1-2-3 magic. managing difficult behavior in children 2-12
HQ 770.4 .A15 2004 Videos, DVD, 120 min.
A practical guide to managing difficult behavior and recognizing and dealing with manipulation and testing behaviors. Offers easy-to-follow steps for disciplining children without arguing, yelling or spanking.
3-lead EKG
RC 683.5 .E5 T63 Videos, DVD (4 discs)
This four part series provides healthcare professionals with the tools to interpret a 3-lead EKG. It begins with a description of the heart's anatomy and physiology, with a special emphasis on its conduction system. A detailed description of a normal EKG waveform is also presented along with guidelines for its interpretation.
5 girls
HQ 798 .A5125 2007 Videos, DVD,
Unlike the mainstream media who portray young women as passive, powerless or mean, 5 Girls explores the ways these girls navigate adolescence. It focuses on the positive ways that girls learn to adapt to challenges in their lives by understanding and exercising choices, by resisting powerful cultural messages and by believing in their strength when others do not.
7-up in South Africa
HQ 792 .S6 S48 1993 Videos, VHS
7-up in the Soviet Union
HQ 792 .S65 A4 1993 Videos, VHS
10 things not to do in an interview
HF 5549.5 .I6 A124 2006 Videos, DVD, 30 min.
This engaging program counts down the top ten things not to do in a job interview.
720 deadly seconds: a countdown to tragedy
HV 8080 .A6 S38 1980z Videos, VHS, 25 min.
This program discusses lock-up suicide prevention.
Abbott and Costello: who's on first?
PN 1992.8 .C66 W47 1997 Videos, VHS, 84 min.
Presents the version of Abbott and Costello's Who's on first comedy routine that was perfected on their television series. Features the manager of the "St. Louis Wolves."
Able to laugh
PN 6147 .A354 1993 Videos, VHS, 27 min.
Portrays handicapped comedians discussing the day-to-day problems facing the handicapped.
Acute respiratory disorders
RC 731 .A38 2006 Videos, DVD (4 discs)
Contents: Pt. 1: Pulmonary embolism (DVD) - Pt. 2: Pleural effusion and hemothorax (DVD) - Pt. 3: Pneumothorax and tension pneumothorax - Pt. 4: Acute respiratory distress syndrome - Pt. 5: Instructor's guides (CD-ROM) - Pt. 6: Self-grading tests (CD-ROM).
Addicted to cheap shopping?
HF 5429.2 .A33 2008 Videos, DVD, 61 min.
In this program host Libby Potter travels around the world as she takes a meaningful look at the economics behind inexpensive goods for sale in big-box stores and malls.
Addiction
RC 564 .A33 2007 Pt. 1 & 2 Videos (4 discs), DVD, 90 min.
Experts discuss drug and alcohol addiction and explain how addiction is a treatable brain disease.
ADHD in adults
RJ 506 .H9 A334 1994 Videos, DVD, 36 min.
This videotape contains interviews with adults who suffer from the disorder and describes symptoms. Russell Barkley details his new theory of ADHD, which explains why these adults have difficulty making adjustments in their lives.
ADHD, what can we do?
RJ 506 .H9 A35 1992, Videos, VHS, 37 min.
This program brings the viewer into the life and homes of those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorders to show the many avenues of help available to children, teens, and adults who suffer from this disorder. Dr. Barkley discusses effective treatments for ADHD and illustrates how parent training, appropriate educational intervention, behavior modification, and medical management can yield very positive results.
ADHD, what do we know?
RJ 506 .H9 A36 1992 Videos, VHS, 36 min.
Outlines the consequences of ADHD on the families, schools, and young people it affects.
Administering intravenous fluid therapy
RT 41 .A238 2003 Videos, VHS, 24 min.
This video presents: Initiating a peripheral IV, including identifying infusion site, promoting venous distention, venipuncture, initiating infusion, and dressing infusion site ; troubleshooting intravenous infusions, including assessment for potential complications, regular assessments, and use of infiltration and Phlebitis Scales ; discontinuing IV therapy, including removal of dressing, stabilizing catheter while site is cleansed, removal of catheter, and dressing venipuncture site.
Adult entertainment: a psychosocial study of an American obsession
HQ 472 .U6 A385 2007 Videos, DVD, 52 min.
Award-winning director Lance Tracy balances serious science with tongue-in-cheek humor to create a documentary scrutinizing the scope and effects of pornography that is informative, compelling, and unsettling.
Advanced color concepts: Volume one, Dimensional haircolor highlights and lowlights
TT 973 .A38 2007 Videos, DVD
Beth Minardi explains hair coloring.
Advanced roof framing
TH 1393 .A38 1987 Videos, VHS, 90 min.
Marshall Gross shows how to design hip and irregular roofs, with a non-center ridge.
African art: its cultural meaning
N 7380 .A37 2004 Videos, DVD, 22 min.
Examines the symbolism, aesthetics, and functionality of African art through the vast region's sculpture, masks, architecture, ornaments, clothing, and utensils. Explores religious beliefs through rituals and funerary statuary. Also presents prehistoric rock art, and the conceptual nature of African art.
Africans: a triple heritage
DT 14 .A39 2000z Videos (2 volumes), DVD, 540 min. total
Take a journey to 16 African countries to examine major influences on this complex continent: indigenous heritage, Western culture, and the Islamic religion. This series explores in depth Africa's geography, history, cultures, and religions. Discover the rich diversity of Africa and confront the problems that have resulted from different forms of government.
After prison: how the ex-convict can work, find a place to live, and stay straight
HV 9303 .A44 1999 Videos, VHS, 31 min.
Basic human needs for food, shelter, and employment -- critical factors in the transition from prison to freedom -- are the focus of this video. Discusses where ex-offenders can find jobs and housing, and find emotional strength during the first few months.
Against the odds: the artists of the Harlem Renaissance
N 6538 .N5 A33 2004 Videos, DVD, 60 min.
Harlem in the 1920s and 1930s was the scene of a passionate outburst of creativity by African-American visual artists. Rich archival footage, including newsreels and photographs, recalls the influential force of the exhibitions, the vibrancy of Harlem and the many significant personalities that shaped the movement, such as William E. Harmon, W.E.B. DuBois and Alain Locke.
The age of Wal-Mart: inside America's most powerful company (Peabody Award Winner)
HF 5429.2 .A43 2004 Videos, DVD, 81 min.
CNBC's David Faber scrutinizes Wal-Mart as he seeks to understand how the company has ascended to the heights of power it has come to occupy - and whether this juggernaut can continue to succeed in the face of increased opposition. Given unprecedented access, Faber takes viewers from an annual managers' meeting that resembles an evangelical revival to the opening of a new store in China, where Wal-Mart is one of the country's leading importers. Faber also sits down for a one-on-one with CEO Leo Scott, who addresses criticisms over outsourcing, community friction, lawsuits, and other issues.
Aids to memory: note-taking skills
LB 1049 .A42 1987 Videos, VHS, 40 min.
Tells how to listen for main points, important details, signal words and phrases, and how to lay out notes for maximum clarity and usefulness. Also explains patterns such as lists, chronology, cause and effect, and compare/contrast.
Al Capone
HV 6248 .C17 A4 2005 Videos, DVD, 50 min.
In this in-depth biography, follow Capone's journey from the immigrant Brooklyn neighborhood of his youth to the glittering circles of Chicago's powerful elite, and finally to his years of imprisonment and his death at the age of 48.
Alan Greenspan: man behind the money
HB 119 .G74 A65 1999 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
Alcatraz: escaping America's toughest prisons
HV 9474 .A4 A43 2002 Videos, DVD, 50 min.
They call in the Rock. An island in windswept San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz was once the ultimate prison for America's most notorious criminals. Discover how some of the most clever and resourceful inmates attempted to break out of Alcatraz and other maximum security lock ups around the country, as guards, long-term criminals and prison experts reveal the secrets of successful escapes.
Alice Walker: a portrait in the first person
PS 3573 .A425 1994 Videos, VHS, 28 min.
Jim Hanley interviews Alice Walker, author of the novel The color purple. Her discussion touches on a variety of topics including family violence and the position of black women in America.
All the troubles of the world
PS 374 .S5 C52 1987 Videos, VHS, 47 min.
Tells the tales of Isaac Asimov's All the Troubles of the World and William Faulkner's The Bear.
Alternating current. Part 2
TK 1141 .A48 1991 Videos, VHS, 62 min.
This video introduces you to the field of Alternating Current. Learn about transformers, coils, capacitors and the sine-wave. See what happens when a coil or capacitator is placed in an AC circuit. Learn how to calculate for coils or capacitators in series or parallel.
America's ad icons
HF 6161 .B4 A447 2003 Videos, VHS, 51 min.
This informative and entertaining program uses case studies of Tony the Tiger, Charlie the Tuna, the Energizer Bunny, Jack in the Box, Colonel Sanders, Kool-Aid Man, Mr. Peanut, Morris the Cat, and Mr. Clean to illustrate different approaches to creating memorable brand icons. The psychology behind their remarkable consumer and cultural appeal is also discussed.
America's Prehistoric Civilizations: The Mound Builders
E 73 .A44 2007 Videos, DVD, 30 min.
Had they been made of stone, they would have been among the greatest wonders of the ancient world. These were the pyramids and effigy earthenworks by the Mound Building Cultures of the eastern half of the United Sates. This is the story of the 3000 year Native American tradition that culminated with the construction of cities rivaling any on the planet when Columbus landed in the New World.
American justice. A deadly dose
HV 6626 .D43 2004 Videos, DVD, 50 min.
See the police interrogation video of Brian Eftenoff, convicted of killing his wife.
American justice. Sins of a priest, the John Geoghan story
BX 1912.9 .S56 2004 Videos, DVD, 50 min.
Chronicles the trial, sentencing, and murder of pedophile priest, John Geoghan, and the downfall of Bernard Cardinal Law of the Boston Archdiocese.
American justice. The girl in the box
KF 224 .H66 G484 2002 Videos, DVD, 50 min.
American Justice explores the case of 20-year-old Colleen Stan, who was hitchhiking from Oregon to Los Angeles and was picked up by Cameron and Janice Hooker, who held her captive and tortured her until she finally escaped. The Hookers claimed that she stayed with them willingly, and the contradictions of the case are revealed by case analysts.
The American Sign Language Handshape Dictionary DVD
HV 2475 .T461 2007 Videos, DVD,
Now, learn the signs from the bestselling The American Sign Language Handshape Dictionary by watching experts form them! The Handshape Dictionary organizes more than 1,400 ASL signs by 40 basic handshapes, and this new DVD features a diverse cast of native signers forming all of them.
The Amish: not to be modern
BX 8129 .A5 A45 1988 Videos, VHS, 57 min.
Provides a rare look at a community that separates itself from most modern technology. Shows Amish people performing farm work, creating elaborate quilts, and attending schools. Examines the religious reasons for their unusual life-style.
Anatomy & physiology revealed
QP 34.5 .A538 2008 CD, CD-ROM
Cadaver photos blended with a layering technique reveal more than 5,000 anatomical structures. Program includes dissection, animation of anatomical structures and physiological processes, histology, imaging, and quizzes and simulated practical exams. Includes all body systems: integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory, lymphatic, digestive, urinary, and reproductive.
Anatomy of love
B 575 .L8 A43x 1995 Videos (2 volumes), VHS
Scientists explore the mysteries of mating, marriage and why we stray.
Anatomy of the earthworm
QL 391 .A6 A53 1991 Videos, VHS, 16 min.
Dissection of an earthworm.
Anatomy of the freshwater mussel
QL 430.6 .A53x 1991 Videos, VHS, 14 min.
Studies the anatomy of the freshwater mussel, as a representative of the phylum Mollusca.
Anatomy of the frog
QL 668 .E2 A53 1990 Videos, VHS, 45 min.
Dissection of a frog.
Anatomy of the shark
QL 638.9 .A53 1991 Videos, VHS, 56 min.
This program facilitates the study of the anatomy of the spiny dogfish as a representative cartliagenous fish. Each individual system can be viewed and discussed separately. The program studies the spiny dogfish.
Ancient altered states
BL 65 .D7 A53 1996 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
The video takes the viewer back to a time when "humanity made sacred journeys to the realm of the gods under the influence of mind altering drugs."
Ancient Britain: Stonehenge to Celtic Iron Age hill forts
DA 140 .A53 2007 Videos, DVD, 30 min.
This DVD follows the incredible saga of a glorious 7000 year evolution of ancient Britain's people -- from the earliest Stone Age clans, to the builders of Stonehenge, to the formation of Bronze Age tribes and the founding of Iron Age hill forts, all leading to the castle building kings and queens and knights that we all recognize today.
Ancient civilizations. Athens and ancient Greece
DF 275 .A84 2001 Videos, DVD, 120 min.
Ancient Greece was a civilization like no other and now you can see why. Computer graphics, archival film, and classic art come together to recreate the past. Tour the Acropolis in the 5th Century B.C. Stand before Delphi's Temple of Apollo where the oracle spoke. Gaze at the Statue of Athena and marvel at the Parthenon. Walk through the Agora, the Temple of Zeus, and Olympia home of the Olympic Games. Sail to the legendary and lost continent of Atlantis. Experience the daily lives and customs of ancient Greeks in the unforgettable journey back to the Golden Age of Greece.
Ancient evidence: Peter, Jesus' fisherman
BS 2515 .A63 2003 Videos, VHS, 52 min.
The apostle Peter's humble beginnings are revealed in this film.
Ancient Pueblo people: the Anasazi
E 99 .P9 A53 2007 Videos, DVD, 30 min.
They stand today much as their builders left them 500 years ago. These are the cities of the Anasazi, the ancient Pueblo people of the four corners region of the United States. Their history is the history of how a civilization, against all odds, became so successful at agriculture they were able to produce a leisure society capable of not only building these incredible cities, but also producing some of the greatest pottery, rock art and trading networks the world has ever seen.
Another man's crime
HV 6019 .A6 2003, DVD, 50 min.
Anthropology: the four fields
GN 25 .A58 2008 Videos (2 discs), DVD, 840 min. total
The four fields Introduces the central concepts, concerns, and research methods of cultural anthropology. It takes a cross-cultural approach to diverse subject areas, including subsistence patterns, political organization, the family, social organization, economics, kinship, language, the arts and religion.
Approaching potentially explosive conflicts
HV 8080 .P2 A66 1976 Videos, VHS, 22 min.
A training film for law enforcement officers. Stresses the potentially dangerous nature of disturbance calls and uses replays of careless approaches to show how to use more caution in order to prevent injuries or fatalities.
Arab Americans
E 184 .A65 A73 1993 Videos, VHS, 30 min.
Art 21: art in the twenty-first century. Seasons one and two
N 6512 .A6685 2003 Videos (2 discs), DVD, 7.5 hours
Meet diverse contemporary artists through revealing profiles that take viewers behind the scenes into artists' studios, homes, and communities to provide an intimate view of their lives, work, sources of inspiration and creative processes.
Art 21: art in the 21st century. Season three
N 6512 .A6685 2005 Videos, DVD, 220 min.
Go behind the scenes to meet today's most fascinating contemporary artists in Season Three of the Emmy-nominated ART:21--ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY documentary series. Unparalled in access to today's young artists, this unique series takes viewers into artists' studios, homes, and communities to provide an intimate view of their lives, work, creative processes, and sources of inspiration. The four one-hour programs present 18 artists working in the United States...
Art 21: art in the 21st century. Season four
N 6512.7 .A78 2007 Videos, DVD, 220 min.
Meet contemporary artists at work and speaking in their own words--direct, accessible, and unfiltered--in Season Four of the Emmy-nominated ART:21--ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY documentary series. ... This unique four-hour series spotlights 17 artists working in the United States today, and invites viewers behind the scenes to see artists at work in their homes, communities, and unexpected sites--from an old-growth forest to a military base to a film set. The artists ... explore questions ... about politics, mortality, love, nature, science, order, chaos, and more. Themes of Romance, Protest, Ecology, and Paradox provide a connective thread between profiles...
Art city
NX 165 .A766 2002 Videos (3 parts), DVD, 58 min. each/174 min. total
This documentary focuses on intense personalities who've used their art to explore the emotional impact, or dark humor of psychological truths. They discuss inspiration, aesthetic issues, the meaning of success, and how they overcame hardship to pursue a lifetime in art.
Art of effective communication
HF 5718 .A78 1994 Videos, VHS, 20 min.
Tips on verbal, nonverbal, listening, and written communication with supervisors, co-workers, and customers.
Art of the Netherlands
ND 641 .A78 2000 Videos (6 volumes), DVD, 150 min. total
Chronicles the life, times, and work of true masters of the art world. Highlights important events in each artist's life through the views of leading authorities, art historians, and scholars.
Asiemut
GV 1046 .A853 A854 2006 Videos, DVD, 57 min.
Olivier Higgins and Mélanie Carrier cycle their way across Mongolia, China, Tibet and India, discussing culture, traditions, western society, and the pursuit of happiness.
Assistive technology: a way to differentiate instruction for students with disabilities
HV 1569.5 .A77 2005 Videos, DVD, 42 min.
Learn how a variety of assistive technology devices can be used to address one or more of the following disability areas: auditory/language processing, grapho-motor/writing, and reading and enable students to function more effectively.
Authentic assessment & documentation
LB 1140.23 .A98 Videos (Parts 1 and 4), 51 min. total
Early Childhood Programs throughout the country are becoming increasingly accountable for the progress that children are making in their care. This video series explores the value of authentic assessment in documenting young children's progress, observational methods used to assess young children, systems used to organize the data and different formal assessment instruments or checklists used to collate the data. Teachers demonstrate how they communicate with parents to inform them of their child's development. Finally, directors and education coordinators share how they provide on-going training for their staff and the training issues that they have encountered along the way.
Autism, the musical
RJ 506 .A9 A92468 2008 Videos, DVD, 93 min.
Profiles five children with autism, their parents, and acting coach Elaine Hill as they take on the enterprise of a full-length stage production.
Auto emissions explained
TL 214 .P67 1993 Videos (4 volumes), VHS, 40 min. total
Contents: 1. What are emissions? -- 2. Mechanical emission controls -- 3. Electronic emission controls -- 4. Troubleshooting emission control devices
Auto shop safety
TL 152.25 .A98 2008 Videos, DVD, 21 min.
Reinforcing concepts with helpful animation, provides crucial knowledge about accidents that can occur in automotive repair shops. The best ways to prevent them, and the smartest and safest steps to take when they happen, are explained.
The autobiography of Malcolm X
E 185.97 .L5 A88 1999 Videos, VHS, 53 min.
Featuring powerful dramatizations, this program scrutinizes both The Autobiography and the life of one of the most charismatic leaders of the 20th century.
Automatic transmissions
TL 152 .A57 2002 Videos (4 volumes), VHS, 78 min. total
Contents: v. 1: Drive Train Theory and General Operation -- v. 2: Hydraulic Torque Multipliers and Planetary Gear Sets -- v. 3: Common Automotive Transmissions -- v. 4: Hydraulic Systems and Electronic Automatic Transmissions
Automotive air conditioning systems explained
TL 271.5 .A9 1995 Videos (4 volumes + guide), VHS
A four video program that examines automobile air conditioning principles, components, controls, and servicing.
Automotive anti-lock brake systems
TL 269.3 .A98 2001 Videos (4 volumes + guide), VHS, 77 min. total
Contents: v. 1. ABS theory & operation (23 min.) -- v. 2. Troubleshooting ABS (18:05 min.) -- v. 3 ABS service (16:35 min.) -- v. 4. Brake electrical & electronic component service (19:10 min.)
Automotive brake systems
TL 269 .A9 2001 Videos (4 volumes + guide), VHS, 92 min. total
This first set of four tapes in this video series features an introduction to how brakes work as well as specific diagnosis and repair procedures for drum, disc, and hydraulic brakes.
Automotive engine overhaul
TL 210 .A97 1992 Videos (4 volumes), VHS, 85 min. total
Presents troubleshooting procedures for engine removal and details compression testing. Step-by-step procedures are shown for engine removal, disassembly, and reassembly.
Automotive measurement
TL 152 .A97 Videos, VHS, 33 min.
Illustrates various measuring tools used in automotive repair and service.
Avoiding electrical hazards
TK 152 .A96 1990 Videos, VHS, 19 min.
Covers key points about how to avoid electrical hazards by maintaining safe conditions in the work environment.
Aztec
F 1219.73 .S3 1993 Videos, VHS, 30 min.
The Aztec massacre
F 1219.73 .S43 2008 Videos, DVD, 60 min.
Exploring the archeology of the site, the forensics of the bones, and beautiful but grotesque codices that document the events, The Aztec Massacre paints a new picture of the violent relations between the Aztecs and the Conquistadors, and rewrites much of what we thought we knew about the Aztec civilization.
B.F. Skinner on behaviorism
BF 637 .B43 1990 Videos, VHS, 28 min.
Skinner discusses behavior modification, behavioral technology, and the uses of positive reinforcement in shaping human behavior.
Bandura's social cognitive theory: an introduction
HM 251 .B3 2003 Videos, VHS, 38 min.
Utilizing archival materials and newly shot visuals, students will be introduced to the vocabulary and innovative methods of this influential thinker. Dr. Bandura's narration imbues this video with his compelling presentation style and intellectual authority.
Banished
E 185.86 .B2638 2007 Videos, DVD, 84 min.
Vividly recounts the forgotten history of racial cleansing in America when thousands of African Americans were driven from their homes and communities by violent racist mobs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Banks
HG 1551 .B36 2000 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
History of banks and banking and their influence on our economy.
Barbarians
D 135 .B37 2003 Videos (2 volumes), VHS, 200 min.
Volume 1: The Vikings/The Goths, Volume 2: The Mongols/The Huns. Explore the origins of the Huns, Goths, Vikings, and Mongols. Shot on location featuring interviews, reenactments and narrated by Clancy Brown. This brings to life the powerful leaders and drive that kept empires in terror for centuries.
Barn burning
PS 3511 .A86 B3 2004 Videos, DVD, 40 min.
The story of the son of a tenant farmer who must choose between his aversion to playing his father's accomplice in violent acts against their landowners and his desire to win his father's acceptance.
Basic car care
TL 152 .B37 2004 Videos, DVD, 23 min.
Up-to-date tips for keeping late-model vehicles running safely and dependably.
Basic electrical safety in the workplace
T 55 .B37 1996 Videos, VHS, 10 min.
Designed to train and motivate employees to avoid danger.
Basic electricity: DC circuits
TK 1111 .B37 1990 Videos (4 parts), VHS, 84 min.
Contents: v. 1: Series Circuits -- v. 2: Series Circuit Analysis -- v. 3: Parallel circuits -- v. 4: Series/Parallel Circuits
Basic roof framing
TH 2393 .B37 1987 v. 1 Videos (2 tapes), VHS, 196 min.
Video 1: How to calculate rise, run and pitch, lay out and cut shed, gable, and hip roofs. Video 2: How to lay out and design hip and irregular roofs with a non-center ridge.
Beauty in China
HQ 1767 .B43 2008 Videos, DVD, 26 min.
Behind the hatred. The roots of conflict
DS 119.76 .B44 2002 Videos, VHS, 46 min.
One of a three-part series about the instability plaguing the Middle East, including the history, politics and social issues behind the conflict. This segment looks at the roots of conflict in the Middle East, noting the parallels between past and present, and the role America has played in the peace process and the challenges of negotiation. Includes interviews with renowned historians, key historical figures, and archival footage.
Behind the screens: Hollywood goes hypercommercial
HF 6161 .M7 B44 2000 Videos, VHS, 37 min.
This program examines the invasion of mainstream big-budget movies by advertising and marketing.
Behind the veil: Afghan women under fundamentalism
HQ 1735.6 .B44 2001 Videos, VHS, 26 min.
This gripping program describes the massive human rights abuses that have been escalating since the withdrawal of Soviet forces, as seen through the eyes of women who have survived years of rampant gender and religious intolerance - so far. Resistance activities carried out by women's groups inside the country are also documented, as they fight for freedom and democracy.
Beowulf and Grendel
PN 1997.2 .B469 2006 Videos, DVD, 104 min.
In this thoroughly updated version of the seminal Anglo Saxon poem, the battle-scarred Norse hero Beowulf leads a troop of warriors across the sea to help an old friend, King Hrothgar, whose kingdom is being ravaged by the marauding troll, Grendel. However, Beowulf's attempts to fight the troll are thwarted when Grendel refuses to engage him in battle. When Beowulf meets Selma, a mysterious and sensual witch, his understanding of revenge is further complicated.
Beowulf and Old English literature
PR 1585 .B463 1991x Videos, VHS, 38 min.
Introduces students to the origins of the English language and literature by examining Beowulf and its protagonist, our first tragic hero. Covers Old English lyrics and the oral epic tradition.
Best kept secrets of love & romance
HQ 801 .B455 2000 Videos, VHS, 52 min.
Better business grammar
HF 5718 .B4 1991 Videos, VHS, 12 min.
This video offers dozens of tips you can use right away to avoid grammar and usage errors that can ruin your chance to make a good first impression. It also identifies mistakes that will make you sound stupid or uneducated - mistakes that could cost you a job or a promotion.
Beyond conviction
HV 9276 .B49 2007 Videos, DVD, 97 min.
This is a documentary on the story of three crime victims on an emotional journey toward healing and recovery. Beyond conviction follows participants in Pennsylvania's "Mediation program for crimes of severe violence", (1998). The film provides a rare glimpse into the lingering pain and trauma for both victims and offenders and examines this bold effort to bring humanity into the criminal justice.
Bible unearthed: the making of a religion
BS 621 .F563 2005 Videos, DVD, 208 min.
Attempts to determine how much of the Bible is based on historical events by reviewing the most recent archeological findings.
Biculturalism and acculturation among Latinos
E 184 .S75 B5 1991 Videos, VHS, 28 min.
Many Latinos struggle with pressures to reclaim and reaffirm their heritage while simultaneously facing pressures to assimilate into the dominant American culture. This program examines the question of what part of their culture Latinos feel they should keep and what to leave behind, explores some commonly held beliefs and misperceptions about who Latinos are today in the U.S., and probes the relationship of ethnic identity to entrepreneurial success in the changing mosaic of the American marketplace.
