The sound and moving image library is like a treasure that I wish I have learned about since first year. The library has many resources that range from movies and documentaries to music and podcasts. This virtual library gave me the opportunity to access many websites and resources such as a database for movies, including the recently produced films by big companies like disney and pixar. I was pleasantly surprised when i knew that i could watch my favorite movies for free. I do not need to go through paywalls on other websites to watch anything. The virtual library also allows me to access documentaries that I need for my courses and studies.
I remember when I was researching for the movie Wall-E that I wanted to nominate for the film festival, I found the movie RIO. This is an all time, favorite childhood film. I also found many disney movies that have been removed from netflix and can only be accessed if i subscribe to disney plus, which is quite costly.
I also found out that I could sign a form to request any movie to be rented through these databases, which is great because once a new movie is not in theaters anymore, we can sign the form to rent it out without paying for it while remaining as a legal process. This should also apply to documentaries and music collections, as well.
References:https://www.library.yorku.ca/web/smil/
Applied Plant Ecology Winter 2020 