Finding and Linking to Streaming Videos

When looking for streaming video, you will need to start at the database that hosts it rather than in the library catalog. Streaming media sources found through the link above will provide permalinks and code for embedding video onto another site.

In addition to using the permalink or stable URL provided by the database, you must also use the proxy string in front of the URL, which will prompt a user to log in if off-campus and not already logged in. (Note: If you are logged in through the proxy server, the proxy string may already be present, in which case you can just copy the URL).

Our proxy string is http://proxy.lib.ohio-state.edu/login?url=

A sample URL containing the proxy string looks like this:

http://proxy.lib.ohio-state.edu/login?url=http://jstor.org