Bill Gates: the sultan of software
HD 9696.2 .U62 G33 1998 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
Birth of Europe: coal, blood and iron
CB 245 .B57 1991 Pt. 5 Videos, VHS, 54 min.
As organic matter from Europe's prehistoric, marshy swamps was compressed over millions of years, it became coal. Today, oil is nicknamed "black gold," but since the 17th century, coal could also lay claim to that title...
Birth of Europe: colliding continents and the Age of Bronze
CB 245 .B57 1991 Pt. 2 Videos, VHS, 54 min.
How did the early peoples of Europe move from stone to metal tools, and what were the consequences of such a change? This program offers some fascinating answers.
Birth of Europe: feast and famine: the limestone legacy
CB 245 .B57 1991 Pt. 4 Videos, VHS, 55 min.
Without vast deposits of limestone underlying major portions of the continent, European history would surely have been quite different...
Birth of Europe: hostages to oil
CB 245 .B57 1991 Pt. 7 Videos, VHS, 54 min.
Repeated Middle East crises during the second half of the 20th century have made Europe vulnerable to fuel shortages and price fluctuations. Consequently, there has been a growing quest for energy independence by, for example, harvesting North Sea oil, developing nuclear capacity and continuing to burn coal...
Birth of Europe: out of the ice
CB 245 .B57 1991 Pt. 1 Videos, VHS, 54 min.
Out of the Ice chronologically presents two coinciding European histories - those of geology and human development. While our earliest ancestors can be traced to the Africa of six million years ago, it was not until a mere 60,000 years ago that beings somewhat like ourselves came to inhabit Europe...
Birth of Europe: power and frontiers
CB 245 .B57 1991 Pt. 6 Videos, VHS, 54 min.
From about 1800 onward, coal was king in Europe and the main fuel of the Industrial Age. With the advent of the internal combustion engine, another resource - petroleum - permitted a host of applications...
Birth of Europe: trade, cities and the land-locked sea
CB 245 .B57 1991 Pt. 3 Videos, VHS, 54 min.
In the rise and fall of Europe's two great ancient powers - Greece and Rome - geology and history were significantly intertwined...
Blasphemy
BV 4227 .B6 B53 1992 Videos, VHS, 59 min.
An episode from the "No Dogs or Philosophers Allowed" television program. What is the relationship between the Object (or Subject) of our ultimate concern and the ways we choose to speak about It? Should defaming the Name of God be of concern even for those who do not have faith in Him?
Blue helmets: peace and dishonor
HV 6250.4 .W65 .B584 2007 Videos, DVD, 73 min.
This documentary looks at the United Nations peacekeepers' predatory sexual behavior and the women who have been sexually abused or raped by them in Kosovo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Haiti.
The blue hotel
PS 1449 .C85 B55 2005 Videos, DVD, 55 min.
Based on the short story by Stephen Crane. A stranger arrives in a small 1880s Nebraska town and joins a fateful card game.
Bluegrass, blackmarket
HV 8079 .N3 B5 1994 Videos, VHS, 28 min.
Attempts to prevent the cultivation and marketing of marijuana in eastern Kentucky are complicated by the involvement of some local law enforcement officials in drug trafficking.
Body armor: secrets of a second skin
HV 7936 .E7 B639 2001 Videos, VHS, 52 min.
Head to the front lines with the men and women of law enforcement: officers to whom a thin layer of protective clothing often means the difference between life and death. Hear first hand their experiences of tragedy, bravery and survival. Plus, get a look at exciting advances in personal protection technology and the efforts of the body armor industry to protect those who protect us.
Body story. Body snatchers
RG 551 .B64 1998 Videos, VHS, 52 min.
Get inside the bodies of two women whose natural systems each must deal with a foreign organism trying to control its host: a flu virus and a growing fetus. For both women, a tiny invader in one part of their body affects every part of their anatomy--a reminder that the human body is an ecosystem.
Body story. Breaking down
QP 86 .B74 1998 Videos, VHS, 52 min.
Meet an 11-year-old girl with a broken arm and a dying 87-year-old man. Their stories vividly illustrate the differences in the way a young body builds and regenerates itself, and how aging is an inevitable consequence of losing that power.
Body story. The beast within
QP 111.4 .B42 1998 Videos, VHS, 52 min.
Unravel the mysteries of the two most important organs in the human body--the heart and the brain. Travel inside the body and witness a heart attack in progress. Learn why a man's animal instincts take over under the influence of alcohol.
Born in the USA: Muslim Americans
BP 67 .U6 2003 Videos, DVD, 60 min.
The story of a Muslim American doctor and teacher in a post 9/11 world.
Boys, toys and the big blue marble
HQ 792.2 B698 2007 Videos, DVD, 52 min.
A documentary about the unenviable existence of millions of young boys around the world who are pressed into forced labour, fundamentalist religious indoctrination, military service (while they are still smaller than the guns they carry) and prostitution rings.
Brain: effects of childhood trauma
RJ 506 .P55 B72x 2002 Videos, DVD, 29 min.
Part of a series on understanding, identifying and responding to childhood trauma. This segment focuses on the effects that childhood trauma has on brain function. Introduces current research that shows how systems in the brain are activated by trauma, and how trauma changes neuron response and cognitive pathways.
Brain sex
QP 81.5 .M65 1992 Videos (3 volumes), VHS, 150 min. total
Scientific studies indicate that men and women do not have identical brain structures which may account for some of the differences in behavior between sexes. Vol. 1 explores effect of hormones received during gestation on behavior. Vol. 2 looks at how different brain architecture can lead to differences in ability and learning patterns. Vol. 3 looks at social relations between men and women.
Breakdown
QP 145 .B73 1985 Videos, VHS, 26 min.
Shows what happens to food through the entire human alimentary canal. Shows how food is dissolved in acid, how the liver and gall bladder work, and how digestion and absorption are carried out.
Breastfeeding: the how to can do video
RJ 216 .B828 1998 Videos, VHS, 29 min.
Program helps educators to lay a successful groundwork for breastfeeding by presenting practical information in an engaging CAN DO way.
Breastfeeding: the why to can do video
RJ 216 .B731 1998 Videos, VHS, 20 min.
Conveys the message that while breastfeeding may take some practice, it is well worth the effort, and discusses benefits that breastfeeding offers babies and importantly their mothers too.
Breath of life
QP 121 .B73 1985 Videos, VHS, 26 min.
Explains how the human body gets the regular supplies of air it needs and rids itself of carbon dioxide. Shows how the exchange of information between the brain and chest muscles enables the body to meet varying demands for oxygen.
Build a Shaker table
TT 197.5 .T3 B84 1989 Videos, VHS, 60 min.
By watching Mehler, you'll learn how to choose, mill and glue up boards according to their grain configuration; taper legs on the joiner; rout mortises and tenons for sturdy leg-and-apron joints; tune up a cabinet scraper to smooth a tabletop with minimal sanding.
Building blocks for early literacy phonemic awareness
LB 1573.3 .B85 2003 Pt. 3 Videos, VHS, 28 min.
Library has Part 3: Phonemes and phonics
Building trades, electricity
TK 3271 .B8 1992 Videos, VHS, 14 min.
A brief look at the various opportunities for employment in the electrical contracting trade.
The Buried mirror: reflections on Spain and the New World
DP 48 .B87 1991 Videos (5 parts), VHS, 59 min. each
Program I. The virgin and the bull -- Program II. Conflict of the gods -- Program III. The age of gold -- Program IV. The price of freedom -- Program V. Unfinished business.. For American Indians, the mirror symbolized power, the sun, the Earth, its four corners, and its people. Now, a "mirror" is being held up to the Old and New Worlds to reflect the diverse cultures of Spanish-speaking countries and peoples, together with the themes, institutions, beliefs, and symbols that have endured or changed through time.
The business plan: your road map for success
HD 62.7 .B87 1990 Videos, VHS, 55 min.
No matter what the size or maturity of your business, a strong business plan is your key to capital, growth, and profits. It's a detailed road map showing your best route to an even more successful enterprise. Consultants Anthony Cord and Glenn Kautt steer you through the seven steps of writing a business plan that works...
Can I play too?
LC 4015 .C36 1993 Videos (3 parts), VHS, 52 min. total
Discusses the benefits of mainstreaming children with all types of disabilities. Includes input from parents and teachers.
Cardiac disorders: coronary artery disease
RC 685 .C6 C37 2006 Videos, DVD (2 discs)
Discusses that coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death in modern societies.
Cardiac disorders: heart failure
RC 685 .C53 C37 2006 Videos, DVD (2 discs)
This program offers an interesting and detailed look at it causes, pathophysiology, and symptoms.
Cardiac signs and symptoms
RT 48 .C365 2006 Videos, DVD, 30 min.
Learn to recognize abnormal heart sounds (e.g. S3, S4, murmurs, etc.); determine proper patient positioning and stethoscope placement to ensure accurate assessment; characterize a murmur's intensity pity, quality, shape, and duration; and measure jugular vein distention. Additional features include: heart and breath sounds simulator, animation selector, practice test, and web link.
Caring for the postpartum patient
RG 801 .C37 2004 Videos, VHS, 20 min.
Focuses on the physiological, psychological and emotional changes a woman goes through during the postpartum period, and includes information that can assist the nurse in caring for and reassuring her postpartum patients. The course also discusses the importance of emotional support and patient education during the postpartum phase of care.
Caring for your parents
HQ 1063.6 .C37 2008 Videos, DVD, 115 min.
As the population ages, many adult children are grappling with an unprecedented social, cultural, economic, and personal revolution as they transition into the primary caregiver role for their aging parents. Caring for Your Parents is a moving film that draws much-needed attention to this universal reality, underscoring today's struggle to keep parents at home, tensions between siblings, and the complexity of shifting caregiver roles through an intimate look at five American families.
The case of Robert Blake
HV 6515 .C374 2004 Videos, DVD, 50 min.
Bill Kurtis examines the evidence in the case against Robert Blake, accused of murdering his wife, Bonny Lee Bakley, in 2001.
Castle
DA 660 .C27 1983x Videos, VHS, 55 min.
Presents an animated tale about a fictional thirteenth-century fortress and town built by King Edward I to subdue the rebellious Welsh. Includes live-action sequences in which David Macaulay and Sarah Bullen discuss the history and architecture that inspired the fictional castle.
Cathedral
NA 4830 .C37 1985 Videos, DVD, 60 min.
Follows the planning and construction of a magnificent Gothic cathedral in the imaginary French town of Beaulieu during the thirteenth century, in order to understand why and how the great cathedrals of Europe were built. Alternates between modern footage and animation.
The caves of Altamira
GN 836 .A44 C38 1991 Videos, DVD, 26 min.
The 20,000-year-old caves of Altamira are among the greatest and the least known of the monuments of prehistory. Closed to visitors to prevent disintegration through pollution, the caves are known only through a replica located in the Archaeological Museum in Madrid. This tour of Altamira shows the cave paintings in their extraordinary power as they depict the daily life of Magdalenian people seeking to bend animal life to their will, while themselves at the mercy of magical powers they sought to placate.
Cell searches
HV 8756 .C45 1980z Videos, VHS, 15 min.
Although a jail cell may appear to be a simple place, the cell search procedure reinforces just how important this search is to protect the prisoners and guards.
The Celts
D 70 .C436x 2002 Videos, DVD, 50 min.
Join archaeologists as they trace the origins of the Celts, and see ancient evidence of their advanced culture. They were among the most advanced farmers, artists and metalworkers of their time. Explore the influence of their powerful holy men, the Druids, whose true role and significance remains shrouded in mystery.
Challenging behaviors in young children: techniques and solutions
LB 1060.2 .C435 2004 Videos, DVD, 50 min.
Live footage shows teachers effectively defusing crisis situations including tantrums, fighting, noncompliance, separation anxiety and other inappropriate behavior.
The champion's zone
GV 706.55 .C53 2005 Videos, DVD, 52 min.
The Champion's Zone is a unique state of balance between body and mind, a form of exaltation that is experienced by a tiny minority of athletes and elevates them to the rank of super athletes.
Chaucer's Canterbury pilgrims
PR 1872 .C49 1993 Videos, VHS, 47 min.
Depicts characters and scenes from the Canterbury tales using paintings from the Ellesmere manuscripts, other contemporary pictures, and a map.
Child abuse: how to see it, how to stop it
HV 6626.5 .C476 2002 Videos, VHS, 22 min.
This video explores the four types of child abuse: neglect, physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. It describes specific signs that suggest abuse and offers expert advice on how you can recognize a child who may be abused. The important next step is to report it.
Child abuse; it shouldn't hurt to be a kid
HV 6626.5 .C44 1985 Videos, VHS, 26 min.
Actors Ricky Schroder and John Houseman host this explanation of suspected child abuse. Defines abuse, and teaches ways to recognize signs. Explains where and how to report as well as discusses possible civil and criminal penalties for failure to report.
Child centered curriculum
HQ 778.5 .C54 2002 Videos, VHS, 23 min.
Caregivers in a child care center collaborate to develop an individualized curriculum. Team members discuss and plan activities that are right for a particular child at a particular time.
Child's play: the world of learning
LB 1137 .C48 1989 Videos, VHS, 30 min.
Looks at the value of play in the development of physical, thinking, language and social-emotional skills, and how play helps children prepare for later academic learning.
Children are watching
BF 721 .C45 2006 Videos, DVD, 60 min.
This special follows four families who are raising teenagers, and captures candid, often disturbing situations which reveal the direct connection between parents' behavior and the ways their kids are mirroring or reacting to that behavior.
Children of poverty
HV 841 .C54 1987 Videos, VHS,
Profiles American children living in poverty, all in homes headed by women, and shows the toll on the children and their mothers.
Children of violence
HQ 809.3 .U5 C485 1998 Videos, VHS, 31 min.
Focusing on the whole family of origin, this program addresses generational patterns of family abuse and shows how these patterns set the stage for children to become perpetrators and victims of abuse in later life.
Chinese Americans
E 184 .C5 C43 1993 Videos, VHS, 30 min.
Choices in childbirth. Volume III, Cesarean birth
RG 761 .C56 2001 Videos, VHS, 22 min.
This program provides comprehensive information on cesarean birth as it follows a family's unexpected cesarean birth from early labor through recovery.
Christianity: the first two thousand years
BR 145.3 .C47 2001 Videos (2 volumes), DVD, 400 min.
Tracks the evolution of the Christian faith from the Crucifixion to the Crusades and from the Reformation to the sweeping changes of Vatican II. Draws on ancient texts, the Scriptures, commentary from renowned scholars, and visits to historic sites to chronicle the events and personalities that shaped the history of Christianity.
Chronic respiratory disorders
RC 731 .C47 2006 Videos, DVD (2 discs)
Contents: Pt. 1: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (DVD) - Pt. 2: Cystic fibrosis (DVD) -- Pt. 3: Instructor's guides (CD-ROM) - Pt. 4: Self-grading tests (CD-ROM).
Chromatic collection
TT 972 .C47 2003 Videos (4 parts), VHS, 214 min. total
The Chromatic collection combines fused color with the sharp edging and metallic form of processed metal.
The circle of the hills: Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1809-1892
PR 5581 .C47 1992 Videos, VHS, 61 min.
Outlines the life of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, from his humble beginnings to a position of great wealth and fame as poet Laureate.
Citizen King
E 185.97 .K5 C58 2004 Videos, DVD, 115 min.
Traces Martin Luther King's efforts to recast himself by embracing causes beyond the civil rights movement, by becoming a champion of the poor and an outspoken opponent of the war in Vietnam.
The Civil War (History Channel)
E 468 .C58 2007 Videos (6 Parts), DVD, 600 min. total
The definitive collection of programming on the War Between the States. Utilizing rare diary entries, photographs, and modern-day re-enactments The History Channel explores every aspect of this great conflict.
The Civil War (PBS)
E 468.7 .C57 1989 Videos (9 Parts), VHS, 680 min. total
Episode 1: The Cause - 1861, Episode 2: A Very Bloody Affair - 1862, Episode 3: Forever Free - 1862, Episode 4: Simply Murder - 1863, Episode 5: The Universe of Battle - 1863, Episode 6: Valley of the Shadow of Death, Episode 7: Most Hallowed Ground - 1864, Episode 8: War is All Hell - 1865, Episode 9: The Better Angels of Our Nature - 1865. The Civil War is the first full scale film history of the terrible conflict that tore the country apart and defined us as a nation.
CNN today. Volume 5: juvenile delinquency
HV 9051 .J882 2004 Videos, VHS, 48 min.
Nineteen CNN news segments illustrating examples of juvenile deliquency.
CNN today. Volume 6: juvenile delinquency
HV 9051 .C66 2005 Videos, VHS, 41 min.
A compilation of 17 segments from CNN news about problems, challenges, and dangers faced by juveniles in today's society.
Code gray: ethical dilemmas in nursing
RT 85 .C62 2004 Videos, DVD, 26 min.
Examines the moral and ethical aspects of health care delivery. Nurses confront ethical dilemmas in four actual work situations. Raises issues for discussion.
Cognitive-behavioral assessment
RC 489 .C63 C6 1996 Videos, VHS, 69 min.
This video focuses on basic cognitive-behavioral assessment techniques. Initially the therapist helps the client describe his/her sense of the problem and identify as many of his/her "hot thoughts" as possible. Three vignettes are presented which show clients who have come to therapy to work on depression, anger, and anxiety, respectively.
Colonel Sanders
TX 910.5 .S25 C6 1998 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
Presents a profile of the life and career of Colonel Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Come to the fairs
E 741 .W35 C65 1983 Videos, VHS, 58 min.
Survey of America's World's Fairs beginning with the first one held in Chicago in 1893. It was at these fairs that new inventions such as the Ferris wheel and the telephone were first introduced. Also discusses how fairs have changed in recent years.
The Complete Blue Eyed
E 184 .A1 C58 2004 Videos, DVD, 200 min. total
Includes 4 parts: The 30-Minute Blue Eyed, the Essential Blue Eyed, Blue Eyed, and a Trainer's Manual. For over 30 years, Jane Elliott has been America's most highly acclaimed diversity trainer. Her powerful and controversial "blue eyed/brown eyed" exercise has had a life changing impact on thousands in schools, corporations and government. The original Blue Eyed, the definitive record of her technique, proved so powerful that it has been made into three separate versions so it could be conveniently used in any setting. No one who sees it will ever turn a blind eye to racism again.
Conception to birth
RG 525 .C66 2005 Videos, DVD, 50 min.
Follow the ultimate journey each one of us takes from the moment of our conception to the moment of our birth.
Conflict resolution. Part 1, Mediating disputes
HV 8079.2 .C66 1976 Videos, VHS, 21 min.
A training film for law enforcement officers. Presents two dispute situations which focus on mediation as a method of finding a solution. Describes the benefits of this approach for both disputants and police officers.
Consciousness
BF 311 .N6 1994 Videos, VHS, 58 min.
An episode from the "No Dogs or Philosophers Allowed" television program. So who is that behind the face in the mirror? Better yet, what is that? What, indeed, is the uncanny sense that one is an experiencing agent, a reflecting self? Can we explain our selves to ourselves? Are you in there?
Contracting a home
TH 4811 .C6 1989 v. 1 Videos (2 tapes), VHS, 180 min.
This video program discusses the intricacies of contracting a house. Divided in two parts, such topics as working with an architect, choosing a suitable site, hiring and coordinating subcontractors, for both inside and outside the house are explained.
Cops or criminals
HV 7936.C85 C66 2002 Videos, DVD, 50 min.
A report on the New Orleans Police Department, the most corrupt police department in the country.
Correctional officer. Supervision of special inmates
HV 6089 .S86 1985 Videos, VHS, 20 min.
Provides guidelines for recognizing and understanding inmates with psychological problems or social disorders. Gives procedures for dealing with manic depressives, paranoid personalities, schizophrenics, and sociopaths.
Counterfeit
HG 335 .C68 1996 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
A&E's Investigative Reports penetrates the secret operations of some of the world's top counterfeiters to find out how they've become so successful. The murky trail leads to Germany, Russia, and Iran, where a black market in nuclear goods has driven up the demand for American currency of any kind. This episode will also examine new high-tech methods used to create bills, as well as demonstrate how almost anyone can do it themselves.
Courtroom demeanor
HV 8751 .C6 1984 Videos, VHS, 11 min.
Teaches the correctional officer how to testify in court.
Cracking the code of life
QH 445.2 .C4 2004 Videos, DVD, 116 min.
This documentary examines the complex race to decode the human genome. Examines the work of, and contains interviews with: Francis Collins, director of the National Center for the Human Genome Research; J. Craig Venter, head of its rival, the private Celera Genomics; and the Whitehead Institute's Eric Lander, one of the leaders of the Human Genome Project.
The Crash of 1929
HB 3717 1929 .C727 1990 Videos, VHS, 60 min.
The year 1929 put the roar in the roaring twenties. Here is the story of a time when playing the stock market epitomized a national faith in a booming economy and almost everyone believed in the permanent prosperity of the American dream.
The Creative curriculum
LB 1140.4 .C7 1988 Videos (2 copies), VHS, 37 min.
Explains and illustrates how to arrange an active, comfortable, environment in which to teach preschool and elementary age children. Six major activity areas blocks, house corner, table toys, sand and water, library corner and art are demonstrated in the teaching environment.
Credit jeopardy
HG 3756 .U54 C75 2005 Videos (2 copies), DVD
A light-hearted, spoof of the popular game show Jeopardy, addressing such issues as: how a creditor qualifies a borrower, explains the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, what is an installment plan, how to establish credit, explains revolving, charge and installment agreements, discusses usury laws, qualifying for mortgages, ins-and-outs of home buying, and many other issues.
Crime scene preservation
HV 7936 .E85 C757 1991 Videos, VHS, 18 min.
Presents a clear picture of what an officer must do to make a proper first response to a crime scene.
Cruel and unusual
HV 9466 .C78 1996 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
This video investigates the controversial subject of how America treats its prisoners.
Crusade: the life of Billy Graham
BV 3785 .G69 C78 1993 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
Billy Graham has preached to more people than any other person in history. His powerful sermons have elevated him in the eyes of his followers, to a spiritual level attained on by the Pope himself. Who is this holy icon who has been spreading the word of God for more than 40 years? In a revealing look at the man behind the faith, Graham's career is brought down to Earth. Take an enlightening trip into Graham's crusade, and discover for yourself how he has remained golden in the eyes of the public.
Crystal fear, crystal clear
RC 568 .A45 C7 2005 Videos, DVD, color, 45 min.
Documents a year in the lives of three families who have been devastated by addiction to crystal meth, or methamphetamine, which, being addictive, cheap, and easily obtained, has become the drug of choice for teenagers in small towns across North America.
The cultivated life: Thomas Jefferson and wine
E 332.2 .C85 2005 Videos, DVD, 56 min.
From Jefferson's early experiments with Italian vignerons at Monticello, to his grand tour through France and Italy, through his years in the White House, and then his later efforts in retirement, The Cultivated Life: Thomas Jefferson and Wine culminates with the realization of Jefferson's dream of producing first-rate American wine.
Curriculum for infants and toddlers
LB 1139.4 .C87 2002 v. 2 Videos, VHS, 25 min.
This program is one in a series of programs presenting information about developmentally appropriate practice on a variety of topics designed for early childhood educators, caregivers, and students.
Cylinder head service
TL 214 .C93 1988 Videos, VHS, 29 min.
Summarizes steps for reconditioning a cylinder head.
The date rape backlash: the media and the denial of rape
P 96 .R35 D38 2002 Videos, DVD, 57 min.
A critical examination of how media portrayal of date rape has evolved within a span of five years from portraying date rape as an epidemic to a view of date rape as feminist victim oriented propaganda.
Daughters of Afghanistan
DS 371.4 .D38 2004 Videos, DVD, 58 min.
Canadian journalist Sally Armstrong guides us on a journey following four [Afghani] women and one girl as they pursue their dreams of liberation.
Dead reckoning, Pt. 1-4
HV 8073 .D4 2002 Videos (4 parts), DVD, 50 min. each/200 min. total
A close look at every facet of forensics. Pt. 1 shows how evidence left on a victim can point to the perpetrator. Pt. 2 follows the work of NecroSearch, a group of forensics experts of varying specialties, including bloodhound handlers, who locate and excavate clandestine graves. Pt. 3 uses case studies to show how evidence from the victim's body can lead to an arrest, and pt. 4 similarly shows how sophisticated fingerprinting, bullet trajectory analysis, and blood spatter analysis helped solve two murder cases.
A deadly dose
HV 6626 .D43 2004 Videos, DVD, 50 min.
See the police interrogation video of Brian Eftenoff, convicted of killing his wife.
Deadly persuasion: the advertising of alcohol and tobacco
HF 5831 .D434 2003 Videos, DVD, 86 min.
Jean Kilbourne exposes the manipulative marketing strategies and tactics used by the alcohol and tobacco industries to keep Americans hooked on their dangerous products.
Death
HQ 503 .F57 2000 Videos (Pt. 5), VHS, 53 min.
This video delves into the ways in which science and religion have attempted to come to terms with humankind's ultimate enigma. Viewed from a cultural point of view, topics under consideration include morality, mourning, eternity, and life itself, which most people hope to prolong at any cost.
Death and dying: a conversation with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, M.D.
BF 789 .D4 D35 1975 Videos, VHS, 29 min.
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross discusses her work and philosophy, explaining how she handles death in her own family. She also shares her views on euthanasia and death with dignity.
Death cult of the Incas
F 3429 .D43 2002 Videos, DVD, 50 min.
Journey to some of the most significant ruins in the Americas to enter the strange domain of the most mysterious death cult the world has ever seen.
Death row kids
KF 9227 .C2 D43 2005 Videos, DVD, 27 min.
