Video Policy

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Videos owned by Oberlin College library circulate to faculty, staff, and students for 2 days.

In order to ensure that a video is available to be shown in class or to be viewed by students outside of class, videos should be placed on reserve.

All videos, including those that are placed on reserve, are in closed stacks and must be requested at the circulation desk.  The professor who requests a video for reserve may check it out for as long as needed. Reserve staff will resolve conflicts in cases when more than one class is using the same video.

Ordering a Video for Reserve

All requests to purchase videos should be placed with the reserve supervisor or via the video order form.

Please indicate the date you want to show the video on the order form. Note: it takes approximately 7–9 weeks to order a video and have it ready for circulation.

If you have any questions please contact the reserve supervisor.

Videos to be Shown in Class

• Request the video on your reserve list, including the VCR/DVD #, title, director, and course (or use the video order form).
• Indicate the viewing date and time as soon as possible (at least 4 days in advance) by calling x55036 or x55037.
• To show the video in class, check it out from reserve and inform the staff how long you would like to have it.

Videos to be Viewed by Students Outside of Class

• Request the video on your reserve list, including the VCR/DVD #, title, director, and course (or use the video order form).
• All library copies will be placed on reserve with a 5 hour loan period.
• Videos may be taken out of the library for viewing.