Re: [Videolib] New Library Learning Commons and Media closed reserves

[Bergman, Barbara J]

Antonella,
Viewing stations - whether it's using an old-fashioned monitor or a new-fangled 
computer -- are perfectly legal and a fairly common setup in libraries.  Well, 
common except for the snacks.
A student is sitting in the Commons watching on a computer with headphones does 
not turn it into a public performance.

Hopefully I'll get down to Angelo again soon to see the new Commons.

Barb Bergman | Media Services & Interlibrary Loan Librarian | Minnesota State 
University, Mankato | (507) 389-5945 | barbara.berg...@mnsu.edu

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Re: [Videolib] New Library Learning Commons and Media closed reserves

[Dennis Doros]

Dear Steven,

Actually, my job is to analyze shots, sound, etc. I first have to see them
as a whole but then for months I have to look at films frame by frame down
to the dust and scratch marks and though I may have trouble recognizing
Bette Davis, I'm very good at guessing who the cinematographer is by just
watching a scene. That's my lunacy. But my success in my job as an archivist
is because I'm watching it in a quiet, dark room, except for when the
beagles see a dog walking by the house. I can always tell the students who
have a key to the projection room and watch films over and over again. We
may marry later in life (and that's becoming an outdated stereotype with the
generation after me) but we know film.

As for Scorsese, he's definitely New York and only New York. Your image of
Hollywood can safely be kept alive, though I don't have the experience to
prove or disprove.

Dennis

On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Milewski, Steven  wrote:

>  I’m going to throw my hat in the ring and disagree on some on the points
> below, and I’m not trying to pick on Dennis
>
>
>
> If the set-up in the commons has the screen pointed away from the masses
> (or in an alcove) and/or the student is listening to it in such a way that
> the sound is not broadcast (earphones) then it is not “open to the public”.
> A viewing session by a patron should not have to be in a hermetically sealed
> mayonnaise jar.
>
>
>
>
>
> “Films should be seen in the dark and the only sound should be coming from
> the speakers”
>
> -   Students are not always seeking a “film experience” when they are
> watching a film (even a feature film) particularly for a film studies
> class.  They are often analyzing the shots, use of lighting, comparing
> scenes, sound effects, etc.  They are doing this because it is going to be
> required in a report, paper or test, not because they choose to relax and
> enjoy this particular video.  Note taking and writing often accompany it
> with its required light(and yes sometimes coffee).  I will say that doing
> this in a commons environment wouldn’t be my particular first choice.
>
>
>
> I don’t know the details of the “closed reserve” that Anotella is talking
> about – I’m assuming they are library copies not personal copies.
>
>
>
> I am also a little disappointed to hear about Scorsese’s lack of a wet
> bar.  Not because I would approve (or disapprove), but because I have a
> certain image of Hollywood.
>
>
>
> Steven
>
>
>
> Steven Milewski
>
> Digital Media Technologies Librarian
>
> Hodges Library
>
> Integrated User Services
>
> 865 - 974 - 2647
>
> smile...@utk.edu
>
> *From:* videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:
> videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] *On Behalf Of *Dennis Doros
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 13, 2011 1:08 PM
> *To:* videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
> *Subject:* Re: [Videolib] New Library Learning Commons and Media closed
> reserves
>
>
>
> Dear Anotella,
>
>
>
> Answering the specific question: if the professor is present and the
> screening can *only* be seen by the students in the class, I don't see a
> problem. But if it's open space for everybody and/or he's off downing jello
> shots, it does violate PPR.
>
>
>
> *If* it's film studies or any feature film and forgive me for the
> following, for this is a criticism of the teacher and not you:
>
>
>
> What kind of *&^#%$ teacher (and this is why I suggest you should check his
> alcohol levels) shows film in an open space where there's continuous noise
> interruptions and temptations of pizza and coffee from the cafe??? What kind
> of film experience needs comfy chairs? (a Monty Python reference, by the
> way.) Cinema, like any art, has the ability to change lives, but it's a lot
> tougher when somebody's shouting across the room to get them a latte or toss
> them a book. Was Kane's dying words, "Earbuds?" Did Rhett Butler actually
> say, "Frank, my dear, let's go to Birmingham?"
>
>
>
> Films should be seen in a dark room and the only sound should be coming
> from the speakers. Trust me, Martin Scorsese's screening room does not have
> a wet bar.
>
>
>
> So, the answer is no, for so many, many reasons.
>
>
>
> Best,
> Dennis Doros
> Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero
> PO Box 128
> Harrington Park, NJ 07640
> Phone: 201-767-3117
> Fax: 201-767-3035
> email: milefi...@gmail.com
> www.milestonefilms.com
>
> www.ontheboweryfilm.com
> www.arayafilm.com
> www.exilesfilm.com
> www.wordisoutmovie.com
> www.killerofsheep.com
> AMIA Austin 2011: www.amianet.org
> Join "Mi

Re: [Videolib] New Library Learning Commons and Media closed reserves

[Dennis Doros]

Dear Antonella,

I wouldn't consider it a violation then.