Filmed prior to the March 1, 2005 U.S. Supreme Court ruling barring execution for underage offenses, Death Row Kids tell the stories of confused and frightened young people awaiting the ultimate penalty. The program also alludes to medical findings that a 17-year-old's brain lacks fully developed decision-making capabilities. The result is a provocative inquiry into complex issues of personal responsibility and the likelihood of criminal rehabilitation.
Death row prostitute
HV 6248 .W86 D43 1998 Videos, DVD, 50 min.
Death row women
HV 8699 .U5 D4 1996 Videos, DVD, 50 min.
Profiles of three women convicted of capital offenses and sentenced to death. Discusses the circumstances surrounding their crimes. Poses the question as to whether gender bias is at work in these situations inasmuch as far fewer women than men are actually put to death.
Deciphering dyslexia
LC 4710 .C3 D433 2007 Videos, DVD, 57 min.
The trials and triumphs of four people facing a lifelong struggle with learning. Dyslexia is the most common cause of reading and writing difficulties, affecting about 10 per cent of the population. [This documentary] is designed to raise awareness and provide an understanding of dyslexia, to bring a human face to this invisible disability and to reduce the stigma surrounding it. The film profiles four individuals and their families. Their stories, along with expert commentary, illustrate the likely causes of the disability and the most scientifically sound strategies for intervention.
Deep jungle
QH 541.5 .J8 B37 2005 Videos, DVD, 180 min.
This three-part series follows scientists and explorers who are on the trail of the jungle's most deeply held secrets. Equipped with an arsenal of high tech tools, they encounter the fantastic web of life that makes up a jungle ecosystem.
Defensive driving tactics
TL 152.5 .D44 1988 Videos, VHS, 16 min.
Teaches defensive driving rules such as maintaining a cushion of clear space around the vehicle, staying alert, and constant assessment of the driving situation. Also teaches to watch out for inattentive drivers, fatigued drivers, and drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Delmar Learning's basic core skills for nursing assistants
RT 84 .D456 2003 Videos (10 volumes, 2 copies of set), VHS, 361 min. total
Presents over 40 core skills for nursing assistants in a step-by-step format. Designed to meet the special needs of nursing assistants. Each video starts with the beginning procedure actions and ends with procedure completion actions. These actions must be done before and after each and every skill. This series follows OBRA and CDC guidelines.
Destinos: an introduction to Spanish
PC 4121 .D4 1992 Videos (Pt. 1-14), DVD + 2 accompanying handbooks
This telenovela of Spanish soap opera, immerses students in everyday situations with native speakers and introduces the cultures, accents, and dialects of Mexico, Spain, Argentina, and Puerto Rico.
The developing child
HQ 1075 .S44 1996 Videos, VHS, 32 min.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer: memories and perspectives
BX 4827 .D4 1982 Videos, VHS, 58 min.
Explores Bonhoeffer's life in chronological fashion: the American experience, his return to Germany and his imprisonment and death.
Digging for truth: archaeology and the Bible
BS 621 .D54 2001 Videos, DVD, 100 min.
Documentary that takes an in-depth look at biblical archaeology from its roots in the 19th century to the most recent discoveries of our own times.
Dimming the sun
QC 981.8 .G56 D56 2006 Videos, DVD, 54 min.
NOVA reports on the discovery that the amount of sunlight reaching Earth is dropping - a big surprise given international concern over global warming. Less sunlight might hardly seem to matter when our planet is stewing in greenhouse gases, but the discovery of global dimming has led some scientists to claim that the earth's climate is heating up much faster than most previous predictions.
Direct current. Part 1
TK 1111 .D57 1991 Videos, VHS, 51 min.
This video will help you learn about series circuits, parallel circuits, Ohm's law and the digital multimeter. Learn how to convert complex series-parallel circuits into simple equivalent circuits and how to use the DMM to accurately measure voltage, current, and resistance.
Disciplining kids without screaming and scolding
HQ 755.7 .D57 1997 Videos, VHS, 20 min.
Discovering psychology
BF 121 .D57 2001 Videos (26 volumes), VHS, 60 min. each
Updated edition highlights major new developments in the field, offering an overview of classic and current theories of human behavior. Leading researchers, practitioners, and theorists probe the mysteries of the mind and body.
A discussion of the lottery
PS 3519 .A392 D52 1969 Videos, VHS, 10 min.
A brief discussion about the content of Shirley Jackson's short story, "The Lottery." Designed to be used with the story and the video of the same name.
Diversity: contrasting perspectives
LB 1140.35 .C74 E277 1996 Videos, VHS, 30 min.
Considers different ways of child rearing as they impact child independence and interdependence. Compares ways of teaching a child to eat, toilet training, and promoting child self-help. Designed to provide a framework and catalyst for discussion among early childhood educators to promote a culturally sensitive classroom that values diversity.
Diversity: crossing the lines
HT 1521 .M34 1993 (3 volumes), VHS, 84 min. total
Diversity and communication
LB 1139 .D51 1996 Videos, VHS, 34 min.
Shows the role plays as the parents and the child caregivers on different issues concerning child development with the objective to develop an appropriate practice while remain responsive to differences. Careful communication skill is the bridge to understand those issues and problem-solving.
Divorce: for better or worse
HQ 834 .D59 1976 Videos, VHS, 49 min.
Divorce and the family
HQ 814 .D48 1995 Videos, VHS, 24 min.
Scott and Katie are teens whose parents are divorcing. They become our eyes and ears to show what happens in a divorce and how it changes the family. The videotape shows two stages of divorce: the Immediate Crisis Stage when parents separate and a petition for divorce is filed, the Aftermath - the turmoil and shock of the divorce give way to a deepening recognition of the realities of divorce.
Divorce sharia style
KBP 1580 .D58 2008 Videos, DVD, 49 min.
From a terraced house in East London the Sharia Council presides over hundreds of cases every year, mainly marital disputes. The Sharia Council is a parallel legal system that remains unknown to many people, although it has existed for years. This documentary takes us inside the workings of Sharia law in a Western society, especially as it affects women seeking divorce ... [The Council members'] rulings are not recognized by British law but for the Muslim community their judgments carry the word of God.
Doc Watson, rare performances 1963-1981
M 1630.18 .D62 1995 Videos, VHS, 60 min.
Presents country folk musician, Doc Watson, playing traditional songs. Some of the accompanists: Merle Watson, T. Michael Coleman, Clint Howard & Fred Price.
Domestic disturbance: officer safety and calming techniques
HV 8049 .D6 1978 Videos, VHS, 21 min.
Provides tactical training for reducing risk and avoiding violence involving officers who respond to domestic disturbance calls.
Don Giovanni: dramma giocoso
M 1500 .M84 D66 2002 Videos, DVD, 176 min.
The story centers around a young nobleman who is obsessed with amorous conquest. It follows his romantic exploits and continued encounters with Donna Anna, the woman who plots to destroy him.
The Donnie Brasco story
HV 7911 .P578 D66 1997 Videos, DVD, 50 min.
Under the pseudonym Donnie Brasco, FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone infiltrated the infamous Bonanno crime family. For nearly five years, he collected information for the FBI that eventually led to over 100 Mafia convictions.
Doris Betts
PS 266 .N8 D67 1990 Videos, VHS, 17 min.
Doris Betts talks about her family, her church, reads selections from her works and comments on her writing.
Dovetail a drawer: with Frank Klausz
TT 197 .D68 1985 Videos, VHS, 60 min.
Learn how to cut quick, precise dovetails by hand-without jigs, templates, gauges or even a ruler, how to use a backsaw, a chisel and a smoothing plane with new confidence, how to rip, crosscut and plow on power machinery, how to organize the whole drawer-making process, from layout to finishing touches.
Down but not out: the inspiring story of Alphonso Bailey
HF 5549.5 .M63 D69 2003 Videos, VHS, 39 min.
Alphonso Bailey had many things going for him in life, but he made some wrong choices and ended up in prison. This video tells his story and how he turned his life around.
Dream deceivers: the story behind James Vance vs. Judas Priest
KF 1260 .D742 1991 Videos, VHS, 58 min.
Documentary of the trial of the music group Judas Priest on the charge of having induced two young men to attempt suicide by the effects of music and lyrics in recordings made by the group.
Dreamtime of the aborigines
GN 665 .D74 1997 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
A DVD history of the U.S. Constitution
KF 4541 .D83 2005 Videos (4 volumes), DVD, 224 min. total
This 8-part series explores how The U.S. Constitution came to be.
E-commerce in business
HF 5548.32 .E18625 2004 Videos, VHS, 30 min.
This behind-the-scenes look at IT in action showcases three exciting e-commerce initiatives. By analyzing the growth, revenue, and future of MP3's web site, visiting Ford's online "showroom," and showcasing the customer benefits of Coronet - Fashion at Work's online planning system, this program presents compelling case studies of the Internet's use to capture and exploit new markets.
Early LAP demonstration
RF 51 .D48 E37 1995 Videos, VHS, 53 min.
Demonstrates the administration of the Early learning accomplishment profile with six children by three therapists (an occupational therapist, a physical therapist, and a speech therapist) and Dr. Franklin Trimm of the University of South Alabama, who provides commentary at the end of each of the six assessments.
Egypt: beyond the pyramids
DT 83 .E39x 2001 Videos (4 volumes), VHS, 200 min. total
Examines recent discoveries that have altered our understanding of the Kingdom of the Nile...
Egypt: engineering an empire
DT 83 .E39 2006 Videos, DVD, 92 min.
Explores Egypt's awe-inspiring engineering accomplishments through the prism of its pharaohs' indomitable personalities.
Elder abuse: five case studies
HV 6626.3 .E434 1990 Videos, VHS, 43 min.
In interviews with five actual victims of abuse, counselors explore their clients' financial, emotional, and health problems and the effect these had on their ability to lead independent lives. The role of counselors is demonstrated as they assist patients in exploring available options.
Elder parent care: the family meeting
HQ 1063.6 .E5 1996 Videos, VHS, 30 min.
This video is an instructional docudrama on how one family comes to assess their elder parents' needs. Faced with obstacles that beset most families, the family goal is to develop a plan that the whole family, including the elders, can support. Brief panel discussions highlight key teaching points.
Electrical circuits, Ohms Law
TK 3001 .E53 1995 Videos, VHS, 18 min.
This program will illustrate the arrangements and operations of basic electrical circuitry. You will learn the differences between a series and parallel circuit. You will also learn some of the rules relating to the operation of these particular circuits. The operation and configuration of a series-parallel circuit will also be discussed. This video explains how Ohm's Law can be applied when calculating voltage, current, and resistance values.
Electrical components
TK 7870 .E43 1995 v. 1 Videos, VHS
Introduces the fundamental operating concepts of electrical components using live action and computer animation. Covers design, construction, and operation of electrical devices and components.
Electrical emergency response
RD 96.5 .E43 1988 Videos, VHS, 14 min.
Instructs employees in the proper response to electrical emergencies.
Electrical principles
QC 522 .E44 1988 Videos, VHS, 14 min.
Covers key points about basic principles of electricity.
Electrical safety
TK 146 .E82 1992 Videos, VHS, 21 min.
This video summarizes the types of accidents that can occur when working with electric and electronic devices in a manufacturing atmosphere or in a shop classroom.
Electrical safety: down to the wire
TK 152 .E542 1991 Videos, VHS, 20 min.
Shows and discusses how electrical hazards can cause fire, burns, shock, and other injuries. Offers eight guidelines to help employees work safely with or near electrical equipment.
Electrical troubleshooting
TH 7638 .E6 1995 Videos, VHS, 21 min.
Program summarizes and explains the basic procedures used to troubleshoot electrical circuits and components utilized in the home and industry.
Electrical wiring, residential
TK 3285 .F54 2001 Videos (8 parts + guide), VHS, 15 min. each
Contents: Part 1: Introduction to electrical installation -- Part 2: Planning for circuit installation -- Part 3: Lighting by the room -- Parts 4-5: Special circuits -- Part 6: Special circuit outlets -- Part 7: Miscellaneous and custom installations -- Part 8: Service entrances.
Electricity at work
QC 522 .E45 1987 Videos, VHS, 25 min.
This program examines electrical wiring and electrical troubleshooting; shows how electrical power comes into a home or commercial building; tells how line voltage gets to the HVAC equipment; introduces different types of wiring diagrams, and how to read them; and, lists the major symbols used in wiring diagrams.
Elie Wiesel goes home
D 804.3 .W54 2002 Videos, DVD, 108 min.
This compelling and touching film follows Nobel Peace Prize winner and acclaimed author, Elie Wiesel, as he returns to Sighet, the village of his birth in what was part of Hungary during Warl War Two. Now, fifty years later, Elie Wiesel returns to his homeland and walks down the same roads he walked as a child. an emotional and compelling journey that tells the story of the man whose voice speaks out for victims of oppression all over the world.
Embracing aging: families facing change
HQ 1063.2 .U55 E43 2008 Videos, DVD, 58 min.
Families, experts and 'wise ones' share insights on aging, facing illness, and cooperating as siblings in the care of aging parents. Residents of a co-housing community for those over 55 offer attractive alternatives for the aging years.
Emergent literacy
LB 1525 .E43 2001 Videos (Parts 3 and 4), VHS, 30 min. each/60 min. total
These modules show children ages three to five, with teachers and parents in a variety of settings engaged in activities which support the growth of literacy.
Emotion
BF 531 .E5 1990 Videos, VHS, 30 min.
Psychologists discuss emotions - what they are, why we experience them, and how they are expressed.
Employment applications & tests
HF 5393 .E46 1994 Videos, VHS, 21 min.
This video shows you how to properly fill out the job application. You'll learn guidelines on how to highlight your strengths and how to address problem areas you may encounter.
Employment security in a no job security world
HF 5381 .Z54 1994 Videos, VHS, 60 min.
Motivational speaker Zig Zigler presents methods to achieve employment security.
End of the rainbow
HD 9536 .G92 E53 2007 Videos, DVD, 52 min.
Examines the cultural, economic and environmental impact of a transnational gold mining operation on a remote farming community in northeastern Guinea.
Endgame: ethics and values in America
BJ 1012 .E52 2002 Videos, VHS, 60 min.
Discussion and debate on the moral, ethical, and social dilemmas that affect daily life in the modern world.
Engine teardown, cleaning, inspection
TL 210 .E65 1988 Videos, VHS, 32 min.
Demonstrates how to systematically take apart and expertly examine a car engine for repair and maintenance.
Enteral nutrition
RM 225 .E584 2002 Videos, VHS, 23 min.
This video presents feeding tube insertion using the nasogastric route, including confirmation of tube placement; enteral feedings; feeding tube irrigation; feeding tube removal.
Entering the art zone: it's more than just a clipper cut ... it's an art!
TT 963 .E58 2006 Videos, DVD, 128 min.
This tutorial demonstrates many of the latest men's hair styles and trends, such as clipper and comb technique, blowouts, temple fades, bald fades, half fades, scissor cuts, razor cuts, texturizing, and outlining and beard shape-ups.
Enviroethics II
GF 80 .E5 1994 Videos, VHS, 58 min.
An episode from the "No Dogs or Philosophers Allowed" television program. What duties, if any, do we the living have to those yet unborn, regarding the quality of the environment we will bequeath them? Does our responsibility diminish as we look further into the future? And just how is it that non-existent beings can have a claim on us anyhow? Do we (did we?) have such a claim on our ancestors?
Ernest East and the Pine Ridge Boys
M 1629.7 .N85 E764 1987 Videos, VHS, 60 min.
Performance filmed at Surry Community College in 1987.
Ernest J. Gaines' The sky is gray
PS 3557 .A355 S59 2005 Videos, DVD, 44 min.
Based on the short story by Ernest J. Gaines. In rural Louisiana in the 1940's, a young black boy accompanies his mother into town and absorbs valuable lessons of pride, charity and dignity.
Essentials of IV therapy
RM 170 .E66 1994 pt.1 Videos, VHS, 81 min.
This program describes common complications of IV therapy and demonstrates appropriate nuring interventions. In addition, changing the gown of a patient with an IV line is demonstrated, as is the process for discontinuing IV therapy.
The ethics of consumption
HB 801 .E85 2002 Videos, VHS, 90 min.
An episode from the "No Dogs or Philosophers Allowed" television program. In a hyper-consuming society, what questions should we ask ourselves as we survey the increasingly crowded planet on which we find ourselves? Can and should every human aspire to the North American level of wealth? What are the moral effects of living and unprecedented material plenty?
Evaluating a job
HF 5549.5 .J62 E93 1994 Videos, VHS, 13 minutes
In this program, you'll discover the different occupational clusters within the Occupational Outlook Handbook. You'll learn how to research job titles that best match your skills and abilities. You will also learn how to determine job functions, growth potential, average pay, related occupations, and other important information concerning your field of interest.
Everyday choices: ethics and decision-making in home care and community nursing
RT 85 .E93 2003 Videos, DVD, 28 min.
Through the story of one young visiting nurse and her elderly patient, this challenging video documentary will help to stimulate discussion about a wide range of ethical and professional dilemmas faced by nurses working in home care and community settings.
Everyday ethics
BJ 1548 .E9 1994 Videos, VHS, 58 min.
An episode from the "No Dogs or Philosophers Allowed" television program. Philosopher Ken Knisely and guests discuss the bases for making everyday moral decisions.
Evolution
QH 366.2 .E96 2001 Videos (8 volumes), VHS, 600 min. total
The long, long story of evolution is told very well in this extensive eight-hour series originally shown on PBS. The production begins with a dramatization of the struggles of Charles Darwin in a two-hour film aptly titled "Darwin's Dangerous Idea." Scenes of actors portraying Darwin and his contemporaries are supplemented by interviews with experts such as Stephen Jay Gould.
Excellence in adjunct instruction
LB 2331 .E9 1994 Videos (3 parts + preview), VHS, 78 min. total
Contents: Pt. 1: Adjunct instructors: a vital educational resource. (28.5 min.) -- Pt. 2: Preparing for successful teaching and learning. (27.25 min.) -- Pt. 3: Responding to diversity (22 min.)
Exceptional employee : a guide to success on the job
HF 5549.5 .I6 E92 1998 Videos, VHS, 25 min.
This program emphasizes the traits and employee skills needed to take an active role in career success and advancement. Through interviews with employers and employees from some of the world’s most successful corporations, the viewer learns the essential qualities needed to succeed: Contribution, Teamwork, Attitude, and Organization.
Exploring alternatives to prison and probation
HV 9304 .E974 1988 Videos, VHS, 22 min.
Explores the issues of prison overcrowding, "revolving door" justice, probation, and repeat offenses. Looks at a range of innovative alternatives to prison and probation which are being tried around the country. Shows alternative programs involving community service, restitution to victims, and house arrest. Examines the risks and costs, and the pros and cons of each alternative program.
Eyes on the prize: America's civil rights movement
E 185.61 .E9 2006 Videos (7 volumes), DVD, 120 min. each/840 min. total
Eyes on the prize II: America at the racial crossroads - 1965 to 1985
E 185.615 .E93 1989 Videos (8 parts), VHS, 60 min. each/480 min. total
Part 1: The time has come (1964-1965), Part 2: Two societies (1965-1968), Part 3: Power! (1967-1968), Part 4: The promised land (1967-1968), Part 5: Ain't gonna shuffle no more, Part 6: A nation of law? (1968-1971), Part 7: The keys to the kingdom (1974-1980), Part 8: Back to the movement (1979-mid 1980s).
F. Scott Fitzgerald's Bernice bobs her hair
PS 3511 .I9 B47 2004 Videos, DVD, 49 min.
In the summer of 1919, sweet-but-dull Bernice (Shelley Duvall) is transformed into a smooth-talking flirt by her vampish cousin. Based on the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Families: growing together : how to solve conflicts
HQ 536 .F36 1999 Videos, VHS, 17 min.
Parents can discipline children, solve siblings conflicts, avoid conflicts, and find help for the family when they cannot cope with situations.
Families of young children with special needs
HV 891 .F25 1996 Videos (2 parts), VHS, 51 min.
Fatal shock: electrical case histories
T55.3 .E4 F3 1993 Videos, VHS, 24 min.
Covers key points about how to avoid electrical hazards by maintaining safe conditions in your work environment and using safe work procedures on the job.
Fighting for freedom: revolution & civil war
E 195 .F54 2003 Videos, DVD, 90 min.
Financial exploitation of the elderly
HV 6250.4 .A34 F56 1992 Videos, VHS, 25 min.
This video shows ways to identify the various forms of financial abuse of older adults - by sales people, by service providers, and by family members or "friends"--And also shows how to prevent such abuse.
Finish carpentry
TH 5607 .F55 1987 Videos, VHS
Step-by-step video instruction on installing a variety of millwork (door and window casings, baseboards, chair rails, etc.) and hardwood floors. Also demonstrates the installation of a bifold door and a fireplace mantel.
Fire and the rose: healing broken families
HQ 777.4 .F57 1999 Videos, VHS, 26 min.
Various families discuss issues concerning teen mothers, single families and blended families.
First comes love, then comes marriage
HQ 503 .F57 2000 Videos (5 videos), VHS, 53 min. each
Getting the abstinence until marriage message to 10-17 year olds has never been so fun. This video reaches the kids by using medical information, rap music, assembly presentations and dramatic vignettes in a mix with the top abstinence speakers in the country including Dr. Joe S. McIlhaney M.P., Lakita Garth and Dan and Griska Gray.
First flower
QK 653 .F57 2007 Videos, DVD, 56 min.
Searching for answers, go on a journey of discovery to a remote mountain region of China to explore the fascination with flowers and the puzzle of how they began.
First invasion: War of 1812
E 351 .F57 2004 Videos, VHS, 100 min.
The first years last forever
HQ 774 .F59 1997 Videos, VHS, 28 min.
New parents have a wonderful opportunity to help their child reach their full potential. This video includes information on: bonding and attachment, communication, health and nutrition, discipline, self-esteem, child care, self-awareness.
Five stories of an hour
PS 1294 .C63 Z65 2004 Videos, DVD, 26 min.
Five dramatic renditions of Kate Chopin's "Story of an hour" which scandalized American readers in the late 19th century by questioning the social mores of her time. The story examines the behavior and feelings of a woman on the day she is informed of her husband's death. Choplin's original story is read by Zoe Wanamaker, then playwrights Kathleen Potter, David Stafford, and Michelene Wandor offer dramatizations on her theme. This is followed by some history and biographical information on Kate Chopin.
Flannery O'Connor
PS 3565 .C57 Z6663 2004 Videos, DVD, 21 min.
Provides a biographical sketch of O'Connor and examines the absurdity of the human condition and incendiary social issues. Readings from "Wise Blood," "The Displaced Person," "The River," "The Life You Save May Be Your Own," and "Revelation" are included.
Forensic firsts: the criminal mind/under the microscope
HV 8073 .F665 2002 Videos, DVD, 100 min.
History of four critical crime-fighting techniques: ballistics, trace evidence, polygraph tests and criminal profiling. Told through the use of still photographs and dramatic reenactments.
Forensic science: the crime fighter's weapon
HV 8073 .F673 2002 Videos, DVD, 50 min.
Historical overview of crime science and how forensic science is used in criminal investigations in preparing for court testimony.
Forgotten city of the jungle
DS 554.98 .A5 F67 1998 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
Describes the ancient city of Angkor which remained concealed in the jungle of Western Cambodia for 400 years. It represents one of the greatest archaeological treasures of the world with 75 square miles of magnificent shrines, temples, and palaces.
Four stages of interviewing
HF 5549.5 .I6 F68 1986 Videos, VHS, 30 min.
A program designed to enhance the individual's ability to interview for a job using the assertive, investigative, active approach.
Framing
TH 2301 .F73 1987 Videos, VHS
Step-by-step video instruction in basic framing techniques for floors, walls, roofs, windows, and doors. Also includes planning, design, and construction for an addition.
Frank Lloyd Wright
NA 712 .F7 F73 2001 Videos, DVD, 153 min.
Uses interviews and archival footage to tell the story of the melodramatic life and stunning architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright.
Frankenstein
PR 5397 .F73 F73 2002 Videos, DVD, 50 min.
Discusses what went into the making of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's novel, Frankenstein. Includes elements such as her feminist mother and father, society's growing sense that human beings were equal, the prevalence of storms in her life, and her marriage to Percy Bysshe Shelley. Also discusses the unexpected popularity of the book and its significance in suggesting that scientific development can lead to some terrible consequences.
Fred Chappell
PS 266 .N8 F74 1992 Videos, VHS, 16 min.
Fred Chappell talks about his writing, his approach to teaching writing and reads selections from his works.
Freedom: a history of US
E 178 .F74 2003 Videos (4 discs), DVD, 420 min. total
"Freedom" is the overarching theme of this sixteen-part series, based on the award winning books by master storyteller Joy Hakim. Freedom is what has drawn to America countless human beings from around the world; it is what generations of men and women have lived and died for; it is, in a profound sense, our nation's highest calling. This is also the story of the chief obstacles to American freedom -- the "unfreedoms" that have littered our national story, and in some cases have called its very integrity into question.
French Revolution: Liberté, egalité, fraternité, a new republic is born in blood
DC 148 .F7466 2005 Videos, DVD, 100 min.
... encapsulates this heady (and often headless) period in Western civilization ... vividly unfurls in a maelstrom of violence. King Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Maximilien Robespierre, and Napoleon Bonaparte lead a cast of thousands...
Freud: the hidden nature of man
BF 173 .F85 F6 1973 Videos, VHS, 29 min.
Dramatizes Freud's background, his personal struggles, and his revolutionary theories: the power of the unconscious, the Oedipus complex, dream analysis, and the human personality composed of ego, superego, and id.
From our hands to yours: Glass glaze fiberglass wrap technique
TT 958.3 B335 1980 Videos, VHS, 23 min.
Frontline: real justice
KFX 1133.2 1999 Videos (2 volumes), VHS, 150 min.
Homicides, drug arrests, car theft, assault and battery ... it's all in a day's work for the prosecutors of Boston's Suffolk County district attorney's office. Frontline goes inside the real-life workings of America's criminal justice system to reveal the offers, counteroffers, deals and compromises that keep cases moving through our crowded courts.
Fully awake: Black Mountain College
LD 451 .B5682 F85 2007 Videos, DVD, 70 min.
