WHPS Film Library

 

 

The central Film Library located at the Town Hall provides a collection of over 80 videotapes and DVDs on a variety of professional development topics. Access to this collection is now available on-line as part of the statewide catalog known as reQuest. Circulation of videotapes is limited to the staff of the West Hartford Public Schools. Please visit the following link to search reQuest:

Film Library


Searching and Requesting Films
 

  1. Use the default setting, Keyword Search, to search for videotapes or DVDs by title, subject or keyword.
  2. Click on Advanced Search to enter more than one keyword.
  3. Click on a title from the results list for more information. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to find the call number. The order number begins with either VT or DVD followed by two or three numbers. For example:

    VT9794

    DVD129

    Use this number and the title of the video or DVD to order the film. Request films by sending an email to FilmLibrary@whps.org.  

 

Copyright and Fair Use 

For Home Use Only: Use of videotapes or DVDs with this designation is limited to home use. Displaying or performing a work in a public place constitutes a public performance. Schools qualify as public places and therefore require public performance licenses for works such as videotapes or DVDs. An educational exemption (Section 110 of the U. S. Code) is allowed when all four of the following conditions are met:

  1. The performance must be presented by instructors or pupils;
  2. The performance must occur in the course of face-to-face teaching;
  3. The performances must take place in a classroom or similar place of instruction in a non- profit educational institution (including spaces such as the cafeteria, auditorium and library media center); and
  4. The performance must be of a legally acquired (or legally copied) copy of the work

Under the educational exemption, showing these videotapes or DVDs for entertainment purposes is not permissible. For example, showing a videotape labeled “For Home Use Only” during indoor recess. 

Please consult this resource for other questions about copyright law and fair use guidelines.

Simpson, Carol Mann. Copyright for Schools: A Practical Guide. Worthington, Ohio: Linworth  Publishing, 2005.

 

The West Hartford Public School district complies with all copyright laws.

 

 

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