Re: [Videolib] thanks for all the help with my Swank question!

[Jackson, Sandra F.]

I've run 35mm theaters for the past decade and am a skilled projectionist, as 
well as a manager.As much as I appreciate 35mm, I generally recommend that 
my film programmers avoid booking old 35mm prints, because the large 
distributors can't easily control  or guarantee the quality of the print 
shipped.You could get lucky and get a good print.  Or the color may be 
washed out.  Or the print could be dirty.   Or the sound will be damaged.  Or 
the print may have scene jumps caused by numerous splices required after 
unfortunate brain wraps,  tail wraps, or other projection disasters. Older 
films are far more likely to be brittle and prone to breakage than new prints.

I'm not sure that Swank always gets easy access to new prints of old films, 
even on new reissues.

Your best bet is to create a very good relationship with your booker, in hopes 
that that person will manage the shipment with a bit more detail, rather than 
letting the depot send the print that is handy.  Unfortunately, the depot and 
the distributor may not always know a print is bad.Some theaters do not 
report the damage that occurred in their facilities, for fear of incurring 
large charges.  Distributors do not have time to watch every film that is 
shipped back to them, so they rely  on the report of the theater that just 
received the print for the first time.  In fact,  a Criterion rep told me that 
it is nearly impossible to make sure the depot sends a good print regardless of 
the age.  He said he just does not have control over what they ship, regardless 
of his requests. Make sure you build the print in ample time to preview it, 
report problems to the distributor and  get a replacement reel or order a 
replacement print.

It's not fun having an old film break during a show, then having to spice it 
while 300 audience members are staring with hostility at the projection booth.  
The audiences still thinks that a 35mm runs the same way as a VHS tape.  If you 
get it fixed, some bright person in the audience will ask you to do the 
impossible and rewind the film to show it without the break.  Younger audience 
members probably think that it runs like a DVD and have even less tolerance for 
technical difficulties.

If you do decide to show an old 35mm, educate your audience about the possible 
challenges, so they will be patient if you experience technical difficulties.

By the way, I have received excellent customer service from Swank for the past 
three years, even though our rep has changed three times, so if you have 
trouble with your rep, be sure to report the situation.
Sandra F. Jackson
Film Program Coordinator
Lumina Theater & Sharky's Box Office
Department of Campus Life
The University of North Carolina Wilmington
Phone 910.962.7971  Fax: 910-962-7438
jackso...@uncw.edu
http://www.uncw.edu/lumina
NOTICE: Emails sent and received in the course of university business are 
subject to the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. §132-1 et seq.) and 
may be released to the public unless an exception applies.


From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu 
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 11:55 AM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] thanks for all the help with my Swank question!

I would not bet on the Swank salesperson being a big film buff. Things might 
have changed over the year, but that certainly was not their reputation in the 
past. My favorite of all Swank stories involved a school that had ordered a 
35mm print of classic film for which a studio had done a major reissue just 
about a year before. It was not a small reissue and I would bet several dozen 
new/restored prints were made. The programmer reminded the Swank booker to MAKE 
sure they got one the new prints as the "old" ones were known to be horrid. The 
day of the show the print arrived, it was red, splicy, and very beat up. It was 
clearly a decades old print. The irate programmer called up the Swank booker to 
complain as we could not even show the print. The Swank booker looked up the 
title in the Maltin TV/Movie book and pronounced " The film is 50 years old. 
What did you expect?" Apparently they had no concept a NEW print of a 50 year 
old film.

On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:16 AM, Dennis Doros 
mailto:milefi...@gmail.com>> wrote:

On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Maureen Tripp 
mailto:maureen_tr...@emerson.edu>> wrote:
As Sandra Jackson said, it seems it depends a lot on the film, anticipated 
audience size, and other factors--but I now have a ballpark range of 
estimates--I appreciate it, everyone!


