Streaming video and music

UNSW Library has subscriptions to online databases that contain streaming films, short videos, instructional videos documentaries and music collections. Streaming content can be accessed and viewed immediately with an active internet connection.

To find streamed video and audio content in the UNSW Library collection:

• Search for your title or keywords in the Library collection.
• If necessary, refine your results by selecting the Resource types for Streaming videos or Audio under Refine my results and then Apply filters.
• Once you have located the item you require, select the item title and navigate to the View It section to access the resource.
• Streaming content may be best viewed on a computer - If you encounter any difficulties viewing streaming content see the Online resources access checklist.
• To find streamed video, audio content and music resources see Arts & media Subject guide.

Access key video streaming resources including:

• Informit EduTV
  Documentaries, news, Australian films, some mainstream movies and educational content
• Alexander Street Press
  Documentaries, news, interviews, educational and instructional content
• Beamafilm
  Collects streaming content focusing on independent documentaries and international feature films. Also includes Skillshare video content for learning skills ranging from illustration, animation, software, productivity, and even learning the guitar.
• Bloomsbury streaming video collection
  The collection includes content from filmed performances and fiction films to documentaries and instructional videos, designed and curated for academic studies. It includes an Arts and Humanities collection formerly known as Artfilms.
• Drama Online
  Includes plays from across the history of the theatre including non-English language works
• Medici.tv
  Includes streaming video of classical music, operas and ballets, with a focus on live performance and masterclasses. Also includes archived concerts, documentaries, and educational programming.
• Sage criminology & criminal justice video collection
  Includes videos on all branches of the criminal justice system to support students and researchers at all levels

Access key music streaming resources including:

• Naxos music library
  Contains huge track catalogue, notes whilst listening, and composer and artist biographies. Includes classical, jazz, world, folk and Chinese music and historical recordings.
• Alexander Street Press: Music & performing arts
  Focus on Music & Performing Arts under Disciplines tab to reveal all options for a large collection of video, text and audio. Includes classical music scores, opera, tracks, playlists, performances, composers, instruments, ensembles, venues, time periods, dance, film, jazz, theatre, popular and world music.
• Australian Jazz Real Book
  The Australia Council for the Arts collection of jazz tunes from Australian composers. Representative of the Australian Jazz Sound, it includes recordings and sheet music.