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Exclusive Video Fashion Archive Debuts at Alexander Street

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(ALEXANDRIA, VA) – Hundreds of essential fashion videos are now available online with the debut of Fashion Studies Online: The Videofashion Library. The new collection will grow to deliver 1,200 hours of film footage, capturing nearly 40 years of worldwide fashion shows, designer profiles, and documentaries in one convenient online learning interface.

This collection is the most comprehensive of its kind and features high-caliber content from the archives of Videofashion, the world’s premier provider of fashion video footage. More than 80 percent of the films are exclusive to this online database, giving access to nearly 1,000 hours of footage that can’t be found in any other resource.

Content covers both the behind-the-scenes work and the end garments that appeared in stores and on runways in Milan, Paris, London, and New York. It showcases decades of work from top designers and labels including:

Giorgio Armani
Chanel
Oscar de la Renta
Christian Dior
Fendi
Dolce & Gabbana

Jean Paul Gaultier
Marc Jacobs
Donna Karan
Michael Kors
Karl Lagerfeld
Ralph Lauren

Yves Saint Laurent
Alexander McQueen
Valentino
Versace
Vera Wang
Vivienne Westwood

In addition to fashion merchandising and design programs, the wide-ranging video content gives the collection relevance to students and faculty in business, economics, theatre, costume design, dance, history, and cultural studies.

“Fashion is a living, breathing field,” said Nathalie Duval, director at Alexander Street Press. “It changes and develops every day, and it’s important to understand not only where it is at this moment, but also where it’s been. No experience can compare to watching the world’s iconic garments walk down the runway for the very first time or witnessing designers' evolutions across the years, and with this database, that’s finally possible.”

Alexander Street Press’s Fashion Studies Online is available to libraries worldwide via annual subscription or one-time purchase. No special setup or software is required—all you need is an Internet browser. For more information or to request a trial or price quote, email sales [at] alexanderstreet [dot] com.

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Rights Secured for Complete Films of Dennis O'Rourke

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(Alexandria, VA) — Alexander Street has recently acquired the educational rights to the complete films of Australian documentarian Dennis O'Rourke. His films, which have become classics in anthropology classrooms, will be available both as a part of Ethnographic Video Online, Volume III: Indigenous Voices and for purchase individually.

Over his nearly 40-year career, O’Rourke used his films as a platform for local perspectives and indigenous voices. His lens captured such social, cultural, and political processes as the decolonization in Papua New Guinea, Aboriginal activism in Australian society, and the clash of mass-market capitalism with indigenous peoples of the Pacific Islands.

His first film, Yumi Yet, set a new precedent for ethnographic filmmaking by piecing together its story from within the indigenous culture rather than from an outside observer’s perspective. Two of his later flagship titles, Half Life: Parable for a Nuclear Age and Cannibal Tours, have become standardized in the curricula of anthropology classrooms around the world.

In 2005, O’Rourke received the Don Dunstan Award for his contribution to the Australian film industry. He has also won the Director’s Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, The Jury Prize for Best Film at the Berlin Film Festival, and the Australian Film Institute Best Director Award, among others.

By signing O’Rourke’s documentaries, Alexander Street strengthens its collection of anthropological films that interrogate the tenets of traditional ethnographic research by presenting local perspectives. His films will be presented alongside supplemental resources that examine the filmmaking process.

“O’Rourke’s witty and disturbing documentaries question the status quo of marketing, tourism, and the value of exporting capitalism,” says Jeannette Hereniko, Film Curator and Editor at Alexander Street. “No one remains quite the same after being exposed to one of his films.”

Dennis O’Rourke passed away in 2013, in the midst of directing a new documentary on Australian identity entitled I Love a Sunburnt Country.

“To me, this partnership is personal because I knew and admired Dennis O’Rourke,” says Hereniko. “He changed people's perceptions about the Pacific by capturing cultural imperialism on film. He will be greatly missed.”

These films are currently available for individual purchase at academicvideostore.com and will be available in online streaming collections in August.