A documentary film about the experimental college based in North Carolina from 1933-1957 and its enormous influence on community, collaboration, and American modern art. The film looks at the unique educational style and long term significance of Black Mountain College through interviews with students, teachers, historians, and current artists.
The further adventures of Don Quixote
PQ 6352 .F87 1995 Videos, VHS, 60 min.
The documentary takes us on a journey through contemporary Spain, treating us to the voices, images and impressions that this great work of literature has shaped over the nearly four hundred years of its existence.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez: magic and reality
PQ 8180.17 .A73 Z655 1995 Videos, VHS, 60 min.
Presents a literary biography of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Columbian novelist and Nobel prize winner, through conversations with the author, his friends, and his critics.
Gerald Barrax
PS 568 .N8 T35 1993 Videos, VHS, 19 min.
Gerald Barrax talks about his work, reflects on growing up and reads selections from his works.
Georgia O'Keeffe
ND 237 .O5 G4 1977 Videos, VHS, 60 min.
Explores the life and work of Georgia O'Keeffe.
Getting in tune: creating nurturing relationships with infants and toddlers
BF 723 .I6 G4 1990 Videos (3 copies), VHS, 24 min.
Presents the importance of responsive care-giving and explores a process for getting in tune with infants and toddlers in a child care setting. The process consists of studying child development and temperamental differences in infants and toddlers; learning about the children's families and their cultures; developing self-awareness; and mastering the responsive process of watch, ask, and adapt.
Ghost in your genes
QH 450 .G46 2008 Videos, DVD, 56 min.
The fast-growing field of epigenetics investigates hidden influences that could not only affect our health today but that of our descendants far into the future.
Girls in America: identity and adolescence
HQ 759.4 .B33 1999 Videos, VHS, 57 min.
In this intimate program, a diverse group of teen mothers - some as young as 13 years old - speak out on a wide range of topics, including love, virginity, sex, pregnancy, birth, parenting, their families, and their babies' fathers.
Globalization: winners & losers
HF 1379 .G557 2000x Videos, VHS, 42 min.
This video - produced in the aftermath of the WTO protests in Seattle - addresses the pros and cons of doing business in the global marketplace.
Glories of Islamic art
N 6260 .G56 2007 Videos (3 volumes), DVD, 117 min.
Explores the connection of the religion of Islam with its art and architecture, revealing how artistic giants such as Siniam were led by Islamic movement to craft a glorious aesthetic heritage. Their faith is reflected in the related but distinct achievements throughout the centuries.
The Glorious romantics: a poetic return to the Regency
PR 595 .R6 G5 1993 Videos, VHS, 90 min.
A lover's delight lay in the words of Byron, Keats, and Shelley as they caress the English language with their poetic phrases. British actress Jean Marsh complements a wonderful ensemble of actors as this charming PBS program delights in the words of romance.
God
BT 102 .E97 1994 Videos, VHS, 58 min.
An episode from the "No Dogs or Philosophers Allowed" television program. There are a thousand opinions in the western, monotheistic tradition as to how we can know the nature of the one true God. What could count as evidence for or against the existence of God? Ken Knisely and his guests discuss questions about the nature of God.
Good appearance on the job
TT 507 .C73 1995 Videos, VHS, 15 min.
This video offers guidelines on why grooming, appropriate dress, and a neat work station are essential to presenting a good appearance.
Good days, bad days
HV 3004 .G66 2007 Videos, DVD, 22 min.
This intimate documentary profiles individuals who love and support someone struggling with mental illness, examining the profound impact that these disorders can have on other family members.
Grace Medicine Flower, Joseph Lonewolf
N 6538 .A4 N37 2003 Videos, DVD, 30 min.
Profiles artists Grace Medicine Flower and her brother Joseph Lonewolf, potters from Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico, who have revived and extended the traditional forms and techniques of their pre-Columbian ancestors in their work.
The greatest man in the world
PS 3539 .H94 J36 2004 Videos, DVD, 51 min.
Based on the short story by James Thurber. An insufferable lout becomes a national hero after he flies nonstop around the world.
Greed
HB 835 .G74 2000 Videos, VHS,
By pumping capital into the economy, providing jobs, and offering goods and services that improve the quality of life, greed may be the best thing to come along since philanthropy.
Greek accomplishments
DF 77 .G74 2007 Videos, DVD, 30 min.
It has been said that all western art and science is but a footnote to ancient Greek accomplishments. In this program, the story is told of how Greek thinkers laid the foundation for architecture, painting, sculpture, history, philosophy, medicine, literature, zoology, botany, mathematics, astronomy, theater, and finally, the western scientific methodology. It is a history of a series of brilliant Greek thinkers from Homer in 700 B.C. to Ptolemy in 150 A.D.
Greek city-state and democracy
DF 82 .G74 2007 Videos, DVD, 30 min.
During the golden age of the Greek city states 2500 years ago, the ancient Greeks gave to the world something much more valuable than architectural wonders or material wealth. It was the ideas of democracy, liberty, freedom of speech and the pursuit of truth for truth's sake. This DVD is the history of how a group of people invented self-rule based on citizenship, at a time when they were surrounded by tyrants and despots. The invention of these concepts of self rule and citizenship is the most improbable event in all of ancient history.
A griot's story
M 146 .G756 2007 Videos, DVD, 56 min.
Historically, griots are wandering African musicians considered to be a repository of the oral tradition. This film focuses on a master drummer, Adama Dramé of Burkina Faso, a descendant of a long line of griots. He is a contemporary griot whose mission in life is to preserve his heritage and pass it on to the next generation.
Growing a nation: the story of American agriculture
S 441 .G76 2005 CD, CD-ROM
The dramatic and inspiring story of how agriculture has shaped the history of the United States of America, helping it become prosperous nation and major world power.
Guidance and discipline
LB 1139.4 .E271 2002 Pt. 2 Videos, VHS, 36 min.
These programs show easy and proven ways to: create an environment that maximizes learning gains and minimizes discipline problems; provide curriculum to more fully serve the needs and interests of every child and improve discipline; help children develop self-discipline, problem-solving skills and a stronger sense of themselves.
Guns, germs, and steel
HM 206 .G86 2005 Videos, DVD, 165 min.
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning best seller by Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs, and Steel explores the fascinating connections between geography, technology and global human development. Hosted by the author himself, this extraordinary series spans 13,000 years of struggle and conquest. From early social and agricultural innovations in 'Out of Eden,' to the role of weapons and disease in 'Conquest,' to the modern interplay of geography and resources in 'Into the Tropics,' it's a gripping, sometimes controversial detective story revealing how human history may have been shaped by our access to Guns, Germs, and Steel.
Halfway house: Prison without bars
HV 9081.H34 2001 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
Three convicted inmates serve the remainder of their sentences at a New Jersey halfway house for violent offenders.
Hand & power tool safety
TJ 1167 .H35 1995 Videos, VHS, 15 min.
Discusses tools commonly involved in accidents, including: wrenches: good position & fit, various types ; power tools: drills, saws; electrical safety.
Handgun nation: an epidemic of violence
HV 7435 .H35 1999 Videos, VHS, 29 min.
Handgun Nation, a newly revised version of the popular Guns R Us, illustrates how handgun violence has become a broad public health crisis, rather than simply a crime issue. Using updated statistics and new information, the video looks at the social impact of this violence, particularly held stereotypes and misconceptions about handgun violence, it also seeks to de-glamorize handguns by depicting them as dangerous consumer products, no more, no less.
Handling prisoners : an analysis of officers killed
HV 8073 .H643 1992 Videos, VHS, 18 min.
Statistical analyses and reenactments of incidents show how officers can avoid potentially deadly mistakes in handling prisoners.
Harnessing steam
TJ 461 .H37 1992 Videos, VHS, 20 min.
The program looks at the role of water power, examines Newcomen's and Watt's machines, looks at the interdependence of steam, coal, and iron and at the new demand for coal, and examines the growth of electric energy.
Harvey Mackay on customer service: always deliver more than you promise
HF 5415.5 .H37 1993 Videos, VHS, 80 min.
Harvey Mackay, who is the chief executive officer of the Mackay Envelope Corporation, a best-selling author of books about business, and a motivational speaker, discusses how to improve customer service by such methods as innovation and taking risks.
Hate groups USA
HV 6773.52 C84 2000 Videos, VHS, 48 min.
Using the shocking racist murder of James Byrd as a starting point, this disturbing program investigates America's proliferating hate groups.
Healthy relationships
HM 1106 .E86 2004 Videos, DVD, 33 min.
This enlightening program offers teenagers practical approaches to nurturing healthy behavior in themselves and in others. Experts offer guidelines for dealing with specific dating or friendship problems and for handling peer pressure, which often leads to poor choices in teen relationships.
Heat pump defrost controls
TJ 262 .H438 1988 Videos, VHS, 16 min.
Includes instruction manual.
Heat pumps reversing valves. Troubleshooting
TH 7638 .H43 1989x Videos, VHS, 15 min.
Bill Shaffer explains the purpose of a reversing valve in a heat pump system and describes troubleshooting and replacement procedures. Includes instruction manual.
Her brilliant career
HD 6054.3 .H47 2008 Videos, DVD, 50 min.
Examines discrimination against women in the workplace and politics, and introduces the viewer to Jean Holland's controversial Bully Broads program for women executives.
Heredity and the environment: the beginnings of a baby
BF 723 .C5 D5 2005 Videos, DVD, 29 min.
Explores how environment affects the fertilization of the egg by sperm in the passing on of genetic traits. Includes updates related to gene therapy and chromosomal abnormalities.
Héroes hispanos
UB 418 .H57 H4 1996 Videos, VHS, 150 min.
Documentary film which relates the significant military contributions of Hispanic Americans from 1775 to 1993.
Hidden child
D 804.6 .H53 2007 Videos, DVD, 60 min.
Chronicles the wartime experiences of Dahme, one of an estimated 5,000 Jewish children hidden from the Nazis by righteous gentiles in the Netherlands.
The hidden city of Petra
DS 154.9 .P48 H54 1995 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
Petra, a stone city of temples and tombs carved deep into stark cliffs in Jordan, was the center of life two thousand years ago for a people called the Nabateans. Archaeologists excavate evidence of a highly sophisticated society and discover answers to questions about Nabatean beliefs, customs, and destinies.
The hidden epidemic: heart disease in America
RC 681 .H53 2007 Videos (2 copies), DVD, 116 min.
Examines heart disease, the number one killer in America and one of the nation's greatest health challenges for both men and women. Presents personal stories that showcase the scientific advances that are transforming the field of cardiology and the effect these changes will have on people stricken with heart disease. Includes a discussion hosted by Larry King in which medical experts and physicians present strategies and practical tactics for improving heart health.
Hillbilly: the real story
F 217 .A65 H54 2007 Videos, DVD, 100 min.
Hispanics in America
E 184 .S75 H51 1998 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
The history of English literature
PR 85 .H57 1987 Videos (3 parts), VHS, 96 min. total
From Caedmon to Chaucer; the glories of the Elizabethan Golden Age; Donne, Milton, and Dryden; The Neoclassicists and the Romantics; the Victorians and the modern era. The story of English literature comes to life in this examination of the writers, their subjects and their settings.
History of the Dow Jones
HG 4910 .H62 1996 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
The Hogaphone & other stories
PZ 5 .H63 1991 Videos, VHS, 30 min.
David Holt tells a captivating collection of new and old tales interwoven with his own delightful music and sound effects.
Holy ghost people
BX 8762 .Z7 W3 2004 Videos, DVD, 53 min.
A report on the religious fervor of a small Pentecostal congregation in West Virginia whose fundamentalist philosophy encourages the Biblical teaching of speaking in tongues, and handling serpents.
Home-based business: a winning blueprint
HD 62.7 .H65 1991 Videos, VHS, 55 min.
A must for home-based business owners, telecommuters, and people considering doing either, this video and workbook show you how to maximize success and minimize frustration. Two nationally-known consultants help you face all the challenges.
Hormones: messengers
QP 571 .H67 1985 Videos, VHS, 26 min.
This program looks at how hormones work, & illustrates various effects, such as the "fight or flight" reaction.
Hostage negotiation
HV 8069 .C54 1982 Videos (2 parts), VHS, 76 min. total
Training for dialog development and the development of a relationship between the hostage negotiator and the hostage taker.
How art made the world: how humans made art and art made us human
N 5300 .H69 2006 Videos (2 discs), DVD, 290 min. total
Reveals how the first big artistic discoveries were made and how they have cascaded down the centuries to define the look of the present day. Encompassing everything from cave paints to ceramics and pyramids to palaces, this film explores the global trend for unrealistic depictions of the human body; the secret powers of the feature film; how politicians manage to manipulate people so easily; visions of the afterlife; and why we use imagery at all.
How I am (Wie Ich Bin)
RC 553 .A88 H69 2008 Videos, DVD, 49 min.
A documentary film about Patrick Wanker, a teenager living with autism. In his own words he describes what it's like to live with the disease and how he remains optimistic about the future.
How poverty of experience disrupts development
HQ 784 .V55 U53 2003 v.4 Videos, VHS,
How the brain develops: the importance of early childhood
BF 720 .P37 H66 2003 Videos, VHS, 29 min.
Dr. Bruce D. Perry stresses the importance of bonding and attachment as the cornerstones of early childhood optimal brain development. Caregivers and professionals learn the various behaviors and problems of children who missed these early opportunities, and presents examples to help in recognition and appropriate treatment paths.
How to give and receive feedback
RT 23 .H62 2004 Videos, VHS, 23 min.
Explains the guidelines of appropriate feedback, including appropriate word choices to use. Learn to apply the "sandwich" approach to providing constructive feedback, and identify good and bad feedback based on given scenarios.
How to hang a door
TH 6010 .H68 1987 Videos, VHS, 18 min.
Practical step-by-step instruction any builder can follow to do professional door hanging.
How to write an essay
PE 1471 .H69 2002 Videos, DVD, 24 min.
Teaches the basics of essay writing, including prewriting, first draft, revising, editing, proofreading and submitting.
The Hudson River and its painters
ND 1351.5 .H82 1987 Videos, VHS, 57 min.
Explores the life and work of the major artists of the Hudson River School. The program presents more than 200 paintings and prints of the period and juxtaposes them with dramatic location photography of the Hudson River area.
Human aggression
BF 575 .A3 M45 1976 Videos, VHS, 24 min.
Examines modern psychological theory and research on aggression, exploring where it comes from, how it is shaped, and what purpose it serves.
Human animal : a natural history of the human species. The language of the body
BF 637 .N66 H8 1999 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
Although humans can make more than 3,000 hand gestures, even the simpest have numerous variations and interpretations. This program, filmed on five continents, examines not only hand gestures, but facial expressions, head shakes and body distance as well--and the misunderstandings that can occur when body language is transported across cultural lines.
Human body: pushing the limits
QM 28 .H86 2008 Videos (2 discs), DVD, 172 min. total
This series takes us across continents, meeting those who have pushed their bodies to the max. The latest CGI and camerawork depicts their ordeals in vivid detail both externally and through the internal workings of their bodies.
The human body: systems at work
QP 34.5 .H86 2001 Videos (6 volumes), VHS, 180 min. total
Series explains major systems of the human body, with an emphasis on how the body's systems enable people to perform everyday activities. Compares body systems to systems in the outside world to explain the mechanics and functions of the human body's complex systems.
Human development: 2 1/2 to 6 years
RJ 131 .H87 1992 Videos (4 volumes), VHS, 94 min. total
Traces the factors that contribute to the metamorphosis of a child from a toddler to preschooler. In addition to child development during this period it offers practical suggestions for enhancing that development.
Human development. Birth to 2 1/2 years
RJ 131 .H86 1991 Videos (4 volumes), VHS, 107 min. total
Traces the factors that contribute to the metamorphosis of a child from a helpless, seemingly unresponsive newborn to a confident toddler interacting with people and objects in his world. In addition to child development during this period it offers practical suggestions for enhancing that development.
Human development: enhancing social & cognitive growth in children
BF 721 .H75 1994 (3 volumes), VHS, 85 min.
Volume 1: Compliance, Self-Control, and Prosocial Behavior, Volume 2: Peer Relationships, Volume 3: Intellectual Growth and Achievement. Parents, caregivers, and child care professionals can best prepare themselves by learning factors which contribute to and detract from positive behaviors, by being knowledgeable in the early detection and intervention of behavioral and learning problems.
The human sexes: the gender wars
HQ 23 .D476 1994 Videos (6 parts), 50 min. each/300 min. total
Pt. 1: Different but equal, Pt. 2: Language of the sexes, Pt. 3: Patterns of love, Pt. 4: Passages of life, Pt. 5: The maternal dilemma, Pt. 6: The gender wars
The hunt for Jack the Ripper
HV 6535 .G6 L654395 2005 Videos, DVD, 43 min.
Explores the mystery of Jack the Ripper, the serial killer who terrorized the prostitutes of London's Whitechapel district for nine months in 1888.
Hunt for the serial arsonist
HV 8079 .A7 H8 2005 Videos, DVD, 60 min.
Trail fire sleuths as they pinpoint the mysterious source of a series of fires and capture a surprising suspect on film.
The Hutterites: to care and not to care
BX 8129 .H8 1993 Videos, VHS, 58 min.
Explores many facets of life in North American Hutterite communities, from work to worship, from living space to spiritual life, from infancy to old age.
I stand here ironing
PN 1995.9 .S39 2005 Videos, DVD, 33 min.
Set during the 1930s, this autobiographical dramatization is about an impoverished working-class mother who must hold down a job and care for her children at the same time.
Ile aiye (the house of life)
BL 2592 .C35 I44 2004 Videos, DVD, 51 min.
David Byrne's breathtaking, impressionistic documentary on Candomble, the African spirit cult of the Bahia region of Brazil, that explores the influences on daily life and culture of the people of Brazil through music, art, religion, food and more.
I'm normal, you're weird: understanding other cultures
HM 1211 .I4 1998 Videos, VHS, 29 min.
I'm not my brother's keeper
E 185.61 .I4 2001 Videos, DVD, 45 min.
On February 8, 1960, one black man staged a sit-in at a lunch counter in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. That man, Carl Matthews, was a pioneer and leader of the early civil rights movement who recruited black college students to join the protests, educating them in the ways of non-violent resistance... What followed is an inspiring story of racial unity and courage.
Importance of Fatherhood
HQ 756 .K52 1996 (3 parts), VHS, 25 min. each (approx.)/78 min. total
Pt. 1: Life with Father, Pt. 2: Disappearance of the Father, Pt. 3: Life without Father
In the tall grass: inside the citizen-based justice system Gacaca
DT 450.43 .I5 2006 Videos, DVD, 57 min.
Delivers a raw and uncompromising look at the tremendous challenges faced by post-genocide countries like Rwanda, as they transition from violence to peace.
In the white man's image
E 97 .I67 1991 Videos, VHS, 60 min.
In 1875, Captain Richard Pratt escorted 72 Indian warriors suspected of murdering white settlers to Fort Marion in St. Augustine, Florida. Once there, Pratt began an ambitious experiment which involved teaching the Indians to read and write English, putting them in uniforms and drilling them like soldiers. "Kill the Indian and save the man," was Pratt's motto.
Inca mummies: secrets of a lost world
F 3429.3 .M8 I53 1999 Videos, VHS, 60 min.
The Incas
F 3429 .I53 2007 Videos
Six hundred years ago, in less than a century, the Inca people, located in present day Peru, forged an empire equal to that of the Greeks and Romans. They built their empire, not by military conquest but by treaties, based on providing food for all the empire's citizens. In the process, The Incas built architectural wonders for all eternity. Theirs is a history of what 7 million people can accomplish when they all work toward a common goal.
Infancy: beginnings of cognition and language
HQ 767.9 .I542 1996 Videos, VHS, 29 min.
Inside circuits
TK 145 .I57 1987 Videos, VHS, 19 min.
This program teaches the relationship between volts, amps, and ohms; how to determine the value of one if you know the value of the other two; the two basic types of electrical circuits, series and parallel; the characteristics of voltage, amperage and resistance in each type of circuit; the definition of the term, watts; and, how voltage sources can be combined to increase voltage and/or amperage.
Inside Islam
BP 161.3 .I5697 2002x Videos, DVD, 93 min.
Presents an overview of Islam, tracing its history back to its roots in the Hebrew Bible. Attempts to explicate the religion vis-a-vis escalating acts of fundamentalist violence with which it has grown synonymous in the eyes of many Western observers.
Inside opportunities: training and education behind bars
HV 9275 .I57 1999 Videos, VHS, 25 min.
This video emphasizes that time spent in prison can be used to prepare for the future and talks about the wealth of training and education programs available to help inmates develop job search skills and better their lives.
Inside the world's mightiest bank
HG 2563 .I57 2001 Videos, VHS, 51 min.
This program explores the far-reaching responsibilities of the Federal Reserve in setting interest rates, regulating other U.S. banks, and making new money.
Installing electrical devices: rough-in to trim-out
TK 165 .I5 Videos, VHS, 70 min.
Offers actual on-the-job experience and labor saving tips that related to the installation techniques, job safety, blue-print reading, electrical theory, and service/maintenance.
Installing trim with Craig Savage
TH 5695 .T7 1989 Videos, VHS, 60 min.
In this tape, designed for pros and home owners alike, Savage guides step by step as he trims out parts of a house and share his job-site savvy and secrets. You'll learn to mate pieces of trim precisely, negotiate unsquare openings and seat moldings solidly against bumpy walls and ceilings.
Internal affairs
HV 7936.C5 I583 1997 Videos, DVD, 47 min.
Discusses Internal Affairs investigations of corruption in police departments in New York City, Atlanta, Chicago, and San Diego.
The Internet money machine
TK 5105.875 .I57 I55 1999 Videos, VHS, 23 min.
Looks at the current interest in the Internet as a business vehicle and studies the successes of some Internet companies.
The interview
HF 5549.5 .I6 I5 1994 Videos (2 parts), VHS, 46 min. total
This program will show you, step-by-step, how to do well in job interviews. You will discover that if you divide the interview into sections, and then master each one, those crucial 60 minutes will be much easier to handle.
Introduction to contraband
HV 6089 I7 1980z Videos, VHS, 12 min.
Points out methods inmates have used to fashion and hide contraband.
Introduction to LAP: the Learning Accomplishment Profile
LB 1115 .I58 1990 Videos, VHS, 12 min.
Describes the LAP as designed to provide the teacher of the young child with a criterion-referenced tool for systematic assessment of the child's existing skills and to assist in the development of appropriate learning objectives. Originally developed for use with the young handicapped child, the LAP is widely used with non-handicapped children. The primary focus is the developmental range of 36-72 months.
An introduction to the Italian Renaissance
N 6922 .V49 2002 Videos, DVD, 29 min.
A dramatized program of Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the artists, illustrating how each great master developed techniques by building upon the works of his predecessors.
Introductory sociology, Volume XIV
HM 101 .I57 2003 Videos, VHS
Investigations: crime scene
HV 7936 .E85 I58 1995 Videos, VHS, 30 min.
Tool marks, tire and foot imprints at the scene of a crime may be the only leads an investigator has to work with. Don Ostermeyer demonstrates the proper method of collection and preservation of such evidence.
Invitation to social psychology
HM 251 .I59 1975 Videos, VHS, 25 min.
Isabel Allende
PQ 8098.1 .L54 Z55 2007 Videos, DVD, 58 min.
Isabel Allende discusses how various familial relationships influenced her life and literary career. Includes commentary by her mother, stepfather and second husband. Particular attention is given to the death of Allende's daughter, Paula.
Islam: empire of faith
BP 52 .I75 2001 Videos (2 volumes), VHS, 163 min.
Documents the rise and growth of Islam throughout the world, from the birth of Prophet Muhammad in the 6th century through the peak of the Ottoman Empire 1000 years later. Discusses the impact of Islamic civilization on world history and culture.
Islamic art
N 6260 .I752 2002 Videos, DVD, 32 min.
Discusses the architecture and sculpture of mosques and Koranic schools, the illumination and calligraphy of sacred texts, music, the art of the garden, and the influence of the abstract arabesque on Western art.
Islamic conversations
BP 163 .I76 1994 Videos, (6 parts), VHS, 180 min.
Tape 1: Islam and pluralism. -- Tape 2: Islam and Christianity. -- Tape 3: Islam and war. -- Tape 4: The Islamic state. -- Tape 5: Authority and change. -- Tape 6: Women and Islam.
It's a girl's world: a documentary about social bullying
BF 637 .B85 I77 2004 Videos, DVD, 68 min.
An inside look at the tumultuous relationships of a clique of popular 10-year-old girls.
Jackson Pollock: love and death on Long Island
ND 237 .P73 J33 2001 Videos, DVD, 46 min.
This documentary relates the life and work of Jackson Pollock, from his triumphant entry into the art world to his tragic death. Includes revealing interviews and archival footage by Lee Krasner, Pollock's wife, and Ed Harris, star of the film Pollock.
Japanese Americans
E184 .J3 J36 1993 Videos, VHS, 30 min.
Jazz: a film by Ken Burns
ML 3506 .J39 2004 Videos (10 parts), DVD, 19 hours total
10 episodes tracing the history of jazz from its roots in the African-American community of New Orleans to its heights and continuing presence.
Jeffrey Dahmer: the monster within
HV 6534 .M65 J44 2002 Videos, DVD, 46 min.
What was the most disturbing aspect of Jeffrey Dahmer's personality? Was it his fascination with death? his cannibalism? His necrophilia? Or was it his guise of normality? Explore the twisted conscience of one of history's most psychotic killers.
JFK: a presidency revealed
E 842 .J45 2003 Videos (2 volumes), DVD, 150 min. each/300 total
Draws from an unequalled wealth of source materials and a host of interviews with personal confidantes, administration insiders, and highly-placed sources to present a comprehensive, and revelatory look at America's 35th president.
The jilting of Granny Weatherall
PS 3531 .O752 J558 2005 Videos, DVD, 57 min.
A spunky old lady of eighty who on her deathbed struggles to resolve tormenting memories of her past when she was left standing at the altar. Still, her indomitable will to live and act independently infuses the last day of her life.
