Media Loans & Licensing maintains a collection of DVDs, VHS videotapes and 16mm films. Services include consultation, searches, new program purchasing and preview facilities, as well as booking requests for classroom use.  All film and video materials used in the classroom are required by Federal Law to have public performance rights. Most of the video content in the collection have educational public performance rights but for those titles that do not, Media Resources has two site licenses which cover many feature films for public performance.  We also welcome suggestions for purchase. Priority is given to titles needed for classroom screenings with cost and availability also taken into consideration. For more information please contact Cheryl Petrie at ext. 84070.

***The media collection is not available for home use.***

All film and video requests can be made personally in our office MC 1052, campus mail, telephone or email. We do confirm all email requests within 48 hours. If you do not receive confirmation within this time period please call to verify that we did receive your original request.

As a courtesy, projection equipment will automatically be booked at the same time. Student operators will also be booked as required or by special request and will bring the film/tape for the showing.

• Student operator requests require minimum notice of two working days and may be subject to charges.
• Films brought in from other sources require a minimum notice of two weeks.

Unless you have an operator booked you must pick up all material from the office, MC 1052. Returns are expected to be on the same day and to the office MC 1052 or to one of the three alternate drop locations on campus. For safety reasons we do not use campus mail to circulate our programs. A drop box is located outside our office (MC 1052) for after hours returns as well.

For more information please call ext. 84070

Issues with DVDs:

• Some DVDs won't play in all players or computers. Our E-classrooms are equipped with both computers and DVD units. We recommend that you try the DVD in the room that you are using prior to your event, if possible. If the DVD won't play in the DVD player, then try the computer, most times one of the two will read the disc.
• DVDs are fragile and scratch easily. Some scratches can be buffed out but deeper scratches permanently damage the DVD.
• Dropping a DVD can cause damage to the hub (the area closest to the center where the menu is located). Without the menu, the programs on the DVD cannot be accessed.
• Using the "press to release hubs" can cause damage to the center core where the menu resides so please use care when removing DVDs from their cases.
• DVDs get dirty very easily. It is advisable to refrain from touching the data side of the disc, as fingerprints can also cause playback errors. Hold the DVD by the edges only. Often times gently wiping the surface of the disc with a clean soft cloth or rag can remove minor dirt from the disc surface and correct the problem. Always wipe the disc surface from the center hole to the outer edge. Don't follow the concentric circles while cleaning. Avoid using paper products or materials with an abrasive surface, as they will scratch the disc.
• The format is not standardized; meaning, some have menus and chapters, others do not. Some menus are very complicated and contain many layers. Finding the section you require can be time consuming. We recommend previewing prior to using any DVD program in the classroom.

ITMS - Instructional Technologies and Multimedia Services
Mathematics & Computer, Room 1052
Production Studio: Engineering 2, Room 1312
University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
t: 519 888 4567 ext. 33031    f: 519 888 4329

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