Contact for Media Inquiries/Reviewer Access:
Kelly Latham, Marketing Director
Alexander Street
3212 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Toll Free: 800.889.5937
klatham@alexanderstreet.com

Alexander Street Releases Theatre in Video, Volume II

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(Alexandria, VA)--Alexander Street recently released its latest collection, Theatre in Video, Vol. II. Designed as a follow up to the popular Theatre in Video, this collection brings together 400 hours of new, international, and contemporary performances; ground-breaking documentaries; and critical instructional series for theatre and drama programs across the globe.

Theatre in Video: Volume II includes live performance and cinematic productions of plays from classical playwrights such as William Shakespeare, Moliere, Voltaire, and Anton Chekhov, while also incorporating new, contemporary writers such as Philip Kan Gotanda, Alexander Buzo, and William Yang.

Users also have unlimited access to several acclaimed documentaries, such as Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement from California Newsreel (1978), documenting the birth of a new theatre out of the Civil Rights activism of the 1950s, '60s and '70s, and Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me from Smart Broad Films (2013), a bold, hilarious, and poignant documentary revealing the uncompromising Tony and Emmy Award-winner both on and off the stage.

Beyond live performance and documentary content, this collection features 65 hours of instructional materials across a wide range of topics, from how to run the front of house to the difference between acting for the stage versus acting for a TV series. These videos will fit seamlessly into any drama or theatre curriculum.

Theatre in Video, Vol. II is available for purchase or annual subscription, and users may request a free 30-day trial of the collection prior to purchase at: alexanderstreet.com/theatre-video. Individual titles are also available for purchase at academicvideostore.com.

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About Alexander Street
Alexander Street pairs exclusive content with the latest technology to deliver customizable products and services to libraries and their patrons worldwide. We blend video, audio, and text with cutting-edge online tools to transform the way people research, learn, and teach in virtually every discipline. Learn more at: alexanderstreet.com.

Contact for Media Inquiries/Reviewer Access
Lauren Casula
Product Marketing Manager
Alexander Street
3212 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Toll Free: 800.889.5937
lcasula [at] alexanderstreet [dot] com

Alexander Street Expands EBA in the UK

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(LONDON, ENGLAND) –Alexander Street Press has forged an agreement with the UK champion of digital technology in education and research, Jisc, to provide access to video resources for colleges and universities in the UK using the publisher’s popular evidence-based acquisition (EBA) model.

The EBA agreement gives colleges and universities in the UK the opportunity to have unlimited access to Alexander Street Press’s complete suite of academic video titles—more than 33,000 titles—for up to one year at a time. At the end of this period, university staff can use Alexander Street Press’ detailed metrics to evaluate their patrons’ most-viewed titles and select those they’d like to incorporate into their permanent collection.

“We are delighted to have reached this agreement with Jisc,” said Gareth Bish, UK and Ireland sales manager at Alexander Street Press, “not only because of their dedication to providing UK institutions with market-leading academic resources for scholarly research, teaching, and learning, but also because they are highly trusted by the academic library community to negotiate license agreements for digital media via flexible business models such as this. We are thrilled to have their support for our EBA programme. In return, as part of our commitment to driving and analyzing usage, we will be working with Jisc on enhanced provision of usage statistics for academic libraries.”

This agreement is the result of heightened interest in EBA following agreements made in 2013 with Dundee University and Leeds Metropolitan University and will further pave the way for libraries worldwide to add the most highly sought-after content to their collections in a precise, cost-effective way.

Lorraine Estelle, executive director content and discovery and divisional CEO Jisc Collections, Jisc said: “Jisc Collections is very pleased to work with Alexander Street Press on bringing this evidence based acquisition model to the attention of academic libraries. The model has worked very successfully for some libraries in the acquisition of e-books and we believe it has the same potential in the area of multimedia.”

For more information about Alexander Street Press’ evidence-based acquisition model, please contact sales [at] alexanderstreet [dot] com.

