• Instructional Television
  • General
  • Scheduling and using video programs
  • Off-satellite taping and teleconferences
  • Videotape duplication and international standard conversion

Instructional Television: General Information

1. Most classrooms in academic buildings have cable television outlets and are equipped with
   TV monitors/receivers. Channels 10 and 11 are reserved for university instructional programming and
   are available to faculty for scheduling videotaped programs during class times. There is no charge to
   departments for using the CCTV system.
2. All video programs in the library are cataloged and accessible to all faculty wishing to use them. For holdings, check the library's online catalog by subject, keyword, title, author, etc. The videotape library consists of:
   • locally produced programs of permanent vlue;
   • programs purchased from commercial sources; and,
   • programs taped off the air where permission has been granted of licensing fee paid.
3. These tapes may be viewed on the closed circuit system. Call 831-5716 to schedule CCTV for a specific time and date.
4. Most of these programs are governed by copyright restrictions and are available for showing "...in a selected classroom on the basis of an individual request by a professor." We are not permitted to publish a schedule or use the tapes for general entertainment.

Scheduling and using video programs

1. The Library will schedule instructional television programs. Call 831-5716.
2. Since there are only two channels available for instructional use, scheduling "air time" is on a first come, first served basis. Requests for CCTV air time must be made by 3:00 PM the day prior to the showing.
3. Channel designation, 10 or 11, will be given at the time of the request. Please note on which channel
   your program is scheduled and the exact time it is to begin.
4. No unauthorized programs will be transmitted. Tapes that are not part of the library collection should be cleared by Lydia McCallister (831-5716) before being scheduled for use on the system. Programs taped "off air" at home are considered legal for class-room use only if they comply with the "fair use" provision of the copyright law regarding retention.
5. Policies established regarding the use of the library-owned tapes are based on:
   • Fair use, section 107 of Public Law 94-553
   • guidelines established by the House appointed Negotiation Committee;
   • license agreements signed with copyright holders;
   • restrictions set forth by CBS, NBC, ABC, PBS, ESPN, etc.; and,
   • information secured from conferences on copyright.

Off-satellite taping

Faculty members wishing to schedule teleconferences or acquire programs off-satellite should contact Lydia McCallister (831-5716). The department will be responsible for license fees for tapes housed in the department. The library will fund programs that become part of the library collection.

Videotape duplication

1. A departmental copy of a Radford University production may be furnished upon request if the copyright holder has granted permission. A statement of intended use, signed by the department chairman, will be sufficient. The department will be responsible for furnishing the blank tape.
2. Radford University does not, at this time, sell or distribute duplicates of its programs.
3. The Library will handle duplication. Requests for this service should be made as early as possible.
4. As a general rule, the Library does not copy commercial video programs.
5. No video duplication services are available to students.
6. The Library provides videotape conversion from one international standard to another for educational purposes. Please furnish the blank videotape and sign a release form accepting responsibility for copyright compliance.