A student phoned today trying to determine whether (and where) she could get a film (presumably for viewing for a class). When I searched HOLLIS for the title -- El Crimen del Padre Amaro -- and checked availability, I got this odd message: "This item may be available, but it has no online circulation information. Check the shelves or contact the owning library."
A call to the Circ desk revealed that the record was (supposed to be?) suppressed but that the film was available for viewing at the Language Resource Center.
Linda explained the meaning of the message thus: "There are a half a dozen DVDs that are being streamed from the LRC server for the semester. Due to copyright restrictions, they have to be taken out of circulation when they are made available in this way. I'm guessing this is one of them. If the patron is still there, send him/her to the LRC. The majority of these films are foreign language; that's the first clue."
If you encounter this message in your travels through HOLLIS with Harvard students, you might want to confirm with a call to Circ (or to the LRC).
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