Dennis

On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 2:18 PM, Antonella Ward
wrote:

> Hello Dennis,
>
>
>
> Thank you so much for your thoughts.  In rereading my message, I realize I
> may not have been clear about the checking out of our Media closed
> reserves.  The students are not expected to come in bunches to the library
> to watch these DVDs.
>
>
>
> When an item is placed on closed reserve in our library, we allow one
> student at a time to check them out (the professor at this point is nowhere
> in the picture).  Prior to the addition of our Learning Commons, there was
> only one place equipped for students to watch our Media closed reserve DVDs,
> and that was our viewing room.  There have been instances where two or three
> students showed up at the same time, wanting to watch a DVD on closed
> reserve, and we’ve never turned them away (if that’s when they are available
> to watch the item on reserve for their class assignment, then that’s when
> they are going to have access to it).
>
>
>
> In the new environment, we would still check out the item to one student,
> and require then to use headphone, which we would also provide and check out
> to them.  Would you still consider this scenario a violation of copyright
> law?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> *From:* videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:
> videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] *On Behalf Of *Dennis Doros
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 13, 2011 12:08 PM
>
> *To:* videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
> *Subject:* Re: [Videolib] New Library Learning Commons and Media closed
> reserves
>
>
>
> Dear Anotella,
>
>
>
> Answering the specific question: if the professor is present and the
> screening can *only* be seen by the students in the class, I don't see a
> problem. But if it's open space for everybody and/or he's off downing jello
> shots, it does violate PPR.
>
>
>
> *If* it's film studies or any feature film and forgive me for the
> following, for this is a criticism of the teacher and not you:
>
>
>
> What kind of *&^#%$ teacher (and this is why I suggest you should check his
> alcohol levels) shows film in an open space where there's continuous noise
> interruptions and temptations of pizza and coffee from the cafe??? What kind
> of film experience needs comfy chairs? (a Monty Python reference, by the
> way.) Cinema, like any art, has the ability to change lives, but it's a lot
> tougher when somebody's shouting across the room to get them a latte or toss
> them a book. Was Kane's dying words, "Earbuds?" Did Rhett Butler actually
> say, "Frank, my dear, let's go to Birmingham?"
>
>
>
> Films should be seen in a dark room and the only sound should be coming
> from the speakers. Trust me, Martin Scorsese's screening room does not have
> a wet bar.
>
>
>
> So, the answer is no, for so many, many reasons.
>
>
>
> Best,
> Dennis Doros
> Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero
> PO Box 128
> Harrington Park, NJ 07640
> Phone: 201-767-3117
> Fax: 201-767-3035
> email: milefi...@gmail.com
> www.milestonefilms.com
>
> www.ontheboweryfilm.com
> www.arayafilm.com
> www.exilesfilm.com
> www.wordisoutmovie.com
> www.killerofsheep.com
> AMIA Austin 2011: www.amianet.org
> Join "Milestone Film" on Facebook!
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Antonella Ward <
> antonella.w...@angelo.edu> wrote:
>
> Kind Videolib-L folks,
>
>
>
> I have what I think is an interesting question for you this morning.
> Apologies if this issue has been discussed ad nauseam before.  I have not
> searched the list archives for possible answers to this dilemma.
>
>
>
> I oversee the Media collection in our library, and we have recently opened
> the doors to our new Learning Commons, equipped with the latest and greatest
> technology we could afford.  Our Learning Commons consist  of a wide open
> space, with couches, chairs, computers, tables, nooks, and plenty of 40-inch
> wide screen monitors.  A faculty member recently placed a couple of our DVDs
> on closed reserve, and asked if his students could watch them on one of the
> monitors in our Learning Commons (where the seating is more comfortable, and
> they could grab a snack from our café with the movie).
>
>
>
> Before we had a Learning Commons, use of our Media closed reserves was
> limited to the Media area, where we have a dedicated viewing room with all
> the necessary equipment.
>
>
>
> Would we be in violation of copyright laws if we allowed our students to
> watch our c

Re: [Videolib] New Library Learning Commons and Media closed reserves

[Jessica Rosner]

without naming names I know one company that claimed two students watching a
film at a study carol constitute a public performance and one in Canada
(which has no face to face exemption) which claimed ANY film the library
checked out had to have PPR , because a student might watch on  a laptop and
someone else could watch it over their shoulder.

