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Robertson Media Center

Located in Clemons Library, the Robertson Media Center buys media materials in support of the instructional and research missions of the University and the University Library. The RMC will purchase media in any area of study. You will find a broad range of both feature and documentary represented. The collection includes 16,000 videorecordings on tape and disc, 2000 spoken-word sound recordings on audio cassette and CD, and several hundred CD-ROMs.

Other Videos at UVa

• Music Library Over 300 titles featuring classic performances, biographies, and other aspects of jazz, popular, world and Western art music. List available at: www.lib.virginia.edu/MusicLib/guides/videos.html
• Fine Arts Library Most of the 100+ videos are art and architecture recordings of presentations given at workshops, symposia, and special lectures by guests and/or faculty at the UVA School of Architecture. More information at: www.lib.virginia.edu/fine-arts/collections/videos.html
• Education Library
• Center for South Asian Studies Over 100 films documenting South Asian religions--Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, and Jainism-- plus life in South Asia ranging from the a tribal culture in Afganistan to the fishermen of Bangladesh, and from the Chinese take-over of Tibet to the Tamil-Buddhist conflict in Sri Lanka. More information at: www.virginia.edu/soasia/videos/videohome.html

Media reference

• Clemons Library Extensive print reference collections on the 4th floor.
• Film Index International (Web). Link found on the Library's Database Page. Contains information compiled by the British Film Institute Library and Information Services on over 90,000 films and 38,000 film personalities dating from the early days of filmmaking to the present. Most records include a comprehensive list of references.
• Internet Movie Database www.imdb.com Reviews, credits, technical info, links to amazon.com.
• UC Berkeley Media Resource Center www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/

Reference sources for film, video, television and radio

Ask Erika, the Media Librarian!