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Steps for on-campus use

You can find Kanopy access through Paul Smith's College from our A-Z Database list or linked above. If accessed through the list, you will immediately be brought to the Paul Smith's Collection, as seen below, no further steps necessary. Bookmark this site if you plan to use it often. 

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You can also find it by searching the web and going straight to https://www.kanopy.com. Just note that it may not bring you to PSC collection at first, so make sure to find our collection through their list of universities and colleges, it's only a few short steps to access the Paul Smith's College holdings if you are on campus Wi-Fi.

  1. Click Get Started
  2. Choose Find Your University
  3. Search for Paul Smith's College of Arts and Sciences
  4. You will automatically authenticate if on-campus Wi-Fi

Once Kanopy recognizes that you are with the college, you can stream and browse. However, if you want to save videos, favorite them, add to watchlists, or create playlists, you will need to create a personal account within the PSC access. While it's recommended to use your PSC credentials to create a personal Kanopy account, you can use a personal email address within your PSC access.

  1. Go to the upper right of the Kanopy screen and click the icon that looks like a person
  2. Choose Create an account
  3. Fill out your credentials

Check the email address inbox for a confirmation email from Kanopy, once you click the confirmation, your account will be set up.

Steps for off-campus use

Find Kanopy on a browser and use the standard website, you will need to find the Paul Smiths collection first, before authenticating your access with Office365 single sign on to prove your connection to the college. This does not automatically log you in a personal account, rather it proves you have credentials to browse, search, and stream the holdings. You will still need to create a personal account or login to your personal account in order to save videos to playlists.

  1. Click Get Started
  2. Choose Find Your University
  3. Search for Paul Smith's College of Arts and Sciences
  4. Click Log in to Paul Smiths
  5. Follow your Office365 sign in instructions and authentication

Once Kanopy recognizes that you are with the college, you can stream and browse. However, if you want to save videos, favorite them, add to watchlists, or create playlists, you will need to create a personal account within the PSC access. While it's recommended to use your PSC credentials to create a personal Kanopy account, you can use a personal email address within your PSC access.

  1. Go to the upper right of the Kanopy screen and click the icon that looks like a person
  2. Choose Create an account
  3. Fill out your credentials

Check the email address inbox for a confirmation email from Kanopy, once you click the confirmation, your account will be set up.

Kanopy help page

Still need help? Check out the Kanopy help page for more information and to learn more about useful features.

Best practices and tips

After you create your account connected to the PSC collection with the steps above, find the Kanopy streaming app on your smartphone, tablet, Smart TV, or streaming stick (Roku, FireTV, Apple TV, etc.) for easy viewing. 

  1. Download the Kanopy app.
  2. Sign in to your account.
  3. Check your account profile to confirm access.

For easy streaming device access, check your profile on a browser or the phone app and look for Link Your Device. Either option brings you to an easy login code option to sign in with your PSC account to other streaming devices on your TV or tablet for the first time.

 

Learn these codes for Public Performance Rights, meaning you can show this video in a public setting under this license. You can use videos in this database that do not have PPR for classes and educational coursework -- so all videos in our collection are fine to use by instructors, staff and students for classes or personal use. PPR is important to note for public viewings such as at the VIC, student center, or events with the community.


find through search or PPR logo for public performance righst

Use Playlists to organize your plans and collections. Whether for classes, lesson plans, personal movie nights, or events, use the Playlist feature to create folders to find your favorite films quickly.

First find Playlists under My Lists, to create new custom playlists, access titles you haven't finished watching, and a general watchlist. You will also find all of your previously made playlists.

To add new videos to a playlist, first find the video, then add it to a playlist.

The best way to share specific clips from films or even to package multiple clips together is to by using Playlists. You can share a video directly to students if you prefer to send straight from the film's item listing. But once you add it to a Playlist you can decide how much of each film you would like to share with other users.

  1. Add films to a Custom Playlist.
  2. Edit the Playlist.
  3. Choose to add a note about the clip.
  4. Select the start and end time of the clip.
  5. Save your edits.
  6. Repeat as needed.
  7. Share your custom clip Playlist.

Browse by subject or featured when you're looking to discover new titles. Go straight to search and use the limiters on the side if you know the title you would like to access.

Find four citation styles for each film under the Share button: APA, MLA, Chicago, and Harvard.