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About Alexander Street Press
Alexander Street Press pairs exclusive content with the latest technology to deliver customizable products and services to libraries and their patrons worldwide. We blend video, audio, and text with cutting-edge online tools to transform the way people research, learn, and teach in virtually every discipline.

Contact for Media Inquiries/Reviewer Access:
Gareth Bish Sales Manager, UK and Ireland
Alexander Street Press
Business and Technology Centre
G04 Bessemer Drive
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 2DX
United Kingdom
+44 (0)7554-002148
gbish [at] alexanderstreet [dot] com

About Jisc
Jisc offers digital services and solutions for UK education and research. The charity does this to achieve its vision for the UK to be the most digitally advanced education and research nation in the world. Working together across the higher education, further education and skills sectors, Jisc provides trusted advice and support, reduces sector costs across shared network, digital content, IT services and procurement negotiations, ensuring the sector stays ahead of the game with research and development for the future.

Find out more at www.jisc.ac.uk or contact the press team on press [at] jisc [dot] ac [dot] uk

EBA programme arrives at Russell Group

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(LIVERPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM) – Following the 2013 launch of its evidence-based acquisition (EBA) model, Alexander Street Press has forged an agreement with the University of Liverpool, further underscoring the publisher as a trusted resource for metrics-driven curation of library materials.

Effective immediately, patrons of the University of Liverpool’s library will have unlimited access to Alexander Street Press’s complete suite of academic video titles—more than 35,000 titles—for one full year. At the conclusion of this period, university staff will use Alexander Street’s detailed metrics to evaluate the most-viewed titles and select those they’d like to incorporate into their permanent collection.

“Welcoming Liverpool into our EBA programme demonstrates the growing acceptance of video in the highest levels of the academy,” said Adam Gardner, European General Manager at Alexander Street Press. “Such a reputable organization’s decision to adopt this new video model represents a powerful forward leap in the evolution of modern teaching and research.”

Jane Cooke, Head of Collections, Content and Discovery, University of Liverpool, said: “This is a fantastic opportunity to involve our users in developing our digital video collection at their point of need as well as enhancing their learning. In line with the British Library’s content strategy, we recognise that there is an increasing amount of digital content to connect to and that our role is to ensure that our current and future users have the resources in a format they want and can usefully engage with. Ofcom’s Market Communications Report (August 2014) suggests that ‘14-15 year olds are the most technology savvy in the UK.’ In order to keep pace we continually need to review and develop the content we provide and how we provide it, and make the most of every opportunity—such as this one—to improve.”

Andrew Barker, Head of Academic Liaison, Special Collections & Archives, University of Liverpool, remarked: “I’m very conscious that a significant number of our students want us to provide an increasingly varied range of resources. Audio visual material is in particularly high demand with students. In addition to student needs, we also have a responsibility to provide our institution with real value for money. Evidence based solutions therefore allow us to be more targeted in our purchases, something that every university library needs to be. Alexander Street Press’ Evidence Based Acquisition will allow us to access the full EBA collection for a year, and then purchase the titles that are in most demand with our users. That means our purchases will be focused on providing our students and staff with the video material they want in the format that they want. This is a truly innovative initiative, and we are genuinely excited at partnering up with Alexander Street Press on it.”

This agreement follows prior deals made with Dundee University, Leeds Metropolitan University, and other institutions of excellence, and will further pave the way for libraries worldwide to add the most highly sought-after content to their library collections in a precise, cost-effective way. And because all video content within Alexander Street Press’s databases is carefully selected by expert editors, library administrators can rely on the quality and relevance of all materials to the academic populations they serve.

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Alexander Street Releases Comprehensive Counseling Collection

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(Alexandria, VA) – Alexander Street, a leading provider of digital content for libraries, announced the release of its newest collection to support the study of counseling and therapy, Counseling and Therapy in Video: Volume IV.

