Creating playlists

(options for Stanford faculty)

Naxos | Classical.com | insert links into CourseWork

Help is available! Please contact Ray Heigemeir in the Music Library (raymondh@stanford.edu, 725-1148) for assistance in creating or maintaining a playlist.

Naxos Music Library

Create: Playlists can be created by any Stanford faculty member. Students cannot create or edit playlists. Links to individual tracks and to playlists may also be inserted into Stanford CourseWork pages (see below).

Creating a playlist requires logging in to Naxos Music Library using a URL that is different than the one used to access the service through the SULAIR site. A user name and password is also required: please contact Ray Heigemeir in the Music Library (raymondh@stanford.edu, 725-1148) for your user name and password.

Access: All playlists can be accessed by all Stanford users; they are not restricted to course registrants.

Name: We recommend you choose your course number as the name of your playlist; however, you can choose another name, such as your own name, or the name of your course.

Edit & delete: Any playlist can be edited by any professor logged in via the “creating playlists” URL. If you are editing a playlist please take care that it is yours! Also, playlists will remain on the site until deleted by the creator. The Music Library will call for an occasional “playlist clean-up” as is warranted.

Creating a playlist

1. Log in to: www.naxosmusiclibrary.com (not the Stanford URL), enter user name and password;

2. Search for desired recordings;

3. Click on the track (or tracks) you want to include in the playlist, click "Add to Playlist" and the track will be added to an existing playlist. You can also create a new playlist starting with this track.

4. To edit your playlist, click on the playlist, then click on the “edit” button at the bottom of the screen. You can reorder the list by rearranging the track numbers; if you delete the track number, the track will be deleted from the list. To delete an entire playlist, click on the “delete” button. Please note that track names cannot be edited; if you have a long list of generic titles, or if the track identifiers are otherwise insufficient you may need to create a playlist key to email or otherwise distribute to your students.

Classical Music Library (aka, “Classical.com”)

Create: Playlists can be created by any individual user, once an individual account has been activated. The account allows you to establish your own user name and password. Playlists made by an individual cannot be accessed by anyone other than the individual account owner.

Access: Playlists created by faculty can be shared by putting them into course folders. To create a course folder, a faculty member must become a “Course Folder Administrator.” This is done by sending a request to Ray Heigemeir (raymondh@stanford.edu, 725-1148) including your Classical.com username and your email address. Expect a brief turnaround while the request is processed by Classical.com.

Course folders may be accessed by all Stanford users. These folders, along with individual playlists and Classical.com-created playlists, can be found by selecting the “Playlist Folders” tab on the Classical.com homepage. Links to individual tracks and to course folders may also be inserted into Stanford CourseWork pages (see below).

Name: We recommend you choose your course number as the name of your playlist; however, you can choose another name, such as your own name, or the name of your course.

Edit & delete: The creator of a course folder has sole control over editing and deleting. Additional features include activating or disabling folders, and allowing access to folders during specific date ranges. Details may be found in the “Course Folders” help section of the service.

Insert links into a CourseWork page

All links from Naxos and Classical.com inserted into CourseWork must be “static URLs.” Look for these static URLs listed along with the track/album/folder information.

1. Open CourseWork, select your course, and click on “Course materials” in the left-hand column.

2. Click on “Administer course materials.”

3. Click on “Add material” (opens new window).

4. Select the “link to URL” button.

5. Paste in the static URL for the track, album, or playlist.

6. Click “next” and continue as with other material.

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