Film/Video Classroom Booking Program

Faculty and graduate students can book films and videorecordings for classroom showing on specific dates. Use the Media Use & Booking Form to submit requests for MRC films or videorecordings. The general guidelines for media booking requests are:

• Provide the actual show date(s) for each item you request and the time the class meets. This will help us to protect your show date(s) and accommodate multiple bookings for the same item, when possible.
  
• Provide a preview date, if needed. Please note that if multiple bookings are received for the same item, actual classroom show dates have priority over preview dates.The booked films and videorecordings are either held for pickup or delivered via the UCI Library's Document Delivery Services (DDS) to eligible faculty and graduate students. If delivered via DDS, materials are usually sent:
  
  • 3 to 5 days prior to the actual show date
  • 1 day before the preview date, if one is specified
  • 1 day before the actual show date, if the material is on Course Reserves
  • Films and videorecordings are loaned for showing in UCI classrooms only, for courses listed in the UCI Schedule of Classes.

Due to copyright, purchase and/or use conditions, films and videorecordings cannot be used for showing outside the classroom without securing public performance rights nor can they be used for recreational viewing. Please contact the MRC Desk Manager with questions about showing films or videorecordings outside the classroom.

Films and videorecordings are loaned to UCI faculty and graduate students for UCI classroom showing, classroom preparation or research. Videorecordings and films are loaned to UCI staff for showing only in UCI courses.

Videorecordings being previewed or used for research are subject to immediate recall, if needed for classroom showing.

• Booking requests must be received two business days in advance.
• The borrower assumes responsibility for actual replacement costs for any lost or damaged films or videorecordings beyond normal wear and tear. Actual replacement costs may range from $40.00 to several thousand dollars plus a $10 non-refundable processing fee per item; the minimum cost is $50.00.