This page gives a quick summary of the information provided on the other pages in this section
Academic Video Online (AVON) is a video resource hosting over 80,000 videos from a variety of suppliers.
There are two interfaces which AVON can be accessed:
Access instructions can be found on this (password protected) page
Basic searching on the ProQuest platform uses a Google-like search box. Enter your search terms and click the magnifying glass. To search for a phrase put quotation marks around it. For example, to search for healthy eating enter "healthy eating" T. As you start typing you may see, just like Google again, suggested searches appear below the search box and may give you some ideas for different search terms. Click on 'Turn off Auto-Complete' to stop seeing these suggestions.
There are two ways of doing a search from the homepage
Either click the magnifying glass on the top right of the page
This opens a search box. Type your search query, select All Videos and click on the magnifying glass to run the search
Alternatively click on Browse or Search Academic Video Online
This opens a new page where you can browse all videos or search from a search box on the top right of the page
On the search results page you have a variety of options available to you:
Your search terms are highlighted in each result
The search results show a thumbnail of each video and provide a little. Hover the mouse over a video to see details
Advanced searching allows to construct more complicated searches for example, by searching for specific search terms in specific parts of an item (e.g., title) and limiting the results to certain video types.
There is no advanced searching option on the Alexander Street Platform, though you can filter results
This is a feature that allows you to save articles and searches to a folder and create email and RSS (RSS is a way of keeping informed about new website content) alerts for when new items appear that match your search
To create a My Research account, all you need is an email and a password.
You can create a personal account with Alexander Street, which is perhaps more useful for teachers than students. You can:
See this page for more details on learning tools & video interactions
