On 5/8/2014 11:44 AM, Jessica Rosner wrote:
My two cents. It is only legal if it is in the contract/license. I
worked VERY hard to get all the directors I work with to remove it
(and they all did). I tried to reassure them that interlibarly loan
was generally used for individual research or maybe one off class use
and that schools would not do it to save money and not buy their own
copy and just borrow it once or twice a year. I hope I was accurate
because they believed me.
Hi Jessica (et. al.),
I think that's a very safe assumption. It is hard (if not impossible)
to plan a class screening around an ILL'ed video. There are so many
varying loan terms among lending libraries, often short-term, on-site
use only, etc., and a film can take varying lengths of time to get to
our patrons. We advise our patrons against planning an ILL item into
their course syllabus -- we'd much rather purchase the item if time
allows -- a much safer bet.
It is my impression that most ILL uses of media are for personal
research, personal entertainment, or to preview to see if an item would
be right for upcoming instruction. I take a look at a spreadsheet of
incoming media ILL's once / month and that data informs my purchasing
decisions. Patrons will often feel more comfortable placing an ILL
request than they will making a direct purchase request, so I regularly
evaluate our borrowed titles list and will often purchase those titles
that are likely to have broader appeal.
Best,
--
Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
Associate Librarian
Film and Video Collection Department
Morris Library, University of Delaware
181 S. College Ave.
Newark, DE 19717
(302) 831-1475
http://www.lib.udel.edu/filmandvideo
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