Film at Schaffer Library

There are a few different ways to request film access from Schaffer Library:

• Email librarycollections@union.edu with the following information:
  • Course name/number
  • Film information: title, year, and any other identifying information (director/edition/cast)
  • Term needed with approximate week(s) you plan to screen the content
• Search Primo for DVDs. If we own it, you'll see an option in the record to place it on Course Reserve. Fill out the form with the information listed above.
• Use our Suggest a Purchase form. The form will search our catalog to see if we already own it. If we don't, you'll have the option to send a request to the Acquisitions team for purchase.
• Submit a mediated request while searching our Kanopy or Swank databases:
  • Use the "Request Access" button in Kanopy
  • Use the "Request" button in Swank (instructor account required)

All of these options send your requests directly to Schaffer librarians. We review requests regularly and will follow up as needed.

Streaming link

For any film that Schaffer Library has access to through a streaming license, there will be a link directly in Primo or the resource platform (Kanopy, Swank, etc.). We encourage you to embed that link into your Nexus site for synchronous and asynchronous use by faculty and students. If a film is freely available online (i.e. Amazon, Tubi, Plex), we will also pass along those URLs for linking in Nexus.

DVD

In the event we can't find streaming access, we will check in with you to see if you are interested in a DVD. We have a robust collection of DVDs and will purchase titles if needed. However, we can't guarantee that we will be able to find every film on DVD.

Roku stick

If we find that the film you're looking for is only available on a commercial streaming service (Netflix, Hulu, etc.), then we will pursue access through that streaming service for viewing with one of the Library's Roku sticks on Course Reserve. Roku sticks are available for in-class viewing in electronic classrooms, and individual viewing at the Library's viewing stations.