• The Library is in the process of building Educational and Recreational DVD Collections. Both collections are located on the first floor of the Library between the Circulation and Reference Departments.
  

• You may browse the collections in person or online. All of the Library's DVDs are listed in the Library Catalog:
  • Complete List of Educational DVDs

  • Complete List of Recreational DVDs

Borrowing Rules

• You may borrow up to 3 recreational DVDs at a time. The loan period for recreational DVDs is 7 days.

• Educational DVDs are treated like books. Please see the Borrowing Rules page to see the maximum number of books you may check out. The loan period for educational DVDs is 28 days.

• Overdue fines are $1.00 per day per overdue DVD (weekends and holidays included).

Placing Holds

• If the DVD you need is checked out, you may use the Library Catalog to place a hold on it. Just click the Request Item button:

  

• You will then need to enter the barcode number that appears on the back of your NU ID card:

  

• When the DVD is returned, you will be notified to come to the Library and pick it up. DVDs will be held at the Circulation Desk for 10 days.

Obtaining DVDs NU Library Does Not Own

• Unfortunately, we will never own every film you may need to view for your research. We can try to borrow DVDs the Library does not own from other libraries through our interlibrary loan service. Please see the Need to Borrow a DVD We Don't Own? page for more information. DVDs must be for classroom use or research purposes only.

Copyright Notice

• You may view films and videos in your home or dorm room for personal recreation or research. Possession of a film or video does not confer the right to show the work in public. Education use is permitted, however. The Copyright Act of 1976 and portions of the House of Representatives Report (94-1476) provide some conditions under which films or videos can be shown:
  • They must be shown only to students and educators as part of an instructional program.

  • They must be shown either in a classroom or other school location devoted to instruction.

  • They must be shown either in a face-to-face setting or where students and instructors are in the same building or general area.

  • They must be shown using a legitimate (that is, not illegally reproduced) copy, with the copyright notice included.

• The relationship between the film or video and the course must be explicit. Films or videos, even in a "face-to-face" classroom setting, may not be used for entertainment or recreation.

• Note: This text is derived from Wellesley College: http://www.wellesley.edu/Library/copyright.html#films

NU's Office of Media Resources