I should also mention that it depends a lot on how well you get along with the 
salesperson at the company. Most of us are in the business because we love 
films. If you discuss favorite films (and books and museums) and what's out 
that week and how's the family, you'll do well. If somebody comes and complains 
that they are non-profit and we shoul

Re: [Videolib] Media in Book Drops

[Hooper, Lisa K]

At Tulane we request our patrons to return borrowed media to the Music &
Media Center. Items returned after we are closed but the library is open
we simply ask they return it to the main circulation desk. We check
media in returned to the main library circ desk each morning and back
date it to the previous day to avoid placing late fines on something
that wasn't late. 

Some patrons do drop DVDs through the mail slot in the door to Music &
Media Center and on occasion discs have slid out of their cases and
gotten a few scratches but these are comparatively negligible. 

The regular book drops are not checked with great frequency and on rare
occasions we do find CDs that were dropped in there and as a result have
cracked cases. 

 

-lisa

 

 

From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Anthony
Anderson
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 4:00 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] Media in Book Drops

 

Here at USC we adamantly request that our patrons return their dvds
directly to the Circulation Desk
at our Leavey Library. Absolutely no returning films to other libraries
on campus or depositing them in
book drops or book bins. As the Leavey Library is open 24 hours during
the semester (except on Saturday
nights), we have been able to maintain this policy with a good
conscience.

Cheers,
Anthony


*** 
Anthony E. Anderson 
Social Studies and Arts & Humanities Librarian 
Von KleinSmid Library 
University of Southern California 
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182 
(213) 740-1190  antho...@usc.edu 
"Wind, regen, zon, of kou, 
Albert Cuyp ik hou van jou." 
*




Meghann Matwichuk wrote: 

Hello Everyone and Happy Friday!  The issue of placing AV material in
bookdrops has come up at my library, and I wanted to put out a quick,
informal survey to my fellow VidLibbers in academic libraries to pose a
few questions...

1) Do you allow for the return of AV materials (DVDs, VHS, etc.) via
book drop?  If not, what are your reasons for not doing so?

2) If you do allow return of AV materials via book drop, do you have a
separate book drop dedicated to media?

3) If you do allow use of (or have allowed use of in the past) of a book
drop for media return, what (if any) challenges / problems have you
encountered?

Many thanks in advance for your time,

*
Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
Associate Librarian
Instructional Media Collection Department
Morris Library, University of Delaware
181 S. College Ave.
Newark, DE 19717
(302) 831-1475
http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/instructionalmedia/



 






 
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic
control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in
libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve
as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel
of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
producers and distributors.
  

 

VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] Media in Book Drops

[Anthony Anderson]

Here at USC we adamantly request that our patrons return their dvds 
directly to the Circulation Desk
at our Leavey Library. Absolutely no returning films to other libraries 
on campus or depositing them in
book drops or book bins. As the Leavey Library is open 24 hours during 
the semester (except on Saturday

nights), we have been able to maintain this policy with a good conscience.

Cheers,
Anthony


***
Anthony E. Anderson
Social Studies and Arts & Humanities Librarian
Von KleinSmid Library
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182
(213) 740-1190  antho...@usc.edu 
"Wind, regen, zon, of kou,
Albert Cuyp ik hou van jou."
*




Meghann Matwichuk wrote:

Hello Everyone and Happy Friday!  The issue of placing AV material in 
bookdrops has come up at my library, and I wanted to put out a quick, 
informal survey to my fellow VidLibbers in academic libraries to pose 
a few questions...


1) Do you allow for the return of AV materials (DVDs, VHS, etc.) via 
book drop?  If not, what are your reasons for not doing so?


2) If you do allow return of AV materials via book drop, do you have a 
separate book drop dedicated to media?


3) If you do allow use of (or have allowed use of in the past) of a 
book drop for media return, what (if any) challenges / problems have 
you encountered?


