Guides and databases: Hebrew &amp; Jewish Studies: Audio Visual Resources

DVD collections

UCL library collections include DVDs, which can be borrowed and watched at home or in the library. You can search for a film in our DVD collection in Explore. Type your search term, for example: the title of the film or the name of the director, plus the word "DVD".

Streaming services

The library subscribes to video streaming services, including Kanopy, which includes award-winning documentaries, training films and theatrical releases and BoB National (Box of Broadcasts) a searchable database of TV and Radio broadcasts (including films).

BoB (Box of Broadcasts)
Access for UCL students and staff only. Access to BoB is only permitted within the United Kingdom. Requires login with UCL username and password. BoB is Learning on Screen’s on demand TV and radio service for education allowing users to record programmes from over 75 free-to-air channels, access over 2.2 million broadcasts dating back to the 1970s, create playlists, clips and clip compilations; search programme transcripts and subtitles; embed content in VLEs and share on social media
Kanopy
Providing video streaming to over 26,000 films including thousands of award-winning documentaries, training films and theatrical releases. The collection includes a number of leading producers, such as the Criterion Collection, PBS, Kino Lorber, New Day Films, The Great Courses, California Newsreel, BBC and hundreds more.

UK Jewish Film On Demand
Jewish and Israeli films, TV series and shorts. No monthly subscription fee, films are available to buy or rent.
Israel Film Archive
Feature films and archive historical footage from the Israel Film Archive. Registration required. Payment required for some films.
MaalehVOD
Website of films and podcasts from The Maaleh Film School in Jerusalem. Maaleh graduate films and content are available on demand for a fee.

Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies This link opens in a new window
Access for UCL students and staff only. More than 4,400 recorded testimonies of individuals with first-hand experience of the Nazi persecutions. Testimonies were recorded in each witness's preferred language and range in length from 30 minutes to over 40 hours.

You will need to create an account to access the testimonies as well as logging in via UCL.
- Access the database using the link above then click login (top right) and then join now (right at the bottom of the pop up)
- Complete the form and click register – you will receive a verification email
- Access the database again, login if necessary and run a search. Click on testimony and then click request access – you will need to do this even though you are logged in but you will only need to do it for the first testimony you access.
- Once you receive the approval email, refresh your browser and you should have access. You will now be able to access the whole collection by logging in via UCL and then with the account you just created.

CD collections

UCL library collections include audio CDs, which can be borrowed and listened to at home. You can search for a CD in Explore. Type your search term, for example: the title of the CD or the name of the composer or performer, plus the word "audio".

Guide to Film, Video and Television Streaming

Search BOB National

BoB (Box of Broadcasts)
Access for UCL students and staff only. Access to BoB is only permitted within the United Kingdom. Requires login with UCL username and password. BoB is Learning on Screen’s on demand TV and radio service for education allowing users to record programmes from over 75 free-to-air channels, access over 2.2 million broadcasts dating back to the 1970s, create playlists, clips and clip compilations; search programme transcripts and subtitles; embed content in VLEs and share on social media

Search Kanopy

Source: Kanopy, Inc

Kanopy
Providing video streaming to over 26,000 films including thousands of award-winning documentaries, training films and theatrical releases. The collection includes a number of leading producers, such as the Criterion Collection, PBS, Kino Lorber, New Day Films, The Great Courses, California Newsreel, BBC and hundreds more.

Search Explore

Check out our Explore guide to find out more about how to use Explore for your research.

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