Film and Video
About the Collection
Lilly Library's Film and Video Collection includes...
- Over 14,000 DVDs
- Over 13,000 Videocassettes
- Over 500 LaserDiscs
- Over 500 16mm films
The film and video collection is multidisciplinary and international in scope composed of feature films, documentary films and shorts on 16mm, laser disc, videocassette (both VHS and U-matic), and DVD. Core areas of strength of the collection include Animation/Japanese Anime, Dance, Documentary, Early/Silent Era, Experimental/Avant-Garde, LGBT, Science Fiction, Southern Americana,Women's Studies and International films from Canada, China, Japan, Korea, Latin America, the Middle East, South Asia, and Western Europe.
Find out more about film and video formats in Lilly's collection.
How long can you check out DVDs? What about fines? Check our loan policies page.
Film and Video Resources
Learn more about film and video resources, including databases, books, and other internet resources.
Filmographies
Lists and guides to films on many subjects can be found in the Filmographies section of this site.
Links of Interest
Arts of the Moving Image at Duke
Suggest the purchase of a title for Lilly's film and dvd collection
Subject Librarian
For more information about resources for studying film and video at Duke or to schedule a research consultation, please contact the subject librarian:
Danette Pachtner
danette.p@duke.edu
Phone: 919-660-5886
Fax: 919-660-5999
Lilly Library, Box 90725
Duke University
Durham, NC 27708
Viewing Equipment
To view Lilly's film and video resources, we provide...
- 8 U.S. format VCRs
- 2 Tri-Standard VCRs--these play U.S. and foreign tapes
- 12 U.S. format DVD players
- 3 code free DVD players--these play U.S. and other-region DVDs
- 1 LaserDisc player
- 1 U-Matic tape player--this plays 3/4" tapes*
- 1 16-millimeter projector*
Most of the players are located in Lilly's viewing carrels, in the periodicals room on the first floor.
Lilly also offers viewing equipment for film screenings in Room 103, the Lilly Training Room. For information about the viewing equipment or to reserve Room 103 for a screening, contact Ken Wetherington at 660-5989 or email ken.wetherington@duke.edu.
*To use the U-Matic or 16-millimeter equipment, please contact Ken Wetherington at 660-5989 at least 2 days in advance.
If you require viewing options in a classroom outside Lilly Library, please contact Arts and Sciences at 660-3088 or use this form.
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