Key features of open video repositories are outlined, followed by brief
description of specific sites relevant to the social sciences. Although
most were created by instructors over the past 10 years to facilitate
teaching and learning, significant variation in kind, quality, and
number per discipline were discovered. Economics and Psychology have the
most extensive sets of repositories, while Political Science has the
least development. Among original-content websites, Economics has the
strongest collection in terms of production values, given substantial
support from wealthy donors to advance political and economic agendas.
Sociology stands out in having the most developed website in which
found-video is applied to teaching and learning. Numerous
multidisciplinary sites of quality have also emerged in recent years.