A bit dated, but the Chronicle of Higher Education had an article back in 2010 talking about this. It was very short but that was still the first article that really spelled out the relationship between Netflix and higher ed. Citing at some length: "According to Steve Swasey, Netflix' vice president of corporate communications, Netflix does not offer institiutional subscriptions. All of its media rae meant only for personal consumption. Loaning DVD's out for faculty members to prohect onscree in class or allowing students to watch streaming video form a library Netflix account is something the company 'frowns upon,'..."
Here's the full article citation: Kaya, Travis. "Wired Campus: Academic Libraries Add Netflix Subscriptions" in The Chronicle of Higher Education (September 18, 2010). Perhaps things have changed since the article was published though. -lisa H. Music & Media Librarian Howard-Tilton Memorial Library Tulane University 504.314.7822 From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Carrie Russell Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 12:18 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Quick question - Netflix Does Netflix provide an institutional license for non-profit, educational institutions? Thank you! -Carrie Carrie Russell, Director Program on Public Access to Information American Library Association Office for Information Technology Policy 1615 New Hampshire Avenue NW, First Floor Washington, DC 20009 202.628.8410/800.941.8478 202.628.8419 (fax) crussell at alawash dot org
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