Many thanks in advance for your time,

*
Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
Associate Librarian
Instructional Media Collection Department
Morris Library, University of Delaware
181 S. College Ave.
Newark, DE 19717
(302) 831-1475
http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/instructionalmedia/



VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.
 



VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] Media in Book Drops

[CROWLEY, CHRISTINE]

Same here. We've got a small drop box that has weathered the times for
over ten years. The occasional CD would sometimes get lodged between the
wall of the drop and the spring-loaded cart, but very few times have we
had any real damage. 

 

Christine Crowley

Dean of Learning Resources

Adjunct Faculty, Theatre

Northwest Vista College

3535 N. Ellison Dr.

San Antonio, TX 78251

210.486.4572 voice

210.486.4504 fax

 

"We will either find a way, or make one."--Hannibal

 

From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Juliet Dayday
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 3:07 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] Media in Book Drops

 

For the last several years we have allowed AV materials to co-mingle
with books in the same book drop.
We have all DVDs and tapes in durable cases and have had minimal
problems with damage.

Juliet






From: Meghann Matwichuk 
Reply-To: "videolib@lists.berkeley.edu" 
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:32:26 -0700
To: "videolib@lists.berkeley.edu" 
Subject: [Videolib] Media in Book Drops

Hello Everyone and Happy Friday!  The issue of placing AV material in
bookdrops has come up at my library, and I wanted to put out a quick,
informal survey to my fellow VidLibbers in academic libraries to pose a
few questions...

1) Do you allow for the return of AV materials (DVDs, VHS, etc.) via
book drop?  If not, what are your reasons for not doing so? 

2) If you do allow return of AV materials via book drop, do you have a
separate book drop dedicated to media?

3) If you do allow use of (or have allowed use of in the past) of a book
drop for media return, what (if any) challenges / problems have you
encountered?

Many thanks in advance for your time,

*
Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
Associate Librarian
Instructional Media Collection Department
Morris Library, University of Delaware
181 S. College Ave.
Newark, DE 19717
(302) 831-1475
http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/instructionalmedia/

VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] Media in Book Drops

[Juliet Dayday]

For the last several years we have allowed AV materials to co-mingle with books 
in the same book drop.
We have all DVDs and tapes in durable cases and have had minimal problems with 
damage.

Juliet




From: Meghann Matwichuk 
Reply-To: "videolib@lists.berkeley.edu" 
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:32:26 -0700
To: "videolib@lists.berkeley.edu" 
Subject: [Videolib] Media in Book Drops

Hello Everyone and Happy Friday!  The issue of placing AV material in bookdrops 
has come up at my library, and I wanted to put out a quick, informal survey to 
my fellow VidLibbers in academic libraries to pose a few questions...

1) Do you allow for the return of AV materials (DVDs, VHS, etc.) via book drop? 
 If not, what are your reasons for not doing so?

2) If you do allow return of AV materials via book drop, do you have a separate 
book drop dedicated to media?

3) If you do allow use of (or have allowed use of in the past) of a book drop 
for media return, what (if any) challenges / problems have you encountered?

Many thanks in advance for your time,

*
Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
Associate Librarian
Instructional Media Collection Department
Morris Library, University of Delaware
181 S. College Ave.
Newark, DE 19717
(302) 831-1475
http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/instructionalmedia/

VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] Media in Book Drops

[Wochna, Lorraine]

We recently integrated our Media Services and Collection with the Circulation 
Desk area.  (Budget cuts, staff cuts, etc.).  We have always had a separate 
drop box for the media, even before we moved, so most students are used to the 
drop box.  Circulation is very good about emptying the drop box during the day 
(and through the night, as we are open until midnight).  Saturday, Sunday, off 
days, etc. - we back date the material.

Sometimes a DVD will come loose from its case, we capture it and put it back - 
I don't think it has been a huge problem.

lorraine wochna
Ref & Instruction
Film Theatre and Lit Librarian
Ohio U
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Re: [Videolib] Help! The Beatles

[Steffen, James M]

I'm not sure whether this helps, but the 2007 DVD edition reads: "c. 2007 
Subafilms Ltd./Bruce A. Karsh under exclusive license to EMI Records Ltd." 
Elsewhere the distributor for the DVD is listed as Capitol Records. So yes, you 
may have to deal with a record company...

