The Great Courses Series is found in our Kanopy Streaming Films collection, so you will need to create or use your Kanopy Account to log in and watch the videos.
Watch Tutorial or follow the steps below to get started.
You will receive 20 tickets per month that you can use to watch videos.
Watching a Great Courses lecture series will use 5 tickets. Learn how tickets work from Kanopy Help.
Go to Kanopy Streaming Films to create your Kanopy Account.
Select ADD LIBRARY CARD.
Enter your barcode number and PIN, select Continue.
Next, enter your name, email address, create a password and select Sign Up. (We recommend using an email address to create your account, rather than a Facebook or Google Account).
Check your email account for a message from Kanopy (it may appear in your junk mail folder). Click Verify Email, you will be taken back to the Kanopy collection.
Remember the email address and password that you use, you will use that to sign into the collection from now on.
Find The Great Courses under the Instructional genre label. Select the cover image to view a summary, how many tickets it will take to watch, and how long you will have to watch it.
Click on the Play icon on any video and enjoy!
The videos play directly on your browser through the internet on your computer. To enjoy the movies, it is suggested that you use the most up to date versions of one of the following browsers:
The following computer operating systems are recommended:
More details on supported desktop browsers and systems from the Kanopy Help site.
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Tap Log in.
Enter the email address and password you are using for your Kanopy Account.
Tap on the Play icon on any video and enjoy.
Tap Get Started.
On the Get Started screen, tap Find Library.
Start typing Okanagan Regional Library into the search box and tap on it from the suggested results.
Enter you library card number and PIN code, tap Next.
Enter your name, email address, create a password (must be at least 6 characters) and select Sign Up. We recommend using an email address to create your account, rather than signing up with a Google Account.
Check your email account for a message from Kanopy (it may appear in your junk mail folder). Tap Verify Email.
On the Kanopy app, tap on the Play icon on any video and enjoy.
You can watch videos on the Kanopy App on the following smartphone and tablets. Select the links below for more details on your device, from the Kanopy Help site.
A Wi-Fi connection is strongly recommended.
You can turn off Cellular Data usage in Settings.
This material is not available on the app, but you access it from your browser:
Check out the Help page available on the Kanopy website.
Get in touch with the ORL:
Call us at 1-844-649-8127.
OR
Email help@orl.bc.ca, in your email please include any error message you’ve received, type of operating system you are on (e.g. Windows, Mac) and the type of device you are using (e.g. tablet, smartphone, PC or Mac).