Streaming Video

The process to acquire streaming licenses for Kanopy films starts with a student or faculty member requesting a video for instructional purposes, allowing 2 weeks for processing. 

• Requestors will be asked to provide a course number. Additionally, student requests will require a professor verification of the need for the film.
  • Simultaneous requests for multiple titles will be handled as a single request.
  • Decisions will be made on a title-by-title basis.
  • Decisions will be communicated in one cumulative response to the requester.
• If the request for purchase is approved
  • The requestor will receive a notification within 5 business days.
  • The notification will include the date the request is approved, an estimated time frame for availability, an instruction to the requestor to check availability, and a reminder that the film is available for one year.
• If the request is denied, the requestor will receive an explanation.

If the Library does not have access to a film in Kanopy, you will see a message and screen similar to the ones below.  

Please enter all the information. For the course number, please include the section/s, and in the last text box include a brief rationale (1-2 sentences) for using this film. Submit your request by clicking on the "Request Access" button. 

Please note that the Kanopy streaming licenses expire in 365 days. Therefore, if you plan to use these films close to the license expiration date, you must request them again at least two weeks before the film will be streamed. Please email lib-colldev@nmsu.edu letting us know the name/s of the film/s, their Kanopy ID number, and the course/s for which the film/s will be used.