--James

--
James M. Steffen, PhD
Film and Media Studies Librarian
Theater, Dance, ILA/IDS and LGBT Subject Liaison
Marian K. Heilbrun Music and Media Library
Emory University
540 Asbury Circle
Atlanta, GA 30322-2870
Phone: (404) 727-8107
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:33:01 -0400
From: Joan Miller 
Subject: [Videolib] Help! The Beatles
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20100917123059.04f2a...@wesleyan.edu>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed

Hi,
Does anyone know who distributes HELP! ?
It's a United Artists, but Swank doesn't have it.
Thanks,
Joan Miller

Joan Miller
Head Archivist
Wesleyan Cinema Archives
301 Washington Terrace
Middletown, CT  06457
Phone: (860) 685-3395
FAX: (860) 685-3905




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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 10:12:17 -0700
From: Jacqueline Protka 
Subject: [Videolib] Four Saints in Three Acts
To: "videolib@lists.berkeley.edu" 
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I have a faculty member looking for video and/or audio recordings of Virgil 
Thomson's opera Four Saints in Three Acts with libretto by Gertrude Stein and 
video of the Mark Morris Dance Company's adaptation. According to Worldcat, 
there might be some public television recordings out there (Connecticut Public 
Television and WNET). E-mails to Connecticut Public Television and the 
Wadsworth Athenaeum have gone unanswered.

This is for a semester-long class focusing on Four Saints in Three Acts that is 
already underway, so pressure is on!

Any ideas?

Thanks!
Jacqueline

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Digtial Assets and Media Librarian
Corcoran Library, Corcoran Gallery/College of Art + Design
500 Seventeenth St., NW
Washington, DC 20006
t. 202-639-1765/f. 202-628-7908
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Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:32:26 -0400
From: Meghann Matwichuk 
Subject: [Videolib] Media in Book Drops
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Hello Everyone and Happy Friday!  The issue of placing AV material in
bookdrops has come up at my library, and I wanted to put out a quick,
informal survey to my fellow VidLibbers in academic libraries to pose a
few questions...

1) Do you allow for the return of AV materials (DVDs, VHS, etc.) via
book drop?  If not, what are your reasons for not doing so?

2) If you do allow return of AV materials via book drop, do you have a
separate book drop dedicated to media?

3) If you do allow use of (or have allowed use of in the past) of a book
drop for media return, what (if any) challenges / problems have you
encountered?

Many thanks in advance for your time,

*
Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
Associate Librarian
Instructional Media Collection Department
Morris Library, University of Delaware
181 S. College Ave.
Newark, DE 19717
(302) 831-1475
http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/instructionalmedia/
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Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:41:21 -0400
From: Elaine Kovacs 
Subject: Re: [Videolib] Media in Book Drops
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
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we do not have a book drop for av materials, and probably never will.
Too complicated, and not a good idea for us in Media.
Elaine

Meghann Matwichuk wrote:
> Hello Everyone and Happy Friday!  The issue of placing AV material in
> bookdrops has come up at my library, and I wanted to put out a quick,
> informal survey to my fellow VidLibbers in academic libraries to pose
> a few questions...
>
> 1) Do you allow for the return of AV materials (DVDs, VHS, etc.) via
> book drop?  If not, what are your reasons for not doing so?
>
> 2) If you do allow return of AV materials via book drop, do you have a
> separate book drop dedicated to media?
>
> 3) If you do allow use of (or have allowed use of in the past) of a
> book drop for media return, what (if any) challenges / problems have
> you encountered?
>
> Many thanks in advance for your time,
>
> *
> Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
> Associate Librarian
> Instructiona

Re: [Videolib] Media in Book Drops

[Pearson, Jeffrey]

>From Jeff Pearson, Univ of Michigan Ann Arbor...