John & Abigail Adams
E 322 .J646 2006 Videos, DVD, 120 min.
Relying heavily on the extraordinary correspondence between the second president and his wife, this joint biography sheds light not only on the characters of two remarkable people, but also on the tumultuous times through which they lived.
John Donne
PR 1209 .D666 1987 Videos, VHS, 28 min.
Gaynell Cronin introduces the life and work of English poet, John Donne.
John Ehle
PS 3555 .H5 T35 1990 Videos, VHS, 17 min.
John Ehle talks about his early influences, reads from his book Last one home and discusses his writing methods.
John James Audubon: drawn from nature
QL 31 .A9 A43 2006 Videos, DVD, 54 min.
The story of John James Audubon is a dramatic and surprising one. He saw more of the North American continent than virtually anyone of his time, and came to stand for America-- the America of wilderness and wild things. Audubon was a self-taught artist and a self-made man whose life was rife with action and contradiction.
John Steinbeck's The pearl
PS 3537 .T3234 P4 1995 Videos, VHS, 105 min.
Filmed in Mexico this is the story of a Mexican pearl diver who retrieves a pearl of great value only to find his hopes for security and an education for his son destroyed by the greed of others.
Journey through childhood: an observation video for development. Birth through middle childhood
BF 721 .J86 B578 2000 v. 1 Videos, VHS, 113 min.
Judgment day: intelligent design on trial
QH 366.2 .J83 2008 Videos, DVD, 112 min.
Captures the turmoil that tore apart the community of Dover, Pennsylvania, in a landmark battle over the teaching of evolution in public schools.
Julius Caesar
PR 2808 .A2 H477 1989 Videos, VHS, 116 min.
Film adaptation of Shakespeare's play depicting the successful conspiracy to assassinate the Roman emperor, Julius Caesar.
Juvenile justice
HV 9104 .J854 2006 Videos, DVD, 90 min.
Frontline explores whether children who commit serious crimes should be tried as juveniles or adults. The program shows what can happen to young offenders who reach the "end of the line" in the juvenile court system and how these children can be rehabilitated to prevent future criminal behavior.
Katastrofin aineksia. English
TD 171.7 .K38 2008 Videos, DVD, 63 min.
A filmmaker and his family embark on a year-long "oil diet", aiming to reduce their consumption of petroleum-based products in hopes of minimizing their contribution to greenhouse gases.
Kayapo: Indians of the Brazilian rain forest
F 2520.1 .C45 K39 2003 Videos, DVD, 54 min.
There are more than 2000 Kayapo Indians living in the Amazonian jungle in Brazil. Gold was found in the area and their land was invaded by miners. However, they manage to protect their mine and profits, and preserve their traditional way of life with these profits.
Kids & divorce
HQ 777.5 .K54 2006 Videos, DVD, 60 min.
Explores the pros and cons of joint physical custody, looks at efforts to reform how custody is decided in the current judicial system, and examines how divorce education programs are helping both parents and kids.
Killer at Thurston High
LB 3013.3 .K55x 2004 Videos, DVD, 60 min.
Frontline takes a measure of the new national dilemma of kids killing other kids in school through a detailed, intimate journey into the life of one high school shooter, Kip Kinkel, who killed his parents, and then opened fire killing two fellow students and wounding 25 others at Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon.
Killing us softly 3: advertising's image of women
HF 5827.85 .K54 2000 Videos, VHS, 34 min.
Jean Kilbourne reviews how advertising has changed and not changed over the last 20 years, using over 160 ads to critique advertising's view of women, and the effects this has on their image of themselves.
King Arthur, the legend and the land
DA 1525 .A7 K53 1987 Videos (2 volumes), VHS, 32 min.
Part one relates the legend of King Arthur. Part two discusses different versions of the story and the historical locales in which they would have taken place.
King Lear
PR 2819 .A23 K5 1984 Videos, VHS, 158 min.
Presents William Shakespeare's play about a foolish king who divides his realm between two ungrateful daughters.
Kitchen cabinet construction
TT 197 .K58 1987 Videos (4 volumes), VHS, 76 min. total
This series begins by identifying the qualities of properly constructed kitchen cabinets and explains the importance of plans and cut sheet. It examines how to safely use the table saw and radial arm saw to make basic cuts as well as special cutting techniques such as dado, half-lap and lip door, multi-cutting techniques. It concludes by highlighting the final assembly of the cabinets including the installation of spring hinges.
Korean Americans
E184 .K6 K56 1993 Videos, VHS, 30 min.
L.A.P.D.
HV 7911 .l67 1995 Videos, DVD, 50 min.
Examine the notorious cases that have combined to tarnish the image of the LAPD, once regarded as the finest in the nation. See how the LAPD has changed since its glory days in the 1950s, and trace the changes in society, crime, and policing that have combined to turn modern LA into a powder keg.
Labor and pain control
RG 732 .L33 2004 Videos, VHS, 35 min.
Details the process of labor, physiology of pain and several nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic measures that may be used to manage a laboring patient's pain.
Ladder safety
T 55.3 .L33x 1994 Videos, VHS, 12 min.
Covers types of ladders, positioning, climbing, and ladder accidents.
Lake of Fire
HQ 767 .L354 2008 Videos, DVD, 152 min.
Filmmaker Tony Kay, best known for "American History X," has been working on Lake of Fire for the past fifteen years and has made a film that is unquestionably the definitive work on the subject of abortion. Shot in luminous black and white, which is in fact an endless palette of grays, the film has the perfect aesthetic for a subject where there can be no absolutes, no "right" or "wrong." He gives equal time to both sides, covering arguments from either extremes of the spectrum, as well as those at the center, who acknowledge that, in the end, everyone is "right" - or "wrong."
Land of the eagle
QH 102 .L362 1991 Videos (8 parts), VHS, 480 min.
A comprehensive account of North America's wildlife and wild places, "Land of the Eagle" turns back the clock to reveal the continent as it was hundreds of years ago. This eight-part series tells the story of the land through the people who lived on it, charted it, and shaped it -- the American Indians and the first European explorers and settlers.
Land of the sleeping mountains
QE 79 .L363 1983 Videos, VHS, 60 min.
Presents a visit to the Great Basin to show its natural beauty and to describe the tectonics and other forces in its geological history. Includes animated sequences.
Langston Hughes: his life and times
PS 3515 .U274 L36 2003 Videos, DVD, 26 min.
Alice Walker and Arnold Rampersad discuss Langston Hughes with Bruce Schwartz. Topics include experiences shaping Langston's youth, how he became a writer, the beauty and style of his writing, and the Harlem renaissance.
Language and literacy
LB 1140.5 .L3 L3 2003 Videos, VHS, 29 min.
Through each stage of development, from infancy to the school age years, language becomes more complex and understanding broadens. While children are learning to speak, they are also learning skills which enable them to read and write.
Language development
P 118 .M273 L3 1993 Videos, VHS, 32 min.
Shows the general aspects of language development and social communication in children.
The Latino family
E 184 .S75 L374 1993 Videos, VHS, 28 min.
This program shows both the changes in and the endurance of traditional Latino families. In following the paths of three generations of one Mexican-American family, it traces the patterns of migration and cultural change. It shows how the traditional roles of the Latino elderly are being altered by their families' needs, and also how the traditional family pleasures can still be celebrated on a Sunday in the park with la familia.
The Lau of Malaita
DU 850 .L38 1987 Videos, DVD,
The extraordinary way of life of the Lau people, who live on man-made coral islands in an idyllic South Pacific lagoon, is being threatened by the dissemination of Christianity and by commerce with the outside world.
Lau of the Solomon Islands: the Lau of Malaita
DU 850 .L38 1987 Videos, DVD, 51 min.
Documentary about the safe and disease-free life the Lau Indians have established on the South Pacific Islands.
LD--LA, learning disabilities, learning abilities
LC 4704.73 .L437 1998 Videos (6 discs), DVD, 284 min. total
Defines dyslexia, dyscalculia, attention deficit disorder, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and shows how explicit, multisensory, systematic teaching based on language structure can be used to improve reading and math skills.
Learning networking essentials
TK 5105.5 .L42 1997 Videos (3 videos, 3 manuals), VHS, 302 min.
Covers topics on setting up and maintaining a computer network using Microsoft products. Also gives information on Microsoft certification programs. Includes paper manuals for all three videos.
Lee Smith
PS 266 .N8 L44 1990 Videos, VHS, 24 min.
Lee Smith talks about her writing, reads from her book Oral history, and discusses the North Carolina writing tradition.
Lest we forget
HV 3004 .L47 2007 Videos, DVD, 42 min.
The powerful and empowering first-person stories of people with developmental disabilities - then labeled "mentally defective" - who were sent away to state institutions.
Letters from Iran
BJ 2101 .A4 L48847 2006 Videos, DVD, 33 min.
A moving account of an exile's return to his homeland. A series of letters written to a friend in America describe his homecoming and emotions. His reunion is joyous as well as sad for the longing of a vanished past.
Letters from the other side
HD 8081 .M6 L48 2006 Videos, DVD, 73 min.
Heather Courtney's film interweaves video letters carried across the U.S.-Mexico border by the film's director with the personal stories of women left behind in post-NAFTA Mexico.
Life after death row
HV 8699 .U6 L54 2001 Videos, DVD, 50 min.
Highlights the failing of the justice system by following four exonerated death row inmates who experienced humiliation, tremendous toll on body and mind, disconnection from the society, and received little help.
Life on the line
JV 7412 .L54 2007 Videos, DVD, 31 min.
Documentary on Central American migrants traveling through Mexico on their way to the United States. Looks at the difficulties they encounter, including police abuse, extortion, robbery, rape, and murder.
Life under pressure
QP 102 .L53 1985 Videos, VHS, 26 min.
Depicts the journey of a red blood cell around the human circulatory system to discover the efficiency and elegance of design that delivers oxygen and food to all parts of the body and removes wastes before they can do harm.
Life's greatest miracle
QP 251 .L544 2001 Videos, VHS, 60 min.
The development of a child from conception to birth, using both microimagery and the story of a young couple preparing for their first child.
Linda Beatrice Brown
PS 266 .N8 B76 1991 Videos, VHS, 22 min.
Linda Brown talks about her writing and future prospects for Afro-American women writers and reads selections from her works.
Lines & rhymes-- the game of poetry
PN 1042 .L56 1974 Videos, VHS, 20 min.
Introduces the basic principles of poetic metrics and rhyme.
Literary visions
PN 59 .L57 1992 v.9-10 Videos, VHS, 30 min.
Explores literary works by a broad spectrum of writers through dramatizations, readings and interviews with authors.
Little Rock Central: 50 years later
LC 214.23 .L56 L58 2007 Videos, DVD, 70 min.
In 1957, Little Rock Central became a symbol of the struggles and hopes of the Civil Rights Movement. African-American students were not allowed into the building. An eye-opening look at racial equality, education, and class at the high school today.
Live and let go: an American death
HV 6548.U5 L58 2002 Videos, VHS, 56 min.
Faced with terminal cancer, 76-year-old Sam Niver chose to die with dignity and on his own terms.
Living with fibromyalgia
RC 927.3 L585 2006 Videos, DVD, 71 min.
Daneen Akers' mother was diagnosed with fibromyalgia three years ago. Their family has struggled to find good information about the condition and know how to best love and support their mom. This documentary is the result of over two years of interviews and research, and is meant to be a resource for newly diagnosed fibromyalgia patients and their families. It presents a basic foundation of information about the condition as well as an introduction to treatments from nationally recognized experts and real patients who have learned how to successfully survive, and even thrive, with fibromyalgia.
Living with the gun
HV 8059 .L58 1993 Videos, VHS, 56 min.
A fast-paced, shocking exposé on the prevalence of guns in American society. The program focuses on Los Angeles, where members of the police department are followed in action, and where members of the community arm themselves for self-protection.
Living with the Kombai tribe
GN 635 .I65 L58 2008 Videos, DVD, 248 min. total
Long story short
PN 2286.2 .L664 2008 Videos, DVD, 54 min.
Combining a poignant family story with the ravages of racism, this film gives insight into the Asian-American experience, including the trauma of internment by telling the fascinating story of Larry and Trudie Long, a popular husband-and-wife nightclub act of the '40s and '50s.
Lost Ark
BM 657 .A8 L67 1994 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
This search for the Ark of the covenant travels to ancient Palestine to dig for answers, where historic illustrations shed light on the date of the Ark's last sighting.
Lost in translation: Latinos, schools and society
LC 2670.4 .L679 1998 Videos, VHS, 60 min.
The Latino dropout rate in the United States is 2.5 times higher than that of blacks and 3.5 times than that of whites. Why do so many young Latinos drop out? John Merrow explores the complex answer involving language problems, inadequate resources, lack of opportunities, poverty, and the lure of the street. He also examines the future of Latino youth in the United States and the impact of California's Proposition 227, which would discontinue bilingual education.
Lost kingdoms of the Maya: unlock the secrets of an ancient civilization
F 1435 .L86 1994 Videos, VHS, 60 min.
An exploration of the forests of Central America and Mexico on the trail of the ancient Maya. Distinguished scientists unearth artifacts, reconstruct cities and decipher the hieroglyphics of an extraordinary civilization.
Lost spirits of Cambodia
DS 554.98 .A5 L67x 1996 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
Explores the abandoned temples and palaces in the ruins of the ancient Cambodian city of Angkor.
Love in the ancient world
GT 2610 .L6 1996 Videos, VHS, 100 min.
Love, lust and marriage: why we stay and why we stray
BF 575 .L8 L676 1999 Videos, VHS, 43 min.
In this ABC News special with correspondent John Stossel, the modern-day notion of love, with all of its attendant expectations, is examined.
The Luttrell psalter
ND 3357 .L8 L87 1992 Videos, VHS, 20 min.
Medieval life in England is depicted through reenactments, as described in the Luttrell psalter, an illuminated manuscript of the 13th century.
Machines III
T 16 .M334 2007 Videos, DVD, 46 min.
This program unveils the remarkable story of how China created a myriad of ingenious devices including cosmic machines able to collect data on the stars, hydraulic hammers, water-controlled clocks and even paper.
Machines in the East
TJ 753 .M33 2007 Videos, DVD, 50 min.
From the internal combustion engine to the artificial heart, the legacy of Al-Jazari, the 12th century Muslim inventor, is everywhere around us. It's no exaggeration to say he laid the technological foundation for modern life as we know it. From cranks to pumps, from water clocks to mechanized robots, Al-Jazari wasn't just years ahead of his time, he was centuries ahead. In this thorough ANCIENT DISCOVERIES examination of Al-Jazari's influence, modern reproductions of his greatest breakthroughs bring his genius to life. See his famous elephant-themed, fully-operational water clock and other stunning technological achievements.
Machu Picchu
F 3429.1 .M3 M33 2001 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
Made in L.A.
HD 2339 .U6 M33 2007 Videos, DVD, 70 min.
Traces the moving transformation of three Latina garment workers on the fault lines of global economic change. Through a groundbreaking lawsuit and consumer boycott, they fight to establish an important legal and moral precedent: to hold an American retailer liable for the labor conditions under which its products are manufactured. But more than this, Made in L.A. provides an intimate view into both the struggles of recent immigrants and into the organizing process itself...
Maintenance pipefitting skills
TH 6703 .M35 1998 Videos (4 parts), VHS
Provides basic skills on service, repair, and installation of piping and pipefittings commonly used in industrial and manufacturing plants and equipment. Topics covered include: basic pipefitting skills, fit-up practices, varios pipe-joining methods, soldering copper tubing, joining plastic pipe and fittings, and installing pipe hangers and supports. Includes Course Management System, a software program that allows you to monitor progress and identify problem areas at any point in the training.
Make a good first impression
HF 5549.5 .I6 M35 2003 Videos, VHS, 29 min.
Making a good first impression is especially important at a job interview.
Make a move
HT 1521 .D58 1993 v. 2 Videos, VHS, 30 min.
Examines the process by which individuals in the society acquire prejudice and stereotyping, and the negative effects of these on others. Includes discussion on racial and ethnic jokes, and interracial dating.
Make contact
HT 1521 .M343 1993 Videos, VHS, 24 min.
Illustrates both the historical and contemporary immigrant experience, helping viewers develop an appreciation of the difficulties and challanges of adapting to a new land with a new language and customs.
Making kitchen cabinets
TT 197 .M34 1988 Videos, VHS, 60 min.
In this video you will learn how to: laminate plastic to plywood for durable, easy-to-clean surfaces; cut tongue-and-groove joints assemble the cases; rout dovetails for sturdy, solid-wood drawers; install trouble-free drawer slides and adjustable hinges.
Making money
HG 501 .M35 2005 Videos, VHS, 48 min.
This detailed program goes inside the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the U.S. Mint, the U.S. Secret Service, and the Federal Reserve to find out where the buck starts and stops.
Making mortise-and-tenon joints: with Frank Klausz
TT 197 .M34 1986 Videos, VHS, 60 min.
By watching Klausz and practicing yourself, you'll learn: how to make a haunched mortise-and-tenon joint for a table, using ordinary hand tools; how to make a through/wedged mortise-and-tenon joint, as part of a door, using a router and bandsaw; how to make angled joints for a chair, using a hollow-chisel mortise and tablesaw.
The man that corrupted Hadleyburg
PN 1997 .M26 2004 Videos, DVD, 40 min.
Based on one of Mark Twain's best known short stories. A mysterious stranger who was slighted by the people of Hadleyburg reappears to disprove the town's reputation.
Managing intravenous fluid therapy
RM 170 .M363 2002 Videos, VHS, 20 min.
This video presents regulating IV infusions, including calculating drip rate, using the roller-clamp method and infusion pumps; changing IV tubing and fluids; changing IV dressings, including assessment of the infusion site.
Managing multiple roles
HM 131 .M35 1993 Videos, VHS, 23 min.
The Manhattan Project
QC 773.3 .U5 M255 2005 Videos, DVD, 50 min.
The scientists and engineers who helped build the world's first nuclear weapon reflect on their accomplishments and legacy.
Manual transmissions : Automatic and manual transmissions and transaxles
TL 262 .M36 2003 Videos (4 volumes + manual), VHS, 82 min. total
Contents: v. 1: Drive train theory and clutches (21:37 min.) -- v. 2: Manual transmissions and transaxles (21:25 min.) -- v. 3: Drive shafts & universal joints, differentials, and drive axles (22:05 min.) -- v. 4: Four-wheel drive & drive train, electronic and electrical systems (17:00 min.)
Marie Antoinette: the tragic queen
DC 137.1 .M376 1996 Videos, VHS, 47 min.
One of the most reviled monarchs of all time, Marie Antoinette became empress of France at the age of 19. She offended the nobility with her disregard for court etiquette, and the citizens with her incredible extravagance and absolute disregard of their situation. By August of 1792 the people had rebelled and Marie and King Louis XVI were imprisoned. Within months they were beheaded.
Marketing: winning customers with a "workable" plan
HF 5415 .M37 1989 Videos, VHS, 45 min.
Each year, four out of five businesses fail. How does the fifth one succeed? How can your business thrive among competition? Marketing experts Adrienne Zoble and George Valli will lead you through the steps to create a successful marketing plan.
Mark Twain's America
PS 1331 .M374 1993 Videos, VHS, 60 min.
Over 1,000 period photos eloquently reveal Mark Twain's rich and varied life. The story spans his career as prolific writer, Mississippi riverboat pilot, drama critic, publisher, and world traveler, while at the same time mirroring the rise of America from frontier days to world power.
Martin Luther King: "I have a dream"
E 185.615 .M377 1988 Videos, VHS, 25 min.
When 200,000 civil rights marchers - black and white - gathered at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963, they expected to hear strong words from their spiritual leader, Martin Luther King. What they did not expect was a speech of such heartfelt passion and poetic eloquence that it echoes still in our memory.
Mary Cassatt: Impressionist from Philadelphia
ND 237 .C3 M3 1977 Videos, VHS, 30 min.
Focuses on the life and work of the American Impressionist painter Mary Cassatt.
Masai women
DT 443.3 .M37 M37 2003 Videos, DVD,
Explores what it means to be a woman - from childhood, to taunted, weeping new bride, to old age - in this completely male dominated society.
Massacre at Virginia Tech
HV 6534 .B53 M37 2008 Videos, DVD, 52 min.
Documentary looking at the worst school shooting in American history, when a lone gunman killed at least 32 people on the campus of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute at Blacksburg, Va., before taking his own life. Using extensive access to key witnesses, we delve into the mystery of how Cho, a young man with no criminal history, became a mass murderer.
Mastering the NEC 2008. Volume 3, Residential wiring code
TK 260 .M21 2007 Videos, DVD
Mastering the NEC DVDs are designed to help electricians, designers, supervisors, contractors and maintainers understand the NEC. The DVDs can be used to train and re-train electrical staff. The twelve DVDs are packed with updated information that affect your daily work.
Mastering the NEC 2008: important changes
TK 260 .M23 2007 Videos, DVD
Highlights important changes in the National Electrical Code for 2008.
Maximum golf
GV 965 .S278 1986 Videos, VHS,
Mechanical drives, couplings, and alignment
TJ 1051 .M32 1979 Videos (2 volumes), VHS, 120 min.
Focuses on couplings, alignment, belts, chains, speed reducers, and vibration. For use in industrial training.
The mechanical universe and beyond
QC 21.2 .M43 1987 Videos (Parts 1-48), VHS, 780 min. total
Contents: [Tape 1] 1. Introduction ; 2. The law of falling bodies ; 3. Derivatives ; 4. Inertia -- [Tape 2] 5. Vectors ; 6. Newton's laws ; 7. Integration ; 8. The apple and the moon -- [Tape 3] 9. Moving in circles ; 10. Fundamental forces ; 11. Gravity, electricity, magnetism ; 12. the Millikan experiment -- [Tape 4] 13. Conservation of energy ; 14. Potential energy ; 15. Conservation of momentum ; 16. Harmonic motion -- [Tape 5] 17. Resonance ; 18. Waves ; 19. Angular momentum ; 20. Torques and gyroscopes -- [Tape 6] 21. Kepler's three laws ; 22. The Kepler problem ; 23. Energy and eccentricity ; 24. Navigating in space -- [Tape 7] 25. Kepler to Einstein ; 26. Harmony of the spheres.
Mechanical universe and beyond. Part II
QC 21.2 .M43 1987 Videos (Parts 27-48), VHS, 780 min. total
An introduction to classical mechanics, electricity and magnetism, relativity, waves and optics, heat and thermodynamics, and modern physics.
Media truth or fiction: what can you believe?
BF 456 .N7 S37 1997 Videos, VHS, 23 min.
Teaches critical thinking skills needed to determine the truth or fiction behind results obtained from opinion polls, research studies, or other sets of data.
Meet your meat
HV 4708 .M445 2003 Videos, DVD, 13 min.
This video shows the lives and deaths of chicken, cattle, and pigs and makes a poignant case for vegetarianism.
Men are from Mars, women are from Venus
HQ 801 .M53 1999 Videos, VHS, 46 min.
In this ABC News special with Barbara Walters and co-hosted by John Grey, author of the best-selling book Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, six couples learn what makes men and women different in emotion and outlook, the implications for a relationship, and how to adopt behavior that brings out the best in each partner.
Men in danger
RC 889 .M45 2008 Videos, DVD, 52 min.
Looks at findings from researchers in Europe and the United States which show a dramatic drop in human sperm production over the past 50 years, as well as similar problems in the animal kingdom. Research is pointing to a long list of molecules and substances that affect the endocrine system-- including those found in plastics, pesticides, and cosmetics-- as the cause.
Men, sex & rape
HV 6561 .M462 1991 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
Peter Jennings raises questions about men and rape: how men really view women, effects of topless bars, and provocative women's clothing on male behavior. Features interviews with rapists and their victims which expose motives and effects. Discusses punishments enacted against rapists as a solution.
Men, women & the sex difference
QP 81.5 .M46 1996 Videos, VHS, 43 min.
Looks at the differences between the sexes and whether they are the result of biology or environment.
The Menendez murders
KF 224 .M4 M46 1996 Videos, DVD, 50 min.
Examines the spectacular trials of Erik and Lyle Menendez, the brothers accused of murdering their wealthy parents. Includes interviews with jurors that considered the cases.
Menswork method video series. Tape 6
TT 960 .M46 1998 Pt. 1 Videos, VHS, 20 min.
Contents: 1: Overview on Menswork method -- 2: Razor equipment and usage -- 3: Razor cut for texture and separation.
Menswork method video series. Tape 7
TT 960 .M46 1998 Pt. 2 Videos, VHS, 20 min.
Contents: 1: A razor cut for definition and support -- 2: A razor cut for deconstructed length.
Menswork: the image collection
TT 960 .M45 2002 Videos, VHS, 10 min.
Merchants of cool
HQ 799.2 .M35 M425 2005 Videos, DVD, 60 min.
The world of advertising has become inundated with marketing for teenagers. This episode of Frontline explores the pop culture manipulated and created by corporate America for the American youth.
Mesopotamia: return to Eden
DS 69.5 .M38 1995 Videos, VHS, 52 min.
The roots of the world's major religions lie in the valleys of Mesopotamia's Fertile Crescent. Here archaeologists are digging for the sites of Biblical stories, and unearthing clues to the dawn of civilization.
Mexican Americans
E184 .M5 M48 1993 Videos, VHS, 30 min.
Mexico: A Story of Courage and Conquest
F 1226 .M52 1994 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
Middle sexes: redefining he and she
HQ 77.9 .M53 2006 Videos, DVD, 75 min.
Narrated by noted author Gore Vidal and filmed in the United States, Europe, Asia and South America, Middle Sexes examines the ways different societies and cultures handle the blurring of gender, sexual identity and sexual orientation. Through interviews with transgender, intersexual and bisexual men and women, as well as experts from the scientific and academic communities, the film considers the entire spectrum of sexual behavior, personal identity and lifestyles among people of different backgrounds and cultures.
