What is Kanopy?
Kanopy is an on-demand streaming platform that emphasizes independent movies and documentaries but also has feature-length, foreign, and educational films. It features films from the Criterion Collection, HBO, The Great Courses, BBC, and many more producers.
How do I use Kanopy?
Accessing Kanopy
There are a couple ways to get to Kanopy:
- Find Kanopy under Databases by Title
- On the Library's homepage, find the "Guides" section (located below Databases by Title) and click the plus sign next to "Help Guides" to expand the box. Click "Streaming" to be taken to the Streaming Guide. There, you will find a link to Kanopy on the front page.
After clicking the Kanopy link, type in your Purchase login credentials on the Database User Authentication screen. You may then start browsing the collection!
Browsing Kanopy
How to browse the collection.
Searching Kanopy
How to search for a title.
Playing a Video
How to use the video player.
Using Closed Captions, Subtitles, and Transcriptions
How to use closed captions, subtitles, and transcriptions.
Creating Playlists and Clips
You'll need to create and log into your user account first to make playlists or clips in Kanopy.
How to create playlists and clips in Kanopy.
More Help with Kanopy