Collections

We have over 36,000 materials with over 18,500 visual programs including: over 14,000 VHS tapes, 1,900 videodiscs, 2,200 DVD's.

We have over 5,800 16mm films, 3,700 audio recordings, 7,500 slides and basic audiovisual equipment for loan.

• Films@UM is the University of Maryland's own streaming video collection. It is part of Digital Collections with over 700 digital films covering a variety of subjects. These include documentaries, public television performances, taped performances, and feature films.
• Additional streaming video collections are available via Research Port
• Dance in Video- Streaming video collection of dance performances including ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, improvisational as well as forerunners of the forms and pioneers of modern concert dance. Browse by genre, performer, choreographer, company, role, ensemble, and venue.
• Opera in Video- Provides streaming access to 40 full opera performances, most of which were originally released on the ArtHaus Musik label. A wide range of historical periods and styles is represented, and most of the operas included are considered standard repertoire.
• Theatre in Video- Streaming video collection of plays and documentaries. Includes "world's most important plays", live television broadcasts of New York productions in the 50s, contemporary revivals of classic works and experimental performances from the 60s and 70s and multiple productions of some plays.

• Anime
• English as a Second or Other Language
• Queer Cinema
• World Dance