Authorization for Services
All services to be charged back to a department should be requested on an Authorization for Services Form (4.3KB .PDF file). This form has been devised to minimize the paperwork and time required to obtain services and can be used for General Revenue, Bond Revenue, Foundation, and/or local fund accounts. Please fill out the form completely, always include the account number to be charged, and the signature of the fund custodian. The completed form must be submitted before work on a project begins.
Call Lon Clark, Business Manager at 815-753-6676 if you have any questions or would like further information.
Inventory Form
This Inventory Form (33.5KB .XLS file; be sure to select "Enable Macros" when prompted by the Excel Security Warning dialog box) is used throughout Media Services when transferring property with NIU numbers between Departments within Media Services as well as transferring property into and out of Media Services. Download the form, make your entries, and e-mail the form to Lincoln Fox in Media Technical Services.
Call Lincoln Fox, Assistant Chief Instructional Media Systems Engineer at 815-753-6681 if you have any questions or would like additional information
Copyright Notification Form
Northern Illinois University and Media Services adheres to copyright law and other legal guidelines in regard to our duplication and recording services. We use this Copyright Notification Form (23.1KB .PDF file) to ensure that our clients are made aware of the restrictions for using copyrighted media materials in the classroom. Our clients are solely responsible for the copyright and licensing of property used in their productions. We can make copies of any copyrighted material provided the client presents us with written permission from the copyright holder(s).
Talent Releases
Media Services requires signed release forms from subjects who appear in its productions. However, when photographers and videographers are shooting events in public places such as in classrooms or on campus, release forms are generally not required.
Contact Len Lennergard, Assistant Director at 815-753-5666 for any questions you may have regarding the use of Release Forms.
Educational Release Form
When we stage portraits, group shots, or interviews for instructional or promotional use, subjects who appear in the media production must sign an Educational Release Form (49.1KB .PDF file). This form must also be signed by guest speakers who are taped for later use in a classroom or promotional setting.
Commercial Release Form
When an image, sound, or video segment is recorded for use in a commercial product, signatures from all recorded subjects are required on the Commercial Release Form (49.9KB .PDF file).