Counseling and Therapy in Video: Volume IV is a resource for supporting both undergraduate and graduate-level counseling curriculum. Together with an Editorial Review Board of top faculty and librarians, Alexander Street identified the most important topics in counseling today. It then mapped the text, video, and transcripts featured in Counseling and Therapy in Video: Volume IV to those topics, which include DSM-V, multicultural and social justice, human sexuality, groups, trauma and PTSD, addiction, research and evaluation, ethics, neuroscience, positive psychology, and master therapy.

The collection features:

300 hours of video, most of which have been created since 2012, mapped to the most crucial topics in counseling today.
400 anonymous transcripts from real therapy sessions, providing a wealth of opportunity for research and learning.
1,200 hours of conference presentations, lectures, and workshops from renowned counselors, psychologists, and practitioners.
45,000 pages of e-books and periodicals, including the American Counseling Association’s Counseling Today.

“Users will love the currency of the content in this collection, since it was developed with the most cutting-edge topics and perspectives in counseling in mind. We worked tirelessly with our counseling advisory board to ensure that this collection will integrate seamlessly with any counseling curriculum,” said Taney Shondel, Senior Editor at Alexander Street.

Counseling and Therapy in Video: Volume IV is available for purchase or annual subscription, and users may request a free 30-day trial at alexanderstreet.com/counselingandtherapyonline. Individual videos are also available for purchase at academicvideostore.com.

About Alexander Street
Alexander Street pairs exclusive content with the latest technology to deliver customizable products and services to libraries and their patrons worldwide. We blend video, audio, and text with cutting-edge online tools to transform the way people research, learn, and teach in virtually every discipline. Learn more at alexanderstreet.com.

Contact for Media Inquiries/Reviewer Access:
Lauren Casula, Product Marketing Manager
Alexander Street
3212 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Toll Free: 800.889.5937
lcasula [at] alexanderstreet [dot] com

60 MINUTES Database Coming Exclusively to Alexander Street Press

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(Alexandria, VA) -- Alexander Street Press has partnered with CBS News to release 60 MINUTES, 1997–2014, an exclusive database from one of the most successful programs in American television history. The forthcoming online resource was announced this week at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Chicago with a video introduction from Emmy-winning 60 MINUTES anchor Scott Pelley.

The 60 MINUTES: 1997–2014 collection from Alexander Street grants unprecedented access to the CBS News program from this period, including many episodes not widely seen since their original broadcast. The entire collection is only available from Alexander Street for the library market.

The database provides 350 hours of high-definition video from eighteen years of broadcasts. True to 60 MINUTES’ iconic style, each news segment within the collection serves as a standalone short documentary on a specific news topic.

The program is specifically intended to enable people to quickly learn and understand some of the most important topics history, business and economics, health sciences, law, international affairs, psychology, society and culture, performing arts, women’s studies, African American studies, and politics. The broad range of content offers many applications for students, faculty, and researchers.

The collection delivers the highest caliber reporting from acclaimed journalists including Mike Wallace, Ed Bradley, Charlie Rose, Anderson Cooper, Lesley Stahl, Scott Pelley, Morley Safer, Lara Logan, Steve Kroft, Bob Simon, and others.

According to Scott Pelley, the collection is “a learning resource like no other available today.” Its more than seventeen-hundred news stories “get to the heart of the most important news and issues of the past eighteen years… 60 MINUTES, 1997–2014 is sure to make teaching, learning, and research a richer experience for all.”

The resource also includes 175 hours of bonus material from the popular CBS News program Sunday Morning. The addition of this programming brings the collection to a total of 525 hours of CBS News content.

“60 MINUTES is arguably the most important series in US television history,” said Stephen Rhind-Tutt, President of Alexander Street. “It has made critical issues in a wide range of disciplines engaging and easy to understand. For the first time, users will be able to search the materials from 1974-2014 and jump instantly to the segment they want. We couldn’t be more excited!”

Alexander Street’s 60 MINUTES, 1997–2014 launches in March and is now available for pre-sale to libraries worldwide via annual subscription or perpetual license. Libraries may also trial the collection free for thirty days. For more information, visit alexanderstreet.com/60minutes.

