How do I access the streaming videos / feature films in SWANK, Kanopy, Academic Video Online (AVON) or Films on Demand?

GSU library has access to four streaming video collections that contain both documentaries and feature films. (Some other databases have videos specific to a subject area, such as business or nursing.)

These are our streaming video databases:

  • SWANK Digital Campus - Find this link under S in the Databases A-Z list on the library homepage.
    • Offers online streaming of a wide range of feature films, documentaries, and foreign films.

 

  • Kanopy Streaming Video - Find this link under F in the Databases A-Z list on the library homepage.
    • Kanopy is an on-demand streaming video service for educational institutions that provides students and faculty access to a large collection of documentaries and independent films in a wide variety of subjects.

 

  • Films on Demand - Find this link under F in the Databases A-Z list on the library homepage. 
    • Films on Demand includes bibliographic and full-text database covering film and television research, covering books, journals, movie reviews, and images.

 

  • Academic Video Online (AVON) - Find this link under A in the Databases A-Z list on the library homepage
    • Over 70,000 titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. Use link to sign in via our institution. Includes films from producers such as California Newsreel, Sony Pictures Classics, Music Box, Oscilloscope, BBC, Collective Eye, Royal Shakespeare Company, BroadwayHD, and more.

 

Questions? Contact a librarian.

Last Updated: Jul 14, 2025

Related Topics

Ask Us

Can't find the answer? Send us your question

 

Research Help & Tools

Video Tutorials & Workshops

Reserve a Space

Looking for a study room or meeting space? Book it online—quick and easy! 

Live Help