From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu 
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Meghann Matwichuk
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 2:32 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: [Videolib] Media in Book Drops

Hello Everyone and Happy Friday!  The issue of placing AV material in bookdrops 
has come up at my library, and I wanted to put out a quick, informal survey to 
my fellow VidLibbers in academic libraries to pose a few questions...

1) Do you allow for the return of AV materials (DVDs, VHS, etc.) via book drop? 
 If not, what are your reasons for not doing so?

Yes. We're on a second floor, and we have a drop next to the undergraduate lib 
circ desk on the first floor.


2) If you do allow return of AV materials via book drop, do you have a separate 
book drop dedicated to media?

Yes.


3) If you do allow use of (or have allowed use of in the past) of a book drop 
for media return, what (if any) challenges / problems have you encountered?

No real problems. The students visit more damage to the material than a drop 
box could ever do. The drop is an important service for our patrons; the UGL is 
open many more hours than we are.


Many thanks in advance for your time,

*
Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
Associate Librarian
Instructional Media Collection Department
Morris Library, University of Delaware
181 S. College Ave.
Newark, DE 19717
(302) 831-1475
http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/instructionalmedia/
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] Media in Book Drops

[Beth Traylor]

 Hello!



1) Do you allow for the return of AV materials (DVDs, VHS, etc.) via 
book drop?  If not, what are your reasons for not doing so? *We do.  All 
of our titles are in hard cases (not jewel cases) and have held up well 
under tons of books.  We worried that DVD especially would pop out of 
their cases but we have not had any.  They even put them in the curbside 
free standing drop box.*


2) If you do allow return of AV materials via book drop, do you have a 
separate book drop dedicated to media?

*No - see above*

3) If you do allow use of (or have allowed use of in the past) of a book 
drop for media return, what (if any) challenges / problems have you 
encountered?
*Only that we have to make sure the book drops are checked frequently 
and the titles are returned to us in a timely manner.


*Hope this helps

Beth Traylor
Media Librarian
UWM Libraries
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee*
*

On 09/17/2010 01:32 PM, Meghann Matwichuk wrote:
Hello Everyone and Happy Friday!  The issue of placing AV material in 
bookdrops has come up at my library, and I wanted to put out a quick, 
informal survey to my fellow VidLibbers in academic libraries to pose 
a few questions...


1) Do you allow for the return of AV materials (DVDs, VHS, etc.) via 
book drop?  If not, what are your reasons for not doing so?


2) If you do allow return of AV materials via book drop, do you have a 
separate book drop dedicated to media?


3) If you do allow use of (or have allowed use of in the past) of a 
book drop for media return, what (if any) challenges / problems have 
you encountered?


Many thanks in advance for your time,

*
Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
Associate Librarian
Instructional Media Collection Department
Morris Library, University of Delaware
181 S. College Ave.
Newark, DE 19717
(302) 831-1475
http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/instructionalmedia/


VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] Media in Book Drops

[Meghann Matwichuk]

I'm of the same mindset personally, Elaine.  Our administration likes to 
hear what other peer institutions are doing when revisiting policies / 
procedures, which is what I'm anticipating in this instance.  The 
feedback is very helpful in building / backing up a picture of the 
complications that would be involved. -- Meghann


On 9/17/2010 2:41 PM, Elaine Kovacs wrote:
we do not have a book drop for av materials, and probably never will. 
Too complicated, and not a good idea for us in Media.

Elaine

Meghann Matwichuk wrote:
Hello Everyone and Happy Friday!  The issue of placing AV material in 
bookdrops has come up at my library, and I wanted to put out a quick, 
informal survey to my fellow VidLibbers in academic libraries to pose 
a few questions...


1) Do you allow for the return of AV materials (DVDs, VHS, etc.) via 
book drop?  If not, what are your reasons for not doing so?


