About the Media Center
| Collections | | Facilities | | Staff | | Copyright Information | Contact Us |
Collections
The Media Center houses the UW Libraries' main collection of audiovisual materials, consisting of 35,000 items in a variety of formats including VHS, DVDs, CDs, audio cassettes, and LPs. Our collections include feature films, documentaries, television shows, music and spoken word sound recordings, that cover a broad and interdisciplinary range of subjects and genres.
Can't find what you are looking for? Contact us with your questions and purchase suggestions.
Facilities
The Media Center, located on the mezzanine level of the Odegaard Undergraduate Library, has 40 media viewing carrels available for use when the library is open. Our equipment includes:
- 8 - multi-region DVD players with 15" flat panels
- 2 - tri-standard VHS players with 15" flat panels
- 22 - combo DVD\VHS players with 15" flat panels
- 1 - laserdisc player with 15" flat panel
In addition to these playback stations UW community members can check out group study rooms. Eight of the group study rooms are equipped with 27" televisions. Seven of these have combo DVD\VHS players and one has a multi-region DVD player.
Services for Users with Disabilities: The Media Center has carrels designed for wheelchair and visually impaired users. An accessible elevator to the mezzanine is located at the west end of the library. Videos and DVDs with captioning are noted in the library catalog with the phrase "Video recordings for the hearing impaired" in the Genre/form field and items which are audio described are labeled with the phrase "Video Recordings For People With Visual Disabilities".
Odegaard has 7 group study rooms available with VCRs and DVD players. The rooms can accomodate 4 to 8 people. Please reserve a study room online and contact the Odegaard Information Desk at 206-543-2990 with any questions.
To check out laptops, cameras, videorecorders and other media equipment please contact Classroom Support Services at 206-543-9901.
Staff
| Amy Halligan Library Supervisor I apx@u.washington.edu |
Media Center Odegaard Undergraduate Library (206) 543-6051 Box 353080 |
| Cecilia Jezek Graduate Staff Assistant tcjezek@u.washington.edu |
|
| Michael Milligan Computer Support Analyst I michaelm@u.washington.edu |
|
| John Vallier Head of Distributed Media Services vallier@u.washington.edu |
Check out our staff recommendations!
Copyright Information
Media Center materials are protected by copyright laws and/or commercial licenses that are generally complex and we do not give legal advice regarding copyright issues. Our materials are puchased for educational use. In general, showing a film to your class for the purpose of academic instruction is covered by Fair Use, but showing a film outside the classroom, for student clubs, or in a setting open to the general public is not allowed without obtaining permission from the copyright holder. For more information about copyright issues, please consult the resources below:
- University of Washington Copyright Connection
- UW Libraries - Copyright Information for Educators
- Haverford College Audiovisual - explaination of Public Performance Rights in plain English
- The Consortium of College and University Media Centers (CCUMC)
see Copyright & Intellectual Property Issues - CCUMC Fair use guidelines for educational multimedia (video)
- University of Texas, Austin - Crash Course in Copyright
Contact Information
 |
By Email |
 |
By Phone General Information: (206) 543-6051 Reference Help: (206) 543-2060 |
 |
Use Q&A Live Connect to our Real-time, Online Reference Service. Q&A Live is available 24-hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. |
 |
In Person |
 |
By Mail |
|
|---|
Send us email
Phone: (206) 543-6051
Last modified:
Wednesday August 06, 2008
(nl)