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About 60 MINUTES
60 MINUTES, the most successful television broadcast in history, is in its 47th season on the CBS Television Network. Offering hard-hitting investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news, the broadcast begun in 1968 is still a hit in 2015, regularly making Nielsen's Top 10. Over the 2013–14 season, 60 Minutes continued its dominance as the number-one news program, drawing an average of 12.2 million viewers per week—almost twice the audience of its nearest network news magazine competitor.

Contact for Media Inquiries/Reviewer Access:
Kelly A. Latham, Director of Marketing
Alexander Street Press
3212 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-212-8520 x 115
klatham [at] astreetpress [dot] com

Alexander Street Debuts New Platform Design

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(Alexandria, VA)--Alexander Street, a producer of digital content collections for academic and public libraries, recently announced a redesign of its proprietary video, audio, and text distribution platform. The new interface is intended to be more user-friendly and visually appealing than its previous incarnations, featuring:

More intuitive search, browse, video, and audio pages to help patrons find content faster
Easily accessible instructional videos to get patrons up and running and increase usage
More prominent related items to provide additional, relevant content to patrons
Alternative screen layouts to improve the viewing experience
A more mobile-friendly and responsive design, for easy viewing on any device or screen resolution

The updated design also features more continuity when switching between video, audio, and text formats. Users of mixed-media playlists will now have a much smother experience when moving between content types.

Ben Jones, Platform Manager for Alexander Street, said, "The aim of the new design is to make our platform as visually attractive to users as it is feature-rich. As a result, we aren't requiring our users to re-learn how to use the platform again, it all works the same. It's just more pleasing on the eye and easier to use."

Librarians and faculty can experience the new platform with a free 30-day trial to any of the more than 135 collections Alexander Street offers by visiting alexanderstreet.com.

About Alexander Street
Alexander Street pairs exclusive content with the latest technology to deliver customizable products and services to libraries and their patrons worldwide. We blend video, audio, and text with cutting-edge online tools to transform the way people research, learn, and teach in virtually every discipline. Learn more at: alexanderstreet.com.

Contact for Media Inquiries/Reviewer Access:
Kelly Latham, Marketing Director
Alexander Street
3212 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Toll Free: 800.889.5937
klatham [at] alexanderstreet [dot] com

60 Minutes Database Now Available to Libraries

Submitted by admin on December 16, 2015 - 7:37am

(ALEXANDRIA, VA) – Alexander Street recently launched a new collection -- 60 MINUTES: 1997–2014 -- in partnership with CBS News. This new resource grants unprecedented access to the 60 MINUTES news program from this period, including many episodes not widely seen since their original broadcast. The entire collection is only available from Alexander Street for the library market.

The database provides 350 hours of high-definition video from eighteen years of broadcasts. True to 60 MINUTES’ iconic style, each news segment within the collection serves as a standalone short documentary on a specific news topic. The resource also includes 175 hours of bonus material from the popular CBS News program Sunday Morning. The addition of this programming brings the collection to a total of 525 hours of CBS News content.

The collection is now available to libraries worldwide via annual subscription or perpetual license. Libraries may also request a free 30-day trial of the collection at http://www.alexanderstreet.com/60MINUTES.

Libraries attending the American Library Association’s Annual Conference in San Francisco this week can enter to win a free one-year subscription to 60 MINUTES: 1997–2014 at booth #918.

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About 60 MINUTES
60 MINUTES, the most successful television broadcast in history, is in its 47th season on the CBS Television Network. Offering hard-hitting investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news, the broadcast begun in 1968 is still a hit in 2015, regularly making Nielsen's Top 10. Over the 2013–14 season, 60 Minutes continued its dominance as the number-one news program, drawing an average of 12.2 million viewers per week—almost twice the audience of its nearest network news magazine competitor.

Contact for Media Inquiries/Reviewer Access:
Kelly Latham, Director of Marketing
Alexander Street
3212 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-212-8520 x 115
klatham [at] alexanderstreet [dot] com

Gender & Sexuality Studies

Submitted by admin on December 12, 2015 - 7:30pm

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