Streaming and DVD Movies & Documentaries
The library's video databases are listed below. Click on the Video and Film Resources guide to see more information on how to use these databases. When accessing the videos from off campus, you will be asked to input your MyPima username and password. Please reach out to your librarian if you need additional help!
Films on Demand
The following titles are a sampling of Engineering videos available through the Films on Demand streaming database. (NOTE: Viewers must be faculty, staff or students in order to view them off-campus.)
- Extreme Engineering When faced with impossible situations, the ancients didn't simply give up, they pursued the impossible. How did they get troops across a nearly 4,000 foot river? (41:28) Distributed by A&E Television Networks.
- Genetically Engineered Plants Expensive water treatment and recycling methods are of no use to countries who can't afford them. Scientists are working to genetically engineer plants that will thrive in regions affected by drought. Segment 8 (01:50)
- Women in Engineering: Aerospace Computer Software Increasing numbers of women are establishing rewarding careers in the field of engineering. A computer software engineer in the aerospace industry describes qualifications, responsibilities, and rewards of her job. Segment 3 (06:26)
- Civil Engineering In this program, we will explore the advances in civil engineering throughout human history. Topics include: irrigation channels of the River Nile, Petra, Roman architecture and roads, Hadrian’s Wall, the Great Wall of China, and Incan roads. Bridges, freeways, airports, canals, tunnels, railways, and other civil engineering infrastructures are also introduced. Full video (22:32)
- High-Risk High-Rise Every year, hundreds of new skyscrapers are built around the globe. As nations vie for prestige, these shimmering towers are rising higher and higher. But for all their impressive engineering, are these buildings safe? Can we be sure how they will hold up in earthquakes, fires, and other potential disasters? What have—or haven’t—we learned from past tragedies? Distributed by PBS Distribution. Full video (53:11)
- Ken Burns: The Brooklyn Bridge This award-winning film by Ken Burns recaptures the drama, struggles, and personal tragedies behind the greatest of all achievements of America's industrial age, THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE. Largest bridge of the era, its construction entailed enormous problems and ingenious solutions. Witness the human heroics behind the bridge that seized America's imagination in the 1880s. Discover the enduring charm and beauty of a granite-and-steel masterpiece. Distributed by PBS Distribution. Full video (58:36)
Kanopy
Kanopy is a great video streaming service for quality, thoughtful entertainment. Find movies, documentaries, foreign films, independent films and more.
AVON
Academic Video Online (AVON) is a comprehensive video subscription, spanning a wide range of subject areas and publishers, and currated specifically for the educational experience. Browse AVON's catalog of more than 81,000 videos!
Swank Streaming Media
SWANK Digital Campus is another movie database option to stream some of your favorite films.
The Sun Queen - Through Films on Demand
- The Sun Queen For nearly 50 years, chemical engineer and inventor Maria Telkes applied her prodigious intellect to harnessing the power of the sun, including designing and building the world’s first successfully solar-heated modern residence. Along the way, she was undercut and thwarted by her male boss and colleagues at MIT, but persevered despite these obstacles, holding more than 20 patents upon her death. Distributed by PBS Distribution. Full video (52:42)
Dream Big: Engineering Our World - Through kanopy
- Dream Big: Engineering Our World Filmmaker Greg MacGillivray explores the human ingenuity behind engineering marvels—big and small—and reveals the heart that drives engineers to create better lives for people around the world. Full video (42 min.)
Going Green - Through AVON
- Go Green From bioplastics to non-polluting dyes for textiles, we discover the innovations that could reshape some of the world's most wasteful industries an protect our precious waters. Students will see a variety of entrepreneurs with eco-friendly businesses, attempting to reduce carbon footprint and positively impact the environment. Full video (23 min.)
DVDs you can check out at your local PCC campus!
Instructions for Streaming Videos from PCC Library
If you do not use the links provided in the boxes below, please use these instructions to locate any of these videos.
On campus, visit the Library homepage. Off campus log in to MyPima and click on the Library tab.
- Click on MEGASearch.
- In the white search box, type the name of the film and click Enter.
- The video should be the first in the list of results. Click on Online Access.
- Click on the Play button to view the video.
If you have difficulty accessing these videos or if you wish to locate other library resources, please reach out to any of the campus libraries on our Contact us page.
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