2) If you do allow return of AV materials via book drop, do you have 
a separate book drop dedicated to media?


3) If you do allow use of (or have allowed use of in the past) of a 
book drop for media return, what (if any) challenges / problems have 
you encountered?


Many thanks in advance for your time,

*
Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
Associate Librarian
Instructional Media Collection Department
Morris Library, University of Delaware
181 S. College Ave.
Newark, DE 19717
(302) 831-1475
http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/instructionalmedia/


VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.
   


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Elaine Kovacs
Media Center
Library&  Technology Services
Lehigh University
Fairchild/Martindale Library Bldg. 8a
Bethlehem, PA 18015
Phone:(610)758-5021
Fax: (610)758-6524
Email:e...@lehigh.edu
   



VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.
   
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] Media in Book Drops

[Chris Lewis]

Just today I got a quote for a media drop to be installed next to the
book drop. To date we haven't allowed videos to be dropped off when
we're closed but it's caused enough problems that we're moving forward
to change that. The biggest problems are related to overdue fines,
snow days, summer hours, last minute winter and spring break dropoffs.

On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 2:32 PM, Meghann Matwichuk  wrote:
> Hello Everyone and Happy Friday!  The issue of placing AV material in
> bookdrops has come up at my library, and I wanted to put out a quick,
> informal survey to my fellow VidLibbers in academic libraries to pose a few
> questions...
>
> 1) Do you allow for the return of AV materials (DVDs, VHS, etc.) via book
> drop?  If not, what are your reasons for not doing so?
>
> 2) If you do allow return of AV materials via book drop, do you have a
> separate book drop dedicated to media?
>
> 3) If you do allow use of (or have allowed use of in the past) of a book
> drop for media return, what (if any) challenges / problems have you
> encountered?
>
> Many thanks in advance for your time,
>
> *
> Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
> Associate Librarian
> Instructional Media Collection Department
> Morris Library, University of Delaware
> 181 S. College Ave.
> Newark, DE 19717
> (302) 831-1475
> http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/instructionalmedia/
>
> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues
> relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control,
> preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and
> related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective
> working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication
> between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and
> distributors.
>
>



-- 
Chris Lewis
Media Librarian
American University Library
202.885.3257

Please think twice before printing this e-mail.

VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] Media in Book Drops

[Elaine Kovacs]

we do not have a book drop for av materials, and probably never will. 
Too complicated, and not a good idea for us in Media.

Elaine

Meghann Matwichuk wrote:
Hello Everyone and Happy Friday!  The issue of placing AV material in 
bookdrops has come up at my library, and I wanted to put out a quick, 
informal survey to my fellow VidLibbers in academic libraries to pose 
a few questions...


1) Do you allow for the return of AV materials (DVDs, VHS, etc.) via 
book drop?  If not, what are your reasons for not doing so?


2) If you do allow return of AV materials via book drop, do you have a 
separate book drop dedicated to media?


3) If you do allow use of (or have allowed use of in the past) of a 
book drop for media return, what (if any) challenges / problems have 
you encountered?


Many thanks in advance for your time,

*
Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
Associate Librarian
Instructional Media Collection Department
Morris Library, University of Delaware
181 S. College Ave.
Newark, DE 19717
(302) 831-1475
http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/instructionalmedia/


VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.
  


--
Elaine Kovacs
Media Center
Library & Technology Services
Lehigh University
Fairchild/Martindale Library Bldg. 8a
Bethlehem, PA 18015
Phone:(610)758-5021
Fax: (610)758-6524
Email: e...@lehigh.edu

<>VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

[Videolib] Media in Book Drops

[Meghann Matwichuk]

Hello Everyone and Happy Friday!  The issue of placing AV material in 
bookdrops has come up at my library, and I wanted to put out a quick, 
informal survey to my fellow VidLibbers in academic libraries to pose a 
few questions...


