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Videos and Music

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How to Access Materials

The library offers an extensive collection of videos and music, in streaming, DVD and CD formats.

Streaming access varies by service. Some allow you to login with your UC Davis credentials; for others, you may need to connect to the Library VPN if you are off campus.
To view our DVD and CD collections, use UC Library Search and filter your search results by “Available in the Library” and “Resource Type.”

Streaming Video

Documentaries, feature films, performances and more

Documentaries

Use Kanopy to access on-demand streaming documentaries, indie films and classic cinema.

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Academic Documentaries

Access social issue, environmental and documentary videos, with hundreds of titles in all major academic disciplines, through Docuseek2.

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Feature Films

Stream feature films, foreign films and documentaries for classroom use through Swank Motion Pictures: Digital Campus.

Visit Swank Motion Pictures

Theatre

Thousands of performances, masterclasses, interviews and documentaries are available through Alexander Street Theatre in Video.

Visit Alexander Street Theatre in Video

Lab Experiment Videos

Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE)

More than 15,000 peer-reviewed, PubMed-indexed scientific experiment videos for teaching laboratory methods and concepts in biology, medicine, chemistry and physical sciences.

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Streaming Music

Classical and Jazz

More than 2 million tracks are available through Naxos Music Library’s classical music streaming platform.

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World Music

The Naxos Music Library: World includes historical and contemporary music from over 150 countries and more than 1,500 cultural groups.

Visit Naxos Music Library: World

Music Online Collection

The Alexander Street Music Online Collection includes American, classical, contemporary world, popular, and jazz music, as well as the Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries.

Visit Alexander Street Music

Music Video Collection

View thousands of performances, masterclasses, documentaries and interviews for the study of music.

Visit Alexander Street Music Video Collection