Recordings - Music - LibGuides at City College Libraries CCNY Libraries Today's Hours See all library hours here. Music: Recordings Getting Started Books and Scores Journals and Periodicals Recordings Reference Special Collections New Books and Music Finding Audio & Video Materials in the library catalog The Library's collection of videos and sound recordings in indexed in our online catalog OneSearch . In Advanced Search, select "Audio Visual" under "Resource Type" to search our collection of sound and video recordings -- available in a variety of formats including CDs, DVDs, LPs, tape and streaming audio. The Cohen Library maintains a collection of films and documentaries, available for circulation. To request a video at Cohen, take the call number to the Circulation desk. The Music Library maintains a rich collection of CDs, DVDs, LPs and VHS tapes to support research and creative work in Music and the Performing Arts. Playback equipment and headphones are also available for in-library use. OneSearch catalog This link opens in a new window In Advanced Search, limit Resource Type to "Audio Visual" to search our collection of sound and video recordings. Music Library LP collection list This link opens in a new window Browse CCNY's LP record collection Streaming Audio American Music This link opens in a new window The database includes songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers and cowboys. Included in the database are the songs of Civil Rights, political campaigns, Prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, anti-war protests and more. Contemporary World Music This link opens in a new window The database will contain important genres such as reggae, worldbeat, neo-traditional, world fusion, Balkanic jazz, African film, Bollywood, Arab swing and jazz, and other genres such as traditional music - Indian classical, fado, flamenco, klezmer, zydeco, gospel, gagaku, and more. Classical Music Library This link opens in a new window Labels represented inclue EMI, Warner Music and Deutsche Grammaphone. DRAM: Database of Recorded American Music This link opens in a new window A scholarly resource of recordings, including CD quality audio, liner notes and essays from several important labels. Jazz Music Library This link opens in a new window Covers a variety of artists, labels, genres and periods. Naxos Music Library This link opens in a new window Available through the New York Public Library Popular Music Library This link opens in a new window A wide range of popular music from around the world, including sub-genres of pop music like alternative, country, Christian, electronic, hip-hop, metal, punk, new age, R&B, reggae, rock, and soundtracks. Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries This link opens in a new window Collection of traditional, folk and world music. Streaming Video Academic Video Online (AVON Alexander Street) This link opens in a new window Academic Video Online (AVON) is a collection of 70,000 videos covering all academic interests. Videos are fully transcribed and indexed. Users can create & share playlists, video clips, and embed content in Blackboard. Popular Channels Include: 1. Film Platform 2. American History 3. Anthropology 4. BBC Landmark 5. Black Studies 6. CNN 7. Counseling and Therapy 8. Documentaries 9. Music and Performing Arts 10. PBS 11. Science and Engineering 12. SONY Pictures Classics Format: Streaming Videos Kanopy This link opens in a new window CCNY's access to movies in Kanopy is limited to licenses we have purchased. Professors can order a film for a class by filling out a purchase request at https://library.ccny.cuny.edu/services/purchase . Below is a list of CCNY's Kanopy titles - April 2026 500 YEARS - Life in Resistance A Place Called Chiapas - Eight Months Inside the Zapatista Uprising Balseros - Cuban Rafters Digital Disconnect - Fake News, Privacy and Democracy How It Feels To Be Free It's Elementary—Talking About Gay Issues in School Katrina Babies Rabble Rousers - Frances Goldin and the Fight for Cooper Square Rezoning Harlem - A Community Fights Against Gentrification The Battle of Algiers The City and the World - 1945-2000 The Codes of Gender The Silence of Neto - El silencio de Neto Unnatural Causes: In Sickness and in Wealth Unnatural Causes: Place Matters Unnatural Causes: When the Bough Breaks Urbanized - The Issues and Strategies Behind Urban Design Warning: This Drug May Kill You - The Grave Consequences of Opioid Abuse What Is Democracy? - A Philosophical Journey Exploring Government Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy - Gūzen to Sōzō When the Mountains Tremble - War and Revolution in Guatemala << Previous: Journals and Periodicals Next: Reference >> Apr 14, 2026 11:17 AM URL: Print Page Login to LibApps Report a problem Subjects: Music Tags: music LibApps Login