Category: Streaming Media

Email: Streaming Media platforms reminder

December 2, 2022 By Carol Ann Davis

Message sent on behalf of Carol Ann Davis, Associate Dean, to USF faculty identified as using streaming media.

This is a reminder email to faculty using streaming media in their courses. As previously announced, the USF Libraries has discontinued leasing titles on the Kanopy and Swank streaming platforms. Leased titles that are currently active on the two platforms will continue until they expire; most titles are leased for 12 months at a time. Titles leased on the Kanopy and Swank platforms will be expiring throughout the next 6 months. Please pay close attention to expiration dates of video titles as you prepare your spring courses. To check the availability of videos on these platforms, please refer to our list of titles with expiration dates, which is regularly updated.

Please submit all streaming video requests through the Course Reserves function in Canvas. Instructions are available at https://lib.usf.edu/course-reserves/make-request/.  If you encounter any issues in submitting through Canvas, please email LIBReserves@usf.edu.

The USF Libraries subscribe to AVON: Academic Video Online and other database platforms that include streaming media; these titles are not included in the separate list of titles but are in the USF Libraries online catalogs. Content that is perpetually available will continue (as noted on the list of titles with expiration dates). Unfortunately, not all titles are available for purchase.

Visit our USF Libraries Media Guide:

  • To search for movies and documentaries in the USF Libraries’ extensive DVD movie collection and online databases
  • To search by title to determine if the USF Libraries has perpetual ownership or expiring access to currently available streaming movies
  • To identify open access media alternatives
  • To consult our Frequently Asked Questions information

If you would like additional help finding alternate material, please contact your Liaison Librarian.

Best wishes,

Carol Ann

Email: Streaming Media platforms reminder

September 6, 2022 By Carol Ann Davis

Message sent on behalf of Carol Ann Davis, Associate Dean, to USF faculty identified as using streaming media.

This is a reminder email to faculty using streaming media in their courses. As previously announced, the USF Libraries has discontinued leasing titles on the Kanopy and Swank streaming platforms. Leased titles that are currently active on the two platforms will continue until they expire; most titles are leased for 12 months at a time. To check the availability of videos on these platforms, please refer to our list of titles with expiration dates, which is regularly updated.

We recently realized that a previously used form for  submitting streaming media requests was still sending automatic notifications to renew video content, and we apologize for the confusion this has caused. That form has now been removed. Please submit all streaming video requests through the Course Reserves function in Canvas. Instructions are available at https://lib.usf.edu/course-reserves/make-request/.  If you encounter any issues in submitting through Canvas, please email LIBReserves@usf.edu.

The USF Libraries subscribe to AVON: Academic Video Online and other database platforms that include streaming media; these titles are not included in the separate list of titles but are in the USF Libraries online catalogs. Content that is perpetually available will continue (as noted on the list of titles with expiration dates). Unfortunately, not all titles are available for purchase.

Visit our USF Libraries Media Guide:

  • To search for movies and documentaries in the USF Libraries’ extensive DVD movie collection and online databases
  • To search by title to determine if the USF Libraries has perpetual ownership or expiring access to currently available streaming movies
  • To identify open access media alternatives
  • To consult our Frequently Asked Questions information

If you would like additional help finding alternate material, please contact your Liaison Librarian.

Best wishes,

Carol Ann

Email: Streaming media reminder for summer courses

April 27, 2022 By Carol Ann Davis

Message sent on behalf of Carol Ann Davis, Associate Dean, to USF Libraries staff, USF department heads, and faculty identified as using streaming media.

This is a reminder email to faculty using streaming media in their courses. The USF Libraries has discontinued leasing titles on the Kanopy and Swank streaming platforms. Leased titles that are currently active on the two platforms will continue until they expire; most titles are leased for 12 months at a time. To check the availability of videos on these platforms, please refer to our list of titles with expiration dates, which is regularly updated.

