Re: [Videolib] Annenberg V-O-D? VHS donations?

[CAPLAN Victoria F]

Hi Rachel,

What is theie broadband. computer & projector situation like? Annenberg
provides free VOD for many educational titles.

http://www.learner.org/

They divide the teacher resources by age: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, & college age.

Or, programs can be viewed here:
http://www.learner.org/resources/browse.html

Regards,
Victoria

> I know this is going to sound crazy as everyone on this list is involved
> with DVD, streaming, and other diverse modes of delivery, but I have to
> try.
>
>
>
> My nephew is going to a small private elementary school in northern VA.
> Since I'm involved with educational media, I was asked to go to their
> library and see if I could help with adding/matching materials to their
> curriculum.  It turns out that they don't even have a DVD player and can't
> get the acquisition of one approved.  The newer teachers are expecting to
> highlight their content with media, but the administration of course
> thinks
> it's "leisure" and the sweet librarian is trying very hard to make
> everyone
> happy.  It makes me wonder how rampant this type of situation is.
>
>
>
> I'm donating a DVD player, thanks to the National Media Market giving them
> out with registration a couple of years ago. PBS is actually looking to
> see
> if they have any tapes left lying around.  I know A&E destroyed any they
> had.  If you know of any source that might still have some lying around
> that
> they'd like to get rid of (for K-8) I'd really like to hear about it.
>
>
>
> On a happier note - Michelle Obama visited my high school a couple of
> weeks
> ago!
>
>
>
> Best,
>
> Rachel
>
>
>
> Rachel Gordon
>
> Energized Films
>
> www.energizedfilms.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 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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Re: [Videolib] Friday fun question, early...

[Alex Peterson]

Ever wonder what the trailer for "The Shining" would look like if it was a 
romantic comedy instead of a horror film?  This cracks me up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmkVWuP_sO0


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On Oct 14, 2011, at 11:33 AM, Wochna, Lorraine wrote:

> The shining is my family’s Christmas movie.  We know every line by heart, 
> laugh our heads off.  I even did a documentary in Film School based on my 
> family, the Shining and the ghosts we had in our house.
>  
> Lorraine
>  
>  
> From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu 
> [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Pat Mcgee
> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2011 8:57 AM
> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
> Subject: Re: [Videolib] Friday fun question, early...
>  
> The Shining with Jack Nicholson—I watched it with my then 16 year old 
> daughter on a small black and white TV.  By the middle of the movie we were 
> practically sitting in each other’s lap.
> Pat
>  
> Patricia b. McGee
> Coordinator of Media Services
> Volpe Library and Media Center
> Tennessee Technological University
> Campus Box 5066
> Cookeville, TN 38505
> 931-372-3544
>  
>  
> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
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> 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 
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> between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
> distributors.

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Re: [Videolib] VHS donations?

[Jessica Rosner]

Funny because in urban areas there is often a problem of teacher and/or
whole schools showing films as
entertainment as a "treat".

On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 12:59 PM, Gail Fedak  wrote:

