Hi all,
My apologies for taking so long to get this summary back out to you! For those interested, options for providing streaming original series are few and largely undesirable. Until providers like Amazon and Netflix decide the library market is worth their time, these are some of the solutions libraries have tried, as well as issues (piracy, copyright) considered when searching for options – I salute their ingenuity!
· We did have a DVD Netflix account here for a while, but only have Films on Demand so far for streaming service. Both Amazon and Netflix don’t allow the authentication needed for an academic campus of many faculty. The only time I answered this type of question ( just finished the film festival tours, no DVD distribution deal yet, documentary had disappeared from the PBS Independent Lens site) we had to examine and vet a LOT of sites that claimed to have this doc but *really* had just illegally uploaded it on P2P - using DMCA breaking software, we’re guessing. It’s kind of the Wild Wild West out there for documentary producers and television shows; they have many more options to market now than just the “One Stop Shop DVD” contract with a third party distributor. So, if you do indeed find that Netflix and Amazon Prime have figured out a better way to work with academic institutions with MANY users, do let me know!!
· The NCSU Libraries has a small Roku lending program where we can purchase streaming titles that faculty want for their students to view. We check out the Roku media players like a reserve item.
· As far as I know, there is no legal way for the library to acquire and re-distribute a stream from any of the services you mention. If someone like Swank or Kanopy doesn’t offer it, then it’s not legally possible (logistics aside). We advise the faculty member (in writing) that the library is not able to acquire such a stream for redistribution and that it is a violation of the terms of service of XYZ to use it in the classroom and leave it at that. If that faculty member then chooses to violate the TOS of their individual subscription (or find an illegal copy on YouTube), that’s on them because the library has done its due diligence. Certain digital broadcast networks, like ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, etc., sometimes offer their programs on the open web. I have combed through the various TOS and they don’t really address whether or not it could be shown in class, so I let the prof know what I’ve found and leave it up to them to assume the risk.
Katie Lynn
Acquisitions Librarian
Kansas State University
509 Hale Library
Manhattan, KS 66506-1200
785.532.6209
Fax 785.532.7644
kklynn_at_ksu.edu<mailto:kklynn_at_ksu.edu>
lib.k-state.edu<http://lib.k-state.edu/>
On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 5:29 PM, Katrina Lynn <kklynn_at_ksu.edu<mailto:kklynn_at_ksu.edu>> wrote:
Hi all,
We have recently had an instructor request for access to the Amazon original series Transparent. The original request was for a DVD version, however there are no legitimate DVD versions available. Having been a graduate student quite recently myself, I know that many instructors (myself included) have made do accessing these streaming services via personal subscriptions to Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, etc. Now, however, as an acquisitions librarian, I’m wondering how other libraries might be handling requests for access to these streaming, subscription services before the shows are available for purchase on DVD.
I just checked with Kanopy, and they are not currently offering this service, nor do they have immediate future plans to do so.
I would be very interested in any ideas and suggestions you all have. I would be happy to compile feedback and email what I learn to anyone else interested, as well.
Katie Lynn
Acquisitions Librarian
Kansas State University
509 Hale Library
Manhattan, KS 66506-1200
785.532.6209<tel:(785)%20532-6209>
Fax 785.532.7644<tel:(785)%20532-7644>
kklynn_at_ksu.edu<mailto:kklynn_at_ksu.edu>
lib.k-state.edu<http://lib.k-state.edu/>
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Terra Kallemeyn
Electronic Resource Acquisitions
Boston College Libraries
Received on Fri Feb 03 2017 - 12:28:34 EST