We now subscribe to AVON: Academic Video Online other database platforms that include streaming media; these titles are not included in the separate list of titles but are in the USF Libraries online catalog, so please take these resources into account when preparing your courses. Content that is perpetually available will continue (as noted on the list of titles with expiration dates). Unfortunately, not all titles are available for purchase.

Please also consult our curated selection of freely accessible video and other media content on the Digital Learning Objects & Media Tools to Supplement Instruction guide.

Please continue to submit all streaming video requests through the Course Reserves function in Canvas. Instructions are available at https://lib.usf.edu/course-reserves/make-request/. If you encounter any issues in submitting through Canvas, please email LIBReserves@usf.edu. The maximum number of videos per course will continue to be limited to five (5) units.

Visit our USF Libraries Media Guide:

  • To search for movies and documentaries in the USF Libraries’ extensive DVD movie collection and online databases
  • To search by title to determine if the USF Libraries has perpetual ownership or expiring access to currently available streaming movies
  • To identify open access media alternatives
  • To consult our Frequently Asked Questions information

If you would like additional help finding alternate material, please contact your Liaison Librarian.

Best wishes,

Carol Ann

Meeting: Associate Deans Council

December 8, 2021 By Carol Ann Davis

Carol Ann Davis, Associate Dean, presented information to the Council about the pending changes to the streaming media collections and asked the Associate Deans to share the information with their faculty.

Email: Streaming Media, FINAL REMINDER to Faculty

December 3, 2021 By Carol Ann Davis

Message sent on behalf of Carol Ann Davis, Associate Dean, to USF Libraries staff, USF department heads, and faculty identified as using streaming media.

This is a reminder email to faculty using streaming media in their courses for the spring 2022 semester and beyond. The USF Libraries will discontinue leasing titles on the Kanopy and Swank streaming platforms at the end of this month, December 2021. Titles that are active at that time will continue until they expire; most titles are leased for 12 months at a time.

We continue to explore alternate options for providing streaming media in a sustainable way with predictable costs. We have set up a subscription to AVON: Academic Video Online through ProQuest and Alexander Street Press. This adds over 70,000 streaming media titles to our collection (list attached—please do not try to print!) as part of a database subscription, with the ability to add perpetual content each year that we subscribe. This resource is listed in the catalog and databases A-Z list, but individual titles are still be added to the catalog. [I do have a .pdf version of the file sorted by subject and title, but it’s quite large; please let me know if you prefer that format.]

The USF Libraries continue to subscribe to database platforms that include streaming media; these titles are not included in the separate list of titles, so please take these resources into account when preparing your courses. These titles are also listed in the USF Libraries catalog. For other platforms with individual titles, we have a list of titles with expiration dates available and regularly updated. Content that is perpetually available will continue, and the USF Libraries are purchasing selected Kanopy content to keep some of the content available to the USF community in perpetuity. Unfortunately, not all titles are available for purchase.

Please also consult our curated a selection of freely accessible video and other media content on the Digital Learning Objects & Media Tools to Supplement Instruction guide.

Through December 2021, please continue to submit all streaming video requests through the Course Reserves function in Canvas. Instructions are available at https://lib.usf.edu/course-reserves/make-request/. If you encounter any issues in submitting through Canvas, please email LIBReserves@usf.edu. The maximum number of videos per course will continue to be limited to five (5) units.

Visit our USF Libraries Media Guide:

  • To search for movies and documentaries in the USF Libraries’ extensive DVD movie collection and online databases
  • To search by title to determine if the USF Libraries has perpetual ownership or expiring access to currently available streaming movies
  • To identify open access media alternatives
  • To consult our Frequently Asked Questions information

If you would like additional help finding alternate material, please contact your Liaison Librarian.

Best wishes,

Carol Ann

AVON Titles

Email: Streaming Media Reminder to Faculty

November 18, 2021 By Carol Ann Davis

Message sent on behalf of Carol Ann Davis, Associate Dean, to USF Libraries staff, USF department heads, and faculty identified as using streaming media.

