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Film and Video for Classes

Information for faculty on the process of requesting and showing films for classes at GRC.

What films can be browsed and requested for purchase? (Kanopy, MS Stream, others)

Overview:

***Please click on the tabs above to learn how to browse and request films
  • If the Library does not currently have a film you need (see: Access Films from the Holman Library), you can browse from a selection of other films.
     
  • If you need your students to watch a film as either required or optional viewing for your class, you can request that the Holman Library purchase access to that film. Different vendors provide different ways to access films.
     
  • The Library generally attempts to purchase access to films in a streaming format since this provides convenient access to the widest number of users in different class modalities.  On occasion films are only available in physical DVD format, but may be streamed for online classes under certain conditions (see "Digitized DVDs MS Stream" link above)

What Timelines Should Faculty Consider When Requesting and Showing Films?

  • If you are requesting new media or to have a DVD digitized for a class, please note that it can take the library and Media Services several weeks to fulfill the request. 

  • If you reach out to your instructional subject librarian with your list of films before the start of each quarter, they can double check that the Library still has access to the films you used previously and make sure that you have correct links and login info.

How to Request Films:

In all cases, please use the form in the link below to request films.  Your answers to the questions on the form help librarians make sure we meet your needed deadline and that we purchase the best type of subscription and format based on your intended usage.

 

What is Kanopy?
  • It has an extensive multidisciplinary collection organized by subject and genre and is also searchable by title
     
  • It is *not* a film database that is meant to be browsable by students and thus we only advertise it to faculty, not students
  • Rather, it is a curriculum development tool for faculty to select films and request that the library to purchase for their classes:
  • Depending on how you intend to use a particular film, Holman Library may either...
    • purchase a license from Kanopy. In these cases, you will be given a link to the film to share with students and those films will appear in the library catalog (the Holman Library One Search")
    • purchase a pay-per-view model (the Library pays per view, not the student).  In these cases, you will be given a link to the film, but it will not appear in the library catalog.  
How can faculty log in to Kanopy, browse videos, request a purchase and share videos?
What instructions do faculty need to give to students to view selected Kanopy films?

After you have requested a film purchase and the librarian has given you a link to the film, please copy this link and give these instructions to students to help them log on to Kanopy and view the film:

In some cases, when you request film access, a film may only be available in DVD format.


However, the copyright Teach Act does allow educational institutions to copy DVDs into a digital streaming video format for classes that take place completely online in order to give online students the same experience as face-to-face students who would normally watch the DVD in the classroom as part of the course material.

Browse GRC Media Services Digitized Collection

If you are interested in a video that is NOT on this list, please make a purchase request:

Show Digitized DVDs for Course Material

Often vendors license their videos ONLY to popular streaming platforms like Netflix, Hulu and HBO.  These popular platforms are generally set up for individual subscribers, not institutional subscribers like libraries.  Therefore, in many cases, it may not be possible for the library to obtain an license to videos from these platforms. 

However, in some cases the library MAY be able to obtain a license from another vendor, so if you see a film you would like to show to your class, so it is always a good idea to make a request to purchase (with the understanding that we will do our best to fulfill your request, by may not be able to).

What are other options?