Ethnographic Video Online:

Today i looked at The Ethnographic Video Online Database. This database is a collection of documentaries. There are over 1000 videos in the collection spanning from the earliest video in 1922 to today. The videos cover all things to do with culture and people. Topics include things like, Religious Practices, Cultural Body Language and Gender Roles. I found that the search for this database can be a little tough. I typed in something pretty general in the search bar on the home page and returned no results. Then I went to the refine search page and included keywords and geographical location then I got a few results back.One thing i thought was very neat is that every documentary has a transcript that is right beside the video. As the video plays the transcript highlights the dialogue as it is being spoken. It does this throughout the video. Users can also click anywhere in the transript and the video will skip ahead or go back to that exact spot. I think browsing by subject is a really great way to use this database but users can also browse by date, ethnographer, cultural group and others. With every video there is a release notes link. this link just gives a little explanation of the video and anything the maker wants you to know or remember while viewing it. There is also an embed option as well as a print transcript option. Videos range in length. I found one that was 27 minutes and another that was 54 seconds. I remember when i was in a speech class and had to have 1 video resource for my speech. i think this database could have really come in handy. it is easy to use and video instead of reading is sometimes nice for a change!