Streaming Video

In general, there are two ways to locate available films to stream. You can:

• Search within the library catalog or UDiscover, or
• Browse within the different streaming collections that the library subscribes to

The benefit to searching within the library catalog or UDiscover is that it allows you to search across multiple collections. The disadvantage to searching within the catalog or UDiscover is that it doesn't always accurately index all available films. This disadvantage occurs because in a small number of platforms the titles might change routinely (this can be the case with Kanopy). For this reason, we encourage users to look within a handful of major platforms if they wish to see what titles we provide. These collections provide a similar user experience to commercial products such as Netflix or HBO Max, where the user can scroll through a selection of available titles.

• If you want to limit your search to only videos in the catalog, then it's best to begin your search from the Advanced Search page of the catalog. Under the "Material Type" section, select the "Streaming Video" and "Video Recording" options, as pictured here:  

• Once you've entered your search, you can confirm that an item is an streaming video by the following icon:

• To verify whether an item is a physical DVD or VHS, look for the same video icon without the "e", along with a small table outlining the item's location, call number, and availability status, as pictured here:

• To view a streaming title, click on the title of the search result, in this case you would select "Ken Burns the Central Park five":

• Within the record for an individual streaming video, the film can be accessed by selecting the link towards the center of the screen that is labelled something along the lines of "Connect to resource online." The following screenshot highlights this type of link:

Within UDiscover, limiting the search results is the easiest way to locate streaming videos and/or DVDs. As pictured here, the "Videos" filter is located towards the left side of the screen: