Academic Centre
Academic Video Online (AVON) is a multidisciplinary video platform by Alexander Street Press that provides access to almost 82 000 videos on various subjects, including social sciences, medicine, art, STEM, linguistics, psychology etc. Along with them more than 3,5 thousand textual materials are available as well, mostly on subjects mentioned previously.
Many types of video material are available: documentaries, interviews, performances, news programs, chronicles, commercials, original and unedited material, award-winning films as well as the most used films in education around the world.
On-campus access available here.
Off-campus access available here.
How to find video materials?
You can search for videos by keyword or browse topics to find areas of interest.
How is content viewing delivered?
The platform offers such additional tools as video transcription, clip creation (cut a clip from a video, save and share it), pedagogical tools (discussion prompts, multiple choice and free-form questions, polling, etc.).
Help and tips on searching, browsing and sharing, as well as information on technical requirements for optimal viewing are available here.
Informative brochure access available here.
The Library of the UL invites you to express your opinion about Academic Video Online by sending feedback to the e-mail address info-bibl@lu.lv or agnese.arabere@lu.lv.
