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Swank Digital Campus Streaming Video Subscriptions
SCELC and Swank Motion Pictures are pleased to offer Swank Digital Campus subscription services. Founded in 1937, Swank is the world's largest non-theatrical distributor of motion pictures for public performance and the acknowledged leader in the field with exclusive partnerships with both major and independent studios.
Swank Digital Campus provides a platform for streaming the most-requested feature films for curriculum support. Content is easily accessible to an unlimited number of students on and off campus. Links to course-related titles can be stored in library catalogs, e-reserves, and/or learning management systems. Swank offers a choice of more than 8,500 streamable titles for faculty and staff seeking to bolster the academic experience with streaming video.
- Mobile compatible? No
- Transcripts available? No
- Closed Captioning? Yes. (All new films have CC; some older films do as well. Captions can be added upon request with 2 weeks notice.)
- High Definition? Varies. All newer films are in HD, but many of the older films are not.
- Usage statistics? Yes, but not COUNTER compliant. Must be requested.
- Can the content be embedded? Yes
- Are Marc Records Available? Not included currently. This is a feature they plan on offering in the future, but there is no timeline for implementation.
- Additional software required? Yes, Microsoft Silverlight
Swank represents the following studios:
Here are some title lists of streaming titles by genre that may be of particular interest to academic disciplines or courses
Business and Industry (107)
Communications (96)
Criminal Justice (127)
Documentaries (324)
Environmental Science (98)
Film Noir (76)
Film Studies (148)
History (248)
Hitchcock Films (29)
Foreign Language (494)
Interpersonal Communication (97)
Literature and Literary Adaptations (324)
Philosophy (110)
Politics (130)
Psychology and Counseling (113)
Religion (103)
Sociology (133)
Women's Studies (112)
*full site is closed caption supported and allows for individual titles to be placed in LMS system or accessed through EZProxy and library catalog.