic viability, business practices and support for higher education institutions in fulfillment of their missions.
Useful Websites
- Internet Archive: Wayback MachineGreat resource for access to archived webpages such as previous administrations' Dept. of Education content.
- Education Policy Center--The University of AlabamaIn postsecondary education, since 2005 the Education Policy Center has published or partnered to publish 40 issue briefs and reports and 28 juried articles across four interrelated areas: (1) access and finance of public higher education; (2) college completion; (3) Pell Grants; and (4) rural community colleges.