Thanks Meghann I understand the director's concern and alas all I can do is give my advice. I don't see how one could practically do a license that said ILL is OK as long as the same institution is not using it regularly to avoid buying one.
I will however be able to use your words to reassure them On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 1:28 PM, Meghann Matwichuk <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as > an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. > >
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
