Kanopy and Swank allow us to lease or rent individual titles for an annual fee, paid each year for each title. Generally, titles on Kanopy are $150 per title per year and $185 per title on the Swank platform. Each title expires at a different time and must be tracked individually to make sure our records are updated as access changes. The USF Libraries will continue to subscribe to database platforms that include streaming media.
A full list of titles with expiration dates is available and will be updated regularly.
Unfortunately, the USF Libraries does not have the capacity to get copyright permissions for individual titles in order to digitize the DVDs. We also do not have a platform available on which to host the titles. For more information on copyright and showing films in your course, please consult Showing Videos in Online Classes and the T.E.A.C.H. Act.
The library is not always able to provide classroom instruction materials. If the library does not have what you need, please consult your Liaison Librarian for suggestions.
Remember that we have a number of DVDs available in the collection that can be put on Course Reserves for your students. You may also show DVDs during class time in classrooms with HDMI connections (more info on showing videos in the classroom). The Tampa library has DVD drives available for checkout by faculty with a USF ID.
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.
Streaming platforms like Netflix have terms and conditions that restrict showing films to private use only. Showing a film from a streaming platform to a class might violate the terms and conditions of the service. You can provide a list of films and platforms to your students in your syllabus and require that the students obtain direct access for the class.
The USF Libraries, as an institutional subscriber, is not able to lease content hosted on platforms such as Amazon Prime, Netflix, Hulu, or Disney Plus. Only individuals can subscribe to those platforms.
Many streaming media titles are temporary rentals or leased content that expires in one to a few years. Perpetual access is favored by the USF Libraries Collection Management Guidelines over temporarily leased or rented access. The USF Libraries will attempt to purchase selected perpetual content if possible based on faculty request.
Through contractually-defined perpetual access, the USF Libraries’ retains permanent e-based access. Leased and rented access is time limited. The USF Libraries is refocusing its collection expenditures on items that we can acquire with perpetual access rather than leased materials associated with recurring annual costs.
Most DVDs, VHS, and streaming movies in the Libraries’ catalog do not come with public performance rights. A few Libraries’ database/vendor agreements include limited licenses for public performance for free on campus events. Streaming titles from Kanopy, Docuseek, and Films Media Group on the 'Currently Available Streaming Titles' page may be shown at events on campus as long as no money is being collected.