Media Services Collection Home Page

Patrons have access to collections shelved in the Media & Reserve Services unit of the Herman B Wells Library, as well as media items shelved at the Auxiliary Library Facility (ALF).

Collections:
 

The Teaching & Research collection, established in 1975, is a multidisciplinary collection intended to support the broad range of study and research at IU from the undergraduate through post-doctorate level.   The collection contains approximately 2,000 spoken-word audiocassettes, 10,000 one-half and three-quarter inch videocassettes, 650 Laserdiscs, 2,500 DVDs, and a small number of CDs and CD-ROMs.  This link provides information to new acquisitions, reviews, streaming resources, how to cite multimedia, and more.

The Instructional Support Services (ISS) collection, established prior to World War II, supports the curriculum and contains approximately 8,074 educational videos, some DVDS, and well over 27,000 archival 16mm film titles.  This link provides access to film titles as well as subject and topical guides.

The Media Browsing collection, established in 2001, is available to all Indiana residents and can be used to supplement research projects, as well as satisfy extracurricular and outreach interests.  The browsing collection contains over 13,000 DVDs and videos, and includes art, biography, documentary and feature films, foreign, and television series.  This link provides brief information about the collection and how to search IUCAT for titles.

The David S. Bradley 16mm film collection, established in 1997, contains approximately 3,964 16mm films and is one of the most comprehensive film collections ever assembled by an individual collector. The collection spans the history of cinema in the United States and Europe, including both classic and obscure films from France, Germany, Italy, Russia, England, and Scandinavia, as well as the films of the world’s most acclaimed filmmakers.  The 16mm films are currently housed at the Auxilary Library Facility (ALF) and must be requested via IUCAT.  This link provides information about David S. Bradley which includes photographs, films, and ephemeral resources.