Libraries: Library Accessibility Resources: Captioned Media

Finding Captioned DVDs

Almost all DVDs purchased by the HCC libraries are captoined. Some older VHS materials are also closed captioned.. These videos are searchable in the Library's online catalog and via Eagle Library Search.

Library Catalog Search

Use the yellow Books & Media tab on the Library homepage
Select Subject from the dropdown
Type video recordings for the hearing impaired as your search key
Use the Additional Entries link to see them all
Sort your search using the Sort dropdown at the top of the list of titles
OR
Modify your search using the Modify Search button above the search bar
Note that the last item on the modify screen allows you to search for specific words in several useful fields.

Streaming Media with Captions and/or Transcripts

The following streaming media databases contain captioned and/or transcribed content.

Alexander Street Video
Streaming videos representing a wide range of disciplines and topics, fully searchable. Users can create retrievable clips and playlists. Most videos come with a complete transcript. See the Academic Video Online LibGuide for help with the interface, embedding, and playlists.

Technical Note - Permanent Links and Embed codes in Alexander Street Video's collections do not function as expected. This has been reported to the vendor, who is aware of the issue.

A workaround exists that involves replacing the term "proquest" in the URL string with "alexanderstreet" instead. As an example, the generated permanent link for a Alexander Street video may look like:

https://0-search-proquest-com.librus.hccs.edu/view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cvideo_work%123456

By replacing the term "proquest" above with "alexanderstreet," the permanent link would then look like:

https://0-search-alexanderstreet-com.librus.hccs.edu/view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cvideo_work%123456

and should function as expected. The newly altered link or embed code should then allow off-campus access to valid users.
Ambrose Video
Educational videos in the collection including timely science and history topics. New releases include: Career Decisions: Physical Therapy, The Neuroscience of Addiction Extended Interviews, Behavioral Science, AP Human Geography, Great Directors, Great Authors of the British Isles and Great Irish Authors. Ambrose Video has BBC Classics, such as BBC Shakespeare Plays, James Burkes' Connections, Ascent of Man and more. Educational video content designed with clips that target the needs of educators using new digital delivery in the classroom!
*****Coming soon! The HCC Libraries will soon be switching our off-campus login method for our databases and other electronic resources to OpenAthens! You can try this out by using this database resource from its new OpenAthens link. If you experience any issues with off-campus access using this new link, please contact Librarian Jennifer Stidham and let her know! If you'd like to learn more about this change, check out our OpenAthens guide!
Dance from Alexander Street
Dance from Alexander Street contains hundreds of hours of productions and documentaries by the most influential performers and companies of the 20th and 21st centuries, featuring ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, and improvisational dance.
Ethnographic Video Online
The Ethnographic Video Online collections provide the largest, most comprehensive resource for the study of human culture and behavior - more than 2000 hours and 2,400 films at completion. The collection covers every region of the world and features the work of many of the most influential documentary filmmakers of the 20th century, including interviews, previously unreleased raw footage, field notes, study guides, and more.
Kanopy Streaming
Videos requested by HCC professors for use in the classroom.
ScienceCinema
Highlights leading-edge research from the U.S. Department of Energy as well as the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). Using innovative, state-of-the-art audio indexing and speech recognition technology from Microsoft Research, ScienceCinema allows users to search for specific words and phrases spoken within video files. Simply enter a term in the box and start exploring!