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Using and Citing Multimedia

Lynee Richel, Learning Resource Center

lrichel@ccm.edu

What this presentation will cover

Fair Use for educational multimedia How to cite online multimedia How to seek permissions

Fair Use Guidelines

American Distance Education Consortium

Fair Use Limitations

1. Time

2. Portion

3. Copying

4. Distribution

Limitations

Motion Media 10% or 3 minutes

Text 10% or 1000 words

Music, Lyrics, Music Video 10% or 30 seconds

Photos and Illustrations 5 images? Questionable

Other requirements

Copying and distribution limitations Attribution and acknowledgement Notice of use restrictions Future uses

Fair Use Guidelines

American Distance Education Consortium

http://www.adec.edu/admin/papers/fair10-17.html

How to cite multimedia

Guidelines from the Library of Congress

Modern Language Association Format

The following format examples are taken from The Library of Congress’ Learning Page.

“The Learning Page – Getting Started: Cite Sources.” Library of Congress. 8 August 2006. U.S. Govt. 21 February 2007 <http://memory.loc.gov/learn/start/cite/index.html>

Citing an entire website

MLA format for a website

1. Site’s title in italics.

2. Editor’s firstname, MI, last name.

3. Publication information if available.

4. Name of sponsoring organization.

5. Date of access and URL

Example:Library of Congress. U.S. Govt. 20 February 2007 <http://www.loc.gov>

Citing cartoons and illustrations

MLA format for illustrations

1. Artist’s lastname, first and middle initial2. Title of work in quotation marks3. Format (cartoon or illustration)4. Title in italics5. Publishing information (book, magazine, etc)6. Title of online collection in italics7. Editor of collection if available8. Date of posting if available9. Name of project in italics10. Name of sponsoring organization11. Date of access and URL

MLA example for an illustration

Franklin, Benjamin. “Join or Die.” Illustration. The Pennsylvania Gazette 9 May 1754. Prints and Photographs Online Catalog. 2 Dec. 2005. American Memory. Library of Congress.

20 February 2007 <http://memory.loc.gov/pp/pphome.html>

Citing film

To view the short film, “Krazy Kat, bugologist”, click on the URL below.

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/oahtml/animatTitles01.html

Then click on the link to “Krazy Kat, bugologist.”Options to view in RealMedia, MPEG and Quicktime

MLA format for film

1. Film title in italics

2. Directors first name, middle initial and last name.

3. Names of writers, performers, producers.

4. Name of distributor.

5. Year of release

6. Title of online collection in italics

7. Date of collection’s posting or recent update

8. Name of project in italics

9. Name of sponsoring institution

10. Date of access and URL

MLA example for a film

Krazy Kat, bugologist. Writer George Herriman. Animator Leon Searl. Piano composer and performer Philip Carli. International Film Service 1916. Origins of American Animation, 1900-1921. 31 March 1999. American Memory. Library of Congress. 20 February 2007. <http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/oahtml/oahome.html>

Citing Photographs

MLA format for photographs

1. Photographer’s lastname, firstname, MI2. Title of photograph in italics3. Original date4. Title of collection5. Date of posting for collection6. Current location of original print7. Name of project in italics8. Sponsoring organization9. Date of access and URL

MLA example for a photograph

O’Sullivan, Timothy H. Incidents of the War. A Harvest of Death. C1865. Selected Civil War Photographs from the Library of Congress, 1861-1865. 15 Jan. 2000. American Memory. Library of Congress. 20 Feb. 2007 <http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwpcam/cwcam2c.html>

Citing Sound Recordings

To listen to an audio recording of the song,

“Coming Round the Mountain”, click on the link:http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/afccchtml/cowhome.html

Next, enter a Keyword Search for “coming round the mountain”

Click on the first hit, the title “Coming Round the Mountain”

Listen to the recording in MP3, Real Audio or wav format

MLA format for audio & music

1. Composer, conductor or performer last name, first name, MI. (Depends on emphasis). If given, second performer is listed by firstname, MI, lastname.

2. Title of recording in italics3. Title of performer if not stated in #1 above4. Date of performance5. Name of medium (LP, CD, etc)6. Title of recording company and year of issue7. Title of online collection in italics8. Editor or compiler of collection9. Date of posting of collection10. Name of project in italics11. Name of sponsoring organization12. Date of access and URL

MLA example for a recording

Scott, Mrs. Ben and Myrtle B. Wilkinson. Coming Round the Mountain. 31 Oct. 1939. 78 rpm. Sydney Robertson Cowell, n.d. California Gold: Northern California Folk Music from the Thirties. 19 Oct. 1998. American Memory. Lib. of Congress. 20 Feb. 2007 <http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/afccchtml/cowhome.html>

MLA Adapted Style- Radio & TV

The following example of citations for radio and television styles is an adapted format from the libraries of the University of California at Berkeley.

See the URL at:

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/mla.html

MLA format for Television and Radio Programs1. Title of Program in italics

2. Series in parentheses and in italics

3. Writer, producer, director or performer first name, MI, last name. (The list’s order depends on emphasis)

4. Network.

5. Local affiliate and city.

6. Date of broadcast.

7. Name of sponsoring organization.

8. URL and date of access.

MLA Example for a TV/Radio show

The Art of Hip-Hop (Soundcheck). John Schaefer (Host) and Jeff Chang (Interview). NPR. WNYC, New York City, 12 Feb. 2007. http://www.wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck/episodes/2007/02/12. 20 Feb. 2007.

Seeking Permissions

Always a good idea!

Photographs and images are particularly important.

Template letter at http://www.landmark-project.com/permission_student.php