[Michlib-l] Kanopy.com

[Kat Boyer]

We got Kanopy back in late February/early March.  It costs, I believe, $2
per play for most items.  We originally set it to 5 plays per month (which
is low for Kanopy and we had to make a special request for that level), but
have since upped it to 15 per month.  We don't get a ton of use from it,
but the patrons who do use it seem to use it a lot.

Kat Boyer
Director
Benton Harbor Public Library
213 E Wall St.
Benton Harbor, MI 49022



On Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 12:41 PM Melissa Middleton via Michlib-l <
michlib-l at mcls.org> wrote:

> During COVID, this service has been invaluable to our Film teacher.  His
> students were able to use their Orion Township Public Library card to
> access films on Kanopy.  Without that, he has no idea what he would have
> done when all the students needed to watch the same film during the same
> week.
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> I realize that doesn’t answer most of your questions, but I felt the need
> to let you know our experience.
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> Melissa Middleton
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> Media Specialist
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> Lake Orion High School
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> 248-693-5420  Ext 6202
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> *Take Risks, Aim Higher, Never Stop Learning #FailurePreceedsSuccess*
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> *Stay safe, stay active, keep reading, and stay happy.*
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> *From:* Michlib-l <michlib-l-bounces at mcls.org> *On Behalf Of *Robert P.
> Holley via Michlib-l
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 11, 2020 12:22 PM
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> *Subject:* Re: [Michlib-l] Kanopy.com
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> I'm a Kanopy user rather than a public librarian, but what I have to say
> may be useful. I have Kanopy now on my Roku choices, but I never added it.
> The access apparently comes from the Huntington Woods Public Library, and I
> get 10 views per period, which I believe to be a month. When I asked about
> this before on this list since Anne Hage, HWPL library director wasn't sure
> how this happened, someone speculated that I got it because I had installed
> the "Library Extension" for Chrome. I also have this extension tell me if
> any book I search on Amazon is available from my public library.
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> I find this automatic Kanopy access very handy because I couldn't get
> Kanopy to work on Roku when I tried to do it on my own. I could access
> films on my computer but couldn't configure things to work correctly on my
> TV. If I'm remembering correctly, I had to acquire some code on my PC each
> time I wanted to watch a film. This surprise installation just works and
> doesn't require any code or password. Roku also searches Kanopy whenever
> I'm trying to find a movie.
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> As a retired Wayne State Library Science professor, I know that the WSU
> libraries had to limit access to Kanopy because the heavy use for
> recreational viewing was costing too much. The instructor needs to file out
> a form to justify class use before Kanopy becomes available.  I don't know
> if such automatic installations as the one I have now at home will pose the
> same problems for public libraries.
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> Bob
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> Take care; be safe; stay healthy; hope for a vaccine.
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> Robert P. Holley
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> Professor Emeritus, Wayne State University
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> 13303 Borgman Avenue
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> Huntington Woods, MI  48070-1005
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> email: aa3805 at wayne.edu
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> phone: 248-547-0306
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> *Subject:* [Michlib-l] Kanopy.com
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> Dear Public Library Directors,
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> If you subscribe to kanopy.com, what has been your response? It is
> popular? What is the cost per film or does it vary? Is it user friendly and
> easily accessible?
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>
> Regards
>
> Stephanie Daniels
>
> Vanderlyn Community Center & Hartford Public Library
> 12 Church Street
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> Hartford, MI 49057
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> (269)588-5103
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> http://www.hartfordpl.michlibrary.org/
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