Usually faculty are pretty accepting once they understand that while I would like to help them, the library can't provide the item in that format for whatever reason (copyright policy, technology issues, ect). When I bring up assigning Hulu or Netflix subscriptions for their students, they are often relived to even have this option. I will sometimes equate this to students being required to purchase their own workbooks, supplies or other outside reading materials. Nobody has hit the roof yet, though it doesn't come up that often.
The hardest thing I've run into (which ties into the thread Myles just started) is when a films is only available to stream through a commercial site. This really limits the library's ability to offer any support or guarantee that the content will be available throughout the duration of the course. The best example I have of a tricky one was Looking For Mr Goodbar, which is OOP on VHS, never released on DVD, but was available streaming on Netflix for a limited time. Kim Stanton Head, Media Library University of North Texas kim.stan...@unt.edu<mailto:kim.stan...@unt.edu> P: (940) 565-4832 F: (940) 369-7396 From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Peterson, Erika Day - petersed Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 11:54 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Hulu and Netflix classrooom use-- follow up question Out of curiosity, Jo Ann (and anyone else who does this), are the faculty accepting of this option? Often when we suggest to faculty that they refer students to Amazon Instant or Netflix, etc, they hit the roof. They think it's outrageous to require a student to pay $2.99 to stream a film or to expect them to use Netflix, though we know many students have access (most for free from their parents). When we suggest that the student could come to the library if they weren't able to afford the $2.99, they think that's pretty outrageous too. Do you have some magical soothing words you could share that help faculty to see this as a reasonable option? Erika * * * * * * Erika Peterson Director of Media Resources Carrier Library, James Madison University (540) 568-6770 http://www.lib.jmu.edu/media From: Jo Ann Reynolds <jo_ann.reyno...@lib.uconn.edu<mailto:jo_ann.reyno...@lib.uconn.edu>> Reply-To: "videolib@lists.berkeley.edu<mailto:videolib@lists.berkeley.edu>" <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu<mailto:videolib@lists.berkeley.edu>> Date: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 11:40 AM To: "videolib@lists.berkeley.edu<mailto:videolib@lists.berkeley.edu>" <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu<mailto:videolib@lists.berkeley.edu>> Subject: Re: [Videolib] Hulu and Netflix classrooom use Where we can't purchase streaming rights for a film and it is available from Netflix, Blockbuster, iTunes, or HuluPlus we will let the faculty member know and offer to make a link to the vendor of choice in our course reserve system so students can easily navigate to the resource and set up an account if they don't already have one. Jo Ann Jo Ann Reynolds Reserve Services Coordinator University of Connecticut Libraries 369 Fairfield Road, Unit 1005RR Storrs, CT 06269-1005 jo_ann.reyno...@lib.uconn.edu<mailto:jo_ann.reyno...@lib.uconn.edu> 860-486-1406 860-486-5636 (fax) http://classguides.lib.uconn.edu/mediaresources From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu<mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu> [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Clifford, Tom Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 11:34 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu<mailto:videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> Subject: [Videolib] Hulu and Netflix classrooom use I'm interested in hearing from any institutions where instructors require their students to subscribe to Hulu and/or Netflix for required viewing, if there are any. We're considering suggesting this to faculty-it seems no different or more expensive than requiring the purchase of a textbook or software, but I wondered if anyone else had experience with this or a similar scenario. Tom Clifford Sr. Library Assistant Multimedia Center Rm. G122 Rush Rhees Library (585) 275-3921
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.
