Many publishers are offering free access to their resources during the COVID-19 crisis. This is a compilation of known offers available to Johnson & Wales University.
Academic Video Online delivers almost 70,000 titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. ProQuest has enabled access to the JWU Community until July 15, 2020.
"100 streaming videos at $750 for one year from Ambrose, Amigos, CCLC, LYRASIS, NERL, SCELC, and WALDO
Choose from 823 videos https://www.ambrosevideo.com/screening-room/list-titles, Including the 37 BBC Shakespeare Plays; Free 30-day trials. Please know Ambrose Video is in the process of creating a new/updated website with the aim of meeting WCAG 2.2 standards. We’re expecting to go live this summer.
Temporary $500 (usual 200 FTE pricing) Artfilms subscription through September 2020 for new customers.Unlimited Access will be provided to up to 2000 titles available in your country.
Authentication by IP address, EZ Proxy, Login & password and/or barcode. No long term commitment by participants or by Artfilms
For Bullfrog Films and Icarus Films, educational streaming for legally acquired copy (in any format,DVD, VHS,etc), at no charge through June 30. For other distributors (e.g. Kartemquin, First Run, National Film Board) where you have hard copy, can try to make arrangements.
Contact bobn@filmideas.com to work out details: institution withFilm Ideas DVD may stream it through the end of the school year; for new licenses a one year license may be purchased at 50% off
can offer 1-year digital rights with all pre-existing PPR purchases at no additional charge, and 50% off all new digital licenses contact maxwell@filmmovement.com
Offering free DSL with DVD purchase. Contact to try to make special arrangements if experiencing financial burden and need access to film in catalog; reach out to discuss discount on multiple titles
if own DVDs at the EDU price, offering a digital MP4 download at no additional cost. (with thumbnails and caption files); most films also available on ASP, Kanopy, Films on Demand
if your school or institution owns or now orders one of our films on DVD with PPR that is also on Docuseek (as hundreds of our films are, with more being added daily), your entire school can stream that film through June 30 on Docuseek.com at no charge. Caitlin Crowley. If Icarus DVD isn't yet on Docuseek, we will do our best to add it specifically for you
Special pricing until May 31, 2020, $100 for 1 year licenses. Free access temporarily opened up to Great Courses and Kanopy Spotlight.
Here are two URLs to free content on Kanopy:
• Kanopy Spotlight. Free Docs and Movies. This list will continue to grow on a weekly basis, and we encourage you to check back periodically. Offer expires May 31, 2020.
• The Great Courses. Offer expires April 12, 2020. All of these collections will be available to stream at no cost.
Contact egrosso@kinolorber.com. If you have purchased a screening license or PPR license, and institution has suspended in-person classes, will provide a digital copy at no extra charge. For PPR purchases during the rest of the semester, will provide a digital copy at no extra cost. Offer may not apply to a select few older titles
Avail on ASP, Kanopy, Films.com, "streaming room" onsite licenses auto upgraded to permit offsite. Email Rich Hawksworth for temporary streaming subscription for any DVD you own (whether purchased direct or from 3rd party)
If you don't have ASP, contact to set up Milestone.vhx.tv channel with passwords for the faculty and students (will need a few days' lead time if the film is not already up)
Free 14-day streaming until 6/1 on the New Day Streaming platform. Visit the page of the film you’re interested in at www.NewDay.com and add a free 14-day streaming license to your shopping cart if that option is available. Next, create an account and enter all needed Proxy Server and IP information. Follow on-screen instructions to complete your order. For assistance, please contact our Central Office or 888.367.9154. Our office is open Monday - Friday from 9am to 5pm Eastern. After the initial 14-day period, simply revisit this process to continue your access.
more about our streaming options, visit www.newday.com/content/about-streaming.
Any customer that has purchased a DVD w/ PPR can be provided with an online screener (free of charge) to share with your faculty members/students for the time being.
Upon verification of purchased Whole School/Classroom/PPR license for Miss Representation, The Mask You Live In, or The Great American Lie, temporary streaming (distance learning only) will be permitted through 6/30/20. Email Beth Miller with the film name(s) and school name. Streaming access will be fulfilled depending on school server configuration — either with a file for temporary hosting on a secure server (delete on 7/1/20) or via a screener link with an expiration date—TBD by the distributor on a case by case basis. Clickwrap license for temporary streaming will accompany film(s). Please be patient with fulfillment; small team.
Purchase any DVD w/PPR through May 15, 2020 and receive a digital copy with a 1 year DSL for no additional charge. Contact Dan Gurlitz with any questions.
Working to make all 700 titles avail as DSL (1 year, 3Years, Life of the Digital Format). submit requests here. If your institution purchased a DVD from Third World Newsreel and was scheduled to use the DVD in class this semester, please email us at twn@twn.org and we will try to provide a temporary Vimeo link with a password. Third World Newsreel will soon have a new streaming storefront with all our latest releases and bestselling films. For updates, please subscribe to our newsletter .
Most titles available on Kanopy. Universities that have purchased a DVD w/ PPR can get temporary streaming link upon request to support@videoproject.com. 25% off new DSL orders with code VIDEONEWS
Email aq@wmm.com for temporary link at no charge if you have WMM DVD in your collection and need to screen. During March, hosting a virtual film festival, open to students (see https://bit.ly/2Qao1W2). Select films on Kanopy. 2018 releases on-demand rentals on Vimeo for $50 (2019 releases will be available by 3/16) access temporarily increased from 1-week to 3-months for the end of the semester (see: https://vimeo.com/showcase/6071206)
To request titles for on-demand rental that isn't availa OR if you need a promo code to share the viewing with your students. Email to request accommodation. 50% discount on DSLs through May 31, 2020. Promo code: DSL30M. Reach out with additional requests or ideas.