Access to Media Collections

The vast majority of the electronic media holdings of the Department of Special Collections are in obsolete, difficult-to-access formats. In addition, due to the age and rarity of most of these materials, Special Collections cannot allow patrons to use the original audiovisual recordings. Instead, patrons must use copies that are made from the original items. When use copies do not already exist, copies must be made on demand. This process can take up to four weeks from initial request to delivery of the use copy to the Reading Room. Reformatted electronic mediamedia is made available to patrons in the Special Collections Reading Room via a multimedia workstation.

Reproduction requests for audiovisual materials should be made directly to the Special Collections Assistant Librarian for Electronic Media at speccollref@stanford.edu. Patrons requesting audiovisual reproductions are asked to complete the following two Adobe Acrobat® forms and either forward them electronically to speccollref@stanford.edu or fax them to (650)723-8690.

Audiovisual Request (PDF)

Audiovisual Release (PDF)