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Streaming Video

Highlighted Streaming Video Collection

Media Education Foundation & California Newsreel Streaming Video Collections

The University Libraries has licensed the complete Media Education Foundation collection and all of the currently available titles of California Newsreel on the Kanopy streaming platform! These include many of our most requested titles that circulate on DVD/VHS. Check back regularly, as new titles will be added to both collections as they join Kanopy.

Streaming Video Collections

Digital Video Collections Guide

A comprehensive guide of all current UMN Libraries licensed digital video streaming collections* in addition to major sources of high quality free streaming video web content. *Lynda.com licensed by OIT.

Embedding Streaming Video into Moodle

Brief video tutorials for how to embed streaming video into your Moodle course site. Note: These tutorials also include some important troubleshooting tips.

Locating Streaming Video in the Libraries Catalog (MNCat)

There are several thousand videos in the Libraries online catalog (MNCat) available in streaming format for instant access. Most of these are restricted to UMN ID holders though some are open access. Try the search widget on the Collections page to look up a title.

Attribution: This page was designed with strong inspiration and permission from the American University Library Media Services program.