What Your Students Are Searching For In 2024

What do social media, psychology, nursing, and artificial intelligence all have in common? They are all among the topics most searched for on Credo Reference and Films On Demand this year. The top search trends from our two multidisciplinary resources for higher education institutions show which trending topics students on college and university campuses are most interested in this year. Check out what researchers are searching for in 2024.

Students use Credo Reference to build foundational background knowledge in any topic as they get started on their research. Films On Demand is used by both students and faculty to find supplemental material for their projects or introductory courses. It should come as no surprise that there is so much overlap in their respective top searches every year.

Take a closer look at the top trends (presented alphabetically) and find links to supporting films and eBooks in Films On Demand and Credo Reference to support your students looking to gain background knowledge in these popular areas. Credo Reference subscribers can log in here. Films On Demand subscribers can log in here. (If your institution doesn’t subscribe to Credo Reference or Films On Demand, go here to take a free trial.)

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence is everywhere now and offers students enticing options in their day-to-day lives. Help them understand

both the benefits and potential challenges of using AI with the content linked below.

Credo Reference: Artificial Intelligence (AI) — Top 3 Pros and Cons from ProCon Headlines.

Films On Demand: ChatGPT and AI Art from NewsHour Productions and Agree to Disagree: Will Artificial Intelligence Do More Harm Than Good? A Debate from Open to Debate.

Climate Change

Find background information, maps, charts and documentaries on this much discussed topic.

Credo Reference: The Science of Climate Change from Wiley-Scrivener.

Films On Demand: Dynamic Planet, a four-part series from PBS; NOVA’s Chasing Carbon Zero, also from PBS; Climate Change: The Facts from the BBC.

Exercise & Nutrition and the Immune System

While “exercise and nutrition” appears separately from “immune system” in our trends, the two topics are often closely related. Find whole body health reference and the latest videos below.

Credo Reference: The Human Body Book from Dorling Kindersley, The Gale Encyclopedia of Nutrition and Food Labels, and Agriculture for Improved Nutrition from CABI.

Films On Demand: Male Eating Disorders and Wegovy Weight Loss from NewsHour Productions; Nourish Your Life: A Guide to Healthy Eating, an eight-part series from Motion Masters; the Rx Health series from Ivanhoe Broadcast News; and many more.

Ken Burns

Films On Demand contains much of Ken Burns’s exceptional content. Users can simply search his name (Ken Burns) or find direct links to his famous documentaries in the platform (or below).

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Leadership

What qualities make a good leader? Leadership skills are, for many, a must for the workplace. We’ve already put together a blog highlighting some of our best content for students who are planning their careers that you should absolutely read, but, for content specifically on leadership, check out the links below.

Credo Reference: Teach Yourself: The Ultimate Leadership Book from Hodder & Stoughton; or ask about our Business & Management Essentials Collection.

Films On Demand: Two Minutes to Success from Seven Dimensions offers workplace and leadership skills advice, while the TED series offers talks from leaders in diverse industries.

Mass Shootings & Abortion

Our search trends always include topics that dominate the national conversation. Two areas that are top of mind for Americans in 2024 involve gun violence and abortion rights. Help your students gather background knowledge on these current topics below:

Credo Reference: Landmark Supreme Court Cases: Abortion from Facts On File, Abortion and Bioethics: Principles to Guide U.S. Abortion Debates from The Conversation

Landmark Supreme Court Cases: Abortion, available on Credo Reference Films On Demand: The Janes from HBO®; Stopping Active Shooters Before They Act/The Wistockian Theory from In the Line of Duty; A Mythology of Mass Killers and Mass Killings: The Role of the Media from ShortCuts TV.

Mental Health and Psychology

Both “Mental Health” and “Psychology” appear in our search trends in 2024. Earlier this summer, we wrote a blog on mental health awareness that offers links to useful content for your students from Films On Demand. See Credo Reference content below.

Credo Reference: Healing Ways: An Integrative Health Sourcebook from Barron’s Education, Natural Health: Your Complete Guide to Natural Remedies and Mindful Well-Being from Visible Ink, and Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology. In addition, the Psychology Essentials Collection is an eBook subscription you can add to your Credo Reference platform.

Nursing and Telemedicine

Telemedicine has grown exponentially since COVID, and we have quite a bit of telemedicine and telehealth-related content in our premium nursing collections. The content below will not be found in core collections. Interested in learning more? Trial them today!

Credo Reference: The Nursing and Allied Health Essentials Collection has titles recognized by Doody’s Core Titles, American Journal of Nursing, and Recommended College List.

Films On Demand: The Nursing Core Collection offers full coverage of evergreen nursing topics, while our Nursing Current Concepts and Practices Collection limits the content to titles published within the last five years. Titles on telemedicine include Telehealth 101 for Mental Health Professionals: Best Practices for the Basics and Beyond and Tele-Critical Care (TCC) in Our Challenging Healthcare Times from PESI.

Social Media

“Social Media” is a top search trend? Like this post if you’re not surprised. Did you know that Films On Demand allows librarians and faculty to add YouTube streams and individual YouTube videos to their course playlists? Click here to learn how.

For helpful social media content, check out:
Credo Reference: Opinions Throughout History: Social Media from Grey House Publishing.

Films On Demand: Should the U.S. Ban TikTok?: A Debate and Is Social Media Bad for Kids’ Mental Health?: A Debate from Open to Debate, and 100 Million Views by Sideways Film.

Study of Music

“Study of Music” ranks at #6 on Films On Demand as researchers turn away from more serious topics toward art appreciation. Build background knowledge on music history with Credo Reference’s authoritative reference, and dive into the sounds and sights of music with some fantastic documentaries from Films On Demand.

Credo Reference: Build background knowledge on music history and browse the music reference shelf.

Films On Demand: Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music and The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart from HBO; titles from PBS’s Great Performances series and The War on Disco (also from PBS); Electronic Vibrations from EuroArts Music International; titles from 3DD Entertainment’s Rock Legends series.

Study Skills

Before a student can conduct research, they need to hone the skills necessary to do their best work. Today’s researchers and educators know this, and we strongly suspect that’s why “Study Skills” is the #1 search topic on Films On Demand.

Credo Reference: Check out Credo’s “Research Quick Tips” videos on the Credo homepage, for short point-of-need instructional guides.

Films On Demand: How to Study Effectively from Seven Dimensions, Mastering the Art of Information Literacy from Motion Masters (learn more here), and the Dynamic Learning series from ShortCuts TV (available through Films On Demand’s Career & Technical Education Package).

Workplace Safety

Films On Demand has many videos on workplace skills to help today’s college students become tomorrow’s successful employees. “Workplace Safety” is of particular import, especially for students considering going into the trades, and Films On Demand’s Career & Technical Education Package now has two new series from Channel 1 Creative Media on the topic.

Films On Demand Career & Technical Education Package: Workplace Health and Safety Induction, short training videos aimed at orienting new inductees in the workplace; The Easy Guide To, short training videos covering a range of hazard management and general safety topics for blue-collar workers and managers.

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What Your Students Are Searching for in 2024