Subject & Course Guides: Streaming Video: Streaming Video Provided By KU

Multi-Media Sources on Campus

KU Libraries Catalog
Use the "Set Other Search Limits" button to limit the "Item Type" to "Video/Film/Other projected media" to search the video/DVD collection of the KU Libraries.
EGARC Catalog
EGARC provides technology assistance in the learning and teaching in the humanities. Among their resources is a large collection of DVDs and other media material.
KU's Official YouTube Channel
Watch videos on all types of topics that relate to life at KU.
KU Libraries Video Archives
A collection films from the KU Archives.

Streaming Availability

Just Watch
Search for various places to find a movie or TV show, including theaters, kiosks, streaming sites, and digital download services.

DVD/VHS Digitization

KU Libraries offer a service to digitize portions of library owned DVDs/videos for classroom use if not available through other sources. To comply with US copyright law, faculty or instructors must complete a form and acknowledge that the service being request is a fair use of materials. Complete the request form for each title.

Library Provided Streaming Video Collections

Academic Video Online
This database provides access to many of the streaming video titles provided by Alexander Street Press. This collection includes materials on all subject matters and includes a collection of PBS films.
Ambrose Video
This collection includes over 7000 films from a variety academic disciplines. Among those included are the entire BBC Shakespeare Collection.
Digital Theatre Plus
A film database covering theater productions, including Shakespeare, classics, musical theater, dance, opera, and recent British productions.
Films on demand
Films on Demand contains over 22,000 videos covering a variety of academic areas. The films can be played in their entirety or made into smaller segments.
Film Platform
A collection of contemporary documentary films with many fresh from the film festival circuit.
Naxos video library
Provides an extensive streaming video library of classical music performances, opera, ballet, live concerts, and documentaries. (Restricted to 5 simultaneous users)
PBS Video Collection
Streaming video from PBS shows including NOVA, Nature, and American Experience.
Vanderbilt Television News Archive
This collection of streaming content spans the presidential administrations of Lyndon Baines Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama. The core collection includes evening news broadcasts from ABC, CBS, and NBC (since 1968), an hour per day of CNN (since 1995) and Fox News (since 2004).