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The Mediavision schedule is displayed 24 hours a day on channel 19. All programs play on channel 20.

Eligibility
Materials Which May be Cablecast
Lead Time Needed for Cablecast
How to Place a Request for a Cablecast
Notification

Rutgers University Libraries in collaboration with RU-TV offer a cablecast service for instructors to schedule rights-cleared moving image material for student viewing at RU-TV cabled locations.

Eligibility

Rutgers faculty and teaching assistants may request cablecast of moving image materials at any time by emailing the Media Center. RU-TV is currently available only on the New Brunswick Campuses of Busch, Livingston, College Avenue, Douglass, and Cook, though materials located on any campus may be requested for cablecast in New Brunswick. The cablecast request service is not available to students, staff, affiliated borrowers, or guest borrowers.

Materials Which May be Cablecast

Any video, laserdisc, or DVD with rights, and from the Libraries' media collections, may be requested. All media titles are cataloged in IRIS. In most cases, materials listed in IRIS as "In-Library", "On-Order," "In-Process," or "Checked Out" may be requested.

The Libraries will attempt to obtain cablecast rights for all titles requested. Instructors will be advised of the status of titles they choose as soon as a determination is made.

Approximately 2/3 of the collections are likely to be cleared for campus cablecast. Feature films are rarely accompanied by cablecast rights. Currently, Rutgers has cable cast rights to the following distributors titles. However, all titles are available for face-to-face use in the classroom, and may be booked using the online Media Materials - Booking Form.

Lead Time Needed for a Cablecast

We accept requests up to two business days before the Cablecast date. Rights may take some weeks to acquire so we encourage contact with us as soon as you think you might want to use the service.

The Mediavision channels are scheduled in weekly blocks:

Monday - Friday
- Afternoon - 3:00 p.m.
- Evening - 6:00 p.m.
- Night - 9:00 p.m.
- Lateshow - 11:30 p.m.

How to Place a Request to Cablecast a Title

Read the following instructions and click on the link to the form below.

Send fill out the Mediavision Cablecast Request Form with as much of the following information as you have.

Name and email address
Department
Course number and title
Number of students
Titles you are interested in cablecasting

Your name, department, and course number, and title will be used alongside the title in the channel schedule.

Indicate the earliest and latest show dates that will answer your need.

Indicate your preferences for the day of the week and time you prefer the cable cast.

Notification

Cablecasts are normally scheduled as soon as cablecast rights are affirmed. You will be notified by email as soon as the cablecast is scheduled. You will also be notified by email if the library cannot cablecast the item requested (usually because cablecast rights are not available) or if there is some other problem.

The status of your cablecast requests can be checked at any time by using the online Mediavision schedule.