Hi all, I think we're about to license our first streaming film through Swank Digital Campus. The usage scenario is so different from what I normally deal with. Typically, my library licenses individual films from distributers for use by all current student & faculty, for a term ranging from 3 years to perpetuity and we stream the content from a library-run server and management system. The Swank content would be license for 1 semester, would only be accessible to a specific class and would be hosted off-site.
I'm trying to figure out what my library's role should be in the Swank scenario. If you've used Swank Digital Campus at your institution (or deal with other short term/ course specific digital rights), could you tell me how this was handled. * Who is responsible for the transaction - i.e whose name is on the contract/ invoice? The Library, the academic department, the faculty member, another campus group? * Who directly pays for the content? * If both of the above were handled by the library, was there any resistance to this sort of short term, limited access being the library's responsibility? * Is there another department on your campus that more directly supports development and resources for online courses? What was their involvement? Thanks! Kim Stanton Head, Media Library University of North Texas [email protected] P: (940) 565-4832 F: (940) 369-7396
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