Frequently Asked Questions

New York CPLR 4509 prohibits library staff from releasing Library records, which contain names or other personally identifying details regarding the users of the college, including but not limited to records related to the circulation of library materials . 

This information can only be disclosed upon request or consent of the user.  So, a student will need to grant the library permission in advance, before the library will release his/her account information.

Please see the ITS Quick Guide on Closed Captioning & Subtitles (pdf).

Click "Full View" in the catalog record.

You can find the due date for any item by looking at its record in the catalog.

By logging into your IC Library Account, you can see the due dates of items you have borrowed.

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Please contact Kris Shanton, Music Librarian, for more information.

An all region/all format DVD player is located in viewing station #V3. The remote must be checked out from Multimedia Services in order to access the menu options.

Due to copyright restrictions, all region 2-6 DVDs owned by the Library are part of the Core Collection. 

PAL DVDs can also be viewed using any computer. Headphones are available at the Circulation/Reserve Desk if viewing in the Library.

• Arabic language films
• Chinese language films (primarily Mandarin)
• Danish Language films
• Farsi (Persian, Iranian)
• French language films
• German language films
• Hebrew language films
• Italian language films
• Spanish language films

If  the language you seek isn't listed above, do a Keyword search for "videorecording" and the language, like "videorecording hebrew."

Renewing books, scores & multimedia:

• Logon to your library account
• Tick the box next to the item you wish to renew
• If an item can be renewed, the new due date will appear in the Renewal Status column

Special permission to remove the item from the library and an extended loan period may be approved as needed.  Please submit a Media Scheduling Request

Public Performance Rights (PPR) are the legal rights to publicly show a film or visual media. Normally the media producer or distributor manages these rights. The rights-holder can assign PPR to others through a Public Performance License. PPR are required for all screenings of copyrighted media to audiences outside of regular curriculum. Examples: student club events and extracurricular sponsored events such as general lectures and film series.

PPR are not required for dorm room/home viewing and screening media in the context of face-to-face teaching in the classroom.

Showing media, whether borrowed from the library or rented/purchased, to groups outside of the classroom may be illegal,and may place the College at risk legally.

The IC Library does not necessarily purchase media with Public Performance Rights, since many of our acquisitions support the curriculum and are used in face-to-face teaching, which is exempt from PPR. However, many distributors of our educational videos include PPR in the purchase price.

Media in the IC Library's collection with PPR include a licensing statement in the note field of the catalog record.   Click on the Full View option to see the notes field for this language: Licensed with public performance rights for non-commercial and educational exhibition when no admission fee is charged.



Kelly Merritt, Manager of Multimedia Services, can assist in identifying titles in the IC Library's collection that have PPR.

Please note that individuals and organizations are responsible for obtaining performance rights for all publicly screened media.

Submit a Multimedia Scheduling Request.  Scheduling in advance will help ensure the item is available when you need it.

There will be no cost to your organization as long as the Library holds Public Performance Rights and the showing is free and limited to the Ithaca College community.   If the Library does not hold Public Performance Rights, we can provide you contact information in order to obtain it.

Core materials must be used by students in the library within a four hour loan period.  The collection includes essential media releases frequently used by faculty in the classroom, out-of-print materials deemed neccessary in support of a particular curriculum, non-region 1 DVDs and Ithaca College concert recordings.  

Have you already renewed your materials? Remember that students can renew IC Library materials online once, even if they are already overdue.

If you've already renewed, reply to the courtesy/overdue email and let us know the situation. We'll do our best to help you upon reviewing the situation.

Renewal limits and fines will waived in the case of a verifiable family or individual health emergency, or a required appearance in a court of law in accordance with Ithaca College's Attendance Policy.

DVD-R is a DVD recordable format. As such, the quality of the disc depends upon the original source of the material and what equipment is used to burn the disc. Because of the inconsistency in playback, i.e. skipping and pixilation, a note has been added to the bibliographic record for all DVD-Rs in our collection. It is suggested that instructors check to be sure their equipment will play the disc before their scheduled class-time. For economic reasons, it's the only way many specialized educational videos will ever be released on DVD.

The College Archives houses Serling television scripts, movie screenplays, stage play scripts, films, published works, and secondary materials. Consult the Archives site for more information.