Recommended Titles - Writers' and artists' companion series
Finding EBooks!
When using the Subject searches in the Books & Reference section of this guide, you can change the list of titles to become just eBooks by following the image below.
Head to this link for more detailed instructions on finding eBooks in the COD Library.
Recommended E-book Collections
- Credo Reference
Credo Reference provides access to a broad selection of dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, quotations, and atlases, plus a wide range of subject-specific titles. Includes a built-in mind map to help students brainstorm search terms. Credo is a great place to start your research.
- InfobaseBooks
InfobaseBooks contains eBook materials on a variety of general studies subjects including art, history, education, mathematics, sciences, technology, health and medicine, mythology and paranormal, current issues, and literature (classics, critcism, and reference).
- EBSCO eBook Collection
EBSCO eBooks Collection spans a variety of topics. Most books in this collection are in PDF format. Many titles in the EBSCO eBook Collection can be downloaded in their entirety to your computer or mobile reading device.
Streaming Media
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Other streaming video databases.
- Kanopy
The Kanopy video collection covers a variety of subjects across many disciplines. Kanopy's strongest offerings include global and historical feature films, indie titles, and documentaries. Closed captioning is available. COD users have unlimited plays and can create a personal watchlist of titles.
- Film Studies Collection
The Film Studies Collection is a comprehensive offering of silent era and contemporary films which together represent the basis of modern cinematic technique and film theory. This collection also includes award-winning films of cultural and sociological significance from over 60 countries around the world.
- Theatre in VideoTheatre in Video brings together nearly 400 videos of important plays, documentaries, interviews, and instructional materials from 20th century theatre history. Interviews with directors, designers, writers, and actors, along with excerpts of live performances, deliver an authentic, behind-the-scenes look at hundreds of productions.
- Internet Archive - Cultural & Academic Films
The Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more. This library of academic and cultural films features collections from the Academic Film Archive and the Media Burn Independent Film Archive.