The Artstor Digital Library provides over 1.6 million digital images with new image collections added several times a year. It covers many time periods and subjects including architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, design, anthropology, ethnographic and women's studies, as well as many other forms of visual culture.
Covers Latin American, Canadian, Asian and other non-Western art, new artists, contemporary art, exhibition reviews, and feminist criticism.
Alexander Street Video includes over 67,000 titles offering documentary and education films, newsreel and broadcast news features, historical films, and subject-specific video across multi-disciplines. Notable publishers include 60 Minutes, Sony Pictures Classics, and more.
To find more information about Alexander Street Video including subject coverage, visit the AVON information page.
Beginning April 15, 2024, Android 7.1.1 will be the earliest supported Android OS for Kanopy mobile use. Users will be prompted to update if necessary starting on that date.
Kanopy is an online video streaming service. Videos and/or clips can be embedded into Moodle and you can also create playlists.
Information about Viewing Kanopy Videos on Mobile Devices
The Kanopy films can be viewed on your iPhones, iPads, and Android phones and tablets using Apps.
• Download the app for iPhone or iPad from the Apple App Store, or download the app for Android phones and tablets from the Google Play Store. To use the app, you'll need a Kanopy account associated with Cal State LA.
If you already have a Kanopy account, the account you created on the Kanopy web page via the Library Databases page, you can directly select Log In when you first open the app.
If you don't have a Kanopy account yet, following downloading the app, select “Get Started,” select the Find University link as shown below, and then follow the steps to create your Kanopy account.
• Type in California State University, Los Angeles.
• Select our campus name, and click Next to get to the campus login page.
• Log in using MyCalStateLA ID and password. Please note when you type in your ID, please don’t include @calstatela.edu.
• To create your account, you need to use your Cal State LA email address, but you can use a different password for your Kanopy account.
• Once you have created your Kanopy account, you can then login to Kanopy app on your phone or tablet.
For help creating a Kanopy account on your iPhone or iPad, go to iPhone Help Page.
For help creating a Kanopy account on your Android phone or tablet, go to Android Help Page.
If you live in L.A. County, you can get a free LA County Library Card which will give you access to their Digital Library which includes: Movies, TV & Video; Audiobooks & E-Books; Music, & more.
Register for an LA County Digital Library Card (good for the next 90 days)
Learn more about Kanopy & Hoopla, available from the LA County Library
Pro Sound Effects Master Library allows users to search, browse, preview, listen and download from a database of over 200,000 professional sound effects and sound design elements. Visit the User Guide for more details.