*NOTE: Reservations must be made 24 hours in advance.Studio spaces are intended for one person use to encourage social distancing.

We are providing scanning services for faculty to move their content online. Please reach out to Circulation at library.circ@umontana.edu or 406-243-4071 for requests or questions. If you need an entire electronic book please reach out to library.serials@umontana.edu.  If you need a video for your course, please reach out by filling out the Streaming Video Request form.  See below for a FAQ on copyright.

I'd like to show my DVD/Blu-ray/VHS via Zoom or Moodle.  What options do I have?

• We can assist you in locating a commercially available, streamed version of the film you'd like to use in your online class. Please fill out the Streaming Video Request form to do so.  
• Please allow 5-7 business days for requesting a streamed version of a film for your class.  It may take longer to purchase a streaming license to a video in some cases; this will depend on vendor circumstances and we will keep you up to date on delays if they occur.  Thanks in advance for your patience and understanding.  
• Here are a few of the options that we can explore with you:
  • There are distributors who sell institutional streaming licenses to their films, including Kanopy, Swank Digital Campus, and Films Media Group. 
    • Generally, these services cover documentary, educational, or independent films. 
    • Once the library purchases a license to these films, your students will be able to access them using their NetID and password.
  • Streaming services such as Hulu, Netflix, and AppleTV allow individual students and instructors to purchase access.
    • Generally, these services cover blockbuster films or television shows.
    • Unfortunately, due to the end-user licensing agreements (EULA) for such service, the library cannot purchase access for your students.  The terms of such licensing agreements state that the streamed films contained within services like Hulu, Netflix, or AmazonPrime are for personal private use only. 
  • While some filmmakers are legally posting their films to YouTube, this is rare. In general, full films or episodes that are posted to YouTube are pirated and are taken down from the site expediently.

Can I scan an entire book or score and upload it to Moodle?

• If the book or score was published after 1925, then, in general, no.  You'll need permission from the rights holder to scan an entire book that is still covered by copyright law and upload it to Moodle.  
• If the book or score was published before 1925, then it's in the public domain.  There's a good chance that the book has already been scanned and uploaded to sites like the Internet Archive, IMSLP, or Project Gutenberg.  Please note that scholarly editions of public domain books and scores published after 1925 are not in the public domain. 
• Scanning small portions of a book or score and uploading them to Moodle will likely fall under fair use--especially given these extraordinary circumstances.
• The Mansfield Library subscribes to a number of ebook databases. To locate them, you can do an "Advanced Search" of our catalog for a title and limit your results by resource type to "Books (Electronic)" on the right hand side of the search screen. Please also note that although many of our ebooks provide unlimited and simultaneous use, this isn't always the case. 
• The Library might be able to purchase an electronic version of a book if it's not in the public domain and the entire book is needed.  Please contact us to make a request. 

Is it okay to scan and upload a chapter of a book or a movement of a score to Moodle?

• First, please check our library catalog to see if we have an electronic copy of the item.  You can do an "Advanced Search" of our catalog for a title and limit your results by resource type to "Books (Electronic)" on the right hand side of the search screen.
• Scanning small portions of a book or score and uploading them to Moodle will likely fall under fair use--especially given these extraordinary circumstances.

How can I post an article from the library's databases to Moodle?

• Please post a link to an article from our library's databases rather than upload a pdf of it.  
• If you see a button or link that says, "permanent link", or "persistent link", please use that to provide access to the article in Moodle. 

Who can I contact for further copyright questions?

• Contact Tammy Ravas (Professor/Arts and Media Librarian and Copyright Coordinator) via email: tammy.ravas@umontana.edu.

Please contact Digital Initiatives Librarian, Wendy Walker, for more information on locating and using open educational resources for your course.

Library instruction is available remotely, face-to-face, remote, or online, dependent on the size of classes and instructor preferences.