LibGuides: Music Library 101: Accessing Streaming Media Resources Online

Searching for Media in Discovery

Searching for Media Formats (Audio or Video) in Discovery is just like searching for Scores or Books.

Use the built-in filters to refine your search and find content that is accessible online.

Streaming at DePauw

Kanopy Streaming Video This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? You want to watch something from the Criterion Collection.
- What's included? On-demand streaming platform that offers more than 26,000 films and documentaries. Mostly indie, classic & international, not recent blockbusters, from creators like PBS, the BBC, the Criterion Collection, and New Day Films.
Met Opera On Demand This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? You want to watch and review an opera performance.
- What's included? Online streaming of over 600 New York Metropolitan Opera performances. Includes HD videos & classic telecasts (1977+), and radio broadcast (audio-only) 1935+.
Naxos Music Library This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? You need a reputable recording to review for musical study.
- What's included? Streaming audio of classical music, plus some world music and jazz. Includes brief discussions of the works and biographical information on composers and artists.
Naxos Music Library Jazz This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? You need a reputable recording to review for musical study.
- What's included? Online streaming jazz music. Over 250 labels, including Blue Note Records, EMI, Fantasy, and Warner Jazz.
Naxos Music Library World This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? You need a reputable recording to review for musical study.
- What's included? Online streaming world music. Over 250 labels, including Smithsonian Folkways, 100 Beats, ARC, Celestial Harmonies, and Footprint Records.
Swank Digital Campus This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? You are searching for content that has been licensed by the library for course reserve.
- What's included? Streaming academic films. Please contact the library to request additional titles: library@depauw.edu

Open Access or Temporarily Free Content

National Jukebox
The Library of Congress presents the National Jukebox, which makes historical sound recordings available to the public free of charge. The Jukebox includes recordings from the extraordinary collections of the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation and other contributing libraries and archives.
Open Music Library
Curated by a community of music scholars, students, teachers and librarians, the Open Music Library brings together peer-reviewed journal articles, books and music scores from the world’s digital collections.
OperaVision
OperaVision is opera for the connected world. Watch live streams as the operas themselves unfold in the opera house. View your favourite performances, subtitled, on demand. Learn about the art form and specific productions by browsing our richly populated digital library, stories, and articles. Discover resources for young audiences and for artistic career development. In English, French, and German, thoughtfully curated, and free to browse and explore.
Recorded Sound Research Center
The Recorded Sound Research Center provides access to the commercial and archival audio holdings of the Library of Congress. The collection dates from 1926 when Victor Records donated over 400 discs to the Library's Music Division to supplement its print and manuscript holdings. In the custody of the Motion Picture Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division since 1978, the collection has grown to include over 2 million items encompassing audio formats from cylinders to CDs. The holdings complement the field recordings of the American Folklife Center and the moving image collections served in the Moving Image Research Center.