Lessons learned supporting access to streaming videos in Women Studies courses

Abstract

In this case study, two librarians and a faculty member evaluate the use of videos in four courses at a small Canadian liberal arts university. The authors analyzed the types of videos used and access to the course videos, including restrictions, and unavailable videos. The benefits and drawbacks of subscription versus freely available content were considered through analysis of the sources of streaming videos. Geoblocking emerged as a barrier for students living abroad in accessing some content. This article concludes with recommendations for further research and how education and advocacy might address some of the difficulties in accessing videos that support teaching and learning.

Keywords:

• Academic libraries
• collection development
• educational videos
• faculty-librarian relationships
• geoblocking
• streaming video
• YouTube

Disclosure statement

The authors of this article are employed at the institution where the case study took place. The dataset is available at: zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.7661189.