LibGuides: Faculty Streaming Video Guide: Deciding on a Video Resource for Your Course

Video Resource Decision Guide

Deciding on the best video format to use for your course will depend on several factors:

Whether the course is meeting in person, remote (synchronous), online (asynchronous) or in hybrid mode.
Is the work readily available on television and streaming networks or is it difficult to obtain?
How much of the film will be viewed?
Will the film be viewed together (during class time) or independently?
In what format or delivery method is the film available?
The nature of the work (dramatic vs non-fiction)?
Can the Fair Use exemption or the TEACH Act be applied?

Please keep in mind that the library has limited streaming resources that are used to supply older, hard-to-find find films and documentaries that aren't easily accessible by other means.

All requests must be made using the Faculty Streaming Film Request Form on the Library's Faculty Services page. Library streaming policies can be found there.

Requests should be made prior to the start of the semester.

Viewing Content in the Classroom vs. Online

Technical Considerations

The classroom PCs can accommodate viewing of clips or an entire film whether it is on a DVD or you are using a link from our film collections.

For online classes, streaming a film over a Zoom meeting is not recommended. Neither is having a class use the link to a streaming film at the same time.

Copyright Considerations for Media in the Classroom

In the most general terms:

Library materials can be used in classroom instruction.

Institutional streaming content can be used in classroom instruction.

Personal streaming subscriptions, (e.g., Hulu, Netflix) are personal licenses that do not fall under the Fair Use exemption and shouldn't be used in the classroom unless permission was given by the streamer.

Interlibrary loans are subject to a license agreement and can not be copied or redistributed to a class. The materials are for private use and study.