I don't think you have much of a legal problem here, though I am with Dennis
on the idea that films really need to be watched with the least possible
distraction as a matter of appreciating and enjoying them. I am curious if
classes don't actually schedule an extra screening with a TA or something? I
am kind of purist and think you NEED an audience to again appreciate a
movie.

On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 2:18 PM, Antonella Ward
wrote:

> Hello Dennis,
>
>
>
> Thank you so much for your thoughts.  In rereading my message, I realize I
> may not have been clear about the checking out of our Media closed
> reserves.  The students are not expected to come in bunches to the library
> to watch these DVDs.
>
>
>
> When an item is placed on closed reserve in our library, we allow one
> student at a time to check them out (the professor at this point is nowhere
> in the picture).  Prior to the addition of our Learning Commons, there was
> only one place equipped for students to watch our Media closed reserve DVDs,
> and that was our viewing room.  There have been instances where two or three
> students showed up at the same time, wanting to watch a DVD on closed
> reserve, and we’ve never turned them away (if that’s when they are available
> to watch the item on reserve for their class assignment, then that’s when
> they are going to have access to it).
>
>
>
> In the new environment, we would still check out the item to one student,
> and require then to use headphone, which we would also provide and check out
> to them.  Would you still consider this scenario a violation of copyright
> law?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> *From:* videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:
> videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] *On Behalf Of *Dennis Doros
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 13, 2011 12:08 PM
>
> *To:* videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
> *Subject:* Re: [Videolib] New Library Learning Commons and Media closed
> reserves
>
>
>
> Dear Anotella,
>
>
>
> Answering the specific question: if the professor is present and the
> screening can *only* be seen by the students in the class, I don't see a
> problem. But if it's open space for everybody and/or he's off downing jello
> shots, it does violate PPR.
>
>
>
> *If* it's film studies or any feature film and forgive me for the
> following, for this is a criticism of the teacher and not you:
>
>
>
> What kind of *&^#%$ teacher (and this is why I suggest you should check his
> alcohol levels) shows film in an open space where there's continuous noise
> interruptions and temptations of pizza and coffee from the cafe??? What kind
> of film experience needs comfy chairs? (a Monty Python reference, by the
> way.) Cinema, like any art, has the ability to change lives, but it's a lot
> tougher when somebody's shouting across the room to get them a latte or toss
> them a book. Was Kane's dying words, "Earbuds?" Did Rhett Butler actually
> say, "Frank, my dear, let's go to Birmingham?"
>
>
>
> Films should be seen in a dark room and the only sound should be coming
> from the speakers. Trust me, Martin Scorsese's screening room does not have
> a wet bar.
>
>
>
> So, the answer is no, for so many, many reasons.
>
>
>
> Best,
> Dennis Doros
> Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero
> PO Box 128
> Harrington Park, NJ 07640
> Phone: 201-767-3117
> Fax: 201-767-3035
> email: milefi...@gmail.com
> www.milestonefilms.com
>
> www.ontheboweryfilm.com
> www.arayafilm.com
> www.exilesfilm.com
> www.wordisoutmovie.com
> www.killerofsheep.com
> AMIA Austin 2011: www.amianet.org
> Join "Milestone Film" on Facebook!
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Antonella Ward <
> antonella.w...@angelo.edu> wrote:
>
> Kind Videolib-L folks,
>
>
>
> I have what I think is an interesting question for you this morning.
> Apologies if this issue has been discussed ad nauseam before.  I have not
> searched the list archives for possible answers to this dilemma.
>
>
>
> I oversee the Media collection in our library, and we have recently opened
> the doors to our new Learning Commons, equipped with the latest and greatest
> technology we could afford.  Our Learning Commons consist  of a wide open
> space, with couches, chairs, comput

Re: [Videolib] New Library Learning Commons and Media closed reserves

[Antonella Ward]

Hello Dennis,

Thank you so much for your thoughts.  In rereading my message, I realize I may 
not have been clear about the checking out of our Media closed reserves.  The 
students are not expected to come in bunches to the library to watch these DVDs.

