The Vassar Library has a wide-reaching, eclectic collection of films in DVD, VHS and laserdisc formats. The purpose of the collection is to serve the curricular, cultural and intellectual needs of the community, and it represents our interests in all their diversity. Since it’s one of the few “closed stack” collections in the library and films are notoriously difficult to classify and index in catalogs, it can be especially challenging to find something related to a topic or even something fun and interesting to watch.

To that end, we’re introducing a new research guide on finding videos in the Vassar Collection. There are pointers for how to find films by director, country of origin, and genre, and how to browse through recently acquired additions to the collection.

In addition to tips on how to find videos using the catalog, you’ll find filmographies for areas of particular interest. The first two of these are for Bollywood Film and Environmental Studies Documentaries.
Is there a type of film that you’d like to be able to find in the library? Do you have suggestions about the video collection? If so, we’d love to hear from you. Contact Gretchen Lieb, Video Resources Librarian (grlieb@vassar.edu).