Kim, I used to have the same concerns about expiring titles. For Netflix, the site instantwatcher.com is a good resource, as they provide the expiration date for various titles. I'm not sure they have this information for all films, as it seems like several titles I checked have a default expiration date of August 16, 2036. Even so, the site may provide a general idea of whether a film will be streaming for a full semester.
Belated thanks to the Videolib contributor who initially brought instantwatcher to my attention! Brian Boling Media Services Librarian Temple University On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 1:49 PM, Stanton, Kim <kim.stan...@unt.edu> wrote: > 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**** > > 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> > *Reply-To: *"videolib@lists.berkeley.edu" <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> > *Date: *Wednesday, July 18, 2012 11:40 AM > *To: *"videolib@lists.berkeley.edu" <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**** > > 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<videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu>] > *On Behalf Of *Clifford, Tom > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 18, 2012 11:34 AM > *To:* 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. > >
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.
