1. Kanopy Streaming PDA at Buffalo State College
SUNYLA Conference 2018
Marianne Foley
June 14, 2018

2. History Free 35 Day Trial PDA Changed from PDA to Mediated Model
Late September – October 31, 2016
Four films would have triggered license purchases
PDA
November 1, 2016 – February 21, 2018 (about 16 months)
Licensed 130 films for one year each
Spent $17,700
Changed from PDA to Mediated Model
Began February 22, 2018
Licensed 7 films over 4 months
Spent $1,050

3. Number of Plays* per Day * A play = Someone physically presses the play button on a film

4. PDA Model
Library sets a budget maximum; Kanopy notifies library when nearing max
Invoiced quarterly
Users can view entire films without license until purchase is triggered
License purchase triggered based on:
Time threshold: A film must be played for at least 30 seconds of consecutive footage to log a “PDA play.”
Count threshold: There must be four independent plays of the same film to trigger a license purchase.
Session threshold: A session-based restriction on the play counter ensures that only one play is ever counted in a single session on the website (i.e. if someone watches the same film twice from the same browser, it will only count one play).

5. Mediated Model AKA “Request Mode”
Licensed films remain available to view
Unlicensed films are discoverable; not “pre-viewable”
To access unlicensed films, users submit Kanopy request to library
Library receives separate messages for each requested film
Yes: At Kanopy site, add film to cart, check out, receive invoice
No: Contact person who requested the film; refer to NYPL

6. Lessons Learned Users love Kanopy
PDA balance remaining: difficult to discern from Kanopy website
Statistics: difficult to obtain & not user-friendly
Examine invoices carefully
PDA plays are defined differently than plays for statistics

7. The Future Open PDA is not economically feasible for Buffalo State
Mediated Model is too labor-intensive
Future Plans?
PDA limited to top 5 or 10 film suppliers
Fiscal year budget cap defined at start of fiscal year
When the Kanopy budget runs out …

8. Top Ten Film Suppliers for Buffalo State

9. Top Ten Films at Buffalo State based on number of plays

10. The End