[Videolib] What is in a name?!
This is a shout out to all of you video/media/audiovisual librarians... Could you please tell me what you call your library or area of the library or college? The background is this - since the College's existence in 1964, we have been called the Audiovisual or AV Library. I am the Audiovisual Librarian and we have an Audiovisual Administrative Assistant. However, we have just had a renovation of the entire library, and the Audiovisual Library has been left off of the new signage - we are not in directories, and there are no individual signs. No one knows where we are now that we have moved location!! The reason seems to be that the administrators of the College think that Audiovisual is a dated term. They would prefer something sexy, evidently, but they don't know what. Actually, I think that the administration would be happiest if we went entirely to streaming!! We in the library still have a number of video tapes, cds, and many dvds which are heavily used by faculty and students. And we have viewing equipment. One proposal is Media Services - tho that has a bad connotation here on campus, as that used to be the department creating media productions and delivering equipment on campus. It had a poor reputation. Multimedia Services is taken by our IT department. I personally would like to keep Audiovisual Library but I don't think that our Library Director is going to go with that. Could you please tell me what you are called, or if you have any ideas for sexy, forward-thinking titles? Thanks so much!! Mary Lou Neighbour AV Librarian/Assistant Professor Montgomery County Community College 340 DeKalb Pike Blue Bell, PA 19422 mneig...@mc3.edu 215-619-7355 Montgomery County Community College is proud to be designated as an Achieving the Dream Leader College for its commitment to student access and success. 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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How about Media Resources? From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Mary Lou Neighbour Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 11:15 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] What is in a name?! This is a shout out to all of you video/media/audiovisual librarians... Could you please tell me what you call your library or area of the library or college? The background is this - since the College's existence in 1964, we have been called the Audiovisual or AV Library. I am the Audiovisual Librarian and we have an Audiovisual Administrative Assistant. However, we have just had a renovation of the entire library, and the Audiovisual Library has been left off of the new signage - we are not in directories, and there are no individual signs. No one knows where we are now that we have moved location!! The reason seems to be that the administrators of the College think that Audiovisual is a dated term. They would prefer something sexy, evidently, but they don't know what. Actually, I think that the administration would be happiest if we went entirely to streaming!! We in the library still have a number of video tapes, cds, and many dvds which are heavily used by faculty and students. And we have viewing equipment. One proposal is Media Services - tho that has a bad connotation here on campus, as that used to be the department creating media productions and delivering equipment on campus. It had a poor reputation. Multimedia Services is taken by our IT department. I personally would like to keep Audiovisual Library but I don't think that our Library Director is going to go with that. Could you please tell me what you are called, or if you have any ideas for sexy, forward-thinking titles? Thanks so much!! Mary Lou Neighbour AV Librarian/Assistant Professor Montgomery County Community College 340 DeKalb Pike Blue Bell, PA 19422 mneig...@mc3.edumailto:mneig...@mc3.edu 215-619-7355 Montgomery County Community College is proud to be designated as an Achieving the Dream Leader College for its commitment to student access and success. 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] What is in a name?!
