Finding Dictionaries and Encyclopedias: Images and videos

A non-profit repository of digital images and associated catalog data from contributing museums, photographers, libraries, scholars, photo archives, and artists and artists' estates.
There are 3 levels of access to ARTstor:
Unregistered (Walk-in) users: No registration is required. Able to search, browse, and analyze images and data.
Registered users: ARTstor allows registered users to, save Image Groups, add personal notes to images, and download the Offline Image Viewer. You must register with an email address to access these services. Once registered, you can log in to your account to access these services.
Instructor-Level users This is currently restricted to faculty and staff.

A collection of paleogeographic maps of the ancient world. Maps illustrate Earth's varied landscapes over hundreds of millions of years of geologic time, including distribution of shallow seas, ocean basins, mountain ranges, coastal plains, and continental interiors. Tectonic features shown include subduction zones, island arcs, mid-ocean ridges and accreting terranes. Latest geologic data from the scientific literature are used to compile and construct the ancient Earth.

A full text collection of English printed works for the period 1475-1700 listed in the Pollard & Redgrave and Wing Short Title Catalogues, also known as STC I and STC II, as well as in the Thomason Tracts. Titles are included in the Library Catalogue. The University of Saskatchewan Library is a member of the EEBO Text Creation Partnership [EEBO-TCP] coordinated by the Universities of Michigan and Oxford, an initiative creating searchable, full text versions of 25,000 EEBO titles accessible through both the EEBO and EEBO-TCP interfaces. Illustrations are are accessible as separate documents.

Primary source documents from the 17th century to the mid-20th century, covering the regions and colonial frontiers of North America, Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Includes correspondence, diaries, government papers, business records, land transactions, legal documents, speeches, books, and pamphlets.

The database of the archival documents of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) in Winnipeg features an interactive map of residential schools, and National Events and Hearings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada on the homepage. The actual database includes more than 40,000 related documents, such as residential school histories, administration records, photos, maps, school newsletters and yearbooks, architectural plans and drawings, religious records from Church organizations of Canada, audio-visual footage from the TRC public events, and TRC Reports and publications, all with a goal of fostering reconciliation and healing. Records will be added to the database on an ongoing basis.

A service combining metadata from online and print sources, picture books, and publisher, author, and illustrator websites. Books are organized into categories specific to the format. Updated regularly to incorporate information as it is discovered.

A streaming video collection of thousands of high-quality digital programs and video clips, covering topics in the humanities, social sciences, sciences, business and economics, and health. Use Films on Demand "to search for specific video segments, organize videos into folders, and create personal playlists for others to view. You can also integrate videos directly into ... distance learning courseware." Access Note: Create a user account (free), in order to create and share customized playlists, save your favourite videos for quick access and set your default preferences, Click on Create Account or Sign In on upper right corner of screen.

Now includes the Entertainment Collection.

Effective May 1, 2020, the University Library has moved to a mediated access model for Kanopy. As a result, you may notice more need to "request access" to titles for viewing. Please contact your subject librarian with any questions or concerns.

A popular, trendy video streaming service with channels for Great Courses; classic, international, short, experimental films including The Criterion Collection; documentaries including Canadian; Social Issues with channels looking at Feminism, Racism, and LGBTQ; First Nations and lots more.
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Access to over 2.500 National Film Board (NFB) of Canada films, trailers and clips. Productions available in both English and French. The Library's institutional license includes public performance rights on campus.
Access Note: Faculty can access the "For Teachers" section of NFB.ca by setting up a free account, by clicking "Become a Member" from the website. Once an account has been set up, email info@nfb.ca, and let them know you are faculty at the University of Saskatchewan, the email address used to set up your account, and that you are requesting an activation link for a CAMPUS account.

SAGE Research Methods Video has over 480 videos, including hours of tutorials, interviews, video case studies and mini-documentaries covering the entire research process. Find videos made with expert researchers from leading research institutions, your favorite SAGE authors, great teachers and more.