This is a reminder email to faculty using streaming media in their courses for the spring 2022 semester and beyond. The USF Libraries will discontinue leasing titles on the Kanopy and Swank streaming platforms at the end of December 2021. Titles that are active at that time will continue until they expire; most titles are leased for 12 months at a time.

We continue to explore alternate options for providing streaming media in a sustainable way with predictable costs. This includes a subscription to AVON: Academic Video Online through ProQuest and Alexander Street Press. This will add around 70,000 streaming media titles to our collection as part of a database subscription, with the ability to add perpetual content each year that we subscribe (see attached brochure). This resource is still in process, so stay tuned for more information!

The USF Libraries continue to subscribe to database platforms that include streaming media; these titles are not included in the separate list of titles, so please take these resources into account when preparing your courses. These titles are also listed in the USF Libraries catalog. For other platforms with individual titles, we have a list of titles with expiration dates available and regularly updated. Content that is perpetually available will continue, and the USF Libraries is purchasing selected Kanopy content to keep some of the content available to the USF community in perpetuity. Unfortunately, not all titles are available for purchase.

Please also consult our curated a selection of freely accessible video and other media content on the Digital Learning Objects & Media Tools to Supplement Instruction guide.

Through December 2021, please continue to submit all streaming video requests through the Course Reserves function in Canvas. Instructions are available at https://lib.usf.edu/course-reserves/make-request/. If you encounter any issues in submitting through Canvas, please email LIBReserves@usf.edu. The maximum number of videos per course will continue to be limited to five (5) units.

Visit our USF Libraries Media Guide:

  • To search for movies and documentaries in the USF Libraries’ extensive DVD movie collection and online databases
  • To search by title to determine if the USF Libraries has perpetual ownership or expiring access to currently available streaming movies
  • To identify open access media alternatives
  • To consult our Frequently Asked Questions information

If you would like additional help finding alternate material, please contact your Liaison Librarian.

Best wishes,

Carol Ann

Academic Video Online Brochure

Email: Streaming Media Reminder to Faculty

October 18, 2021 By Carol Ann Davis

Message sent on behalf of Carol Ann Davis, Associate Dean, to USF Libraries staff, USF department heads, and faculty identified as using streaming media.

This is a reminder to faculty using streaming media in their courses for the spring 2022 semester and beyond. The USF Libraries will discontinue leasing titles on the Kanopy and Swank streaming platforms at the end of December 2021. Titles that are active at that time will continue until they expire; most titles are leased for 12 months at a time.

A full list of titles with expiration dates is available and will be updated regularly. Content that is perpetually available will continue, and the USF Libraries is purchasing selected Kanopy content to keep some of the content available to the USF community in perpetuity. Unfortunately, not all titles are available for purchase.

The USF Libraries continue to subscribe to database platforms that include streaming media; these titles are not included in the separate list of titles, so please take these resources into account when preparing your courses. We continue to explore alternate options for providing streaming media in a sustainable way with predictable costs. In the meantime, as a supplemental resource, we have curated a selection of freely accessible video and other media content on the Digital Learning Objects & Media Tools to Supplement Instruction guide.

Through the fall 2021 semester, please continue to submit all streaming video requests through the Course Reserves function in Canvas. Instructions are available at https://lib.usf.edu/course-reserves/make-request/. If you encounter any issues in submitting through Canvas, please email LIBReserves@usf.edu. The maximum number of videos per course will continue to be limited to five (5) units.

Visit our USF Libraries Media Guide:

  • To search by title to determine if the USF Libraries has perpetual ownership or expiring access to currently available streaming movies
  • To search for movies and documentaries in the USF Libraries’ extensive DVD movie collection
  • To identify open access media alternatives
  • To consult our Frequently Asked Questions information

If you would like additional help finding alternate material, please contact your Liaison Librarian.

Best wishes,

Carol Ann

Email: Streaming media on Kanopy and Swank platforms

September 15, 2021 By Carol Ann Davis

Message sent on behalf of Carol Ann Davis, Associate Dean, to specific USF faculty and shared with the USF Libraries staff.

Good afternoon!