Milady's standard fundamentals for estheticians: student CD-ROM
TT 957 .M553 2004 Videos, CD-ROM
Includes workbook. An interactive CD-Rom, this new product is designed to reinforce classroom learning, stimulate the imagination, and aid in preparation for licensure exams. Featuring 40 video clips, it includes a pronouncing glossary and multiple-choice review questions to help students prepare for their licensure exams.
Miles of smiles, years of struggle
HD 6515 .R36 M544 1983 Videos, DVD, 58 min.
Chronicles the organizing of the first Black trade union - the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. This inspiring story of the Pullman porters provides one of the few accounts of African American working life between the Civil War and World War II.
Millennium: tribal wisdom and the modern world
GN 380 .M5 1992 Videos (10 parts), VHS, 60 min. each/600 min. total
By exploring the values and the different world perspectives that hold many tribal societies together, this series aims to stimulate reflection and to look at what the modern industrial world can learn from tribal societies as we all approach the next millennium.
Millions of reasons to kill
HV 6534 .F74 M55 2002 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
Dana Ewell was a cocky rich kid obsessed with money. And he had a scheme to get a lot of it quickly. While he was eating Easter dinner at the home of an FBI agent in 1992, a gunman broke into the Ewell family's Fresno, Calif., home 200 miles away and killed Dana's mother, father, and sister. With his family dead, Dana stood to inherit millions, and he quickly became the prime suspect despite his seemingly airtight alibi.
Mind of a serial killer
HV 6515 .M5 2005 Videos, DVD, 60 min.
This episode of Nova profiles the profilers, the FBI agents who track the most elusive killers.
Miracle of birth 2: five birth stories
RG 940 .M524 2000 Videos, VHS, 58 min.
Shows the birthing rooms of five different mothers with a wide range of birth situations: natural childbirth, epidural pain relief, induction of labor, unplanned Cesarean section, twins vaginal birth.
Moby Dick
PS 2384 .M6 1984 Videos, VHS, 146 min.
A stirring sea saga of one man's obsession for revenge upon the enormous white whale that has defeated Captain Ahab once before.
Moms: a celebration of real mothers
HQ 759 .M66 2005 Videos, DVD, 85 min.
In Moms, mothers of all ages, races, and backgrounds, hold forth on a variety of subjects including birth and infancy, discipline, the birds and the bees, rejection and separation anxiety. On these and other topics the mothers are forthright and frank, sometimes profound, sometimes profane, always honest and telling.
Money and values
HG 179 .M67x 2001 Videos, DVD, 22 min.
Here's a video your students can use to explore their attitudes about money and gain a balanced understanding of true wealth. Lead students on a guided expedition through the world of money, values, and wealth.
Monkey in the mirror
QL 737 .P9 M6 1995 Videos, DVD, 60 min.
Discusses the similarities between humans and other primates. Shows primates in the wild living in complex and varied societies in which they use tools, take herbal medicines, wheel and deal, practice power politics and sexual politics, and sometimes suffer from stress. Shows laboratory primates communicating with humans.
More than baby blues: unmasking postpartum depression
RG 852 .M65 2003 Videos, VHS, 30 min.
Details possible warning signs and treatment for postpartum depression.
Mosby's nursing skills video series. Set III, Advanced nursing skills
RM 147 .N814 2003 Videos, VHS, 27 min.
This video presents: Topical medications, including application of estrogen patch and nitroglycerin paste ; eye medications including eye drops and ointments ; ear drops ; use of metered dose inhaler ; insertion of rectal suppository.
Motivation breakthrough
LB 1065 .L356 2008x Videos, DVD, 90 min.
Educator Richard Lavoie draws on decades of teaching experience to demonstrate six basic motivational styles and strategies for inspiring the most withdrawn and reluctant student.
Motor controls
TK 2511 .M67 1990 Videos (8 parts), VHS, 145 min.
Explains basic motor controls, overload relays, time delay relays, schematic symbols and wiring diagrams, starting methods for squirrel cage motors, synchronous and wound rotor controls and installing and troubleshooting control systems.
The mud
HV 555 .I55 M84 2007 Videos, DVD, 52 min.
A massive mud spillage in May of 2006, in the middle of a residential and commercial district in Sidoarjo, on the island of Java has been labeled as one of Indonesia's worst environmental industrial accidents of all time. Prompted by the drilling of a gas well, a small pool of mud has now grown into a frightening mud volcano. Molten mud bursting from beneath the earth's surface has displaced hundreds of villages and residents. This documentary goes behind the headlines and news stories to look at the efforts to contain it, its victims and the horrendous effect on the environment.
The murder of Emmett Till
HV 6465 .M7 M87 2004 Videos, DVD, 60 min.
The murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till, a black boy who whistled at a white woman in a Mississippi grocery store in 1955, was a powerful catalyst for the civil rights movement. Although Till's killers were apprehended, they were quickly acquitted by an all-white, all-male jury and proceeded to sell their story to a journalist, providing grisly details of the murder. Three months after Till's body was recovered, the Montgomery Bus Boycott began.
Muscle power
QP 321 .M87 1985 Videos, VHS, 26 min.
Through cinemicrophotography, shows how human muscles produce enormous strength as two types of molecules telescope against each other in large numbers. Includes muscular activity that takes place involuntarily, such as contraction of the heart muscle and the motion of the digestive tract.
Muscles and joints: moving parts
QP 454 .M68 1985 Videos, VHS, 26 min.
Shows how human muscle activity is coordinated by the cerebellum and how position sensors in the muscles and joints along with the balancing mechanism of the inner ear enable the body to be controlled.
Music and early learning
LB 1115 .M88 2007 Videos, DVD, 28 min.
From the time they are born, human beings are predisposed to learn and enjoy music. Children especially are open to it, and research increasingly has shown that exposure to music, and especially participation in making it, is invaluable in helping children's brains develop the "neural bridges" that make them stronger. This program explains why this is so and how experienced teachers use music to help children grow and learn.
My different life
LC 4704 .M893 2007 Videos, DVD, 52 min.
My different life offers insight into the world of the learning disabled, illuminating the many hurdles they must overcome, the discrimination they face and the triumphs that can be achieved if parents and schools are afforded adequate support.
Mysteries of Easter Island
F 3169 .E278 1999 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
The mysterious human heart
QP 111.4 .M978 2007 Videos (3 volumes), DVD, 180 min. total
In Episode 1. we examine the heart as a muscle - pumping more than 100,000 times a day, pushing approximately five quarts of blood on an endless path delivering oxygen to every cell in the human body. This hour tells the story of the normal heart through the histories of three people with end-stage heart failure, where a pump may be a temporary remedy, but in the long term, a transplant is often a necessity. In Episode 2, a look at the physiological electrical mechanism that keep a heart beating regularly and efficiently and what happens when this most essential rhythm of life goes awry. In episode 3, the focus is on atherosclerosis, the silent blockage of the coronary artieries, which can trigger devastating and sometimes fatal heart attacks.
Mystery of the Alaskan mummies
F 951 .M96 2001 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
Mystical monuments of Ancient Greece
DF 127 .M96 1995 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
Ancient mysteries shows how the ancient citizens of Athens, Greece built the most magnificent temples that mankind has ever been inspired to create.
NARCs
HV 6251 .A44 N373 1996 Videos, DVD, 48 min.
Looks at the war on drugs and the men at the heart of the battle, from the origins of the Federal Bureau of Dangerous Drugs to the modern-day DEA.
The necklace
PQ 2349 .A4 N4 1980 Videos, VHS, 20 min.
A dramatization of Maupassants story of bitter irony about a young woman who borrows a diamond necklace and the consequences to her and her husband when she loses it.
Nerves at work
QP 361 .N47 1985 Videos, VHS, 26 min.
Explores the human nervous system, showing how nerve signals are transmitted. Examines the part played by nerve messages in reflex actions and the chemical and electrical activities of nerve cell networks.
The new room arrangement as a teaching strategy
LB 3013 .D62 1991 Videos (2 copies), VHS, 16 min.
Discusses the impact of the classroom environment on how children learn, how they relate to others, and how teachers teach.
Nonverbal communication and culture
BF 637 .N66 N66 2005 Videos, DVD, 22 min.
This program examines nonverbal communication in different cultures. It looks at personal space; body language including gestures, inflection, eye contact, smiling and other facial expressions; and posture. It demonstrates how the same gesture can be interpreted in different ways.
Norman Rockwell: painting America
ND 237 .R68 N67 1999 Videos, DVD, 86 min.
Examines Norman Rockwell, "the artist of the people," using archival footage and visual images from the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Featuring interviews with historians, critics, family, friends and admirers, this production gives an in depth look at the artist, his art and the Americana he created with his brushstrokes.
North Carolina is my home
F 260 .N67 1991 Videos, VHS, 57 min.
In this unforgettable tribute to North Carolina, two of its most talented native sons, Charles Kuralt and Loonis McGlohon, create a lively, touching and occasionally humorous portrait of "The Old North State."
Not so terrible two's
RJ 131 .N68 2005 Videos, DVD, 22 min.
Demonstrates that the energy and exploration of two year olds are means of learning about their bodies, minds and world around them. Shows children actively increasing physical abilities, making new mental connections, increasing their language skills and learning to deal with emotions and social situations. Discusses how body awareness and language and motor skills are related to toilet training, and how routines provide security and comfort.
Nurses--the web of denial: a video on nurses & substance abuse
RC 564.5 .N87 Videos, DVD, 33 min.
National Council on Family Relations Media Award Winner. This moving video documentary profiles several nurses recovering from addiction. It celebrates their strength and tenacity in turning around their personal and professional lives, but also emphasizes the need for effective abuse prevention and recovery programs within nursing and, by extension, in the entire healthcare field.
Nutritional myths and facts
TX 364 .N887 2009 Videos, DVD, 23 min.
Debunks many common misconceptions about nutrition that are perpetuated by examining the special nutritional needs of adolescents, whose growing bodies require additional calcium, iron and other minerals.
OBD II explained
TL 152 .M3 O2 1998 Videos (3 volumes), VHS
OBD II, an EPA anti air pollution ruling, is explained so that auto technicians will understand how it affects them and their businesses.
Obedience
BJ 1459 .O24 1969 Videos, VHS, 45 min.
Documents Stanley Milgram's early 1960's study on obedience to authority. Describes both obedient and defiant reactions of subjects who are instructed to administer electric shocks of increasing severity to another person. Milgram found subject obedience to be substantial, although obedience significantly decreased when the subject became physically closer to the victim of the shocks.
Obscenity
HA 471 .O2674 1992 Videos, VHS, 59 min.
An episode from the "No Dogs or Philosophers Allowed" television program. What are the stakes when we allow sexually explicit images to have wide circulation in our culture? How can we judge the moral status of pornography and erotica? Is the arousal of desire by a depiction and not another person essentially dehumanizing?
Observation of young children I: the eyes have it
LB 1139.23 .02711x 2004 Videos, VHS, 25 min.
Demonstrates how observation, work samples, and pictures are utilized by teachers to align curriculum with assessment.
Observation of young children II: making the connection
LB 1139.23 .O2712 2004 Videos, VHS, 27 min.
A variety of portfolio systems will be explored. Teachers will demonstrate the linkage between the formative assessment system they are utilizing and how that data informs the formal assessment or checklist.
Obsession: radical Islam's war against the West
BP 161.3 .O27 2007 Videos, DVD, 77 min.
Obsession is a film about the threat of Radical Islam to Western civilization. Using unique footage from Arab television, it reveals an "insider's view" of the hatred the Radicals are teaching, their incitement of global jihad, and their goal of world domination. The film also traces the parallels between the Nazi movement of World War II, the Radicals of today, and the Western world's response to both threats.
An occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
PN 1097 .O22 Videos, VHS, 40 min.
Two versions of Ambrose Bierce's Civil War story about a condemned man's last minutes as he awaits hanging. The Bridge (10 min.) is a black and white 1931 production. It has music but no dialogue. Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (30 min.) was originally a French 1962 production. It is in color with music and dialogue dubbed in English.
Odyssey of Troy: extraordinary secrets of ancient Troy unveiled
DF 221 .T8 O49 1995 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
A team of archaeologists travel to the site of Troy in Turkey searching for answers to the eternal mystery of the Trojan War and the identity of the poet Homer whose Iliad told Troy's history.
Oedipus the King
PA 4414 .O7 T3 1991 Videos, VHS, 120 min.
This play recounts the story of Oedipus, King of Thebes, a man, who out of stubborn pride, must know the truth at all costs.
On-line gambling addiction
RC 569.5 .G35 2008 Videos, DVD, 22 min.
Attempts to break down misconceptions and stereotypes about this addicting, obsessive and compulsive habit. This program shares with viewers the dangers of this addiction, showing examples of people that nearly lost everything because of how Internet gambling turned into a disease that went out of control.
Ongka's big moka
GN 450.4 .K394 2003 Videos, DVD
Oral/Naso tracheal suctioning
RT 11 .O7 1992 Videos, VHS, 16 min.
Illustrates the procedure of suctioning the oral/naso tracheal passageway.
Organizing your job search and getting ahead
HF 5381 .O73 1994 Videos, VHS, 14 minutes
Using your time wisely, keeping track of contacts, sticking to schedules - in other words, being organized - will lessen your job search time. Doing these things will get you a job. Once hired, your goal is to succeed. This program helps you achieve those goals.
The origin of the drama and theater
PN 1737 .O74 1991 Videos (2 parts), VHS, 28 min. each
Discusses the origins of western drama, history of Greek drama, and history of comedies and tragedies. Covers the art and architecture of the ancient world theater, the origins and developments of the classic theaters from Greek time to amphitheaters of Roman times.
Origins: fourteen billion years of cosmic evolution
QB 981 .O75 2004 Videos (2 parts), VHS, 240 min. total
Has the universe always existed? How did it become a place that could harbor life? Are we alone, or are there alien worlds waiting to be discovered? NOVA presents some startling new answers as viewers go on a cosmic journey.
Origins of human aggression
BF 575 .A85 O7 2005 Videos, DVD, 50 min.
"The Origins of Human Aggression" discusses the biological environmental and psychological reasons behind human violence and provides guidelines on dealing with its prevention.
Ostomy care
RD 540 .O886 2002 Videos, VHS, 27 min.
This video presents pouching a colostomy; pouching a ureterostomy.
Othello
PR 2829 .O8 2006 Videos, DVD, 60 min.
An adaptation of the story of Othello with actors/narrators telling the story, commenting on the characters and main issues, and acting out key scenes.
Our founding mudder who art in heaven
NK 4008 .V68 2008 Videos, DVD, 62 min.
Presents an intimate look at Voulkos' working technique at the 1993 Olympic Games of Clay in Ringebu, Norway, demonstrating in a candid and entertaining way the artist's production of a work of art formed by direct encounter with material without preconception or contrivance.
Our town
PS 3545 .I345 O9 1986 Videos, VHS, 120 min.
Videocassette release of a 1977 television presentation of Thornton Wilder's play.
Out of the past
HQ 76.8 .U5 O97 1997 Videos, VHS, 70 min.
Told through the eyes of Kelli Peterson, a 17-year-old high school student in Salt Lake City, Utah, Out of the Past explores Kelli's history-making experience of forming a Gay Straight Alliance in her public school. The protests, legislative battles and national media attention serve as a modern counterpoint to the history of a Human Rights movement.
Overview of the history of American nursing
RT 4 .O9 2003 Videos, VHS, 25 min.
A presentation of the history of nursing in the United States.
Oxygenation
RC 735 .I5 O994 2002 Videos, VHS, 20 min.
This video presents oxygen safety; flow rates by nasal cannula and face mask; application of cannula and mask; airway maintenance, including suctioning; tracheostomy care.
Pablo Picasso: a primitive soul
N 6853 .P5 1999 Videos, VHS, 100 min.
This two-hour program in A&E's Biography series thoroughly documents the life and work of Picasso. Subtitled A Primitive Soul, Picasso's Spanish roots are depicted in detail through the images that reoccur in his work as a painter.
Packaging: the science of temptation
HF 5770 .P3 2001 Videos, VHS, 20 min.
This program describes the difference between packing and packaging, and the techniques used to sell comodities, stores, and even people - in show business or political campaigns.
Pediatrics: psychosocial care
RJ 47.5 .P42 1995 Videos (4 parts), VHS, 121 min. total
Tape 1 describes the cognitive and psychosocial development of children from birth to three years of age and uses this knowledge to develop specific interventions to decrease the negative effects of illness or injury. Tape 2 examines continued cognitive and psychosocial development and describes expected behaviors, fears, and concerns of these age groups. Illustrates methods that help prepare children for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Focuses on play as a means of reducing anxiety and suggests non-pharmacologic measures for alleviating pain. Tape 3 explores the developmental changes of adolescence and the major issues, such as risk-taking behavior and sexual activity, that often produce family stress at this time. Describes the role of nurses in the community as well as in acute care settings. Tape 4 describes how a child's perception of death differs at various ages and suggests techniques the professional can use for opening a discussion about death. Addresses whether or not to tell the child when the illness is terminal and discusses the child's reaction if told. Explores hospice care as a positive option for families.
People like us: social class in America
H 675 .P467 2001 Videos, DVD (+ guide), 124 min.
Using interviews with people from across the country and from diverse socioeconomic groups, examines how social class in America has as much influence as race or ethnicity in determining what kind of opportunities a person has in life.
Peter Elbow on writing
PE 1409 .P47 1995 Videos, VHS, 43 min.
Professor Elbow provides insight into how one works through problems in writing. He explains the role of feedback and the importance of readers and listeners to good writing.
PGA Tour golf: the short game
GV 965 .P75 1988 Videos, VHS, 60 min.
Physical evidence
HV 8073 .P5 1990 Videos, VHS, 36 min.
Demonstrates the proper procedures and techniques needed to search, gather, identify, package and analyze a crime scene.
Piaget's developmental theory: an overview
LB 1051 .P5 1989 Videos, VHS, 27 min.
Presents current developmental psychological theories as interviews are conducted with children of varying ages.
Picturing the genders
NX 164 .W65 P53 2002 Videos, DVD, 31 min.
A documentary that looks at women as artists, as subjects of paintings by both male and female artists, and the roles of and discrimination against women artists historically.
Planet Earth
QL 50 .P583 2007 Videos (5 parts), DVD, 645 min. total
Captures rare action, impossible locations, and intimate moments with our planet's best-loved, wildest, and most elusive creatures. From the highest mountains to the deepest rivers, [the program] takes you to places you've never been to experience sights and sounds never before captured on film.
Pleating pattern
TT 973 .P543 2006 Videos, DVD, 35 min.
Polish Experience in World War II: Auschwitz Eyewitness: the artwork of Jan Komski
D 765.2 .A9 P65 2001 Pt. 3 Videos, VHS, 15 min.
The dramatic story of Jan Komski's imprisonment, escape, and re-imprisonment by the Nazis during the early 1940s is related as the poignant and sometimes disturbing artwork of the Auschwitz survivor is shown on screen.
Polish Experience in World War II: Christian Survivors
D 765.2 .A9 P65 2001 Pt. 1 Videos, VHS, 29 min.
Features keynote speaker Richard Lukas. Lukas places the experience of Poland during the Holocaust in perspective by describing the importance of Poland to German imperialist goals. To gain access to the valuable Polish land, Nazis sought to eliminate the Polish people and Polish culture, beginning with the intelligentsia and Catholic clergy.
Polish Experience in World War II: Christian Survivors Personal Reflections
D 765.2 .A9 P65 2001 Pt. 2 Videos, VHS, 44 min.
Features three survivors and the rescuer of 12 Jews from the Holocaust who discuss their experiences in Poland during World War II. Dr. Marek Chodakiewica and Dr. John Radzilowski give their academic and personal experiences on the Polish experience.
The polygamists
HQ 994 .P65 1998 Videos, VHS, 52 min.
This absorbing documentary travels to the town of Manti, Utah, to follow several of the 450 families there who practice plural marriage. In the name of religion - the True and Living Church of Jesus Christ of Saints of the Last Days, a splinter group from the Mormon religion - women live side-by-side with other female partners in a male-dominated household and devote themselves to bearing children. Self-appointed prophet and leader of the group, Jim Harmston, who has eight wives, claims that an angelic visitation instructed him to take extra wives. Several wives discuss their attitudes toward their subservient, plural roles, and benefits of polygamous relationships. This is a nonjudgmental view of a controversial topic.
Positioning: how advertising shapes perception
HF 5827.2 P67 2004 Videos, DVD, 21 min.
Uses ideas from advertising, psychology, and mass communication to explore methods marketers use to shape consumer perception.
Positive discipline without shaking, shouting or spanking
HQ 755.8 .P67 2004 (3 volumes), DVD, 76 min. total
Vol. 1: Babies (Birth to 1), Vol. 2: Toddlers (Ages 1 and 2), Vol. 3: Preschoolers (Ages 3 to 5)
Post mortem
HV 8073 .P68 1991 Videos, VHS, 47 min.
This videocassette delves into the world of forensic science, and looks at some of the latest techniques in high-tech sleuthing. Fingerprints, fibres, blood--forensic investigators turn these elements into compelling evidence. These experts routinely work with police in their efforts to solve crimes.
Post-prison blues: adjusting your relationships with family, friends, and yourself
HV 9304 .P67 1999 Videos, VHS, 28 min.
The emotional challenge of prison release can be hard to handle. This video shares the experiences of inmates and experts, giving insights and useful tips on how to make this difficult and often emotional transition as easy as possible.
Postmodernism
NX 456.5 .P66 P68 2004 Videos, DVD, 29 min.
This program looks at postmodernism as reflected in architecture and art. Using numerous examples drawn from the United States and Britain, this documentary seeks to define the movement through commentary by authors, architects and art critics.
Postoperative nursing care
RD 51.3 .P678 2002 Videos (2 copies), VHS, 22 min.
This video presents post-anesthesia recovery room transfer; pain management, including the use of PCA; promoting postoperative recovery, including breathing and coughing exercises, splinting, pneumatic compression stockings, wound care, and NG tube management.
Potter's progress : with Dennise Buckley
TT 920 .P68 2006 Videos, DVD, 80 min.
Dennise Buckley demonstrates both beginning and advanced pottery techniques. Topics covered include clay preparation, hand building, centering and coning, throwing cylinders and throwing bowls.
Power writing: the key to success
HF 5718.3 .P68 1990 Videos, VHS,
This video shows you proven methods to help you write to get the results you want.
PPCT straight baton system
HV 7936 .E7 P8 1989 Videos, VHS
A self-defense training video, using the straight baton weapon system.
Precision measuring tools
TJ 1313 .P743 1991 Videos (6 parts + guide), 16 min. each/96 min. total
Explains the application and use of six measuring tools, including introduction and review in each case. Pre- and post- tests are provided in the accompanying guide.
Preoperative nursing care
RD 50 .P746 2002 Videos (2 copies), VHS, 24 min.
This video presents preoperative assessment, including nursing history, informed consent, risk factors, physical assessment parameters, and review of laboratory and diagnostic test results; family support and participation, including assessment of post-discharge needs; postoperative exercises and pain management, including diaphragmatic breathing, incentive spirometry, controlled coughing, PCA, and nonpharmacologic methods of pain relief; surgical preparation, including preoperative checklist and surgical consent.
Preventative maintenance
TL 210 .P781 1996 Videos (3 parts), VHS, 61 min.
Bob Hogan demonstrates how to check a vehicle's tire pressure and fluid levels, how to check and replace hoses, belts, and wiper blades, how to change a headlight, how to perform a simple tune-up, and how to perform an oil change. Don Garlits provides additional tips.
Preventing violence
HN 90 .V5 B74 1999 Videos, VHS,
The price of gold
QE 89 .P753 1983 Videos, VHS, 60 min.
Presents a visit to California to show its natural beauty and to describe the tectonics and other forces in its geological history. Includes animated sequences.
Prison town, USA
HV 9470 .P75 2006 Videos, DVD, 74 min.
Tells the story of Susanville, California, one "small town that tries to resuscitate its economy by building a prison - with unanticipated consequences."
Procedure 769: the witnesses to an execution
HV 8699 .C2 P76 1995 Videos, VHS, 80 min.
This documentary focuses on the controversy surrounding the execution of Robert Alton Harris on 21 April 1992.
Profiling killers
HV 8079 .H6 P7 2002 Videos, DVD, 50 min.
Former FBI agents detail the techniques they use to identify and apprehend killers.
Promotion: solving the puzzle
HF 5549.5 .P7 P76 1990 Videos, VHS, 55 min.
Four promotion experts target the essential elements of a successful promotional campaign - Advertising, Public Relations, Direct Mail, and Trade Shows. They show you how to get dynamic, effective sales messages to your customers.
Psychology of human behavior
BF 121 .M315 2006 Videos, DVD (3 parts), 30 min. per lecture/1080 min. total
This course of 36 lectures examines the breadth of modern psychology from both clinical and experimental perspectives. Taught by: Professor David W. Martin, North Carolina State University.
The psychopathic mind
RC 555 .P79 1996 Videos, VHS, 27 min.
Shows exactly who and what makes someone a psychopath, and how are they classified medically? Answers these questions as it takes viewers through the mind of a diagnosed psychopath and speaks with one expert who believes that the condition is incurable.
Puerto Ricans
E 184 .P85 P83 1993 Videos, VHS, 30 min.
Putting the bars behind you: a guide to job interviewing for the ex-offender
HV 9288 .P88 1999 Videos, VHS, 24 min.
Teaches the ex-offender new job search methods designed to reduce job search time and lessen the risk of being screened out before having the chance to interview. Ex-offenders learn how to answer tough interview questions.
Pyramid
DT 63 .P9 1988 Videos, VHS,
Explores the geography, history, archaeology, mythology and religions of the ancient Egyptians through a combination of live footage and animation.
The quest for King Arthur
DA 152.5 .A7 Q4 2004 Videos, DVD, 100 min.
Draws on ancient accounts and the latest theories of today's scholars and archaeologists to separate the truth from the myths about the king who has symbolized chivalry and honor for centuries.
Quick interview video
HF 5549.5 .I6 Q83 2000 Videos, VHS, 26 min.
