Searching Films on Demand

Use the library's Films on Demand database to find short educational films in subject areas like Biology, Business & Economics, Computers & Technology, Earth Science, Health & Medicine, Physical Science, and Technical Education. 

Below: In this program, Hazel Henderson and Michael Grunwald continue discussing how the cleaner, greener knowledge-rich technologies and companies are affecting the overall market.  The stimulus from the Obama administration trickle into many unacknowledged areas of everyday life. Listen as they discuss the successes and failures of the stimulus and compare it to the use of Austerity in other Nations. 

Multimedia refers to documentaries, television news and analysis programs, radio news, podcasts and more.

Use multimedia as you would newspapers, magazines and general books; that is, to help you understand:

• Who the stakeholders are in regard to your topic - who is impacted, who the key players are, etc.
• Context and historical background
• Why this issue is happening
• Key concepts and terminology
• A specific aspect of  your topic
• ... and more

Image from the New York Public Library Digital Gallery. It provides free and open access to over 700,000 images digitized from the The New York Public Library's vast collections, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints, photographs and more.

Sample Topics

Take a look at the links and topics listed below

Sample Topic: E-Waste

Sample Topic: Climate Change and Reducing Carbon Emissions

Sample Topic: The NPR program, Planet Money, explores the global life cycle of a t shirt, from production to purchase to re-sale.

Accessing the KCLS Library System

As a student at Green River College, you automatically have access to online library resources at King County Library System. 

Use the links below to find streaming videos!

• To Log in: use GRC + your student username. (The part before the @ in your GRC email address.)
• Example OLD email: GRCjsmith23
• Example NEW email: GRCsmith.jane.23
• PIN number: your pin is the last four characters of your log in. Example: e.23

Steaming Video Databases

• Access Video
• Hoopla
• Kanopy