Find DVDs & Videos

About our collections

• The Health Sciences Library has curriculum-related videos on health topics.
• Mills Memorial Library has DVDs, videos and laser discs
• Online: the library has a growing collection of online videos on a wide variety of topics.

Searching the Library Catalogue

By title or series

• Search for title keyword(s) or phrases in Title, for example:
  • double happiness
  • maltese falcon
  • manufacturing consent

in words Anywhere, for example:

• japanese classic collection
• manual therapy video-series

for example:

• "hotel rwanda"
• "inpatient assessment"

By director, producer, actor or production company

• Search for names of actors, directors or producers in Author, for example:
  • atom egoyan
  • norman mclaren
  • irshad manji

You can also search for production companies in Author, for example:

• national film board of canada
• videographe
• columbia tristar

By genre, technique or form

genre, technique or form, in Subject or keyword Anywhere, for example:

• adventure films
• animated films
• children's films
• comedy films
• experimental films
• feature films
• horror films
• musicals
• silent films

By topic

• search for topic keyword(s) or phrases along with the keyword videorecording in words Anywhere, for example:
  • physical examination videorecording
  • feature films videorecording
  • history canada videorecording
• alternatively, search for your topic first, then limit your results to videos or DVDs

For videos & DVDs with closed captioning or subtitles

• use closed captioned in words Anywhere as part of your search, for example:
  • feature films closed captioned
  • national film board of canada closed captioned
  • history canada closed captioned

use subtitles in words Anywhere as part of your search, for example:

feature films 

subtitles

national film board of canada 

subtitles

history canada 

subtitles

For videos & DVDs with audio descriptions

• on the second line (search for any of the words) type: "described video" "for people with visual disabilities" "video descriptions"
• include the double quotations, and search in words Anywhere 
• for example:

Limiting search results:

To Videos & DVDs

Browsing the Library Catalogue

To see a list of all the videos and DVDs at a particular location...

Catalogue Details, Location and Availability

• Click on a title from the results list to see more details

• Note:

  • the Location e.g. Mills Reserve (1st floor), HEALTH Multimedia - Videocassette, etc.
  • the Call number e.g. PR 2807 .A23 1980, TV 2538 *W85, etc.
  • and the Status e.g. Checked in, Checked out, etc.
    

Locating

Health Sciences Library

• All physical DVDs and videos are located in the Reserve/Multimedia Room; online videos are linked from the library catalogue

• Videos are grouped by broad subject, and within subjects are shelved numerically. For example, nursing videos are under WY, e.g. TV 2967 *WY 150

Mills Memorial Library

• All DVDs and videos are held at the Library Services Desk (1st floor)

Viewing

Health Sciences Library

• The Reserve/Multimedia Room has TV/VCR/DVD players

• Headphones are available at the stations

• Equipment is primarily for McMaster students, faculty, staff and researchers, but members of the Hamilton community and visitors are welcome

• Two rooms can be booked for viewing DVDs and videos

Mills Memorial Library

• DVDs can be viewed on most computers in the library.

• The Lyons New Media Centre has 1 TV with VHS/DVD player in room L416; the room must be booked using the room booking form on the Lyons home page

• Three viewing stations, with VHS and DVD players, are also located on the 4th floor lobby, outside the Lyons New Media Centre

• Equipment is primarily for McMaster students, faculty, staff and researchers, but members of the Hamilton community and visitors are welcome

• Course-related use takes priority during high-use times.

Borrowing

Health Sciences Library

• If DVDs and videos are not on Reserve, they may be borrowed for 7 days. Loan periods for items on Reserve vary.

• Items can be signed out by anyone with a Library card

Mills Memorial Library

• If DVDs and videos are not on reserve for a class, they may be borrowed. Loan periods are:

  • Students – 4 hours
  • Staff – 24 hours
  • Faculty – 24 hours
  •  

• Materials may go out overnight. There are no renewals.

• Items can be signed out by anyone with a Library card or External Borrower Card

Searching Elsewhere

Try the following resources if you cannot find the DVD or video you need in the library catalogue:

Waterloo Media Catalogue

• faculty members may request access to media holdings at other institutions

Hamilton Public Library

• search the online catalogue by Format to find DVDs and videos

• anyone who lives in Hamilton, goes to school in Hamilton, or works in the city is eligible for a free library card and full borrowing privileges

Institute of Applied Health Sciences (IAHS) Learning Resource Centre

• search the online catalogue