Searching for Captioned Videos and DVDs

- Opens in a new window where you may click Search to browse a list of over 1,000 closed captioned videos and DVDs held by the Library.

- Double check if the item you want from the list is captioned by clicking the title you want, clicking Detailed Record, and checking the Notes field to see if closed-captioning is mentioned, as shown here.

- Use the Call Number to request the video or DVD at the Location listed. See the Access policy about where videos and DVDs can be used.

- To see if the Library holds a captioned version of a specific title, you may search by title in the Classic Catalog (SUMMIT)  (this link opens in a new window). 

- Enter your title, for example, Strawberry and Chocolate. In the drop down box, choose Title, as shown. In the Formats drop down menu, choose Video-DVD or VHS, as shown below.

- If your title comes up, click on it. Check if it includes closed-captioning by clicking Detailed Record, and and check the Notes field to see if closed-captioning is mentioned, as shown here.

- Use the Call Number to request the video or DVD at the Location listed. See the Access policy about where videos and DVDs can be used.

- To search for captioned videos and DVDs held by the Library on a particular topic, use the Classic Catalog (SUMMIT) (this link opens in a new window).

- One easy way to search is to enter your keyword or phrase in one box, and enter "close? caption?" in another box. (The ? will find any ending of the word, such as caption, captions, captioning or captioned; close or closed. The phrase "closed-captioned" is now being consistently used, but some older videos do not include this phrase.)

- Example searches:

- dancing AND "close? caption?"

- "social work" AND "close? caption?"

- child? AND disab? AND "close? caption?"

- For the search boxes you use, choose keyword in the following drop down menu, as shown. In the Formats drop down menu, choose Video-DVD or VHS, as shown below and then Click Search.

- If you find a title you want, click on it. Check if it includes closed-captioning by clicking Detailed Record, and check the Notes field to see if closed-captioning is mentioned, as shown here.

- Use the Call Number to request the video or DVD at the Location listed. See the Access policy about where videos and DVDs can be used.

- There are additional ways to search by topic, so please see below for help if you don't find what you want.

For help with searching the Classic Catalog (SUMMIT) for closed-captioned videos and DVDs, Ask Us or contact Adina Mulliken. 

Some videos and DVDs that are closed-captioned may not be listed as such in the Catalog.  If you would like to check on a particular title, contact Video/Limited Access desk at 315.443.2438.