Forget Redbox and Netflix. Milne Library has an AMAZING selection of entertaining DVDs – more than 1,500 feature films and television series — chosen with you, the college student, in mind . What’s more, you don’t have to spend a cent and you’ll get four weeks to watch them. They’re a cinch to browse, too, now that they’re arranged alphabetically by title on new spinning display units on Milne’s Lower Level. No more call numbers to write down or try to remember, no more craning your next and straining your eyes to find that call number stuck on the narrow spine of the DVD case – just simple, straightforward, and more enjoyable DVD pickin’!
If you’re one of those who prefer to browse for movies and such in GLOCAT Classic first, the handy “DVDs & Videos” tab allows you to see not only what Milne has but what’s not currently checked out. Here a title search, or a keyword search on a particular actor, director, topic, etc., will bring up just DVDs and videos that match what you’re looking for. To find just the most recent releases, search by date range (e.g., “2014-2014”) and a list of that year’s releases will come up, arranged alphabetically by title.
Users should know that, in addition to the feature films and television series they’ll find on the spinning units, Milne owns many other titles in DVD format (think PBS documentaries). These are still arranged by call number and housed on shelves opposite the “spinners.”
Liz Argentieri, Special Collections
