We maintain a collection of 5,000+ film and video titles available for instructional use. The UCSB Library also maintains a separate video collection. In accordance with Fair Use Guidelines, all of our video holdings are solely for the use of our faculty, for viewing at our campus, in support of the instructional mission.
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If the campus doesn’t already have the film or video you need, we can help you acquire it. Every faculty member is provided with an allocation of up to $50.00 per quarter per class (which must also cover shipping charges) for the purpose of acquiring titles through our office from off campus vendors, libraries, and rental agencies. Titles purchased will remain in our collection for use by all other campus entities. Any charges over the $50.00 limit will be recharged back to the faculty member's department at the end of the quarter. It is the faculty's responsibility to communicate any anticipated recharges to their department.
Previews for the instructor are available, but subject to the parameters set forth by the vendors. Some are free, some require purchase with full refund, some have a preview charge; any such charges are considered part of the $50.00 instructional support allocation.
Orders to off-campus vendors must be placed at least three (3) weeks in advance of show date. We cannot guarantee availability from off-campus vendors, but will make every effort to meet show date requests.
Please complete the form below to acquire a new film. Please be sure to provide a link to the film on a purchasing website (like Amazon.com).