Video And Sound

To show in class a physical CD, video or DVD from our collections, you can schedule it for a specific date and time.

If you are looking for streaming audio or video, try one of the following resources:

DRAM: Database of Recorded American Music (Current NU Only)
Diverse American recorded music, folk to opera, Native American to jazz, 19th century classical to early rock, musical theater, contemporary, electronic and beyond, available for streaming.
FMG On Demand (Current NU Only)
Note: Windows Media Player 9 or above or QuickTime 6.0 or above (MAC). Macs do not have a full screen view. Closed captioning is available
195 videos are currently available for streaming. To set up course playlists, or recommend new titles, faculty should contact their subject specialist.
Nanopolis (Current NU plus alumni)
Nanopolis uses multimedia to explain topics in nano-biotechnology, physics, chemistry and biology. Multimedia animated pages created by scientific and graphic design teams allow researchers of all backgrounds to easily understand the concepts and methods of the splendid world at atomic scale.
Naxos Music Library (Current NU plus alumni)
Over 85,000 tracks, emphasizing classical, but also including world music, jazz, folk, and more, available for streaming. (10 simultaneous users) [More Info]
Smithsonian Global Sound (Current NU Only)
An international network of music audio archives grounded in the mission of the Smithsonian’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. Offers access to the "smaller voices" of people all over the world via digital downloads. Aims to heighten communication among and about people and cultures, accomplished principally through the culturally potent, meaning-laden medium of music, accompanied by informative notes, images, videos, educational features, and lesson plans.
Synthesis (Current NU Only)
Synthesis is an innovative information service for the research, development, and educational community in engineering and computer science. Synthesis includes 50- to 100- page dynamic 'Lectures' in an important research topic in engineering or computer science. Each lecture is a self-contained electronic book that gives more analysis and depth than typical journal articles.
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