When an item is placed on closed reserve in our library, we allow one student 
at a time to check them out (the professor at this point is nowhere in the 
picture).  Prior to the addition of our Learning Commons, there was only one 
place equipped for students to watch our Media closed reserve DVDs, and that 
was our viewing room.  There have been instances where two or three students 
showed up at the same time, wanting to watch a DVD on closed reserve, and we've 
never turned them away (if that's when they are available to watch the item on 
reserve for their class assignment, then that's when they are going to have 
access to it).

In the new environment, we would still check out the item to one student, and 
require then to use headphone, which we would also provide and check out to 
them.  Would you still consider this scenario a violation of copyright law?

Thanks,

From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu 
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Dennis Doros
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 12:08 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] New Library Learning Commons and Media closed reserves

Dear Anotella,

Answering the specific question: if the professor is present and the screening 
can only be seen by the students in the class, I don't see a problem. But if 
it's open space for everybody and/or he's off downing jello shots, it does 
violate PPR.

If it's film studies or any feature film and forgive me for the following, for 
this is a criticism of the teacher and not you:

What kind of *&^#%$ teacher (and this is why I suggest you should check his 
alcohol levels) shows film in an open space where there's continuous noise 
interruptions and temptations of pizza and coffee from the cafe??? What kind of 
film experience needs comfy chairs? (a Monty Python reference, by the way.) 
Cinema, like any art, has the ability to change lives, but it's a lot tougher 
when somebody's shouting across the room to get them a latte or toss them a 
book. Was Kane's dying words, "Earbuds?" Did Rhett Butler actually say, "Frank, 
my dear, let's go to Birmingham?"

Films should be seen in a dark room and the only sound should be coming from 
the speakers. Trust me, Martin Scorsese's screening room does not have a wet 
bar.

So, the answer is no, for so many, many reasons.

Best,
Dennis Doros
Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero
PO Box 128
Harrington Park, NJ 07640
Phone: 201-767-3117
Fax: 201-767-3035
email: milefi...@gmail.com<mailto:milefi...@gmail.com>
www.milestonefilms.com<http://www.milestonefilms.com>
www.ontheboweryfilm.com<http://www.ontheboweryfilm.com>
www.arayafilm.com<http://www.arayafilm.com>
www.exilesfilm.com<http://www.exilesfilm.com>
www.wordisoutmovie.com<http://www.wordisoutmovie.com>
www.killerofsheep.com<http://www.killerofsheep.com>
AMIA Austin 2011: www.amianet.org<http://www.amianet.org>
Join "Milestone Film" on Facebook!

On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Antonella Ward 
mailto:antonella.w...@angelo.edu>> wrote:
Kind Videolib-L folks,

I have what I think is an interesting question for you this morning.  Apologies 
if this issue has been discussed ad nauseam before.  I have not searched the 
list archives for possible answers to this dilemma.

I oversee the Media collection in our library, and we have recently opened the 
doors to our new Learning Commons, equipped with the latest and greatest 
technology we could afford.  Our Learning Commons consist  of a wide open 
space, with couches, chairs, computers, tables, nooks, and plenty of 40-inch 
wide screen monitors.  A faculty member recently placed a couple of our DVDs on 
closed reserve, and asked if his students could watch them on one of the 
monitors in our Learning Commons (where the seating is more comfortable, and 
they could grab a snack from our café with the movie).

Before we had a Learning Commons, use of our Media closed reserves was limited 
to the Media area, where we have a dedicated viewing room with all the 
necessary equipment.

Would we be in violation of copyright laws if we allowed our students to watch 
our closed reserves in the Learning Commons instead of our Media viewing room?

I look forward to your thoughts on this matter.

Respectfully,


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Antonella Ward
Multimedia Support Librarian/Porter Henderson Library
Angelo State University
Member, Texas Tech University System
ASU Station #11013
San Angelo, TX 76909-1013
Phone: (325) 942-2313   Fax: (325) 942-2198
antonella.w..

Re: [Videolib] New Library Learning Commons and Media closed reserves

[Milewski, Steven]

I'm going to throw my hat in the ring and disagree on some on the points below, 
and I'm not trying to pick on Dennis

If the set-up in the commons has the screen pointed away from the masses (or in 
an alcove) and/or the student is listening to it in such a way that the sound 
is not broadcast (earphones) then it is not "open to the public".  A viewing 
session by a patron should not have to be in a hermetically sealed mayonnaise 
jar.


