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How to find videos
DVD, VHS, streaming & online

Searching by genre, technique or form

Step 1: Do a genre index search in the Sofia Discovery tool.

  • Search for the genre heading - preceded by the genre index code ge: - to find works by genre, technique or form, for example:
    • ge:Adventure films
    • ge:Animated films
    • ge:Children's films
    • ge:Comedy films
    • ge:Documentary films
    • ge:Experimental films
    • ge:Feature films
    • ge:Horror films
    • ge:Musicals
    • ge:Silent films
  • Closed-captioned materials is listed under the subject heading "Video recordings for the hearing impaired."

Step 2: On the results screen, in the Format filter on the left hand side of the screen, select the appropriate material type (example: DVD Video, eVideo, VHS Video).

Limiting to video format in Sofia Discovery tool search results

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