Video Guide

Follow these steps to link to a streaming video in the platforms provided by Metro State University Library:

1. Find the video you wish to use and go its page within the platform.
2. Follow the instruction for the specific streaming video platform:
   • Films on Demand (FOD): Scroll down below the video viewer, click Share, and then click Embed/Link.
   • Kanopy: Scroll down below the video viewer and click on the Share link.
   • Feature Films for Education: Click on the Embed/Link option on the left.
3. Copy the link/permalink/URL. Share this include via email or post it in your course content.

Note: To correctly create a link in D2L/Brightspace, select Create a File, and then look for the following icons in the HTML editor.

Click on the "insert stuff" icon on the left (not the "chain" icon). Then choose the "Insert Link" option on the menu that appears.

Streaming feature films can present a challenge for instruction, as there are less likely to be affordable licensing options for libraries. Note that digitizing an entire film from a DVD produces a complete copy of the film and is thus, without permission from the copyright holder, a violation of copyright law.

Contact your liaison librarian to explore options for feature films. The Library will license up to two (2) feature films per class, per year, contingent on budget. Exceptions may be made for Media Studies (MDST) and Screenwriting (SCRW) courses.

If streaming is not available for the feature film you wish to use, other solutions include providing course reserve of the DVD or individual streaming subscription options for students. Both of these solutions are explained on this page.

If film isn't available in Metro State Library's streaming platforms, but is available through a commercial service like Netflix, Apple TV+, Disney+, Hulu, etc., the Library may recommend that you ask your students to subscribe to the appropriate service for the duration of the course, similarly to how you may require the purchase of textbooks for your courses.

JustWatch can help you determine which commercial streaming service provides online access to a particular title.

If the Library isn’t able to acquire a streaming version of a film you want in your course and it isn’t available through Netflix, etc., the Library will purchase the DVD of the film (if available) and will work with you to convert (“rip”) portions of the DVD to make them available in your
online course. U.S. copyright law prohibits using an entire film from a DVD for streaming use. Follow these steps:

1. Determine which portion(s) of a library-owned DVD you wish to integrate into your online course.
2. Your liaison librarian will work with you to determine whether or not such usage complies with the TEACH Act, using the checklist provided by Minnesota State.
3. Once you complete the TEACH Act form and make a positive compliance determination, save a copy of the completed form for your records.
4. Your liaison librarian will work with staff in Institutional Effectiveness and Technology (IET) to request ripping and transcripts/closed captioning for the selected portions of the DVD. Plan for a minimum of 5 business days to rip a DVD and caption the video.
5. IET will work with you to incorporate the streaming clips into the appropriate course.
6. If you wish to use the same clip(s) in future semesters, you should contact your liaison librarian, who can determine if any new streaming options are available. If streaming options are still unavailable, you should use the clips previously ripped. Contact IET if you need help accessing them.