Collins Memorial Library: GERM 380: Green Germany: News & Media

Online Resources for Freiburg

Freiburg Green City
Information from the official website of the city of Freiburg. Includes maps, pamphlets, an overview of the city's ecological competence, and more.
Cluster - Green City Freiburg
Get to know the Green City Freiburg and the experts, companies and institutions of the Environmental and Renewable Energy Business Network.
EcoTipping Points Project - Freiburg Info

Access World News
Regional, national, and international newspapers, 1980's-present. To find German news sources, refine results by "Source Location."
International Newsstream
Provides the most recent news content outside of the US and Canada. Select "German" under language.
Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic)
Access to news, business, governmental and legal sources.

Nature of Cities (2010)
Explores both the nature in our own backyards – Austin and San Diego – and the possibilities in projects of cities of the future – Malmo, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Freiburg, Amsterdam and Paris. This film features Sustainable Communities professor Timothy Beatley as he tours these places with City Planners, Landscape Architects, Ecologists and Residents.

Academic Video Online (AVON) This link opens in a new window
Is a video subscription that delivers almost 70,000 titles spanning subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more.
Kanopy
Provides access to thousands of award-winning films, thought-provoking documentaries, latest festival hits, classic films, TV series, and more. Films streamed on Kanopy are provided to the Puget Sound community for classroom and educational purposes only. Films that have been licensed are immediately available on the Kanopy platform. If a film has not been licensed for use, you may submit a Kanopy request form and the library will consider the request.
Films on Demand - Archival Films & Newsreels Collection
A collection of archival films and newsreels spanning the 1880s to the 21st century.

Filmportal.de
A well-presented film website in German & English, although the German platform is more extensive. This project is coordinated by the Deutsches Filminstitut (German Film Institute), and provides details on German films, individuals and film companies.
Telescope Film
Offers a database of 450,000 films and series, with click through access to over 150 streaming services. Users can browse all films with the button in the header, and filter by streaming service, country, language, genre, and more or enter a search term in the search window. Find a film you want to watch? Just click through to the streaming service of your choice.