>  Unfortunately, there are more K-12 school administration folks than you
> want to know about who think "movies" in the classroom are superfluous. It
> matters not the content or source of the program. If a teacher is showing
> "movies," s/he is a slacker. This observation from the wife of a retired
> rural HS teacher.
> Gail
>
>
> On 10/26/2011 10:53 AM, Rachel Gordon wrote:
>
>  I know this is going to sound crazy as everyone on this list is involved
> with DVD, streaming, and other diverse modes of delivery, but I have to try.
> 
>
> ** **
>
> My nephew is going to a small private elementary school in northern VA.
> Since I’m involved with educational media, I was asked to go to their
> library and see if I could help with adding/matching materials to their
> curriculum.  It turns out that they don’t even have a DVD player and can’t
> get the acquisition of one approved.  The newer teachers are expecting to
> highlight their content with media, but the administration of course thinks
> it’s “leisure” and the sweet librarian is trying very hard to make everyone
> happy.  It makes me wonder how rampant this type of situation is.
>
> ** **
>
> I’m donating a DVD player, thanks to the National Media Market giving them
> out with registration a couple of years ago. PBS is actually looking to see
> if they have any tapes left lying around.  I know A&E destroyed any they
> had.  If you know of any source that might still have some lying around that
> they’d like to get rid of (for K-8) I’d really like to hear about it.
>
> ** **
>
> On a happier note – Michelle Obama visited my high school a couple of weeks
> ago!  
>
> ** **
>
> Best,
>
> Rachel
>
> ** **
>
> Rachel Gordon
>
> Energized Films
>
> www.energizedfilms.com
>
>  
>
>  
>
> ** **
>
>
> 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.
>
>
> --
> ** ** ** ** ** **
>
> Gail B. Fedak
>
> Director, Media Resources
>
> Middle** **Tennessee** **State** **University
>
> Murfreesboro**, **TN**  **37132
>
> Phone: 615-898-2899
>
> Fax: 615-898-2530
>
> Email: gfe...@mtsu.edu
>
> Web: www.mtsu.edu/~imr 
>
> ** **
>
> “Education is a progressive study of your own ignorance.” – Will Durant
>  
>
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> between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and
> distributors.
>
>


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Re: [Videolib] VHS donations?

[Gail Fedak]

Unfortunately, there are more K-12 school administration folks than you 
want to know about who think "movies" in the classroom are superfluous. 
It matters not the content or source of the program. If a teacher is 
showing "movies," s/he is a slacker. This observation from the wife of a 
retired rural HS teacher.

Gail

On 10/26/2011 10:53 AM, Rachel Gordon wrote:


I know this is going to sound crazy as everyone on this list is 
involved with DVD, streaming, and other diverse modes of delivery, but 
I have to try.


My nephew is going to a small private elementary school in northern 
VA.  Since I'm involved with educational media, I was asked to go to 
their library and see if I could help with adding/matching materials 
to their curriculum.  It turns out that they don't even have a DVD 
player and can't get the acquisition of one approved.  The newer 
teachers are expecting to highlight their content with media, but the 
administration of course thinks it's "leisure" and the sweet librarian 
is trying very hard to make everyone happy.  It makes me wonder how 
rampant this type of situation is.


I'm donating a DVD player, thanks to the National Media Market giving 
them out with registration a couple of years ago. PBS is actually 
looking to see if they have any tapes left lying around.  I know A&E 
destroyed any they had.  If you know of any source that might still 
have some lying around that they'd like to get rid of (for K-8) I'd 
really like to hear about it.


On a happier note -- Michelle Obama visited my high school a couple of 
weeks ago!


Best,

Rachel

Rachel Gordon

Energized Films

www.energizedfilms.com 



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--

Gail B. Fedak

Director, Media Resources

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, TN37132

Phone: 615-898-2899

Fax: 615-898-2530

Email: gfe...@mtsu.edu 

Web: www.mtsu.edu/~imr 

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distributors.

[Videolib] Concept Media

[Gail Fedak]

Good morning,
I'm trying to find contact information for Concept Media, which seems to 
have been purchased by Cengage Learning. I talked to someone at Cengage, 
but they did not have all the replacement titles we need. The Cengage 
rep gave me a phone number for Concept Media (1-502-254-2234), but it 
does not work. Does anyone have valid contact information for Concept Media?

Many thanks,
Gail
--

Gail B. Fedak

Director, Media Resources

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, TN37132

Phone: 615-898-2899

Fax: 615-898-2530

Email: gfe...@mtsu.edu 

Web: www.mtsu.edu/~imr 

"Education is a progressive study of your own ignorance." -- Will Durant

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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] VHS donations?

[Rachel Gordon]

Yes, because all they have right now are VHS players.  I am going to donate
a DVD player, but for an entire school to use 1 DVD player that has to be
checked out of a library I don't think is going to enough for the amount of
usage.  plus, I don't expect that anyone will donate DVDs because they are
commodity that are current in mass circulation/demand.

 

Sorry to be confusing.

 

  _  

From: Brigid Duffy [mailto:bdu...@sfsu.edu] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 11:59 AM
To: rac...@energizedfilms.com; videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] VHS donations?

