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Media, audio and film
Learn how to access newspapers, television broadcasts and films through the Library.
Newspapers
The Library provides access to current and archival newspaper content from a wide variety of UK and international sources.
- PressReader This link opens in a new window Digital newsstand featuring 7000+ of the world's most popular newspapers & magazines. Please send any feedback to: subject-Librarians@bristol.ac.uk
Ethnographic videos
- Ethnographic Video Online, Volumes 1 & 2, second edition This link opens in a new window
- Ethnographic Video Online: Volume 3, Indigenous Voices This link opens in a new window The role of the traditional ethnographer is changing as the perspectives and epistemologies of indigenous peoples have taken on central significance in the discipline, challenging earlier representations and implicit “us versus them” constructs. In order to create a platform for indigenous voices to address issues from indigenous perspectives, the third volume of the ethnographic film series is dedicated to indigenous filmmakers.
- Ethnographic Video Online, Volume 4 This link opens in a new window Volume 4 provides a space for visual anthropologists of today to showcase and disseminate their most compelling work. The focus is on curating award-winning titles from contemporary ethnographic film festivals.
- Kanopy This link opens in a new window Movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films and educational videos.
Film and television
You can watch documentaries, feature films and TV broadcasts via the Library's film and TV databases.
- BFI Player This link opens in a new window You need to register with your UoB email address via the student URL: https://player.bfi.org.uk/students. Once you have submitted the form, select ‘University of Bristol’ from the Institution dropdown list and login with your UoB credentials when prompted. You can then simply login until with your individual email/password combination via the main BFI link above until 30/09/2024. You'll need to resubscribe each year by following the student link and selecting 'Already have an account? Sign in'. We recommend ticking the student newsletter box. Please note: • BFI Player is unavailable outside the UK • Rentals and festival events are not included in the subscription offer
- Box of Broadcasts (BoB) This link opens in a new window Enables staff and students to record and watch freeview broadcasts, create clips from new and archived TV and radio broadcasts, and embed them into Blackboard/ presentations. Please note: it can only be accessed in the UK. It is each user’s responsibility to ensure that the materials made available are used strictly within the terms and conditions of the licence.
- Kanopy This link opens in a new window
Music and audio
- Garland Encylopaedia of World Music This link opens in a new window Music research of all the world’s peoples with audio recordings.
- Libby (leisure reading - audio and ebooks) This link opens in a new window We have now expanded our leisure reading 'Bristol Reads' collections to provide audiobooks and ebooks! Download the Libby App https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby and search for University of Bristol or access via your browser Sign in via your Library card and login with your university email and password to enjoy!
Help with newspapers
The Library has guidance for people looking to use newspaper archives for their research.