Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Watch movies on OverDrive

OverDrive offers more than just books! you can also stream videos. OverDrive has hundreds of movies, audio books and popular books to keep you entertained over the holiday break. Kick back with a hot cup of coca and take a well deserved break. 

Here's how to access the videos (note: you must be a Tarleton student or a staff or faculty member to use Overdrive. If you are not a student, you may have access through your local library).

Note: the screenshots below were taken from a desktop computer.

HOW TO ACCESS STREAMING VIDEOS ON OVERDRIVE

1.  Go to the library's home page at www.tarleton.edu/library.



2.  Click on Databases A-Z.

      

3.  Under N-O, click on Overdrive.



4.  You will be asked to sign in  with your NTNET credentials.
You will then be taken to Overdrive's home page.


5. If you are on a desktop or laptop computer, click Collections on the top left of the screen and go to Videos.
                                           

If you are on a smartphone, click the three horizontal lines on the top right of the screen.  They will open a drop-down menu. Scroll down the menu section until you reach Videos.

6.  Under Videos, you can click on Available Now, New Video AdditionsMost Popular or See All.



7.  Click on a video title to get information.

 



8.  You can click Borrow on an individual title.  A pop up window will confirm that you are borrowing the movie.  You then have 3 days to view it on your browser (laptop or desktop computer) or on your mobile device.  You can also click Sample to view a movie trailer.

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