How do I locate streaming videos to play them in Zoom?

First, find a streaming video:

  • Start with the Randall Library guide to streaming videos (look under Locating Streaming Video at the top of the guide). It links to a page where you can search for videos as well as view a list of Randall Library’s streaming video databases that you may browse.
  • If you already know the title of a video you would like to show, you can use the library catalog and search by title to see if Randall Library provides access to it. 

    a screenshot of the library catalog
  • Verify that the link to the video works by clicking on the View streaming video link:
    a screenshot of the video title in the catalog
     
  • If the video does not play, contact your liaison librarian and they will troubleshoot, and, if necessary, purchase the video for our collection.

Playing the video in Zoom:

  1. Open the video in your browser (in a new window rather than a new tab).
  2. Open Zoom for PC or Mac
    • Zoom for the web (including on Chromebooks) does not provide the ability to share / play videos
    • The Zoom app for tablets and phones (Android and iOS) are problematic in sharing video
  3. Share your screen, using Zoom, choosing the browser window in which your video is open. 
  4. Begin playing the video.

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