Alexander Street is a multidisciplinary streaming video database with more than 62,000 titles curated for higher education. It includes a range of scholarly video material including: documentaries, interviews, performances, news programs and newsreels, field recordings, commercials, demonstrations, original and raw footage. Like our other databases, it can be found on the Library's A-Z database page, and will require a library login to access from off-campus.
However, Alexander Street video is easily embedded in Canvas, with no UIA login required. Read on to learn how....
In your Canvas Rich Text Editor, there should be a small icon that reads “Apps” when you hover over it. Click, open the menu, and look for Alexander Street Video (the list is alphabetical, so it should be near the top).
From there, a search interface should pop up. Search for the video you want and then choose the embed option you prefer (medium or large). The video will embed automatically.