"Films should be seen in the dark and the only sound should be coming from the 
speakers"

-   Students are not always seeking a "film experience" when they are 
watching a film (even a feature film) particularly for a film studies class.  
They are often analyzing the shots, use of lighting, comparing scenes, sound 
effects, etc.  They are doing this because it is going to be required in a 
report, paper or test, not because they choose to relax and enjoy this 
particular video.  Note taking and writing often accompany it with its required 
light(and yes sometimes coffee).  I will say that doing this in a commons 
environment wouldn't be my particular first choice.

I don't know the details of the "closed reserve" that Anotella is talking about 
- I'm assuming they are library copies not personal copies.

I am also a little disappointed to hear about Scorsese's lack of a wet bar.  
Not because I would approve (or disapprove), but because I have a certain image 
of Hollywood.

Steven

Steven Milewski
Digital Media Technologies Librarian
Hodges Library
Integrated User Services
865 - 974 - 2647
smile...@utk.edu
From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu 
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Dennis Doros
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 1:08 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] New Library Learning Commons and Media closed reserves

Dear Anotella,

Answering the specific question: if the professor is present and the screening 
can only be seen by the students in the class, I don't see a problem. But if 
it's open space for everybody and/or he's off downing jello shots, it does 
violate PPR.

If it's film studies or any feature film and forgive me for the following, for 
this is a criticism of the teacher and not you:

What kind of *&^#%$ teacher (and this is why I suggest you should check his 
alcohol levels) shows film in an open space where there's continuous noise 
interruptions and temptations of pizza and coffee from the cafe??? What kind of 
film experience needs comfy chairs? (a Monty Python reference, by the way.) 
Cinema, like any art, has the ability to change lives, but it's a lot tougher 
when somebody's shouting across the room to get them a latte or toss them a 
book. Was Kane's dying words, "Earbuds?" Did Rhett Butler actually say, "Frank, 
my dear, let's go to Birmingham?"

Films should be seen in a dark room and the only sound should be coming from 
the speakers. Trust me, Martin Scorsese's screening room does not have a wet 
bar.

So, the answer is no, for so many, many reasons.

Best,
Dennis Doros
Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero
PO Box 128
Harrington Park, NJ 07640
Phone: 201-767-3117
Fax: 201-767-3035
email: milefi...@gmail.com<mailto:milefi...@gmail.com>
www.milestonefilms.com<http://www.milestonefilms.com>
www.ontheboweryfilm.com<http://www.ontheboweryfilm.com>
www.arayafilm.com<http://www.arayafilm.com>
www.exilesfilm.com<http://www.exilesfilm.com>
www.wordisoutmovie.com<http://www.wordisoutmovie.com>
www.killerofsheep.com<http://www.killerofsheep.com>
AMIA Austin 2011: www.amianet.org<http://www.amianet.org>
Join "Milestone Film" on Facebook!

On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Antonella Ward 
mailto:antonella.w...@angelo.edu>> wrote:
Kind Videolib-L folks,

I have what I think is an interesting question for you this morning.  Apologies 
if this issue has been discussed ad nauseam before.  I have not searched the 
list archives for possible answers to this dilemma.

I oversee the Media collection in our library, and we have recently opened the 
doors to our new Learning Commons, equipped with the latest and greatest 
technology we could afford.  Our Learning Commons consist  of a wide open 
space, with couches, chairs, computers, tables, nooks, and plenty of 40-inch 
wide screen monitors.  A faculty member recently placed a couple of our DVDs on 
closed reserve, and asked if his students could watch them on one of the 
monitors in our Learning Commons (where the seating is more comfortable, and 
they could grab a snack from our café with the movie).

Before we had a Learning Commons, use of our Media closed reserves was limited 
to the Media area, where we have a dedicated viewing room with all the 
necessary equipment.

Would we be in violation of copyright laws if we allowed our 

Re: [Videolib] New Library Learning Commons and Media closed reserves

[Dennis Doros]

Dear Anotella,

Answering the specific question: if the professor is present and the
screening can *only* be seen by the students in the class, I don't see a
problem. But if it's open space for everybody and/or he's off downing jello
shots, it does violate PPR.

