[Wactclc-alma] [External] RE: Kanopy and faculty/employee use

[Daniel Moore]

We moved to that PDA model of payment and we love it. We're saving so much
money over the past payment plan ($120/unlimited views). Now we're doing $2
a play and we've seen *more views* and yet our winter quarter bill was
something like $1200 less than the previous winter quarter.

And I agree with all the sentiments shared here... All I know is, when
Kanopy is brought up, the specter of that faculty usage conversation is
summoned to hint at some perceived issue just hiding behind the curtains.

We pay for Kanopy with disbursements from our Foundation account. If we
view Kanopy as an opportunity for faculty professional development, maybe
there's a partnership with ODET to explore. Maybe we just need a secondary
funding source tied to professional development to fully legitimize this
use case and put to rest this conversation.

(Sorry for the Friday rant.)

-Dan

On Fri, May 10, 2019 at 7:13 AM Herman, Amy <aherman at olympic.edu> wrote:

> When I got a quote from them last year they did not give me a PDA model,
> said that was only for public libraries which is why I was so interested to
> hear about this when you told me last year.  We didn't revisit the quote at
> that time, but I'll be curious if this option is now broadly offered to
> colleges.  I would hope so!
>
> Amy Herman, Library Faculty
>
> Olympic College
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> Bremerton, WA
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> (360) 475-7256
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> aherman at olympic.edu
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> *From:* Wactclc-alma [wactclc-alma-bounces at lists.ctc.edu] on behalf of
> Bem, Greg [Greg.Bem at lwtech.edu]
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 09, 2019 5:48 PM
> *To:* WACTCLC Alma Discussion
> *Subject:* [External] RE: [Wactclc-alma] Kanopy and faculty/employee use
>
> Hey Kirsti,
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> Have you seen the PDA (instead of the DDA) model that Kanopy created?
> LWTech helped “develop” it a couple years ago and tested it out when it
> came out because we couldn’t afford anything else. I think a lot of CTCs
> opted into it since its creation, because it’s much cheaper.
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>
>
> Greg
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>
> *Greg Bem, MLIS*
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> *Professor and Library Coordinator*
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> *Pronouns: he/him/his*
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>
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> *Contact Info*
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> greg.bem at lwtech.edu <greg.bem at lwtech.edu%0d>
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> 425-739-8100 xt.8898
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> http://www.lwtech.edu/campus-life/library
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> *From:* Wactclc-alma [mailto:wactclc-alma-bounces at lists.ctc.edu] *On
> Behalf Of *Thomas, Kirsti
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 9, 2019 4:56 PM
> *To:* WACTCLC Alma Discussion <wactclc-alma at lists.ctc.edu>
> *Subject:* Re: [Wactclc-alma] Kanopy and faculty/employee use
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> A few random thoughts…
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> It’s not feasible or sustainable to attempt to monitor **why**
> individuals are using a resource. I’d also argue that monitoring the reason
> why an individual is using a library-provided resource runs afoul of the
> American Library Association Code of Ethics:
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> *We protect each library user's right to privacy and confidentiality with
> respect to information sought or received and resources consulted,
> borrowed, acquired or transmitted.*
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> If you’ve got a 1-year or 3-year license for a Kanopy title, then you’ve
> got unlimited views and it shouldn’t matter to the library why someone is
> watching the video.
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> That said, there are very real budget issues with Kanopy that can’t be
> overlooked. One of my libraries has a reduced book budget this year due to
> problems with the Kanopy DDA (Demand Driven Acquisitions) program.  In
> short, Kanopy continued to allow views of videos after our account limit
> was reached, resulting in the library “purchasing” 1-year licenses on a
> bunch of titles that we hadn’t expected or budgeted for. When we looked at
> the use data for the DDA titles that had triggered the purchases, we saw
> that many of them were feature films that people watched on weekends.  We
> inferred from the use data that people were watching the videos for
> non-academic reasons (but we don’t know that for sure).
>
>
>
> The library budget couldn’t support the level of use Kanopy was getting.
> So that library turned off the Kanopy DDA program and went with
> direct-order only. It’s less user friendly in that students and faculty can
> no longer see and search all the titles available in Kanopy.  Instructors
> have to work directly with library faculty to identify titles they want to
> license through Kanopy.
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>
>
> The other one of my libraries that’s using Kanopy has a larger budget and
> has left their DDA program in place (I think?). They’ll license specific
> titles if faculty contact them and let them know it’s needed for a course.
> This library hasn’t run into the problem of Kanopy allowing views over the
> budget limit. They’re in the second year of their Kanopy DDA program and
> are still deciding if DDA is worth it to them.
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> I think you could also reasonably make the argument that personal use is *de
> minimis* for something you’ve already licensed.  It’s when personal use
> is triggering a three-figure purchase that you get into a problem area.
> Rather than focusing on the reason for use, it’s easier to configure your
> Kanopy account to minimize the chance of the library paying for a license
> for something that doesn’t directly support the curriculum.
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>
>
> Kirsti S. Thomas
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> Library Technical Service Manager
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> Seattle Colleges
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> kirsti.thomas at seattlecolleges.edu
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> *From:* Wactclc-alma [mailto:wactclc-alma-bounces at lists.ctc.edu
> <wactclc-alma-bounces at lists.ctc.edu>] *On Behalf Of *Daniel Moore
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 9, 2019 14:04
> *To:* WACTCLC Alma Discussion <wactclc-alma at lists.ctc.edu>
> *Subject:* [Wactclc-alma] Kanopy and faculty/employee use
>
>
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> Hey all,
>
>
>
> Not so much an Alma collection but a resource question.
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>
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> I've been told about a conversation a few years ago about switching to
> Kanopy and what it might mean for our faculty and employees. The chief
> concern is, are faculty allowed to use Kanopy for personal use? It's a
> resource paid for with state funding, so personal use should be prohibited;
> on the other hand, if a faculty member wanted to come check out a fiction
> novel for some beach reading, we wouldn't block that.
>
>
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> If you have Kanopy, what do you tell your faculty and employees?
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> -Dan
>


-- 
Regards,

Dan Moore
Systems and Collections Librarian
Edmonds Community College Library
dan.moore at edcc.edu / daniel.moore at email.edcc.edu
(425) 640-1526
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