 

I'm confused here. You donated a DVD player and are looking for videotapes?

 

Brigid Duffy

Academic Technology

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA  94132-4200

E-mail: bdu...@sfsu.edu

 

 

 

On Oct 26, 2011, at 8:53 AM, Rachel Gordon wrote:





I know this is going to sound crazy as everyone on this list is involved
with DVD, streaming, and other diverse modes of delivery, but I have to try.

 

My nephew is going to a small private elementary school in northern VA.
Since I'm involved with educational media, I was asked to go to their
library and see if I could help with adding/matching materials to their
curriculum.  It turns out that they don't even have a DVD player and can't
get the acquisition of one approved.  The newer teachers are expecting to
highlight their content with media, but the administration of course thinks
it's "leisure" and the sweet librarian is trying very hard to make everyone
happy.  It makes me wonder how rampant this type of situation is.

 

I'm donating a DVD player, thanks to the National Media Market giving them
out with registration a couple of years ago. PBS is actually looking to see
if they have any tapes left lying around.  I know A&E destroyed any they
had.  If you know of any source that might still have some lying around that
they'd like to get rid of (for K-8) I'd really like to hear about it.

 

On a happier note - Michelle Obama visited my high school a couple of weeks
ago! 

 

Best,

Rachel

 

Rachel Gordon

Energized Films

www.energizedfilms.com

 

 

 

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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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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] VHS donations?

[Brigid Duffy]

I'm confused here. You donated a DVD player and are looking for  
videotapes?


Brigid Duffy
Academic Technology
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA  94132-4200
E-mail: bdu...@sfsu.edu



On Oct 26, 2011, at 8:53 AM, Rachel Gordon wrote:

I know this is going to sound crazy as everyone on this list is  
involved with DVD, streaming, and other diverse modes of delivery,  
but I have to try.


My nephew is going to a small private elementary school in northern  
VA.  Since I’m involved with educational media, I was asked to go to  
their library and see if I could help with adding/matching materials  
to their curriculum.  It turns out that they don’t even have a DVD  
player and can’t get the acquisition of one approved.  The newer  
teachers are expecting to highlight their content with media, but  
the administration of course thinks it’s “leisure” and the sweet  
librarian is trying very hard to make everyone happy.  It makes me  
wonder how rampant this type of situation is.


I’m donating a DVD player, thanks to the National Media Market  
giving them out with registration a couple of years ago. PBS is  
actually looking to see if they have any tapes left lying around.  I  
know A&E destroyed any they had.  If you know of any source that  
might still have some lying around that they’d like to get rid of  
(for K-8) I’d really like to hear about it.


On a happier note – Michelle Obama visited my high school a couple  
of weeks ago!


Best,
Rachel

Rachel Gordon
Energized Films
www.energizedfilms.com



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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relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
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distributors.

[Videolib] VHS donations?

[Rachel Gordon]

I know this is going to sound crazy as everyone on this list is involved
with DVD, streaming, and other diverse modes of delivery, but I have to try.

 

My nephew is going to a small private elementary school in northern VA.
Since I'm involved with educational media, I was asked to go to their
library and see if I could help with adding/matching materials to their
curriculum.  It turns out that they don't even have a DVD player and can't
get the acquisition of one approved.  The newer teachers are expecting to
highlight their content with media, but the administration of course thinks
it's "leisure" and the sweet librarian is trying very hard to make everyone
happy.  It makes me wonder how rampant this type of situation is.

 

I'm donating a DVD player, thanks to the National Media Market giving them
out with registration a couple of years ago. PBS is actually looking to see
if they have any tapes left lying around.  I know A&E destroyed any they
had.  If you know of any source that might still have some lying around that
they'd like to get rid of (for K-8) I'd really like to hear about it.

 

On a happier note - Michelle Obama visited my high school a couple of weeks
ago!  

 

Best,

Rachel

 

Rachel Gordon

Energized Films

www.energizedfilms.com

 

 

 

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Re: [Videolib] Ordering DVDs from Amazon, etc. to compensate for the 28 day ban by studios (currently Warner Bros.)

