Needing a mental break from all those end of the
semester projects and finals? Check out Alexander Street Videos from the
list of databases on the J. Murrey Atkins
Library search portal. Did you know The
Nutcracker is widely acknowledged as the perfect holiday ballet? Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed the score
in 1892, and it premiered in Saint Petersburg on December 18th, at
the Mariinsky Theatre. The
Nutcracker has a history of being a holiday classic, performed throughout
the world during the Christmas season, primarily in North America. You can view two
versions of this iconic ballet from your laptop, smart phone, or tablet by
logging into your Atkins Library account, searching for The
Nutcracker using the Alexander Street Videos database and selecting which
version you care to watch.
If ballet isn’t your jam, check out the other cool
features on the Alexander Street Video’s homepage. Alexander Street Videos offer easy to follow
instructions on making
clips to highlight an important piece of content using audio
and video
players for your personal or scholastic projects. Needing instructions on creating
a playlist, using the Alexander Street video and audio players, and tips
for searching the Alexander Street Database? You’ll find all that and more on the Alexander Street Videos homepage,
hosted by ProQuest.
The Alexander Street Video database allows you to
search three collections from one search portal, the Dance Online: Dance in Video
collection, the Ethnographic
Video Online collection, and the LGBT Studies in Video collection. Where can you find a comprehensive online
resource for the study of human culture and society from a global
perspective? Take a peek at the
Ethnographic Video Online collection, containing over 1,300 hours of streaming
video, including ethnographic films, documentaries, select feature films, and
previously unpublished fieldwork. You’ll
find a fascinating, true story about The
Reindeer Queen: The True Story of Sinrock Mary, written by Maria Brooks in
2000. Sinrock Mary was an Eskimo woman
living in the Arctic before the turn of the century during the Alaska Gold
Rush.
Looking for a cinematic survey of the LGBT
community including the LGBT cultural and political evolution? Spend some time reviewing the award-winning
documentaries, interviews, and feature films in the LGBT Studies in Video
collection. Home
for Christmas was directed by Frank Mosvold in 2000, and it tells Annie’s
story of coming out to her family at the family’s Christmas celebration. It won Honorable Mention & Audience
Choice Prize in the University of Oregon Queer Film Festival. You’ll find it in the LGBT Studies in Video
collection. From Art & Design to Social Sciences,
you’re sure to find something of interest by searching through the Disciplines
tab on the Alexander Street Videos database.
Happy Holidays from the J. Murrey Atkins Library!