*If* it's film studies or any feature film and forgive me for the following,
for this is a criticism of the teacher and not you:
*
*
What kind of *&^#%$ teacher (and this is why I suggest you should check his
alcohol levels) shows film in an open space where there's continuous noise
interruptions and temptations of pizza and coffee from the cafe??? What kind
of film experience needs comfy chairs? (a Monty Python reference, by the
way.) Cinema, like any art, has the ability to change lives, but it's a lot
tougher when somebody's shouting across the room to get them a latte or toss
them a book. Was Kane's dying words, "Earbuds?" Did Rhett Butler actually
say, "Frank, my dear, let's go to Birmingham?"

Films should be seen in a dark room and the only sound should be coming from
the speakers. Trust me, Martin Scorsese's screening room does not have a wet
bar.

So, the answer is no, for so many, many reasons.

Best,
Dennis Doros
Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero
PO Box 128
Harrington Park, NJ 07640
Phone: 201-767-3117
Fax: 201-767-3035
email: milefi...@gmail.com
www.milestonefilms.com
www.ontheboweryfilm.com
www.arayafilm.com
www.exilesfilm.com
www.wordisoutmovie.com
www.killerofsheep.com
AMIA Austin 2011: www.amianet.org
Join "Milestone Film" on Facebook!


On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Antonella Ward
wrote:

> Kind Videolib-L folks,
>
>
>
> I have what I think is an interesting question for you this morning.
> Apologies if this issue has been discussed ad nauseam before.  I have not
> searched the list archives for possible answers to this dilemma.
>
>
>
> I oversee the Media collection in our library, and we have recently opened
> the doors to our new Learning Commons, equipped with the latest and greatest
> technology we could afford.  Our Learning Commons consist  of a wide open
> space, with couches, chairs, computers, tables, nooks, and plenty of 40-inch
> wide screen monitors.  A faculty member recently placed a couple of our DVDs
> on closed reserve, and asked if his students could watch them on one of the
> monitors in our Learning Commons (where the seating is more comfortable, and
> they could grab a snack from our café with the movie).
>
>
>
> Before we had a Learning Commons, use of our Media closed reserves was
> limited to the Media area, where we have a dedicated viewing room with all
> the necessary equipment.
>
>
>
> Would we be in violation of copyright laws if we allowed our students to
> watch our closed reserves in the Learning Commons instead of our Media
> viewing room?
>
>
>
> I look forward to your thoughts on this matter.
>
>
>
> Respectfully,
>
>
>
>
>
> [image: Description: cid:image001.gif@01C9CD63.2D528950]**
>
> * *
>
> *Antonella Ward*
> *Multimedia Support Librarian/Porter Henderson Library*
> Angelo State University
> Member, Texas Tech University System
> ASU Station #11013
> San Angelo, TX 76909-1013
> Phone: (325) 942-2313   Fax: (325) 942-2198
> *antonella.w...@angelo.edu*
>
> 
>
> "Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or
>
> we know where we can find information upon it."
> *(Samuel Johnson)*
>
>
>
>
>
> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues
> relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control,
> preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and
> related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective
> working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication
> between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and
> distributors.
>
>
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

[Videolib] New Library Learning Commons and Media closed reserves

[Antonella Ward]

Kind Videolib-L folks,

I have what I think is an interesting question for you this morning.  Apologies 
if this issue has been discussed ad nauseam before.  I have not searched the 
list archives for possible answers to this dilemma.

I oversee the Media collection in our library, and we have recently opened the 
doors to our new Learning Commons, equipped with the latest and greatest 
technology we could afford.  Our Learning Commons consist  of a wide open 
space, with couches, chairs, computers, tables, nooks, and plenty of 40-inch 
wide screen monitors.  A faculty member recently placed a couple of our DVDs on 
closed reserve, and asked if his students could watch them on one of the 
monitors in our Learning Commons (where the seating is more comfortable, and 
they could grab a snack from our café with the movie).

Before we had a Learning Commons, use of our Media closed reserves was limited 
to the Media area, where we have a dedicated viewing room with all the 
necessary equipment.

Would we be in violation of copyright laws if we allowed our students to watch 
our closed reserves in the Learning Commons instead of our Media viewing room?

I look forward to your thoughts on this matter.

Respectfully,


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Antonella Ward
Multimedia Support Librarian/Porter Henderson Library
Angelo State University
Member, Texas Tech University System
ASU Station #11013
San Angelo, TX 76909-1013
Phone: (325) 942-2313   Fax: (325) 942-2198
antonella.w...@angelo.edu

"Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or
we know where we can find information upon it."
(Samuel Johnson)


<>VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.