You are receiving this information because you have been identified as a faculty member that requested streaming media via Course Reserves at some point in the past several semesters.

The USF Libraries have struggled with funding streaming media on the Kanopy and Swank platforms for the past few years in light of escalating costs and title requests. Due to the unsustainability of the streaming media models on these platforms and the cost to lease individual titles for 12 months at a time, the USF Libraries have made the difficult decision to discontinue leasing content on these two platforms at the end of the 2021 calendar year.

Content that is perpetually available will continue, and the USF Libraries are analyzing usage patterns of Kanopy content to determine which titles we can purchase-to-own to keep them available to the USF community in perpetuity. Other titles will expire individually during the 2022 calendar year. A full list of titles with expiration dates is available and will be updated regularly. As titles are purchased in a perpetual access/ownership model, those will be indicated on that page. Kanopy titles will be purchased (if available for purchase) as they near their current expiration date.

Titles on the Swank platform are more expensive, but we do have a limited number of slots that we purchased for this year. Once those slots are used, we will not be renewing the Swank contract. The Swank platform hosts a number of feature films, but with the proliferation of streaming media platforms for individual use, we are finding that some of our most popular selections are being removed from the Swank platform. The USF Libraries, as an institutional subscriber, are not able to lease content hosted on platforms such as Amazon Prime, Netflix, Hulu, or Disney Plus.

The USF Libraries continue to subscribe to database platforms that include streaming media. We have also curated a selection of freely accessible video and other media content on the Digital Learning Objects & Media Tools to Supplement Instruction guide.

For the fall 2021 semester, please continue to submit all streaming video requests through the Course Reserves function in Canvas. Instructions are available at https://lib.usf.edu/course-reserves/make-request/. If you encounter any issues in submitting through Canvas, please email LIBReserves@usf.edu. The maximum number of videos per course will continue to be limited to five (5) units. Visit our USF Libraries Media Guide:

  • To search by title to determine if the USF Libraries has perpetual ownership or expiring access to currently available streaming movies
  • To search for movies and documentaries in the USF Libraries’ extensive DVD movie collection
  • To identify open access media alternatives
  • To consult our Frequently Asked Questions information

If you would like additional help finding alternate material, please contact your Liaison Librarian.

Best wishes,

Carol Ann

Presentation: USF Libraries Streaming Media Information

August 18, 2021 By Carol Ann Davis

Carol Ann Davis, Associate Dean, gave a presentation to interested USF Libraries faculty and staff to explain why streaming media is so complicated. This included a discussion of associated technological issues, copyright, and perpetual versus leased access. Streaming media has been an ongoing challenge for the library for the past few years as demand skyrocketed but no new money was added to the budget to support this initiative. At the end of the 2021 calendar year, the USF Libraries plan to shut down the Kanopy and Swank platforms where we repeatedly pay to lease titles that we do not own. The goal of this session was to provide librarians and staff a stronger foundation in understanding the process and answering faculty questions.

Slides, Streaming Media Information

Email: Streaming Media

October 26, 2020 By Carol Ann Davis

Message was sent to Department Chairs.

As the Spring 2021 textbook adoption cycle continues, I have an important message for courses using streaming video content provided by the USF Libraries.

Please submit all streaming video requests through the Course Reserves function in Canvas. Instructions are available at https://lib.usf.edu/course-reserves/make-request/. If you encounter any issues in submitting through Canvas, please email LIBReserves@usf.edu. The maximum number of videos per course will continue to be limited to five (5) units.

Visit our USF Libraries Media Guide:

  • To search by title to determine if the USF Libraries has perpetual ownership or expiring access to currently available streaming movies
  • To search for movies and documentaries in the USF Libraries’ extensive DVD movie collection
  • To identify open access media alternatives

If you are using a video that is currently expiring mid-spring semester, we recommend planning to use the video before the expiration date. If you would like additional help finding alternate material, please contact your Liaison Librarian.

picture_as_pdf
Emails sent regarding Streaming Media for Spring 2021, 10/26/2020