Searching the WQED Black Horizons Collection

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This video is a step-by-step guide to searching the WQED Black Horizons special collection on the American Archive of Public Broadcasting website. It shows how to enter keywords, review results with episode titles, dates, and descriptions, and navigate into individual records. Using “August Wilson” as an example, the tutorial demonstrates how to efficiently locate episodes, preview content, and access media for classroom or research use. The tutorial also shows what happens after selecting an individual episode. Viewers learn how to use the full episode description to pinpoint where a topic appears and then use the media player to begin the video from that point. The tutorial further demonstrates how to open the episode transcript, search within it for specific names, terms, or keywords, and jump directly to those moments in the program. By combining descriptions, transcripts, and playback tools, viewers can efficiently move from an initial search to the exact segment most useful for their classroom or research.

Credits: Molly Tighe