I’ve always passed by the Sound and Moving Image Library in my years at York University but have never had the ability or found a purpose of entering it until this semester in my Applied Plant Ecology Course. In fact, we had the pleasure of taking a tour down there with the class and I realized that this library would help in the film nominations which we would eventually submit. Upon entering, I was very intrigued and to my surprise found the library to have a delightful and nostalgic ambiance as it reminded me of the times I’d visit Blockbuster’s as a child with my family to pick up a film. There were revolving racks filled with movies (on DVD) as well as screening rooms and music rooms. The screening rooms had DVD players as well as headphones which were for a person to watch the films individually. Similar to the YorkU Library database online, there was also a database for searching movies. This proved to be beneficial as our film nominations were based on films specifically relating to plant ecology. A film I discovered there was The Wisdom to Survive: Climate Change, Capitalism & Community (2013). Overall, I was blown away with how easy it is to use the search forum for films and was completely unaware that this could be accessed via the advanced search on YorkU + Omni Libraries. It is extremely easy to use and whoever is at the front should be able to assist you with all your needs or inquiries.
Applied Plant Ecology Winter 2020 