1) Do you allow for the return of AV materials (DVDs, VHS, etc.) via 
book drop?  If not, what are your reasons for not doing so?


2) If you do allow return of AV materials via book drop, do you have a 
separate book drop dedicated to media?


3) If you do allow use of (or have allowed use of in the past) of a book 
drop for media return, what (if any) challenges / problems have you 
encountered?


Many thanks in advance for your time,

*
Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
Associate Librarian
Instructional Media Collection Department
Morris Library, University of Delaware
181 S. College Ave.
Newark, DE 19717
(302) 831-1475
http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/instructionalmedia/
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

[Videolib] Four Saints in Three Acts

[Jacqueline Protka]

I have a faculty member looking for video and/or audio recordings of Virgil 
Thomson's opera Four Saints in Three Acts with libretto by Gertrude Stein and 
video of the Mark Morris Dance Company's adaptation. According to Worldcat, 
there might be some public television recordings out there (Connecticut Public 
Television and WNET). E-mails to Connecticut Public Television and the 
Wadsworth Athenaeum have gone unanswered.

This is for a semester-long class focusing on Four Saints in Three Acts that is 
already underway, so pressure is on!

Any ideas?

Thanks!
Jacqueline

--
Jacqueline L. Protka
Digtial Assets and Media Librarian
Corcoran Library, Corcoran Gallery/College of Art + Design
500 Seventeenth St., NW
Washington, DC 20006
t. 202-639-1765/f. 202-628-7908
e. jpro...@corcoran.org
www.corcoran.org/library
www.facebook.com/corcoranlibrary
www.twitter.com/corcoranlibrary


VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

[Videolib] Help! The Beatles

[Joan Miller]

Hi,
Does anyone know who distributes HELP! ?
It's a United Artists, but Swank doesn't have it.
Thanks,
Joan Miller

Joan Miller
Head Archivist
Wesleyan Cinema Archives
301 Washington Terrace
Middletown, CT  06457
Phone: (860) 685-3395
FAX: (860) 685-3905 


VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

[Videolib] Multimedia Production Areas

[Shelly McCoy]

 This thread was earlier this week, but since I had to become a 
videolib member in order to get this message published, I thought that 
it was worth sending..
There is a google spreadsheet the I maintain that listed info on 
multimedia production areas in libraries.


The link to the Google Spreadsheet that is called Multimedia Production 
Centers: 
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AkeBMlRrodxwdC1Ta0tzWXhYMUlrb1d3b0RyZl82MEE&hl=en 



Please add more info for those of you who haven't --or if you could 
summarize there Randal.
This Google Spreadsheet is also linked on the VRT wiki and through the 
VRT page on ALA Connect.


Also, Deb Mandel, Scott Spicer, and myself will be presenting at CCUMC 
next month on:


*Leading Successful Student Media Production Services: Different Models, 
Perspectives, and Recommendations *


* *

Shelly

--
~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~
Shelly McCoy
Head, Student Multimedia Design Center
University of Delaware Library
Newark, DE 19717-5267
302-831-6363



- Original Message 


Subject: 	Re: [Videolib] Do your institutions have video studios in 
their library/libraries?

Date:   Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:14:50 -0700
From:   tom.i...@unlv.edu
Reply-To:   videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu



Wasn't someone (Shelly McCoy?) putting together a list of who offered 
these services?


We also have a Media Lab: http://library.unlv.edu/media/medialab.html

We have 3 high-end PCs which include video capture hardware. We have 1 
staff dedicated to running the lab. Projects run the gamut. Some people 
just want to convert personal VHS to DVD. A lot of editing of video shot 
for class projects. Most projects are pretty straight-forward. We were 
without a person in this position for a while and are only now getting 
back up to speed and trying to promote these services.


Tom
_
Tom Ipri, MS
Head, Media and Computer Services
Lied Library
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Box 457035
Las Vegas, NV 89154-7035
702-895-2183
tom.i...@unlv.edu


VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.