Media Services

Members of the HLS community who are seeking video / audio recording guidelines and consent forms, please visit the Office of Communications.

Members of the news media seeking faculty expertise or general information about Harvard Law School, please consult the "Resources for Journalists" section of the Office's homepage.

MEDIA SERVICES

Pound 205
av@law.harvard.edu
Phone: 617.495.4840
Fax: 617.496.6645

Hours of Operation

HLS Service Providers include the following departments:
Events Scheduling and Support, Media Services, Facilities, Custodial and Restaurant Associates

Office Hours: 9:00am – 5:00pm Monday through Friday

Service Hours: 8:00am – 9:00pm Monday through Friday
8:00am – 3:00pm Saturday

* Office Hours are the weekday hours when administrative staff are in the office and service providers are on campus and available to the HLS community.
* Service Hours are the hours during which you can expect event services to be provided without special arrangements or charges.
* Requests for all HLS services must be made at least 3 business days in advance of the event start time. Every effort will be made to fulfill last minute requests but these cannot be guaranteed.
* Fees may be incurred for last minute requests and/or cancellations.

Media Services Policies
Classroom Support
Pricing and Billing
Video Library
Live WebCast
Requesting Media Services

Media Services provides an array of services to support classes, conferences, presentations, and events, including voice enhancement, audio and video recording, audio and video conferencing and post production services such as editing, DVD authoring and video streaming. Media Services can transfer and duplicate VHS tapes, DVDs, DV tape and CDs.

Media Services also has a small studio located on the ground floor of Langdell (LL222A) which can be used for one to two person videotaped interviews, IP based video conferencing and/or ISDN phone calls (this is used for broadcast quality audio interviews with news organizations). This room is referred to as the Green Room and can be reserved through Media Services.

Requests for service should be made online via the HLS Room Scheduling System. The system can be accessed at: myrooms.law.harvard.edu

For more information on the services provided by Media Services please call 617-495-4840 or email av@law.harvard.edu. Media Services is located in Pound 205.

Media Services Policies

For a detailed list of our policies, please visit our dedicated Policies page.

Classroom Support

Classroom support includes voice enhancement; video playback; overhead, slide, video, and computer data projection; audio and video recording; video-conferencing and teleconferencing; video-streaming; and video editing. Media Services can help faculty members connect their laptops to the Law School's network for use in classrooms or, if preferred, may supply (with advance notice) a laptop for occasional classroom use. Cable TV can be configured for classroom viewing in Hauser Hall, Kirkland & Ellis Classroom, Vorenberg Classroom, Austin Hall, and Pound 102.

Faculty can arrange for videotaping of student exercises in trial skills, oral argument, negotiation, and mediation in most Law School classrooms. Video playback of these exercises may be scheduled in playback rooms or in the instructors's classroom. Faculty may also request an LCD data projector for almost any classroom, and small DVD/TV combo units are available for video previewing and viewing in faculty offices.

Faculty may request to have any class audio recorded and burned to disk and/or have the audio file made available via their course website as an audio podcast or a streaming media file. Podcast files may be downloaded by students where Streaming Media files are accessed and watched by students but not downloaded. Please click differences between Streaming Video and Podcasting for more information.

Voice enhancement microphone systems are available in the Austin Hall classrooms and courtrooms, the Langdell classrooms, the classrooms of Pound Hall, Pound 335, Ropes Gray and John Chipman Gray, Hauser Hall, Griswold 110, Lewis 202, 301 and 302, the Hark Terrace Patio, Terrace Lounge, the Fireside Lounge, the Café and the Pub.

Videoconference and teleconference services are also available. These services are dependent on room and connection type (IP/ISDN). Please make requests for these services one week prior to the event. For teleconferencing an analog phone line must be available in the room.

Video Library

The Law School Video Library, located in Media Services, has a wide variety of law-related DVD's. In addition, Media Services will purchase commercial DVD's requested by faculty for classroom use based on need, cost, and potential future utilization. For a list of available DVD’s please contact Media Services. To arrange to sign out materials please contact Media Services (617.495.4840).

Live WebCast

QuickTime Webcasts are live video "broadcasts" that are streamed via the web. HLS webcasts are designed to stream over both dial up and broadband connections. In order to watch a QuickTime stream, one must have QuickTime Player installed on his/her computer. The free QuickTime Player can be downloaded from the ITS software library.

Please note:

Members of the HLS community can request to have a live webcast done for any special event, lecture, or conference. Requests must be submitted at least one week prior to the event. In addition, the location of the event must be unoccupied one hour prior to the event to allow ample time for production set up.
Once a live webcast has finished, a QuickTime video archive can be transferred to the HLS QuickTime Server. A link to this QuickTime file will then be supplied within 3 business days. The file can then be made available for on-demand, streaming video as an on-line archive. HLS organizations are currently responsible for posting the QuickTime links on their own websites.
To request a webcast, contact av@law.harvard.edu or fill out the form below.

Requesting Media Services

All requests for Media Services should be placed using the HLS Room Scheduling System.

For classes and rooms not normally requiring reservation (ex. Office) place a "Service Only Request"
For all other events, request Media Services with your regular space request.