The Fresno State Library subscribes to thousands of streaming videos. All are available to Fresno State students, faculty, and staff. Titles can be found by using OneSearch or by exploring the key databases below. For a comprehensive list of all streaming media please consult the Databases A-Z List.
Kanopy provides streaming access to documentaries, independent, and feature films. *Instructors: request access by completing the request form in front of the video, please add a note if needed for multiple semesters*. Licensing partners include Criterion Collection, New Day Films, California Newsreel, PBS, and others. Videos can be viewed on a range of devices and platforms including Apple, Android, and Windows.
The following resources provide instant access to streaming videos.
Academic Video Online delivers more than 70,000 titles spanning a wide range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. The collection represents content from over 800 leading distributors, producers, and filmmakers such as CNN, 60 MINUTES, PBS, BBC, Contemporary Arts Media, and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Contains over 8,000 films, documentaries, interviews, newsreels, and more. More than half of the videos are contemporaneous video from the 1890s to the 1980s. Semantic indexing allows users to search videos by subject, language, person, and publisher. Video content producers include PBS, California Newsreel, Documentary Educational Resources, and The History Channel.
BBC Shakespeare Plays is a series of British television adaptions of the plays of William Shakespeare originally aired between 1978 to 1985. All 37 productions are available here. These productions used traditional interpretations of the plays set in either Shakespeare's time (1564 to 1616) or in the period of the events depicted (such as ancient Rome for Julius Caesar) and featured many of the most renowned Shakespearean actors.
Contains dance productions and documentaries by the most influential performers and companies of the 20th century. Selections cover ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, and improvisational dance, as well as forerunners of the forms and the pioneers of modern concert dance.
Docuseek2 streams more than 1,600 independent, social-issue, and environmental films. Subjects covered include aging, agriculture and food, ecology, music, and much more. Up to 200 films will be added throughout the year. Producers in this collection include Bullfrog Films, DGenerate Films, Icarus Films, and more.
Streaming video collection containing videos from multiple subject areas including business, criminal justice, history, and education. The Films on Demand Master Academic Collection contains 10,000+ videos and the Nursing Video Collection contains 800+ videos.
JoVE, the Journal of Visualized Experiments, is the world's first peer reviewed scientific video journal. Established in 2006, JoVE is devoted to publishing scientific research in a visual format to help researchers overcome two of the biggest challenges facing the scientific research community today; poor reproducibility and the time and labor intensive nature of learning new experimental techniques. Sections included: Biology, Chemistry, Environment, Immunology and Infection, Neuroscience, Science Education (Basic Biology).
Search across multiple video, audio, and reference collections including the African American Music Reference, American Song, Classical Music in Video, Classical Music Library, Classical Music Reference Library, Classical Scores Library, Contemporary World Music, Dance in Video, Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online, Jazz Music Library, Opera in Video, and Smithsonian Global Sound Collection.
Drawing on 10 years of NT Live broadcasts, alongside high-quality archive recordings never previously seen outside of the NT’s Archive, the National Theatre Collection is now complete and contains 30 filmed performances.
*Safari on macOS Sierra is not supported, try Firefox or Chrome* Stream up to 50 feature films and documentaries curated to support course instruction. Content may vary from semester to semester.
Films for mental health education and training. It includes access to the Complete Film Library of DSM 5 & ICD 10 Guided Films and Assessment Tools.
Unlimited access to Teaching Channel’s 1,200+ video library. All videos have been carefully vetted by content experts to ensure they showcase current techniques, model best teaching practices, and provide immediate ideas to support student learning. Sort by grade-level (K-12), subject area, or by topic. Access provided in part by the Mathematics and Science Teacher Initiative (MSTI) at Fresno State. *Access will fail if users log into a personal account*