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Krasker Film/Video Services provides instructional support to Boston University faculty, staff, and current students. Films and videos owned by Boston University are listed in our on-line catalogue. The collection is not available to outside organizations, student groups, or the public; and the materials are not available for inter-library loan.
Location: 985 Commonwealth Avenue, 1st floor
Telephone: (617) 353-8112
Fax: (617) 353-6154
E-mail: krasfilm@bu.edu
Manager: Gloria Thompson
Sr. A/V Technician: Walter Von Bosau
Media Resource Assistant: Mary Bowen
FILM/VIDEO/LASERDISC/DVD REQUEST FORM:
Download the Krasker Film/Video Services FILM/VIDEO/LASERDISC/DVD
FACULTY REQUEST FORM which can be printed, filled out and faxed or delivered
to our offices at 985 Commonwealth Avenue.
RENTAL & PURCHASES:
Rental and purchase of films, videocassettes, laserdiscs, and DVDs
by Boston University faculty for classroom instruction are funded by an
allocation to Boston University's Schools and Colleges and coordinated
on a University-wide basis. Rent/Purchase requests must be in writing.
Please do not e-mail orders.
Boston University faculty members are encouraged to suggest materials for possible acquisition by sending information (program title, distributor, purchase price, and anticipated utilization) to:
Krasker Film/Video Services
BU Media Group
985 Commonwealth Avenue
Requests for needed course materials obtained from outside distributors should be submitted with ample time for shipping and processing into the Krasker collection.
FILM/VIDEO CLASSROOM SERVICING:
Classroom servicing will be scheduled at the time of your film/video
request. Written requests for classroom servicing must be made at least
four days prior to the date when equipment is needed. For equipment only,
contact CLASSROOM SUPPORT SERVICES at 353-3227.
FILM/VIDEO INFORMATION:
Our services include consultation to faculty for the selection
and utilization of appropriate instructional materials. Printed lists of
Krasker materials, by subject, are available on request. Distributors'
catalogues and brochures are located at Krasker. Contact: Gloria
Thompson, 353-8112.
PREVIEW AREA:
For faculty, staff, and students with valid Boston University Terrier Cards, viewing facilities are available on a first-come, first-served basis at 985 Commonwealth Avenue. Viewing facilities are open from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. weekdays. The area consists of:
- 6 DVD/VHS/Laserdisc carrels (can be used for closed-captioned)
- 1 rear-screen projected viewer for 16mm film
Each station can accommodate up to three people. Due to space
limitations, an entire class cannot be assigned to view required materials
at Krasker. For CAS courses, faculty may arrange to transfer Krasker materials
for "reserve" to the GEDDES
LANGUAGE CENTER for a certain period of time.
STUDENT & STAFF USE:
Students and staff with valid Boston University Terrier Cards may
preview in Krasker between 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on weekdays. For class presentations, faculty
are responsible for coordinating their students' needs and should use the
Film/Video Request form to schedule materials for student presentations.
Student organizations, must submit requests through the STUDENT
ACTIVITIES OFFICE at the George Sherman Union, x3-3635. Krasker materials
are not purchased with Public Performance Rights.
VIDEO DUPLICATION:
Krasker provides a tape duplication service, including film to
video transfers. If material is copyrighted, faculty must have prior
written approval from the producer. For prices and terms, contact Walter
Vonbosau, x3-8112.
USEFUL LINKS:
Commercial film information: INTERNET
MOVIE DATABASE
Public Broadcasting program information: PBS
DVD/VHS purchasing availability:
DVD PLANET
FACETS VIDEO
MOVIES UNLIMITED
Film & Video Reference Sources Listing:
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY
TVLINK (Film and Television Website Archive)
Boston-area distributors' on-line catalogs:
AMERICAN FRIEND SERVICE COMMITTEE
CAMBRIDGE DOCUMENTARY
FILMS
DOCUMENTARY EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
For university film/video rental libraries catalogs:
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
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From the Non-legislative Report of the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, Committee on the Judiciary, US House of Representatives. Adopted by the Subcommittee on September 27, 1996.
Useful Link: TEACH Act
Educational Fair Use:
Provides a limited exception to the exclusive rights of the copyright holder. Gives educators limited rights to use portions of copyrighted material for educational, noncommercial purposes without securing the prior permission of the copyright holder.
Eligibility:
- Faculty, instructor, curator, librarian, archivist, or professional staff
- Engaged in noncommercial instruction or curriculum-based teaching activities at a nonprofit educational institution
- Copyrighted works must be lawfully acquired through purchase, gift, or license agreement
- Using multimedia projects for face-to-face instruction, assigning them to students for directed self-study, or for remote instruction to students over the institutional network
Copyrighted portion must be less than:
- 10% or 1,000 words for text
- 10% or 3 minutes for motion media
- 10% and no more than 30 seconds of music and lyrics from an individual music work
- 10% or 15 images from a published collective work
- 10% or 2,500 fields or cell entries from a copyrighted database or data table
- 5 images or photographs from the same artist or photographer
Follow these guidelines:
- If the material is being used with students as part of your educational multimedia project in a form other than through remote access on the campus network, you may use the material for up to 2 years.
- If the material is mounted on the campus network and technological safeguards limit access to enrolled students and prevent the copying of copyrighted materials, you may use the material for up to 2 years after the first instructional use with a course.
- If the material is mounted on the campus network and you cannot prevent access or duplication, you may leave the material on the network for no more than 15 days after the initial assignment.
- After 15 days, a copy of the multimedia project may be placed on reserve in a learning resource center, library, or similar facility for on-site use by students enrolled in the course.
- Credit the sources of the copyrighted content. Include a notice that the materials are included under the fair use exemption of the US Copyright Law and that further duplication is prohibited.