Here are the latest DVDs that have been added to the Library's collection. Faculty may check out DVDs for classroom use and students may view them while in the library. Bring your SWC photo ID card and the DVD call number to the Circulation Desk.
D811.5 .W37 2007 dvd ( 7 DVDs )
The War
This six videodisc documentary by Ken Burns tells the story of ordinary people in four quintessentially American towns - Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; and Luverne, Minnesota - and examines the ways in which the Second World War touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America.
D811.5 .W37 2007 dvd ( 7 DVDs )
The War
This six videodisc documentary by Ken Burns tells the story of ordinary people in four quintessentially American towns - Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; and Luverne, Minnesota - and examines the ways in which the Second World War touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America.
This three DVD documentary set spans almost four hundred years telling the story of pivotal moments in U.S. history from the Native American perspective, upending two-dimensional stereotypes of American Indians as simply ferocious warriors or peaceable lovers of the land.
Examines Latin Americans through the prism of the 2008 presidential election. Focuses on the strategies used by the Obama and McCain campaigns to attract Latin American voters, and how the immigration debate is affecting such efforts.
Tells the story of how a little known state senator rose from obscurity to the White House in just over four years. Draws on interviews with those closest to Obama to provide insight into how he might lead the country. A personal and political biography, the film examines the key moments that shaped Obama, and asks what his election says about America.
The economies of being environmentally conscious / This documentary explores the vitality of the environment through ecofriendly architecture. Traversing the globe, the series chronicles important stories of green architecture as they exist in New York, Chicago, China, and into the future. Masterfully shot in high-definition, the series introduces us to the inventive leaders and technologies driving sustainable practices worldwide in the design of buildings where we live, work and play.
Examines Wal-Mart's importation of Chinese goods into the United States. Discusses that while some economists credit Wal-Mart's focus on low costs with helping contain U.S. inflation, others charge that the company is the main force driving the massive overseas shift to China in the production of American consumer goods, resulting in hundreds of thousands of lost jobs and a lower standard of living in the U.S.
This DVD explores different topics about immigration in the United States.
In 1943, Gonzalo Méndez sued the Westminster School District of Orange County, California in order to end segregation in the public schools. This court case set an important legal precedent for ending segregation in the United States.
This program explains how to identify different types of learning disabilities and how to intervene and aid a learning disabled student.
A six-episode series featuring the designers and drivers of change in the world of sustainable architecture. Each episode explores the potential of the built environment to help reverse our global climate crisis.
Six 30-minute chapters featuring the designers and drivers of change in the world of sustainable architecture. Each episode explores the potential of the built environment to help reverse our global climate crisis.
PN1995.9.D4 T55 2005 dvd
The thin blue line
The thin blue line
This documentary examines the 1976 case of Randall Adams, who was wrongly sentenced to death for the murder of a Dallas policeman. Errol Morris' documentary exposed the truth of the case and is credited with overturning Adams' conviction.
"Nova takes viewers on a fascinating quest with a group of pioneering mathematicians determined to decipher the rules that govern fractal geometry. Their remarkable findings are deepening our understanding of nature and stimulating a new wave of scientific, medical and artistic innovation, stretching from the ecology of the rainforest to fashion design.
Galileo's battle for the heavens
Dramatization of Galileo Galilei's life, including his scientific achievements and his defense of his controversial theory that the earth revolves around the sun. Also includes how letters from his illegitimate daughter, Maria Celeste, a cloistered nun, have shed new light on Galileo's discoveries and his trial for heresy.
QC16.F49 B478 2006 dvd
The best mind since Einstein
This documentary profiles the late Richard Feynman--atomic-bomb pioneer and Nobel prize-winning physicist.
QC16.N7 N49867 2005 dvd
Newton's dark secrets
Nova recreates the climate of late 17th-century England, where a newfound fascination with science and mathematics coexisted with extreme views on religious doctrine. Unknown to most, Newton was obsessed with religion and the occult, leading to experiments in alchemy along with his ground-breaking work in physics.
QC173.6 .N68 2005 dvd
Hotspots
Examines hotspots, areas of the world with the largest number of unique species at risk of going extinct.
Hotspots
Examines hotspots, areas of the world with the largest number of unique species at risk of going extinct.
QH367 .E96 2001 dvd
Darwin's dangerous idea
Explores why Darwin's "dangerous idea" might matter even more today than it did in his own time, and reveals how science might be used to explain the past and predict the future of life on earth.
QL713.2 .O34 2008 dvd
Ocean animal emergency
"Part emergency room, part rehab facility, and part research lab, the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, California means the difference between life and death for sick and injured ocean animals. Nova takes you inside this very special ER to witness the efforts of a renowned team of wildlife veterinarians as they fight to save their animal patients as well as to uncover the cause of a mysterious neurological illness plaguing marine mammals like California sea lions and harbor seal pups."--Nova website.
TD195.T7 E2 2008 dvd
E². Transport
Examines sustainable transportation alternatives with potentially far-reaching effects. Explores real solutions to pressing environmental and social challenges.
E². Transport
Examines sustainable transportation alternatives with potentially far-reaching effects. Explores real solutions to pressing environmental and social challenges.
TJ820 .E2 2007 dvd
Energy
Features people and places around the globe where efforts are being made to improve our environment for the future.
Energy
Features people and places around the globe where efforts are being made to improve our environment for the future.
TL796.5.R8 S68 2008 dvd
Is there life on Mars?
This DVD showcases the latest scientific revelations from a planet, once alien, now poised to reveal provocative new clues in the tantalizing quest to plumb its past for signs of water and, perhaps, even life.
Is there life on Mars?
This DVD showcases the latest scientific revelations from a planet, once alien, now poised to reveal provocative new clues in the tantalizing quest to plumb its past for signs of water and, perhaps, even life.
