We support teaching and research with a large collection of videos covering many topics.
View streaming videos remotely by logging in with your Queen’s NetID and password. You can borrow DVDs for seven to fourteen days. We can add streaming videos and DVDs to Course Reserves reading lists.
Databases
This list of databases offers a selection of our largest multi-disciplinary streaming video collections.
You can find additional, discipline-specific video databases in our Research Guides.
We have licensed access to many large collections of streaming videos. Some of our video databases focus on specific disciplines, such as Theatre in Video, while others cover content from multiple disciplines, as is the case with CBC’s Curio.
Films from major studios including Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstones Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, Tristar Pictures, Universal Studios Canada and MGM Studios.
Canadian streaming video platform with thousands of titles in a wide range of subject areas, including a large collection of documentary and feature films by Indigenous filmmakers.
Films ranging from classic film, documentaries, international film, North American feature films, cult classics, and more.
Documentaries from television and radio, news reports, archival material, stock shots and more. Access to the best in educational content from CBC and Radio-Canada.
Educational videos and news footage in the humanities and social sciences. Includes content from A&E, BBC, PBS, National Geographic and numerous other educational film providers.
Documentaries, animation and alternative dramas in streaming video, as well as NFB playlists, upcoming films and other related resources.
Kanopy Films for Course Use
Films that are not already available on another platform may be leased on the Kanopy platform at the request of faculty, for course use. The terms of the license range from 1 to 3 years, and this information is included in the film's record in Omni. We provide access to thousands of streaming films outside of the Kanopy platform, so please check Omni before submitting a request for a film from Kanopy.
Some films available on Kanopy can be viewed via the Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL). Titles are viewed/borrowed using free monthly ‘tickets.’
Have Questions?
Have questions about our video collections or the availability of a specific film? Contact your subject librarian, who will be able to provide you with more details and assistance.
We work with researchers, learners and instructors across the disciplines to ensure they have the information resources they need.