Music Audio Resources
Streamed music audio is available to Penn State University students, faculty, and staff through the following resources provided by the University Libraries.
Audio Electronic Reserves
The University Libraries’ electronic course reserve service for audio employs streaming technology to provide Penn State students and instructors access to audio being studied in courses at Penn State University. The service is available to any instructor at any Penn State location. Click here for more information.Smithsonian Global Sound
Smithsonian Global Sound streams world music, American folk music, blues, jazz, American Indian music, and children's music. This collection also streams spoken word. The music is sourced from the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings label, the archival audio collections of the legendary Folkways Records, and other labels. To listen from a PC with Internet Explorer, your computer needs Windows Media Player 7 or higher, and Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher. To listen from an Apple Macintosh or from a PC with Netscape, your computer needs Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher.Click here to go to Smithsonian Global Sound.
Classical Music Library
Classical Music Library streams classical music from a collection of over 30,000 tracks, supplemented by extensive reference materials such as program notes and composer biographies. The musical content is sourced from a variety of publishers. To listen from a PC with Internet Explorer, your computer needs Windows Media Player 7 or higher, and Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher. To listen from an Apple Macintosh or from a PC with Netscape, your computer needs Macromedia Flash Player 6 or higher and Netscape version 6 or higher.Click here to go to Classical Music Library.
Naxos Music Library
Naxos Music Library streams over 85,000 tracks from the complete Naxos, Marco Polo, and Dacapo record catalogs plus several independent labels: mostly classical music, with some jazz, world, and folk music. While listening, users can read notes on the works being played as well as biographical information on composers and artists. To listen from a PC, your computer needs Windows Media Player 9 or higher. To listen from an Apple Macintosh, your computer needs either OS 8.6 or higher with MS IE 5.1 and Media Player 7.1, or OS X 10.2.8 or higher with MS IE 5.2 and Media Player 9.Click here to go to Naxos Music Library.