Wisconsin Primate Research Center Library
Audiovisual Archive
Collection Scope
With support from the National Center for Research Resources, NIH, the
Library of the Wisconsin Primate Research Center (WPRC)
has developed an archive of materials relating to nonhuman primates.
WPRC's Audiovisual Service collects and makes available for loan
audiovisual materials that support scientific research, teaching
and conservation. The collection includes a variety of formats,
but the primary focus is on videotapes, audiotapes and slides. Within
its scope are audiovisual materials on living and fossil primates,
primatologists, primate facilities, veterinary and animal husbandry,
research methodologies, and zoo design. The long-range goals of the
project are to provide a scientific base for new studies, to assist
in the preservation of the vocal and behavioral repertoire of
nonhuman primates, and to serve as a repository for archival materials.
How To Borrow From The WPRC AV Collection
If you wish to borrow any item(s) from the audio-visual
collection of the Wisconsin Primate Research Center, please see
WPRC Interlibrary Loan. When requesting items, please give item call numbers and
titles, when known. Also be prepared to give us a telephone number
and an institutional street address (all items are sent
FedEx second day or other express mail
service only, PO Box numbers are not acceptable).
If you
do not have an institutional address, please request videos
through the interlibrary loan at your local library.
Please
schedule items as far in advance as possible, so your needs can be
coordinated with those of others.
Circulation Policy
1) Responsibility for proper handling, storage and safe return of
the loaned items lies with the borrower. Replacement costs for
lost or damaged items will be at the borrower's expense.
All films, videotapes and audiotapes must be rewound before they
are returned. All text or script materials accompanying AV
materials must be returned.
2) All materials in the collection of the Wisconsin
Primate Research Center Library are copyright protected and cannot
be duplicated, reproduced, televised, transmitted or stored for
later retrieval in whole or in part without the written permission
of the copyright holder. The borrower assumes full responsibility
for observing the copyright laws (U. S. Code Title 17). The user
may not collect a donation, contribution, admission fee or
rental charge for the showing of these materials. If you want
permission to use an item for publication, you will be put in
contact with the copyright holder.
3) All uses of materials from the collection must cite the
photographer or producer of the piece used, the Wisconsin
Primate Research Center Audio-Visual Service, and support from
NIH Grant No. RR00167.
4) The Borrower's Agreement must be signed and returned with
the borrowed item. This agreement protects the Library from any
legal action brought against a user as a result of copyright
violations by the user of materials from the WPRC Library.
5) The Primate Center Library should be reimbursed for all
service fees as indicated on the invoice which
accompanies the loaned item(s). Please make checks payable to the
Wisconsin Primate Research Center.
6) When returning items, use UPS, Federal Express, or other
express delivery service in the United States. Foreign borrowers may use
Federal Express or insured air mail. All mailed items must be
insured.
Service Fees
Fees for Borrowing Slide Materials:
$5.00 for the first slide. If more than one slide is requested
per order, each additional slide costs 50 cents. For example, 10
slides costs $9.50.
Fees for Borrowing Non-slide materials:
$12 per item.
at one time.
Payment must be made by check only. We cannot accept cash or
credit card orders.
On-site borrowers may check out items for free.
How You Can Contribute to the WPRC AV Collection
You can help in developing the WPRC primate audiovisual collection.
The principal intent of the collection is to preserve the
audiovisual record of nonhuman primates, many of which are
threatened or endangered. Material in the collection is
available for loan, and is intended to support research and education
through a pooling of resources.
Materials developed both in the field and in institutional
settings are welcome. Both edited and unedited audiovisual items
are considered within scope.
Contributors to the WPRC are acknowledged in the
Archive web pages of PIN.
Contributed items are described and abstracted
in the video catalog. Contributions of commercially produced items are
also welcome. Listing commercial items can be a valuable source
of inexpensive promotion and publicity. In addition, contributed
copies in the WPRC Library can generate interest in the items
and lead to additional sales.
