Academic Video Online (AVON) This link opens in a new windowAVON: Academic Video Online (formerly VAST) is a multidisciplinary streaming video resource. AVON covers the following areas and more: art, architecture, business, counseling and therapy, dance, economics, education, ethnic studies, ethnography, gay and lesbian studies, health, history, humanities, law and public safety, literature, opera, philosophy, political science, rehabilitation and sports medicine, feature films (including contemporary world cinema and silent films), psychology, religion, science, theatre, musical performance, and women's studies.