The Duke University Libraries and the Center for Instructional Technology can assist you as you plan your course:

• Online readings
• Video & film
• Music & audio
• Locating images, documents, data, maps, etc.
• Multimedia projects
• Incorporating new teaching activities
• Copyright issues

Online readings

• Use E-Reserves to post readings online
• Link to articles: in most cases you cannot simply capture the URL from the address bar because these links are temporary. Here are some other options

Video & films

• Place videos or DVDs on Reserve in Lilly Library for the semester
• Sign up for a classroom showing of a Lilly video or DVD. Language Departments may use the West Campus Language Lab Viewing Room
• Provide streaming video online (if you own the copyright to the materials). Consult with CIT for details.
• Provide short clips online (if you don't own the copyright). Consult with CIT for details or drop in the CIT Lab Tuesday to Friday from 1-5pm to learn how to digitize clips.

Music & audio

• Place recordings on Reserve in the Music Library
• Provide streaming audio online, as downloadable audio clips or podcasts, if you own the copyright to audio materials. Consult with CIT for details.
• Provide textbook audio materials online. Consult with CIT for details.

Locating images, documents, data, maps, etc.

• Consult guides to conducting images research or using data and GIS services
• Contact a subject librarian for specialized assistance
• Contact Rubenstein Library staff for manuscripts, archival materials, rare books, and early maps and newspapers

Multimedia projects

• Consult with CIT about best practices and what to expect from these assignments, before assigning them
• Use the CIT instructional technology multimedia computer lab in Bostock Library to create multimedia projects or materials
• Encourage your students to use appropriate labs and facilities:
  • Students may create projects and get help in the Multimedia Project Studio in Lilly Library on East Campus or in Old Chemistry on West Campus
  • Perkins/Bostock and Lilly Libraries offer computers with production software and scanners. Several group study rooms in Perkins/Bostck are equipped with DVD players, VCRs, laptop connections and wall mounted monitors -- great for practicing multimedia presentations.

Incorporating new teaching activities

• Consult with CIT on best practices in teaching, applying new technologies effectively in teaching, and evaluating the results

Copyright issues

• Consult with the library's Scholarly Communications Officer for questions that relate to course readings, audio, video, and multimedia
• Check out the Copyright and Publishing blog for more info