at UNB Libraries FrederictonOur film holdings, in both VHS and DVD formats, are intended to serve the teaching and learning objectives of various University of New Brunswick and Saint Thomas University departments and faculty members.
Theatre in Video contains more than 250 definitive performances of the world's leading plays, together with more than 100 film documentaries, online in streaming video - more than 500 hours in all.
Search Quest directly Go to Quest's "Advanced Search" screen and include a "words or phrase" value of "[videorecording]" among search criteria.
A note on locations:
Instructors who wish to reserve films for classroom viewing are asked to complete the Film booking request form to request that films be booked in the Quest catalogue for specific classroom dates. We ask that, whenever possible, requests be made one week in advance of the intended pickup date. Films do not circulate one week prior to the date of a booking.
To ensure a film's availability for individual study, instructors should consider placing it on course reserve.
Instructors who intend to place personal or departmental films on reserve with the intention that they be viewed in the library must ensure that public performance rights have been obtained. Content emanating from television and other broadcast sources must meet strict criteria in order to be eligible for reserve circulation. Clearance for placing non-library audivisual items on reserve must be obtained from Josh Dickison, UNB Libraries Copyright Officer (email: jjd@unb.ca / tel: (506) 447-3378).
Circulation, reserve, and retrieval policies for films follow our standard circulation policies.
Effective January, 2007, the circulation policy for films available from HIL-CIRAV, HIL-GOV, and HIL-GOVCD (and soon ENG-AV) has changed to a one week loan with one renewal for all patrons.
Three combination DVD/VHS stations for in-house viewing of films are available for student use. One of these stations is located in a study room, and as such can accommodate open discussion in tandem with film viewing. All stations are located in the basement of the Harriet Irving Library and can be booked at the Commons Service (formerly Circulation) desk.
The Media Lab (CETL) in Marshall d'Avray Hall also provides equipment and space for viewing films in VHS, DVD, and 16mm formats.
Note that, in compliance with Canadian copyright law, films viewed with library equipment must include public performance rights.
In accordance with the Canadian Copyright Act, an educational public performance license is required to view films in classrooms, libraries, and other campus locations.
UNB maintains educational public performance licensing agreements with Audio Ciné Films and Criterion Pictures, which enable UNB instructors to legally show selected films from major North American studios. We also have an agreement in place with the National Film Board and endeavour to purchase public performance rights for single titles emanating from a variety of sources. Note that these are not entertainment licenses and therefore do not cover extra-curricular public film viewings.
Catalogue records for films held by UNB Libraries Fredericton indicate educational public performance rights status with "Access restriction" notes. These notes indicate whether films can be viewed in a classroom or library setting. Items in with a location code of HIL-CIRAV are physically tagged with stickers to indicate their educational public performance rights (PPR) status:
The assumption with educational public performance rights is that a film is part of a course of study and that no admission fee is charged. All films in the library collection, however, can be viewed by individuals in their homes.
Given the contingent nature of rights licensing in the film industry, we appreciate questions and concerns about the public performance status of particular films. Please contact Josh Dickison (jjd@unb.ca) or Marc Bragdon (mbragdon@unb.ca).
If you plan to show films in the classroom, whether borrowed from UNB Libraries, personally owned, rented locally, or recorded from broadcast sources, it is your responsibility to ensure that proper rights have been obtained. To show films for which public performance rights are not in place requires that a transactional license be purchased. In such a case the requesting individual or department makes arrangements directly with the rights holder. Please contact Josh Dickison (jjd@unb.ca) or Marc Bragdon (mbragdon@unb.ca) for guidance in this matter.
Audio Ciné and Criterion agreements require that UNB Libraries submit periodic reports on classroom film usage. This is an important component of film management services since use determines payments to studios and creators. We will be sending out regular reminders to faculty to report viewing statistics by visiting our online public performance video reporting database.
UNB Libraries have a limited annual film budget for purchasing DVD and VHS formatted films that serve the teaching and learning objectives of University of New Brunswick and Saint Thomas University departments and faculty members.
We are now accepting purchase requests for consideration under the 2009/2010 film budget. Submissions can be made online at: http://www.lib.unb.ca/requests/film_request_form.php. There is no deadline for submissions this year.
Materials providing broad curricular support are preferred and given priority in selection to ensure maximum use of material. Factors that influence collection decisions include:
For items deemed ineligible for funding through UNB Libraries' film budget or requested after the deadline, there may be other funding avenues. Please consult your departmental liaison librarian.
Questions and special requests should be directed to:
Marc Bragdon
Information Services Librarian
Harriet Irving Library
Email: mbragdon@unb.ca
Tel: (506) 458-7741