Presents the 5 "must do's" for a successful interview, the qualities employers are looking for in a candidate, most frequently asked problem questions and process for answering them, and an actual interview process.
Quick resume video
HF 5383 .Q85 2000 Videos, VHS, 34 min.
Presents what a current resume should include, resume format, how to present strengths, what key words, phrases or examples will best communicate skills and abilities, and the importance of proofreading and proper printing.
Race: the power of an illusion
GN 269 .R337 2003 Videos, DVD, 56 min. each/168 min. total
This three-part series helps viewers confront the confusions and misconceptions surrounding the concept of race. The series is an eye-opening tale of how the ideas we assume to be normal, even scientific, are actually shaped by our history, social institutions, and cultural beliefs.
Raisin in the sun: a character studies conversation
PS 3515 .A515 R331 2007 Videos, DVD, 110 min.
With host Eric Stolz, this program dissects Lorraine Hansberry's A raisin in the sun through the insights of those who participated in or studied the various productions of this American play.
Rape, an act of hate
HV 6558 .R3 1986 Videos, VHS, 35 min.
This program conscientiously destroys many of the myths that surround the act of rape. It asserts that rape is not a sexual, but rather a violent act.
Rappaccini's daughter
PS 1872 .R36 2005 Videos, DVD, 57 min.
Story set in 18th century Padua about a student who becomes romantically involved with the daughter of the man whose poisonous garden his room overlooks.
Rationality
B 53 .R37 1994 Videos, VHS, 60 min.
An episode from the "No Dogs or Philosophers Allowed" television program. Reason and rationality are thought to be the paradigmatic tools of the philosopher. But just what are they? What is the relationship of language to rational thinking? Can rationality be critiqued, purely - or impurely?
Reading people: the unwritten language of the body
BF 637 .N66 R43 1998 Videos, VHS, 22 min.
Explores how we communicate through body movements, gestures and through our use of personal space.
The real Dracula
GR 830 .V3 R43 2002 Videos, DVD, 50 min.
Receptacles and switches
TK 3201 .R4 R43 2003 Videos, DVD, 20 min.
Receptacles and switches bring a house to life. What kinds are there? How many should go in each room? Where exactly should they be placed? And what's the best way to wire them? This video answers these and other questions as it demonstrates receptacle and switch installation.
Recognizing child abuse
HV 6626.5 .C54 2007 Videos, DVD, 26 min.
This program spells out the Four Rs of child abuse--the harsh Reality of its presence in our society, the Results it leads to, the many ways to Recognize it, and the proper channels for Reporting it. Each of these concepts is explained through dramatizations and supported by interviews with education and child welfare experts.
The red badge of courage
PN 1997 .R74 2001 Videos, DVD, 53 min.
Although he'd never seen a battle, Stephen Crane wrote a war novel so convincing that it made him an international celebrity. This program studies 'The red badge of courage and the short life of its author while providing insights into the Civil War, the psychology of combat, and the evolution of war journalism.
Red flags: avoiding abusive relationships
HQ 801.83 .R43 2003 Videos, DVD, 21 min.
Shows teens some examples of problem dating situations and how to choose dates wisely. Identifies problem behaviors and ways to avoid unhealthy situations.
Refinishing furniture: with Bob Flexner
TT 199.4 .R43 1988 Videos, VHS, 60 min.
This video will show you when a finish needs replacing, and how to revive one that doesn't; how to recognize different finishes, and then match them; how to strip a finish most efficient, and without sanding; how to use pigment and dye stains, bleaches, fillers, and glazes; what paste waxes and furniture polishes do, and don't do; tricks for spot-repairing damages such as scrapes and white rings.
Refrigerator mothers
RJ 506 .A9 R44 2002 Videos, DVD, 54 min.
From the 1950s through the early 1970s, the American medical establishment thought it had found the cause of autism: poor mothering. Doctors presumed that the bizarre behaviors of autistic children - rigid rituals, difficulty with speech, extreme self-isolation - stemmed from their mothers' emotional frigidity. We now know that autism is a brain disorder, not the result of poor parenting. But for a whole generation of women branded as cold "refrigerator mothers," the damage had already been done.
Rehab
RM 930 .A5 R44 2005 Videos, DVD, 87 min.
This documentary follows five young addicts through Camp Recovery, in Santa Cruz, California, through a 30-day rehab program and tracks their progress, or lack thereof, in the months that follow.
Relativism
BJ 1031 .R4 1994 Videos, VHS, 60 min.
An episode from the "No Dogs or Philosophers Allowed" television program. Ken Knisely and guests discuss issues of moral relativism vs. moral absolutism.
Religions of the world: Buddhism
BL 80.2 .R44 1999 v.1 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
History and beliefs of Buddhism presented through documentary film, recreations, and specialist explanations.
Religions of the world: Catholicism
BL 80.2 .R44 1999 v.2 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
History and beliefs of Catholicism presented through documentary film, recreations, and specialist explanations.
Religions of the world: Hinduism
BL 80.2 .R44 1999 v.3 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
History and beliefs of Hinduism presented through documentary film, recreations, and specialist explanations.
Religions of the world: Islam
BL 80.2 .R44 1999 v.4 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
History and beliefs of Islam presented through documentary film, recreations, and specialist explanations.
Religions of the world: Judaism
BL 80.2 .R44 1999 v.5 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
History and beliefs of Judaism presented through documentary film, recreations, and specialist explanations.
Religions of the world: Protestantism
BL 80.2 .R44 1999 v.6 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
History and beliefs of Protestantism presented through documentary film, recreations, and specialist explanations.
Repairing furniture
TT 199 .R46 1987 Videos, VHS, 70 min.
By watching Bob Flexner, you'll learn: how to choose between and white and yellow glues and hot hide glue; how to disassemble a piece safely and clean the surfaces for gluing; how to clamp problem pieces like round tabletops or the curved legs of tripodal table; how to re-glue or replace damaged veneer; how to mend broken parts and match missing moldings.
Repêchage
RL 87 .R47 2004 Videos (6 parts), DVD, 147 min. total
Contents: Pt. 1: Four layer facial - Part 2: Sea escape: four layer facial - Pt. 3: Basic European seaweed facial - Pt. 4: Hydra Dew express lift moisture facial - Pt. 5: Peppermint sea twist - Pt. 6: Skincare curriculum facial standards
Report writing
HV 7936 .R53 R46 1987 Videos, VHS, 21 min.
Emphasizes the importance of clear, accurate, complete police reports.
Residential air conditioning fundamentals
TH 7688 .H6 R47 1995 Videos, VHS, 21 min.
This presentation explains the basics of modern air conditioning systems and their components when installed in a residence. User's guide includes study objectives and a short quiz with answers.
Residential heating systems
TH 7222 .R47 1995 Videos, VHS, 22 min.
This presentation explains the basics of modern heating systems and their components when installed in a residence. User's guide includes study objectives and a short quiz with answers.
Residential plumbing
TH 6122 .R47 1982b Videos (4 volumes), VHS
Contents: v. 1: Installing the sewer, Installing the water service, Locating fixtures - v. 2: Installing drain & waste pipes, Installing vent pipes, Installing supply pipes - v. 3: Testing the rough plumbing, Installing the bathtub, Installing the water heater and completing the bathtub - v. 4: Installing the water closet, Installing the lavatory, Installing the sink, dishwasher, and disposal
Residential wiring
TK 3285 .R47 1997 Pt. 4 Videos, VHS, 81 min.
Discusses electrical service wiring for homes; includes standards and safety procedures, reading plans, and installing the service, switches, and outlets.
Resume
HF 5383 .R47 1994 Videos (2 parts), VHS, 31 min.
Contents: Part 1: Their styles & use (17 min.) -- Part 2: Just cards, cover letters & thank you notes (14 min.)
Resumes that get interviews; interviews that get jobs
HF 5549.5 .I6 R376 1987 Videos, VHS, 42 min.
Tells how to organize and write effective resumes and cover letters. Gives helpful tips on the job interview and presents questions the employers are likely to ask.
Reynolds Price
PS 266 .N8 R49 1991 Videos, VHS, 14 min.
Reynolds Price talks about his writing and reads selections from his works.
Richard Wright's Almos' a man
PS 3545 .R815 A65 2004 Videos, DVD, 36 min.
Based on the short story by Richard Wright. A black teenage farm worker believes that owning a gun is a mark of maturity.
Rime of the ancient mariner
PR 4479 .A1 1984 Videos, VHS, 60 min.
The epic poem is narrated by Sir Michael Redgrave and brought to life with a mix of animated and real images. Program is presented in two parts: Part one is a biography of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, with part two being a visualization of the poem.
The road to Brown
KF 373 .H644 R63 Videos, VHS, 58 min.
Presents the role of Charles Hamilton Houston in the cases which let to the landmark Supreme Court case of Brown vs. Board of Education. Gives background history of segregation, Jim Crow laws, NAACP and bio-data on persons influential in the desegregation movement.
The road to reading: early steps to help children become readers
LB 1140.35 .R63 1998 Videos, VHS, 28 min.
Ideas for getting children ready to read.
Role of the mental health nurse on the interdisciplinary team
RC 440 .R66 2002 Videos, DVD, 36 min.
Focuses on the role of the nurse in the interdisciplinary team.
Roman City
TA 16 .R65 1994 Videos, VHS, 60 min.
Through a combination of documentary footage and animated story sequences, Roman City examines how cities helped maintain the Roman Empire.
Rome and Pompeii
DG 63 .R66 2001 Videos, DVD, 120 min.
Imagine being among the bloodthirsty thousands at a gladiator bout in the Colosseum, or at the chariot races in the Circus Maximus. Think of yourself among the decadent few in the ancient baths, theatres, temples, or palaces. Be an eyewitness to the burning of Nero's Rome. See the devastation caused by Mount Vesuvius in Pompeii. Meet the ancients, experience their daily customs, and visit the imperial cities of Rome and Pompeii as they appeared 2,000 years ago. This program makes it all possible through computer recreations and a renowned team of Italian archeologists and historians.
Rome reexamined
DG 77 .R66 2008 Videos (4 parts), DVD, 120 min.
Pt. 1: The rise of the Roman Republic -- Pt. 2: Military triumphs and the death of the Roman Republic -- Pt. 3: The rise and fall of the Roman Empire -- Pt. 4: The splendor of Imperial Rome. This series brings a new perspective to growth and development in Ancient Rome. It's unique accomplishments (nurtured via a merit driven leadership system), the birth and decline of the Republic and the incredible developments in architecture, empire building and culture.
Rome: engineering an empire
DG 231 .R66 2007 Videos, DVD, 94 min.
Using extensive state-of-the-art CGI animation this documentary chronicles the spectacular as well as sordid history of the Roman Empire from the rise of Julius Caesar in 55 BC to its fall around 537 AD. The CGI animation gives the viewers an opportunity to see Rome's greatest structures the way the ancient Romans saw them. The insights of engineers, archaeologists and historians add depth to segments on Hadrian's Wall, Caesar's Bridge, the aqueducts, the Colosseum, the Pantheon, the Baths of Caracalla, and the remains of Emperor Nero's lavish Golden Palace for a rare look at how one of Rome's most notorious megalomaniacs lived. Also never-before-seen footage shot on a diving expedition in the water channels underneath the Colosseum, channels once used to flood the arena for mock naval battles.
Roofing
TH 2431 .R66 1986x Videos, VHS
Step-by-step video instructions on roofing procedures, from removal of old shingles through new shingle installation. Includes installation of step, valley, and vent flashing and the use of the latest power and pneumatic tools.
Roots of violence : children of violence, addiction and neglect
HQ 809.3 .U5 R66 2006 Videos, DVD, 39 min.
Addresses generational patterns of family abuse and shows how these patterns set the stage for children to become perpetrators and victims of abuse in later life.
A rose for Emily
PS 3511 .A86 R6 1982 Videos, DVD, 27 min.
Miss Emily Grierson was the fading aristocrat of a small Southern town. When she was young, her tyrannical father drove away all her suitors. Finally free after his death, Miss Emily quickly succumbed to the advances of a Yankee day laborer. Only years later does the town realize the chilling consequences of this ill-fated romance.
Router jigs and techniques: with Bernie Maas and Michael Fortune
TT 203.5 .R67 1986 Videos, VHS, 60 min.
Video shows dozens of ways to use a router to increase productivity and creativity.
Royal road: psychoanalytic approaches to the dream
BF 1078 .R69 1988 Videos, VHS, 33 min.
Examines a single dream in detail and observes how a psychoanalytic clinician analyzes dream imagery to better understand the patient.
Rudy Autio makes night music
NK 4210 .A93 R83 1994x Videos, DVD, 40 min.
The styles and techniques of Rudy Autio, founder of the "Clay as Art" revolution, is filmed in his studio making a sculptural vessel in ceramics.
Rusk Being collection
TT 972 .R87 2001 Videos (4 parts), VHS, 126 min. total
Five different looks created by Louise Rusk. These looks use the three essential rush ingredients needed to create modern hair: cutting techniques, rusk being products and engineering tools.
Safety on the job. Working with electricity
TK 152 .S23 1989 Videos, VHS, 16 min.
Details the hazards associated with using electricity on the job, including sites of major electrical accidents such as warehouses, manufacturing plants, and construction areas. Explores common hazards such as insufficient wire insulation, faulty breakers, dirty casings, overloaded outlets, and using power tools around water. Reviews basic OSHA regulations and stresses the need for employees to be advised of their company's safety procedures in the event of an electrical fire.
Salem witch trials
F 74 .S1 S35 2005 Videos, DVD, 50 min.
Provides a comprehensive account of the actual events and examines the possible causes behind this highly notorious and puzzling complex period in early American history.
Sam Ragan
PS 266 .N8 S26 1993 Videos, VHS, 16 min.
Sam Ragan talks about his work as a poet and publisher and his early influences and reads selections from his works.
Saving our parents
HV 6250.4 .A34 S38 2008 Videos, DVD, 60 min.
A startling demonstration of the potential pitfalls facing today's aging adults. Exposing scams and devious crooks, this compelling documentary delivers a message that will both empower and motivate.
Say goodbye to granddad's retirement
HQ 1063 .U6 S29 2007 Videos, DVD, 60 min.
A wake up call to young Americans that Granddad's notion of retirement will not be possible in the future. The documentary serves as a history lesson of how and why the notion of retirement in America began and why it will be difficult, if not impossible, for young people to retire like Granddad.
Scaffold safety
TH 5281 .S33 1994 Videos, VHS, 8 min.
Shows several types of scaffolding plus specific procedures for building safe and sturdy scaffolding.
Science of the sex: different by design
HQ 1075 .S352 2007 Videos (2 parts), DVD,
Science of the sexes
HQ 12 .D53 2003 Videos, VHS, 104 min.
Sean's story: a lesson in life
LC 4632 .M3 S434 1994 Videos, VHS, 45 min.
Covers inclusion of handicapped children in the Baltimore County (Maryland) Public School system. Sean Beggs, an eight year old boy with Down Syndrome, is followed through first grade in a public school in contrast to Bobby Shriver, also with Down Syndrome, who stays in a special school.
Search and seizure: the Supreme Court and the police
KF 9630 .Z9 S43 1992 Videos, VHS, 57 min.
Relates the history of the search and seizure amendment from its origins in Colonial days to the present. Discusses its changing interpretation by the Supreme Court as well as its effects on police procedures.
Search for Noah's ark
DS 51 .A66 S43 2006 Videos, DVD, 50 min.
Guided by experts this video examines the controversial claims of many who have said that they have discovered Noah's Ark.
Search for Paul
BS 2506.3 .S437 2004 Videos, DVD, 89 min.
An investigation into the life of the Apostle Paul. Biblical scholars from a variety of backgrounds discuss Paul's role in the transformation of Christianity from a small Jewish sect into a world religion and examine how he contributed to the conception of Jesus that has survived to the present day.
Seasons of life
BF 713 .S421 1990 Videos (5 volumes), VHS, 58 min. each/290 min. total
Provides an exploration from both the expert and the personal perspectives of human development beginning with conception and continuing through the many changes of growth and aging.
Secret fear
RC 531 .S437 1997 Videos, DVD, 52 min.
This SBS Independent production focuses on the lives and experiences of several people who suffer or have recovered from an anxiety disorder, as well as comments from healers, both medicinal and spiritual, who have helped people on the road to recovery.
The secret life of babies (Monde selon bébé)
RG 635 .S433 2005 Videos, DVD, 86 min.
Explores the extent of the baby's vast world of perceptions, from intrauterine life to the first months following birth. How does the baby perceive its world and ours? What are its capacities for learning and memorizing? Do babies respond to external stimuli? What happens when the baby leaves the intrauterine environment of amniotic fluid and enters the world of gravity and air?
The Secret sharer
PR 6005 .O4 S42 1973 Videos, VHS, 30 min.
Depicts Joseph Conrad's The secret sharer, the story of a young inexperienced sea captain's growth in self-knowledge and command of himself and of his ship as portrayed in an encounter with a fugitive from naval justice.
Self assessment
HF 5382.7 .S44 1994 Videos (2 parts), VHS, 50 min. total
This video helps define your skills and interests as an essential part of a successful job search.
Shamanism: an ancient tradition
BL 2370 .S5 S525 1999 Videos, VHS, 39 min.
This program cuts across cultures and national boundaries to delve into the world of Shamanic medicine. Shamans, ritualistic dancers, an anthropologist, a psychologist, a doctor, and others investigate this form of traditional healing, contrasting it with Western medical science.
Shaping youngest minds
BF 318 .S43 1999 Videos, VHS, 24 min.
Shows how daily sights, sounds, smells, touches, language and eye contact shape the chemistry and make-up of the infant's brain. Discusses critical times for learning and the effect of violent behavior on early brain development.
Sick around the world
RA 393 .S53 2008 Videos, DVD, 60 min.
FRONTLINE correspondent T.R. Reid examines first-hand the health-care systems of other advanced capitalist democracies -- UK, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, and Taiwan -- to see what tried and tested ideas might help us reform our broken health-care system.
Sights & sounds of Central America
F 1430 .S544 1998 Videos, VHS,
Sights & sounds of South America
F 2208 .S54 1998 Videos, VHS,
A skill you need on the job
TH 915 .S56 Videos, VHS, 30 min.
Contents: Pt. 1: Twenty basic safety rules (12.02) -- Pt. 2: Drills (4:41) -- Pt. 3: Circular saws (3:40) -- Pt. 4: Cut saws and jig seaws (2:48) -- Pt. 5: Miter saws (3:32) -- Pt. 6: Routers (3:20).
Skills orientation series
TH 6122 .S5 1991 Videos (6 volumes), VHS, 41 min.
Contents: v. 1: Cutting and threading pipe (7 min.) - v. 2: Cutting and bending copper tubing (6 min.) - v. 3: Cutting and soldering copper pipe (8 min.) - v. 4: Working with plastic pipe (5 min.) - v. 5: Household plumbing systems (7 min.) - v. 6: Common plumbing fittings (8 min.)
Slave ship
E 441 .S53 2001 Videos, VHS, 52 min.
Over 150 documented mutinies occurred aboard slave ships between 1699 and 1845; only once, in the case of the Amistad, did slaves successfully return to Africa. Using that remarkable and anomalous incident as a focus, this program takes an in-depth look at the slave trade.
Small engines
TJ 785 .S6 1990 Videos (6 parts), VHS
Contents: Part 1: Basic operation – Part 2: Basic maintenance – Part 3: Disassembly of engine – Part 4: Common repair procedures – Part 5: The electronic ignition system – Part 6: Assembly of engine
Small town ecstasy: getting high with Dad
HV 5822 .M38 S62 2003 Videos, DVD, 56 min.
A firsthand account of middle-class drug abuse, the program documents Scott's dive into the rave scene, where he encourages his teenage children to do drugs with him; his acrimonious divorce and custody battle; his arrest on drug charges; and his children's fruitless attempt to help him get straight.
Snapshots
LC 3965 .S616 1995 Videos (2 volumes), VHS, 133 min. total
Presents several short profiles of variously disabled children and the arrangements made to meet their needs.
Snapshots, inclusion
LC 1201 .S63 1994 Videos, VHS, 23 min.
Program focuses on individual students with disabilities who are mainstreamed in regular classrooms. Presents teachers and other school personnel and parents and students talking about the experience of inclusion.
Sociology, Volume V - social problems
HM 15 .S645 1997 Videos, VHS
Sociology series III: issues in sociology, Vol. VIII
HM 101 .S6 1993 v.8 Videos, VHS
Something should be done about Grandma Ruthie
HV 1449 .S65 1993 Videos, VHS, 54 min.
A moving and unsettling portrait of the filmmaker's family as they struggle to deal with her 85-year-old grandmother's deteriorating mental condition due to Alzheimer's disease.
Specimen collection
RT 48.5 .S643 2002 Videos, VHS, 21 min.
This video presents mid-stream urine collection; fecal occult blood testing using the Hemocult test; gastroccult and gastric pH testing from an NG tube; sputum specimen collection; wound culture specimen; blood glucose testing; labeling, storage, and transfer of specimens to the laboratory; evaluating results of bedside tests.
Spin the bottle: sex, lies and alcohol
HV 5135 .S66 2004 Videos, DVD, 92 min.
By exploring the college party scene, Spin the Bottle shows the difficulties students have in navigating a cultural environment saturated with messages about gender and alcohol.
The spirit of Crazy Horse
E 99 .O3 S65 1991 Videos, VHS, 60 min.
Chronicles the history of the once indomitable nation of buffalo-hunting warriors, led by Crazy Horse, who called themselves Lakota, meaning "the Allies."
Spiritual care and life threatening illness
RT 85.2 .S657 2003 Videos, VHS, 21 min.
St. Valentine's day massacre
HV 6452 .I3 S7 2003 Videos, VHS, 52 min.
On the morning of February 14, 1929, four unknown men armed with submachine guns cut down seven well-dressed men inside the S.M.C. Cartage Co. garage in North Chicago, an event immortalized as the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.
Stair framing
TH 5667 .T62 1989 Videos, VHS, 60 min.
Demonstrates how to use a calculator to figure the rise and run, the number of treads, and then how to take these measurements to construct an actual set of stairs.
The Star-Spangled Banner
E 356 .B2 S7 1998 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
Start your job: promptness and other skills employers seek
HF 5386 .H691 1999 Videos, VHS, 17 min.
Uses three settings - an office, a health care facility, and a hotel lobby - to explain the importance of employee/employer relations.
The stock exchange
HG 4572 .S76 1997 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
Stock market basics
HG 4521 .S76 2004 Videos, DVD, 24 min.
This program is about the basics, what a stock is, the difference between a stock and a bond, why companies issue stock, and how to buy stock.
The story of fashion
GT 596 .S767 1987 Videos (3 volumes), VHS, 182 min. total
Traces the history of fashion in this century in three one-hour programs. It demonstrates that fashion, as well as being influenced by socio-cultural developments, has itself developed and defined social tastes.
The story of money
HG 231 .S767 1999 Videos (2 volumes), VHS, 100 min. each/200 min. total
Stuffed: a documentary film
RC 533 .S784 2006 Videos, DVD, 20 min.
This engaging documentary invites us to enter the mind of the compulsive hoarder, while dispelling the stereotype that all 'packrats' are isolated elderly derelicts.
Styles of parenting
HQ 755.8 .K37 1995 Videos, VHS, 24 min.
Successfully educating preschoolers with special needs
HQ 774.5 .S9 2003 Videos, DVD, 27 min.
This video describes the wonderful benefits of preschool for children with special needs.
Suctioning
RC 776.O3 P68 2002 Videos, VHS, 23 min.
Contents include pre- and post-procedure assessments, oropharyngeal suctioning, nasotracheal suctioning, and more.
Sue Ellen Bridgers
PS 266 .N8 B75 1992 Videos, VHS, 12 min.
Sue Ellen Bridgers talks about her writing, her audience, and the process of writing and reads from her book Home before dark.
Suicide in inpatient settings
RC 569 .S94 1997 Videos (2 volumes), VHS, 46 min.
Addresses the need for thorough assessment and documentation of suicide risk. Presents effective assessment and intervention strategies for low, medium, and high-risk suicidal inpatients.
Sumer, Babylon, Assyria: the wolves
DS 69 .B8 S86 2003 Videos, DVD, 26 min.
Peter Young presents a guided tour of the British Museum showing artifacts from Assyria, Babylon, and Sumer. Shows the scope and military history of those regions.
Summer of mudders
TT 920 .S86 1989 Videos, DVD, 30 min.
Summer of Mudders is a series of cameo sketches of a group of emerging artists working in clay at The Archie Bray Foundation during the summer of 1988. Featured artists are Louis Katz, Chris Weaver, SuaneeNatewong of Thailand, Josh DeWeese, Carol Rhorbach, Jane Masters, Carolyn Tryzibinski, Robert Harrison, and others. This piece provides a good introduction to the facility at The Archie Bray Foundation.
Supporting transitions
LB 3013 .S86 2000 Videos (2 parts), VHS, 25 min. each/50 min. total
Describes how children experience transitions so that teachers may provide support and make these challenging moments easier. Practice video contains exercise.
The Supreme Court
KF 8742 .S856 2007 Videos (4 volumes), DVD, 240 min. total
An unprecedented series exploring the history, impact and drama of America's highest court. ... By fusing history with biography, The Supreme Court humanizes the enigmatic black-robed figures, revealing their temperaments, passions, deeply held personal beliefs and life stories.
Surgery: a history
RD 19 .S87 2004 Videos, DVD, 51 min.
Chronicles the milestones and pioneers of modern surgery, tracing the development of anesthesia, antiseptics, antibiotics, and transfusions.
Surrealism
N 6494 .S8 S877 2002 Videos, DVD, 29 min.
Surrealism, a reaction against the rationalism that plunged Europe into the First World War, sought to reunite the conscious and subconscious minds in order to create a new view of reality. Incorporating archival clips, this film analyzes the history of the movement through the works of André Breton, Max Ernst, Man Ray, Salvador Dalí, René Magritte, Luis Bunuel and Herbert Read. Also includes footage of modern surrealists Conroy Maddox and Jake Chapman.
