Resources for finding audiovisual materials
Materials in MERLIN | MERLIN guides | Where material is located | Digital collections | Other resources
MERLIN Library Catalog
- Many of our audiovisual materials are in the MERLIN Library Catalog. Material types can be used to the limit search results to the type of material you want.
The following are the material types used to describe our audiovisual materials.
Material type Use to find PROJ MEDIUM (projected medium) films, videos, DVDs, VHS tapes, laser discs, slides SPOKEN RECORD non-musical sound recordings, speeches SOUND RECORD musical sound recordings 2-D GRAPHIC photographs, posters 3-D OBJECT three-dimensional objects ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
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MIXED MATERIALYou may find some audiovisual material with these material types. - MERLIN Catalog KeyWords search
- Enter your search terms in the first box.
- Use the drop-down box beside "Material Type" to select the type of material you are looking for.
- Other MERLIN Catalog searches
- Execute your search (author, title, number, etc.).
- Limit search results to a particular material type with the limit/sort feature:
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MERLIN Library Catalog guides
Where audiovisual materials at the UMKC Libraries are located
- Health Sciences Library
- Videos at the Health Sciences Library are kept on reserve.
- Medical Education Media Center (MEMC), located in the School of Medicine, houses some of the Health Sciences Library's videos and anatomical models.
- Instructional Resources Library (IRL)
- Located in the Dental library, the IRL includes video tapes, slides and patient education materials.
- Leon E. Bloch Law Library Video Collection
- Located in the Leon E. Bloch Law Library, the Law Library video collection contains feature films, as well as films on jury selection, legal ethics, legal research, trial practice, and trials.
- Marr Sound Archives
- Located in Miller Nichols library, the Marr Sound Archives holds nearly 250,000 sound recordings in formats that include LPs, 78s, 45s, cylinders, transcription discs, instantaneous cut discs and open-reel tapes.
- Music/Media Library
- Located on the ground floor of the Miller Nichols Library, the Music/Media Library houses a collection of videos, sound recordings, scores and music books. A browsable display of film and video covers is available for items in the Media Collection. A Listening/Viewing Center is available for use by anyone with a valid photo I.D.
Digital collections
- Online exhibits and digitization
projects
Many of these exhibits and projects feature photographs, poster, sound recordings and video clips. - Digital collections
Links to resources which are available online, for free. Some of the digital collections provide access to the audiovisual material.
Other resources for finding audiovisual materials
- Other libraries and collections
- Books in Print (includes audiovisual materials)
- World Cat
- Internet Movie Database (IMDB) (www.imdb.com)
- Library guide to film studies
- Useful music Websites
