I have occasionally come across this restriction in buying documentary films for USC, but it does not impose a problem as we do not lend out our films out on inter-library loan. Je suis désolé.
Cheers! Anthony ******************************* Anthony E. Anderson Assistant Director, Doheny Memorial Library University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182 (213) 740-1190 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> "Wind, regen, zon, of kou, Albert Cuyp ik hou van jou." ******************************** From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Meghann Matwichuk Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 10:29 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Videolib] Interlibrary Loan Restrictions 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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