Surviving edged weapons
HV 8142 .S87 1988 Videos, VHS, 85 min.
Re-creates actual confrontations involving officers and armed offenders in order to create an understanding of the high degree of danger that edged weapons create. Also reviews the personality type that uses such weapons, and tells what officers need to know to deal with this threat.
Suzanne Newton
PS 266 .N8 N39 1991 Videos, VHS, 16 min.
Suzanne Newton talks about her writing and her childhood and reads from her novel an End to perfect.
T.S. Eliot
PS 3509 .L43 Z88 2004 Videos, DVD, 19 min.
A concise biography of Eliot highlighting his many contributions to English literature. Features readings and excerpts from his major poems and critical work, including The love song of J. Alfred Prufrock, Sweeney among the nightingales, Gerontion, The hollow men, Ash Wednesday, The wasteland, Four quartets, and The sacred wood.Barn burning
The tell-tale heart
PS 2618 .T4 2007 Videos, DVD, 30 min.
In Poe's eerie tale of murder and revenge, a young man is gradually driven mad by his obsession with the repulsive diseased eye of the old man he cares for. After murdering the old man, and dismembering the body, he thinks he hears the heartbeat of his victim. When police come to investigate, he offers a confession, convinced that they can also hear the heartbeat.
Testament: the Bible and history
BS 635.2 .T47 1991 Videos (7 volumes), VHS, 364 min.
Volume 1: As it was in the beginning, Volume 2: Chronicles and kings, Volume 3: Mightier than the sword, Volume 4: Gospel truth?, Volume 5: Thine is the kingdom, Volume 6: Power and glory, Volume 7: Paradise lost. The story of the Bible told from an historical point of view. Using archaeological and scientific evidence as well as the ancient texts themselves, the series explores the cultures and historical events that have molded the Bible, and traces its influence upon Western development over the last two thousand years.
Textiles: birth of an American industry
HD 9855 .T49 1997 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
Theme: murder
HV 6534 .B6 T474 1998 Videos, VHS, 54 min.
The filmmaker was nine years old when her father, the Boston art dealer Hyman Swetzoff, was beaten and left to die in his home. Martha's search to make sense of her father's unsolved murder uncovers the price of homophobia and also reveals many of the subtle attitudes that accompany murder.
Theories of development I
LB 1115 .P73 1997 Videos, DVD, 27 min.
This module is an overview of theory in action. Theories include: cognitive, psychosexual, psychosocial, behaviorist, social learning, and sociocultural. The video explains the concept of the "whole child" and shows how theories tend to focus on only part.
Theories of human development
BF 713.5 .W38 2002d Videos (4 discs), DVD, 180 min. each
Twenty four 30 minute lectures on human development. Discusses various schools of thought in developmental psychology, including those of Freud, Erickson, Bandura, Ainsworth, Piaget, and Vygotsky.
Therapies
RC 480 .T44 2001 Videos, VHS, 30 min.
Examines four approaches to therapy, explaining their underlying theories and highlighting how they differ.
Thinking machines: the creation of the computer
QA 76.17 .T54 1995 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
Traces the evolution of the computer over the past two decades.
Thoreau at Walden Pond
PS 3048 .A1 1993 Videos, VHS, 28 min.
Describes Thoreau's life at Walden Pond, his philosophies, and how they came together to create his book Walden, or Life in the woods.
Three by Steinbeck
PS 3537 .T3234 A6 2006 Videos, DVD, 75 min.
Film adaptations of three short stories by John Steinbeck : The chrysanthemums, The raid, and Molly Morgan.
Through deaf eyes
HV 2530 .T47 2007 Videos, DVD, 120 min.
Explores almost 200 years of deaf life in America and presents a broad range of perspectives on what it means to be deaf.
The time, life, and works of Geoffrey Chaucer
PR 1924 .T46 1994 Videos, VHS, 18 min.
Helpful in setting the context for Chaucer's writing. Numerous art works of the period are documented in this VHS tape of Chaucer's time, life, and works. It paints the stark contrasts of medieval life--the pageantry and liveliness of everyday life accompanied by war, the plague, martyrdoms, crusades, pilgrimages, interest in astrology, and unusual medical cures.
Time Life's Lost civilizations
CB 311 .L678 2002 Videos (4 discs), DVD, 500 min. total
This Emmy-Award winning series for Outstanding Informational Series features original location cinematography in 25 countries, taking the viewer around the world on an incredible journey from ancient Mesopotamia to modern Tibet.
Time of fear
D 769.8 .A6 T56 2005 Videos, DVD, 60 min.
This film traces the lives of the 16,000 people who were sent to two camps in southeast Arkansas, one of the poorest and most racially segregated places in America. It explores the reactions of the native Arkansans who watched in bewilderment as their tiny towns were overwhelmed by this huge influx of outsiders.
Time together
HQ 782 .P55 1989 Pt. 2 Videos, VHS, 30 min.
Helps adults understand their role in play - and shows how to join play, keep children involved and support the natural process of learning that's part of every play experience. It teaches simple techniques that help all adults become good play partners.
Time with toddlers
HQ 774.5 .T55 1991 Videos (2 copies), VHS, 22 min.
Tough guise: violence, media, and the crisis in masculinity
BF 692.5 .T68 1999 Videos, VHS, 85 min.
Presents the first program to look systematically at the relationship between the images of popular culture and the social construction of masculine identities in the US in the late 20th century.
Touring Mexico
F 1216.5 .T6 1988 Videos, VHS, 60 min.
This video takes you through the Mexico of 70 million people, 18 million living in Mexico City, the largest metropolis in the world where you can walk through five centuries of history in five minutes.
Traditional and non-traditional job search methods
HF 5382.7 .T72 1994 Videos, VHS, 20 min.
Explore the differences between traditional and non-traditional job search methods that can dramatically reduce the time you spend looking for a job. After viewing this program you'll know better ways to look for jobs. You'll also know where to focus your efforts to get more interviews and find a job faster.
Transportation of prisoners
HV 8788 .T6 1980z Videos, VHS, 13 min.
Presents basic rules of prisoner transportation and practices to be avoided during such movements.
Troubleshooting anti-lock brakes
TL 269 .T76 1996 Videos (4 volumes), VHS
Contents: Pt 1: System similarities & differences -- Pt. 2: Maintenance & basic diagnostics -- Pt. 3: Work orders: Toronado & Taurus -- Pt. 4: Work orders: Grand Prix & Bonneville
Troubleshooting expansion valves
TH 7687.5 .L28 Videos, VHS, 12 min.
Explains process to follow for troubleshooting thermal expansion valves, also known as TEV's. Includes instruction manual.
Two worlds, one planet
LC 4718 .T96 2008 Videos, DVD, 62 min.
Documents students attending Gateway Academy, a private K-12 day school in Scottsdale, Arizona, specializing in Asperger syndrome, high-functioning Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorder. Includes interviews with students, their families and school personnel.
U.S. mints: money machines
HG 457 .U55 1999 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
The ultimate guide: the human body
QP 38 .U48 2006 Videos, DVD, 50 min.
How can a bone withstand 1,000 pounds of force without breaking? Why do some people bleed more easily than others? And, how can sound be used to make blind people see? These are just a few of the mysteries you'll explore in this fascinating documentary. Through amazing internal photography and advanced computer graphics, get an intimate look at nature's most complex machine.
Under the gun
HV 7936 .J63 U53 1990 Videos, VHS, 47 min.
The television program 48 hours examines stress among police officers in Miami, Florida.
Understanding cultural differences
GN 495.4 .U52 1996 Videos, VHS,
Understanding race
GN 269 .U53 1999 Videos, VHS, 52 min.
This compelling program examines the history and power of the artificial distinction called "race," viewing it within historical, scientific, and cultural contexts. Topics include the anthropological unity of Homo sapiens; sanctioned discrimination, such as segregation; cultural biases based on racial stereotypes; and the underlying humanity that inextricably links us all.
Understanding the dream world: moving beyond Freud
BF 1078 .U93 2003 Videos, DVD, 13 min.
This program of the News hour with Jim Lehrer presents a concise overview of Freudian theory on dreams, discusses the process of dreaming, debates the historical value and current applicability of Freudian theory, and speculates on the future of dream research.
The unexplained: voodoo rituals
BL 2490 .U54 1998 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
As a young man, Yuseff Abdulla ventured into the swamplands of South Carolina in search of spiritual fulfillment. He found his way to the Oyutunji African village 65 miles south of Charleston, where the people live in a culture modeled on that of the West African Yoruba people. An essential part of their culture is the practice of Voodoo. 20 years after his introduction to Oyotunji, Yuseff, now a high priest of Voodoo, begins another odyssey, journeying to West Africa to confirm that the traditions he has devoted his life to reflect those of his ancestors.
Unknown Jesus
BT 202 .U55 1999 Videos, DVD, 100 min.
For two millennia the popular image of Jesus Christ has been set in stone. New questions long debated in scholarly circles are coming to the forefront. Armed with ancient sources, modern scholars are making an impact with new theories on the most important figure of the Western World.
Unlocking language
P 116 .U556 1999 Videos, VHS, 29 min.
In this fascinating program, a diverse group of experts-an evolutionary linguist, a neurologist, a geneticist, a neuropsychologist, a developmental cognitive neuroscientist, and an Oxford professor of communication-discuss the birth, development, and transmission of the mysterious phenomenon called language.
Unraveling the shroud
BT 587 .S4 U57 2005 Videos, DVD, 100 min.
For centuries the Shroud of Turin has been a touchstone of faith for millions. Many believe it is the primary evidence of the way Jesus Christ died on the Cross. But is it real or a clever forgery? Is it possible that Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci played a trick on the Roman Catholic Church? Also discusses the most important relics of the Christian faith.
Up series
BF 712 .U6 2007 Videos (6 discs), DVD, 710 min. total
In 1964 Michael Apted interviewed a group of seven year old children from diverse backgrounds from all over England, asking them about their lives and their dreams for the future. Every seven years, Apted has been back to talk to the same subjects.
Upgrade your writing
PE 1404 .U64 2008 Videos (10 discs), DVD, 780 min. total
The best writers really know how to express their ideas and impress their readers. This user-friendly series make it easier than ever to develop those basic writing skills: it helps middle school through adults take their written communication to the next level.
Urinary catheter management
RC 901.7 .C2 U756 2002 Videos, VHS, 21 min.
This video presents urinary catheter insertion, including the indwelling catheter for female patients and the straight catheter for male patients; obtaining sterile urine specimens; removal of an indwelling catheter.
Using computers safely
TA 166 .U85 2002 Videos, DVD, 30 min.
An important program that will help users avoid health problems, such as repetitive strains, back pain, and socio-health problems related to lack of exercise and reduced interpersonal communication when working long periods of time on a computer.
Van Gogh: medical secrets
ND 653 .G7 2003 Videos, DVD, 49 min.
Explores the questions of what drove Van Gogh to suicide and whether his madness contributed to his accomplishments. His pathology is examined by experts in the fields of psychiatry and neurology.
Victim power
HV 6250.2 .V52 1990 Videos, VHS, 60 min.
An in-depth look at victims of crime. Explores the victims' rights movement and looks at specific ways some families of murdered victims and one rape victim are trying to change the system to protect their rights. Includes interview with the mother of murdered actress, Sharon Tate.
Vietnam War
DS 557.7 .V54 2008 Videos (2 volumes), DVD, 5 hours 26 minutes total
The Vikings
DL 654 .V55 1998 Videos, VHS, 50 min.
Takes a look at the Vikings, Scandinavian sea warriors who raided the northern and western coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 10th centuries. Discusses misconceptions, dress, equipment, family life, battle tactics, conquests, and eventual demise.
Virginia Woolf
PR 6045 .O72 V5 1988 Videos, VHS, 58 min.
Dramatization of excerpts from Virginia Woolf's A room of one's own and other works, with commentary.
The virtual job interview
HF 5549.5 .I6 V57 2005 Videos, DVD, 30 min.
Blending sound strategies with engaging wit, The Virtual Job Interview is a simulation of an interview conversation. The user is asked a typical job interview question by an interviewer in a video clip and is given a choice of response. Once a selection is made, another video clip of the interviewer responds accordingly! A wide range of questions and answers is explored until ultimately the user is either hired, put on file, or has his or her application torn up on the spot!
Visual arts: experiencing and learning
LB 1139 .D7 N85 Videos (4 volumes), DVD, 116 min. total
Discusses how to use the visual arts to give children the opportunity to experience, explore and learn. The teacher's role is to introduce the many media and techniques that are developmentally appropriate and safe while encouraging the children to work comfortably in open ended activities.
Voices & visions
PS 303 .V652 2005 Videos (3 discs, 12 programs), DVD
The lives and works of 13 renowned American poets are interpreted through dramatic readings, archival photographs, dance, performances, and interviews in this inspiring series. Illustrative poems in each program are accompanied by insights into their historical and cultural connections. The series covers the terminology of poetry and the larger role of poets in American and world literature studies.
Voices of civil rights
E 185.61 .C5855 2006 Videos (2 volumes), DVD, 243 min. total
Vulnerable young child
HQ 72 .H86 2000 Videos (4 parts), VHS,
Pt. 1: The context of vulnerability, Pt. 2: Child maltreatment, psychological and physical abuse, Pt. 3: Neglect and sexual abuse, Pt. 4: Effects of divorce
Vygotsky's developmental theory: an introduction
LB 1117 .V946 1994 Videos, VHS, 28 min.
Presents Lev Vygotsky's early childhood learning theories and demonstrates them in classrooms. Development, according to Vygotsky, cannot be separated from its social context: it is misleading to evaluate children only on what they accomplish independently.
A walk through the 20th century
E 741 .W35 A4475 1983 Videos, VHS,
The wall: the building and the destruction of the Berlin Wall
DD 881 .A12 1998 Videos, DVD, 50 min.
Examines the history of the division of Berlin after World War II and how it eventually lead to construction of the Berlin Wall. It follows the history of the wall and its effects on the German people until its fall in 1989.
Walt Whitman
PS 3232 .W35 2004 Videos, DVD, 21 min.
Presents a unique literary biography, tracing Whitman's childhood, various careers, and the evolution of the masterpiece that proved his lifelong work, Leaves of Grass. A collage of photos, paintings, and manuscripts accompanies excerpts of letters from Whitman and Ralph Waldo Emerson, as well as readings from sections of Leaves of Grass.
War babies
HV 6558 .W37 2002 Videos, DVD, 92 min.
For many women raped by the enemy during a time of war, the legacy of assault lives on in the child born of that hateful act. How can the mother look into her child's eyes and not see her assailant? How can the children live with the horrible truth about their conception? Is there any hope for love between these wounded women and the children of the enemy? In a cry for help and justice, victims of war rape and "war babies" tell their stories.
Warriors of the Amazon
F 2520.1 .Y3 W37 1996 Videos, DVD, 56 min.
Travel with NOVA to remote reaches of the Amazon rainforest to visit the Yanomami, an endangered tribe whose culture is built on fierce rivalries and communal harmony.
The way west
F596 .W39 2006 Videos (2 discs), DVD, 360 min. total
Chronicles the final astonishing decades of the American frontier from the time of the Gold Rush until after the last gasp of the Indian wars at Wounded Knee.
We, the jury
KF 8972 .W4 2002 Videos, VHS, 100 min.
This video reviews some of the most important and memorable trials of the past ten years (Simpson, Kervorkian, Menendez, Denny) through the eyes of the juries. Iteatures interviews with jurors, as well as a discussion of the legal and ethical issues they face.
We shall not be moved: the untold chapter in the struggle for American civil rights
E 185.61 .W4 2006 Videos, DVD, 93 min.
Chronicles the non-violent revolution to "redeem the very soul of America" in the 1950s and early 1960s. The price paid was often high, but the victory led to equal access to transportation, education, public facilities, and ultimately, the signing of the Voting Rights Act in 1965.
The West
E 179.5 .W477 1996 (9 volumes), VHS, 707 min. total
What is a price? Basics of economic literacy
HB 74.5 .W43 2006 Videos, DVD,
What is childhood trauma?
RJ 506 .P55 W438 2002 Videos, DVD, 29 min.
Defines childhood trauma as an experience that raises a child's stress response for an unreasonable amount of time. Delves into the ranges of childhood trauma, symptom assessment, as well as its impact on the child's physical and emotional health, development, as well as its potential impact on society as a whole. Includes workbook.
What's race got to do with it?
LC 1099.3 .W43 2006 Videos, DVD, 49 min.
This program chronicles the experiences of a new generation of college students, in this case over the course of 16 weeks of intergroup dialogue on the U.C. Berkeley campus. As they confront themselves and each other about race, they discover they often lack awareness of how different their experience of campus life is from their peers, to the detriment of an inclusive campus climate.
Who built Stonehenge?
DA 142 .W38 1998 Videos, VHS, 51 min.
Historians and archaeologists work together to discover who actually raised the ancient monuments known as Stonehenge.
Who was the real Boston strangler?
HV 6534 .B6 W46 2000 Videos, DVD, 50 min.
Forensic experts examine DNA evidence to determine the identity of one of the most infamous killers in history.
Why do we marry?
HQ 515 .W49 2008 Videos, DVD, 45 min.
This heart-warming film explores why people of a variety of ages, cultures, and gender orientation, still want to marry in an era when it is socially acceptable for couples to live together, forgoing wedding vows. Tracing mores from the 1950's when traditional lifestyles were very much the norm, through the 60's sexual revolution, to our own time when fewer people are getting legally married, Robert Glossop of The Vanier Institute of the Family, observes that there are still reasons for people to get married.
Willa Cather's Paul's case
PS 3505 .A87 A6 2005 Videos, DVD, 52 min.
Based on the short story by Willa Cather. The touching and tragic story of a working class boy who desperately wants to be a part of moneyed society, so he steals money from his employer.
Windows and doors
TH 2270 .W54 1988 Videos, VHS
Step-by-step video instruction on the installation of windows and doors. Includes double hung, casement, awning, and boxbay windows; interior, exterior, and patio doors.
Wine
TP 548 .W56 2006 Videos, DVD, 44 min.
Explore the technical side and changing world of wine. Visit wineries, the worlds' most historic wine cellar and the oldest restaurant in Paris. Marvel at widespread global production and consumption that were unthinkable just twenty years ago. And learn how aerial imaging and infrared photography once used by NASA to map the moon is now employed by wineries to analyze soil, vine vigor, and even disease.
Winslow Homer: the nature of the artist
NB 237 .H7 W56 1986 Videos, VHS, 29 min.
A biographical sketch of Winslow Homer, concerned chiefly with his life as an artist; illustrated with the viewing of many of his watercolors and paintings and of the locales that inspired these works.
Wiring methods
TK 3201 .R4 W575 2005 Videos, DVD, 20 min.
This video covers the general installiation of electrical conduits and wires and aspects of wiring particular to new construction and older homes. Pulling cable on a construction site and setting up a structured wiring system are emphasized. Tips on how to make sense of older wiring methods are also included, as well as approaches to routing wires on rehab and renovation jobs. The DVD has on-demand English subtitles and can be viewed using a DVD player or computer DVD-ROM drive.
Wisdom of the dream
BF 1078 .J8 W5 1989 (3 volumes), VHS, 159 min.
Offers a new depth of understanding of the concepts of psychoanalyst Carl Jung and serves as an introduction to those concepts for the beginner. Interviews with Jung followers show his "user-friendly" psychological approach to life.
Withstanding ovation
HV 903 .W57 1993 Videos, VHS, 24 min.
Despite severe congenital limb deformities, the two capable young people profiled in this video have mastered active and creative lives with a minimal reliance on mechanical prostheses. Their families, friends, teachers, physicians and therapists have learned from Daniel and Peaches how important it is to see those with physical differences as people with abilities, and to guide them in developing their individual talents, so that each may define his or her own standards of excellence.
The wizard of photography
TR 1740 .E3 W59 2000 Videos, DVD, 60 min.
The story of George Eastman, an inventor who invented a camera called the Kodak that anyone could use. This DVD dramatizes the life story of George Eastman.
Women and Islam
BP 173.4 .W65 1994 Videos, VHS, 30 min.
Leila Ahmed argues the case for revision of the widely-held views of the Islamic world about the role of women, using examples from history and the role played by women in the contemporary society. She explains the origin of the veil, and discusses the issue of marriage and women's rights within marriage.
Women doing time
HV 6046 .W653 1990 Videos, VHS,
Women of courage
D 810 .W7 W5 1993 Videos, VHS, 56 min.
Presents the story of the American women who flew America's fastest fighters and biggest bombers during WWII. Includes rare historical footage and firsthand accounts.
Woodworking tips and tricks. How to make raised panel doors
TT 197 .W66 1994 Videos, VHS, 90 min.
Complete instructions for building professional looking cabinetry for your home.
Working parents
HQ 755.8 .W67 2001 Videos, VHS,
Working safely in the auto shop
TL 152 .W67 1996 Videos (4 volumes), VHS
Contents: v. 1: General safety practices --v. 2: Working safely under the car -- v. 3: Working safely on automotive systems -- v. 4: Hazardous wastes: Laws and procedures for handling and disposal
Working wires
TK 3001 .W67 1990 Videos, VHS, 19 min.
This program will teach the viewer how DC voltage is generated, the characteristics of DC & AC voltage and amperage, the role of transformers in heating and cooling equipment, how transformers use magnetism and electromagnetic induction to change voltages, and the function and operation of relays.
Working with metals in the plant
TS 205 .M47 1992 Videos (10 volumes), 15 min. each/150 min. total
Introduces metals, metallurgy, and metalworking. Discusses the properties of metals, including their mechanical properties. Examines several industrial manufacturing processes. Covers iron and standard steels. Explains the different kinds of heat treatment and their usage. Discusses some techniques of working with copper, aluminum, magnesium, titanium, lead, nickel, tin, and zinc.
The world according to Monsanto
HD 9651.9 .M6 M65 2008 Videos, DVD, 109 min.
This film pieces together the story of an industrial giant that, thanks in part to lies, collusion with the American government, pressure tactics and attempted corruption, has become one of the world's leading seed manufacturers, spreading GM crops worldwide with no real monitoring of their effects on nature or human health.
A world inscribed: the illuminated manuscript
ND 2900 .W68 2002 Videos, DVD, 24 min.
A concise history of the illuminated manuscript and monastery libraries, and depicts the workings of a scriptorium and the arduous art of copying and illustrating/gilding medieval and Renaissance literature. The everyday lives of the writers, scribes, and illustrators are revealed and honor is paid to the best known...
The World of Andrew Wyeth
ND 237 .W94 W67 1980 Videos, VHS, 69 min.
Filmed in Maine and Pennsylvania where Wyeth has spent his working life, this documentary is a relaxed and friendly interview, intercut with sensitive footage of Wyeth's work and of the landscapes and environmental images which are its inspiration.
World of work
HF 5381 .W67 1998 Videos (4 volumes), VHS
Explains to a person seeking a job what has to be done to both find and keep a job.
World War I
D 521 .W6 1994 Videos (5 volumes), VHS
Chronicles the history of World War I utilizing contemporary film footage.
Volume 1, episode 1. Seeds of war -- episode 2. War begins -- episode 3. Western front.
Volume 2, episode 4. Spreading war -- episode 5. America enters the war.
Volume 3, episode 6. Germany and the eastern front --episode 7. Loss of innocence.
Volume 4, episode 8. Other campaigns -- episode 9. Change in war.
Volume 5, episode 10. War ends -- episode 11. Precarious peace.
A worn path
PS 3545 .F6 W67 2002 Videos, DVD, 32 min.
This program is based on a Eudora Welty short story about a 95-year-old African-American woman who undertakes a long journey into town to get medicine for her ailing grandson.
Wound care and applying dressings
RD 93.95 .W68 1993 Videos, VHS, 24 min.
Objectives are to review the processes of wound healing and wound care preparation procedures and to demonstrate preparation of a sterile field, application of sterile gloves, wound cleaning procedures, dressing application methods, and bandage wrapping techniques.
Writing skills for command personnel
PE 1408 .W74 1992 Videos (8 parts), VHS
Contents: Module 1. Determining what makes for good writing -- 2. Putting the reader's needs first -- 3. Getting your ideas down on paper -- 4. Making your organization visible -- 5. Using language with punch -- 6. Writing powerful sentences -- 7. Getting results.
The yellow wallpaper (DVD)
PS 1744 .G57 Y45 2004 Videos, DVD, 76 min.
The story of a woman who is gradually becoming insane. While taking a rest cure she becomes obsessed with the wallpaper and begins to imagine that there is a woman behind the paper.
The yellow wallpaper (VHS)
PS 1744 .G57 Y45 1989 Videos, VHS, 76 min.
The story of a woman who is gradually becoming insane. While taking a rest cure she becomes obsessed with the wallpaper and begins to imagine that there is a woman behind the paper.
Yo soy Pablo Neruda
PQ 8097 .N4 Z97 1993 Videos, VHS, 29 min.
Examines the career and literary output of Pablo Neruda, who made his home at Isla Negra on the coast of Chile. Includes views of Neruda reading his poems in the locales which inspired them.
You can play too: adapted sports & inclusive recreational activities
GV 183.6 .Y68 2002 Videos, DVD, 20 min.
For many children with disabilities, being involved in sports recreation and play can be a difficult challenge. This film highlights a variety of adapted and inclusive recreational activities that encourage involvement.
You won't need running shoes darling
HQ 1063.6 .Y68 1996 Videos, VHS, 23 min.
Young Goodman Brown
PS 1863 .A37 F6 1972 Videos, VHS, 30 min.
Dramatization of Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story of man's involvement with evil.
Your new vehicle's antilock brake system: how it works for you
TL 269.3 .A54 Y66 1994 Videos, VHS, 12 min.
Demonstrates how anti-lock brakes work on a General Motors truck.
Youth gangs: war on the streets
HV 6439 .U5 Y68 2003 (2 Volumes), DVD, 58 min. total
Gang activity captured by the PVN-TV cameras to show police officers what to expect out on the street and to acquaint them with street gangs.
Zoot suit riot
F 869 .L89 M59 Videos, VHS, 60 min.
