Does the Library provide a Netflix / Hulu / iTunes / Amazon Prime / PBS Passport subscription for users?


Answer

Unfortunately, consumer-based services do not have a mechanism for institutional subscriptions, so the Library is unable to provide access to them. The Library does, however, license eVideos (including feature films and documentaries) via multiple alternate services. You can find these resources by searching DELCAT (limit your search to Film and Video material, and click the format limiter box for Available Online), as you would a DVD or a book, and clicking the link in the 'View Online' section of the item's record. (If you are off campus, you will need to log in with your UD netid and password.) Alternately, you may explore the databases individually via the Media Research Guide.

If a film is available for purchase on DVD or Blu-ray, or if streaming rights are available for purchase to the educational market, you may place a request that it be added to the Film & Video Collection.  Please note:  films that are produced by consumer streaming services are often exclusive to those services and rarely have institutional licensing options.

Tip:  Netflix does allow educational exceptions to their end-user licensing agreement for a small selection of conent they've produced.  You may wish to search the Netflix database to see if the film you are interested in teaching appears with a grant of permission for educational screenings.  If it does, instructors who have their own personal Netflix subscription may show this title to a class in an in-person classroom setting using their personal login credentials and not be infringing on the service's usage terms.  (Consumer services typically employ Digital Rights Management software to prohibit sharing content via Zoom.)

Answered by: Meghann Matwichuk
Last Updated: Oct 10, 2023 Views: 633

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