[Chris McNevins]

Similarly,  I've had Julie Taymor's THE TEMPEST on order with Amazon
since July.  It was supposed to go on sale Sept 13 but it has yet to be
released.  In the meantime, the Blu-Ray version has been readily
available right along. 

 

ARGHH!!!

 

Chris McN

 



Chris McNevins | ACQUISITIONS COORDINATOR

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | HOMER BABBIDGE LIBRARY

369 Fairfield Way Unit 2005AM | Storrs, CT 06269-2005 USA

PH: 860-486-3842 | FX: 860-486-6493 | EMAIL: chris.mcnev...@uconn.edu
 



 

 

 

From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Patricia
Ruocco
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 10:42 AM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: [Videolib] Ordering DVDs from Amazon, etc. to compensate for
the 28 day ban by studios (currently Warner Bros.)

 

Hello,

We were notified by Midwest Tape that libraries are considered part of
the "rental" base by studios and therefore subject to Warner Bros. new
policy to limit the first releases of DVD to "retail" sources. Rental
versions of these DVDs are supposed to come out 28 days later (either
bundled with BlueRay or by itself ) and likely without any special
features. This notice went on to say that Warner is looking into how
they could restrict retailers such as Amazon, Target, etc. on the number
of copies an individual could get of these movies. I'm sure this last
piece is to try to stop "rental" sources from buying copies from these
retailers and then loaning them. 

My question to the group is: Do you plan to get any copies (or all your
copies) of these films from Amazon, etc. to meet patron demands? Will
you get just one copy to meet the earliest release date, and buy the
rest at the "rental" release date? Or do you plan on avoiding the
"retail" release date entirely, to keep things within the spirit of the
studio's intent with this release strategy?

I have another issue with the whole force-me-to-buy BlueRay combos
strategy, which we end up getting in order to get at the DVD copy, which
is really all we want in our collection. I'm sure this is artificially
boosting the number of "BlueRay" sales -- when there's really a
component that just wanted the DVD. Is anyone following the stats on
BlueRay vs. DVD sales? I think it'd be interesting to this group to know
something about it!

Thanks for your input,

Patti

-- 
Patricia Ruocco

Adult Services
Lisle Library District
630-971-1675 x1503
ruoc...@lislelibrary.org
http://murderamongfriends.grouply.com
http://justbetweenframes.grouply.com






VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
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[Videolib] Ordering DVDs from Amazon, etc. to compensate for the 28 day ban by studios (currently Warner Bros.)

[Patricia Ruocco]

Hello,

We were notified by Midwest Tape that libraries are considered part of the
"rental" base by studios and therefore subject to Warner Bros. new policy to
limit the first releases of DVD to "retail" sources. Rental versions of
these DVDs are supposed to come out 28 days later (either bundled with
BlueRay or by itself ) and likely without any special features. This notice
went on to say that Warner is looking into how they could restrict retailers
such as Amazon, Target, etc. on the number of copies an individual could get
of these movies. I'm sure this last piece is to try to stop "rental" sources
from buying copies from these retailers and then loaning them.

My question to the group is: Do you plan to get any copies (or all your
copies) of these films from Amazon, etc. to meet patron demands? Will you
get just one copy to meet the earliest release date, and buy the rest at the
"rental" release date? Or do you plan on avoiding the "retail" release date
entirely, to keep things within the spirit of the studio's intent with this
release strategy?

I have another issue with the whole force-me-to-buy BlueRay combos strategy,
which we end up getting in order to get at the DVD copy, which is really all
we want in our collection. I'm sure this is artificially boosting the number
of "BlueRay" sales -- when there's really a component that just wanted the
DVD. Is anyone following the stats on BlueRay vs. DVD sales? I think it'd be
interesting to this group to know something about it!

Thanks for your input,

Patti

-- 
*Patricia Ruocco*

Adult Services
Lisle Library District
630-971-1675 x1503
ruoc...@lislelibrary.org
http://murderamongfriends.grouply.com
http://justbetweenframes.grouply.com
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
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