Find Videos
You will want to use a keyword search, in Discover, to find videos. Some possibilities include the uniform title, the instrument, the type of work (concerto, opera, quartet, symphony, etc.), the composer, any numbers associated with the composer (like the Mozart's catalog numbers like k 626), and more. You will find videos that are in our DVD collection but also videos in our streaming video databases (see list below).
Please note: There are some streaming video databases that are not indexed by Discover. Any databases with an orange triangle is not in Discover.
DVDS are kept behind the Circulation Desk. Please ask for them by call number.
You can search Discover or the Library Catalog for videos The example, below, shows a search in Discover.
- Discover This link opens in a new window
Limit your music topic search by Videos to see all video results. Discover also includes articles, books, scores, sound recordings, and more.
- Library CatalogUse the keyword search to find videos by using the search: videorecording and your topic keyword. An example: videorecording and symphony
Streaming Video Databases
- Alexander Street Video This link opens in a new windowAlexander Street publishes more than 80 collections totaling many millions of pages, audio tracks, videos, images, and playlists. We’re concentrating on building the best collections we can across the curriculum—in literature; music; women's history; black history; psychological counseling and therapy; social and cultural history; drama, medical, theatre, film, and the performing arts; religion; sociology; and other emerging areas.
- Films on Demand This link opens in a new window36,570 titles and 282,830 segments of streaming videos from a variety of popular and educational publishers/producers. Content includes a wide variety of subject areas including movies, plays, speeches, interviews, documentaries, lectures, and more.
Subjects covered include Anthropology, African Studies, Asia & The Pacific, Latin American Studies, Art & Architecture, Biology, Business & Economics, Communication, Counseling & Social Work, Criminal Justice & Law, Earth Science, Education, Engineering, English, Entertainment, Environmental Science, Geography, Health & Medicine, History, Mathematics, Music & Dance, Philosophy & Religion, Physical Science, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Technology & Society, World Languages
Learn more about this resource: FILMS ON DEMAND - Kanopy This link opens in a new window
A video streaming service with a broad selection of documentaries, feature films, and training videos from thousands of producers. Featured producers include BBC, the Criterion Collection, the Great Courses, HBO, PBS, and many more.
Content includes- Anthropology, Art and Architecture, Business, Education, Everyday Health, Film Studies, Global Studies & Languages, History, Law & Criminal Justice, Media & Communications, Medicine, Music, Theater & Dance, Political Science, Psychology, Sciences, and Sociology.
Learn more about this resource: https://lib.stmarytx.edu/kanopy
Locate Videos in Discover
Steps to Locate Videos
- Search by keyword. You can put items in quotes to search by phrase (e.g. "mixed voices"), use Boolean operators (e.g. (symphony OR concerto), by the composer's name, piece of music, etc.
- Once you have searched, limit by Source Type to Videos.
