The Sac State Library provides access to many streaming media resources. Faculty are encouraged to search the Library's collection of streaming media databases before submitting a request.
Streaming content is ever-evolving, so we encourage you to contact the librarian for your subject area for assistance in identifying media resources. Please have a contingency plan if we are unable to license a film or meet your required timeframe.
The Library is not able to fulfill all requests for streaming media titles. Unlike physical media, which can be purchased and viewed for years, streaming media is more expensive and usually only available for a limited-term license. Unfortunately, we cannot get access to titles where the only outlet on which it's streaming has an individual subscription business model, like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Vudu, iTunes, YouTube, etc.
If there is a title you would like to use that is not active in one of our streaming platforms, please request it through the Course Reserve Request Form. We will consider the following criteria before approving streaming media requests:
