How can I watch a DVD or film?
How can I watch a DVD or film?
Answer
Streaming Information For Faculty:
If there is a film you would like to use for a class that is not currently available, please complete this form to request that the library purchase streaming rights: https://sdsu.libwizard.com/f/streamingrequest
If a title is unavailable on one of these platforms and the library doesn't own the DVD, you can also request a DVD purchase using the Library Purchase Request Form. If the library cannot fill the request, please contact Montezuma Publishing to find out if they can secure streaming rights for the content you wish to use.
Streaming Information For Students:
Make sure you're accessing Swank, Kanopy (or other streaming databases) from the Library's website and not from the general internet. Their systems need to know that you're part of SDSU to give you access to the films we have. When you click on a link to one of the streaming media platforms, it will ask you to log in with your SDSUID. In some instances, these systems will wait until you click to play a film to ask you to login with your SDSUID. Here's a quick way to get to all of the streaming media platforms we provide: https://libguides.
The Library pays for access to specific film titles requested by instructors (i.e. we do not have access to all of the titles you may find in databases like Swank). Typically, if we already have a license for streaming a film, it will appear in the Library's online catalog, so you can also search here to see if we have a license to a title you need and follow the links in the catalog.
If you are trying to access a film for which it does not appear we have a license, ask your instructor if they will request it for the course using this form and we will do our best to add it: https://sdsu.libwizard.com/f/streamingrequest
If you'd like to browse for films, take a look at this Streaming Media research guide which lists all currently available streaming services: https://libguides.sdsu.edu/streamingmedia