Physical Media

The primary mission of Media Services is to support teaching faculty and their course development, so some titles in our physical collection are designated for class use and cannot be taken home; these items may only be viewed in the library. However, most DVDs in our collection do circulate to AU students and staff and are designated Home Use.

Please note: The Home Use DVD loan period is one week and is subject to Community Impact fees; replacement fees will be charged for items damaged, lost, or stolen while checked out. DVDs must be renewed in person.

To peruse some of our favorite films visit our Media Highlights page. We have over 30 sub-collections with over 2,000 pinned films on themes like staff favorites, animation, AFI top 100, French language films and many more!

Streaming Media

Thousands of videos in the library catalog are available as online streaming files for instant access. Some of these are restricted to AU ID holders and some are open access.

WAMU Archives

Media Services has audiotapes of the Diane Rehm Show, The Kojo Nnamdi Show--formerly The Derek McGinty Show--and Public Interest. Audiotapes are located in off-site storage and may be checked out of the library by AU faculty. Students and other patrons may use audiotapes on site.

Diane Rehm Show March 1993 to April 2006 Audiotapes are located in off-site storage. Tapes may be requested at the Media Services desk and are available within 48 hours. The WAMU website  has descriptions/guest lists of these shows from January 2002 to present. Shows from January 2002 to present may be heard online in streaming format.

The public may order cassette tapes or CDs of any Diane Rehm Show or The Kojo Nnamdi Show directly from WAMU. They may do this through the WAMU website by going to the specific, and then to the archive or by calling (202) 885-1220.