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Good afternoon,
We do not put disclaimers on our material, with one exception. =
Dreamworlds came with an enclosed disclaimer, which we reduced in size =
to fit into the pocket on the case. When someone wants to view this =
program, they can read the disclaimer if they so choose. Faculty who use =
the program in class give advance notice to their students so that those =
who think they will find the material offensive can leave the room. So =
far we've had no complaints about our lack of warnings. We do have study =
rooms and monitors that face away from the main aisle so that viewers =
who may be sensitive about the content of what they are watching can =
have a modicum of privacy. Over the years we've had some interesting =
comments on several nursing and STD programs that patrons caught sight =
of on their way through the viewing area, but no complaints.=20
Gail B. Fedak
Manager, Instructional Media Resources
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
phone 615-898-2740
fax 615-898-2530
email gfedak@mtsu.edu
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From: "LeeAnne Krause" <LLKRAUSE@gwm.sc.edu>
To: "Multiple recipients of list" <videolib@library.berkeley.edu>
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 11:02 AM
Subject: Dealing with disturbing content
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> Hi Videolibbers-
> Has anyone ever had difficulty knowing how to appropriately deal with
> video materials that have possibly disturbing content? For example,
> documentaries such as Dreamworlds, or feature films such as Kids or =
Tin
> Drum. Have you ever had complaints from folks who unwittingly checked
> stuff out not knowing the content and were offended by it, or do you
> find that folks are willing to fend for themselves and not be
> hypersensitive? One issue that I'm especially concerned about is =
those
> films which do not fall under the category of recent American features
> and therefore don't use the rating system. If something is "R" rated,
> then that's probably warning enough, but what about foreign films and
> documentaries? We recently got in several items that might be
> disturbing to some, and we're trying to determine which of the =
following
> tactics we should try to head problems off:
> 1- Do nothing- don't treat those items any differently, as long as =
we're
> only circulating to those over 18.
> 2- Put a warning inside the video/DVD case that the materials contain
> explicit content.
> 3- Verbally warn patrons.
> 4- Have our catalogers put a warning in the library computer records =
for
> those films.
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> Which, if any, of these tactics do you use, and what is your degree of
> success?
> Thanks in advance,
> LeeAnne
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> LeeAnne L. Krause
> Manager of Educational Films
> USC Film Library
> 803-777-2858
> See our new acquisitions at:
> www.sc.edu/library/film.html
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> <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Hi Videolibbers-</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Has anyone ever had difficulty knowing how to =
appropriately=20
> deal with video materials that have possibly disturbing content? =
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> example, documentaries such as Dreamworlds, or feature films such as =
Kids or Tin=20
> Drum. Have you ever had complaints from folks who unwittingly =
checked=20
> stuff out not knowing the content and were offended by it, or do you =
find that=20
> folks are willing to fend for themselves and not be =
hypersensitive? =20
> One issue that I'm especially concerned about is those films which do =
not fall=20
> under the category of recent American features and therefore =
don't use=20
> the rating system. If something is "R" rated, then that's =
probably=20
> warning enough, but what about foreign films and =
documentaries? We=20
> recently got in several items that might be disturbing to some, =
and we're=20
> trying to determine which of the following tactics we should try to =
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> problems off:</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=3D1>1- Do nothing- don't treat those items any =
differently, as=20
> long as we're only circulating to those over 18.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=3D1>2- Put a warning inside the video/DVD =
case that the=20
> materials contain explicit content.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=3D1>3- Verbally warn patrons.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=3D1>4- Have our catalogers put a =
warning in the=20
> library computer records for those films.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Which, if any, of these tactics do you use, and =
what is your=20
> degree of success?</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=3D1>Thanks in advance,</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=3D1>LeeAnne</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV>LeeAnne L. Krause<BR>Manager of Educational Films<BR>USC Film=20
> Library<BR>803-777-2858<BR>See our new acquisitions at:<BR><A=20
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