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Library adds streaming service for students

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The Robert Morris University library offers a variety of resources designed to help students succeed in their classes. One of the little-known resources offered is the streaming website Kanopy. The service, which is offered to students through the library website, provides a variety of movies and television shows that can be used for different courses offered here at RMU.

Emily Paladino, the electronic resources librarian, has all the answers that students need when it comes to this lesser-known resource. She explained that Kanopy is a licensed academic library resource that is available to all students regardless of major. RMU originally licensed the website as a way to enhance its curriculum.

“Providing access to media through Kanopy is no different than providing access to journal articles through ProQuest,” Paladino said. “We have provided access to online article databases and to media in DVD format for decades, but Kanopy was our first experience with merging the two — providing media access through an online database platform. You can also create playlists of specific video clips, so that there is no need to fast-forward or rewind during a presentation.”

Despite being used as a valuable academic resource, Kanopy can also be used for causally watching many independent, foreign or classic films. Some well-known movies that Kanopy provides include “Loving Vincent,” “Night Of The Living Dead” and “A Star Is Born.”

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Another streaming website the school provides for students is Films On Demand; this service is also found on the library’s website. As electronic resources librarian, Paladino also has the details on this service, too.

“Films On Demand provides a greater breadth of subject content and is probably more closely aligned with specific majors such as History, Sociology, Psychology, Political Science and English,” Paladino said.

Both Kanopy and Films On Demand can be accessed anywhere as long as you are signed into your Sentry account. Once you are on the library website, they can be located through the library’s databases. Listed in alphabetical order, the database will link you to the websites where you can watch any movie you want for free. Once accessed, students can create playlists and archive the different movies, so they can return and watch any time they want.

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Sarah Gabany, Contributor
Sarah Gabany is a sophomore TV/Digital Cinematography major from Irwin, PA. She has written for the Arts & Entertainment section for two years. Outside of Sentry, she helps on RMU-TV shows, RMU Radio podcasts, and also enjoys going to concerts. She is also the president of the Student Film Society at RMU; her favorite movie is “Shawshank Redemption”.

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    MichaelOct 27, 2018 at 12:25 pm

    Good article but canopy is spelled wrong, along with conversation a previous commenter wrote. I am also satisfied with my college degree I do not want to go to RMU. Cal U rules.

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    Carla burnsOct 19, 2018 at 5:58 pm

    Sarah I am so proud of you me and Brendan were just talking about your particular writing style and how it makes me tingle inside my big toe

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    FrankOct 19, 2018 at 5:57 pm

    Hello granddaughter hope you’re doing swellly like a mushroom (don’t smoke them though) Love thy neighbors cause I’m stuck with them right now

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    RachelOct 18, 2018 at 9:08 pm

    Good to know! Can’t wait for your next article. Don’t stop…

    Believing.

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    BobbyOct 18, 2018 at 7:22 pm

    This article was lit

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    BillOct 18, 2018 at 7:21 pm

    I really enjoyed your large words and intellectual cove ration you shared with your readers. As Renee mentioned above it was “awesome” as I am satisfied with my previous college experience I disagree with Renee and do not want to go to RMU

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    ReneeOct 18, 2018 at 3:14 pm

    Awesome article, as always, makes me want to go to rmu

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