Writing About the Arts: Library Media

The library's collection of physical media (DVDs and CDs) can be searched through OneSearch, along with a lot of our streaming media (Films on Demand, Kanopy, much of Medici TV, Naxos Music Online). Links to the streaming media are included in the OneSearch record.

Contains thousands of documentary films as well as theatrical and other performances. The search box searches film and segment titles by default. To view films by category (e.g. Music & Dance) click the "hamburger" menu symbol next to the Films on Demand logo and under Subjects click "View all >".

This is a large collection of art cinema and documentaries. To browse films on the arts, hover your mouse over the Browse dropdown next to the search bar, then The Arts, and select your genre.

Includes recent performances as well as a large archive of performance films, documentaries and master classes in opera, ballet and classical music.

Full-length audio and video recordings of opera performances from the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

Entire catalogue of classical recordings from Naxos, as well as some from other major labels like Sony Classical and Deutsche Grammophone, searchable by composer, artist, period, year of composition, instrument or genre; users can also create playlists and read about the works, artists, and composers.

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Resources for theatre including filmed productions, documentaries, master classes, interviews, reference guides and more. Note that DT+ resources are not listed in OneSearch.

Streaming video of full play performances from the National Theatre in London.

Content includes nearly 2 million images covering art, architecture and archaeology.
ARTstor's content has moved to JSTOR, and the ARTstor website was retired on August 1, 2024. More information here: https://www.jstor.org/artstor-move/