Both libraries where I've worked have called the area Media Services...but the first one's full title was Government Information and Media Services. Talk about turning the sexy factor up a notch! It had previously been the Microform Media Center. Maybe Media Center would deviate just enough to deflect the bad reputation of your school's Media Services? Brian Boling Media Services Librarian Temple University Libraries brian.bol...@temple.edu On May 10, 2013, at 11:15 AM, Mary Lou Neighbour wrote: This is a shout out to all of you video/media/audiovisual librarians… Could you please tell me what you call your library or area of the library or college? The background is this – since the College’s existence in 1964, we have been called the Audiovisual or AV Library. I am the Audiovisual Librarian and we have an Audiovisual Administrative Assistant. However, we have just had a renovation of the entire library, and the Audiovisual Library has been left off of the new signage – we are not in directories, and there are no individual signs. No one knows where we are now that we have moved location!! The reason seems to be that the administrators of the College think that Audiovisual is a dated term. They would prefer something sexy, evidently, but they don’t know what. Actually, I think that the administration would be happiest if we went entirely to streaming!! We in the library still have a number of video tapes, cds, and many dvds which are heavily used by faculty and students. And we have viewing equipment. One proposal is Media Services – tho that has a bad connotation here on campus, as that used to be the department creating media productions and delivering equipment on campus. It had a poor reputation. Multimedia Services is taken by our IT department. I personally would like to keep Audiovisual Library but I don’t think that our Library Director is going to go with that. Could you please tell me what you are called, or if you have any ideas for sexy, forward-thinking titles? Thanks so much!! Mary Lou Neighbour AV Librarian/Assistant Professor Montgomery County Community College 340 DeKalb Pike Blue Bell, PA 19422 mneig...@mc3.edu 215-619-7355 Montgomery County Community College is proud to be designated as an Achieving the Dream Leader College for its commitment to student access and success. 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. Brian Boling Media Services and Digital Production Librarian Temple University Libraries brian.bol...@temple.edu 215-204-4911 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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Mary Lou, our section is called the Media Center. Other names, Media Library Media Resources Multimedia Library Multimedia Resources, Multimedia Center Steven Steven C. Matthew Head of Access Services S.E. Wimberly Library Florida Atlantic University matt...@fau.edumailto:matt...@fau.edu 561-297-4027 From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Mary Lou Neighbour Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 11:15 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] What is in a name?! This is a shout out to all of you video/media/audiovisual librarians... Could you please tell me what you call your library or area of the library or college? The background is this - since the College's existence in 1964, we have been called the Audiovisual or AV Library. I am the Audiovisual Librarian and we have an Audiovisual Administrative Assistant. However, we have just had a renovation of the entire library, and the Audiovisual Library has been left off of the new signage - we are not in directories, and there are no individual signs. No one knows where we are now that we have moved location!! The reason seems to be that the administrators of the College think that Audiovisual is a dated term. They would prefer something sexy, evidently, but they don't know what. Actually, I think that the administration would be happiest if we went entirely to streaming!! We in the library still have a number of video tapes, cds, and many dvds which are heavily used by faculty and students. And we have viewing equipment. One proposal is Media Services - tho that has a bad connotation here on campus, as that used to be the department creating media productions and delivering equipment on campus. It had a poor reputation. Multimedia Services is taken by our IT department. I personally would like to keep Audiovisual Library but I don't think that our Library Director is going to go with that. Could you please tell me what you are called, or if you have any ideas for sexy, forward-thinking titles? Thanks so much!! Mary Lou Neighbour AV Librarian/Assistant Professor Montgomery County Community College 340 DeKalb Pike Blue Bell, PA 19422 mneig...@mc3.edumailto:mneig...@mc3.edu 215-619-7355 Montgomery County Community College is proud to be designated as an Achieving the Dream Leader College for its commitment to student access and success. 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] What is in a name?!
We have a Media and Technology Support Services, MediaTech for short. And in our Arts Humanities Library, we have a Music and Media Center. - Original Message - | From: Mary Lou Neighbour mneig...@mc3.edu | To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu | Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 11:15:04 AM | Subject: [Videolib] What is in a name?! | This is a shout out to all of you video/media/audiovisual librarians… | Could you please tell me what you call your library or area of the | library or college? | The background is this – since the College’s existence in 1964, we | have been called the Audiovisual or AV Library. I am the Audiovisual | Librarian and we have an Audiovisual Administrative Assistant. | However, we have just had a renovation of the entire library, and | the Audiovisual Library has been left off of the new signage – we | are not in directories, and there are no individual signs. No one | knows where we are now that we have moved location!! | The reason seems to be that the administrators of the College think | that Audiovisual is a dated term. They would prefer something sexy, | evidently, but they don’t know what. Actually, I think that the | administration would be happiest if we went entirely to streaming!! | We in the library still have a number of video tapes, cds, and many | dvds which are heavily used by faculty and students. And we have | viewing equipment. | One proposal is Media Services – tho that has a bad connotation here | on campus, as that used to be the department creating media | productions and delivering equipment on campus. It had a poor | reputation. Multimedia Services is taken by our IT department. I | personally would like to keep Audiovisual Library but I don’t think | that our Library Director is going to go with that. Could you please | tell me what you are called, or if you have any ideas for sexy, | forward-thinking titles? | Thanks so much!! | Mary Lou Neighbour | AV Librarian/Assistant Professor | Montgomery County Community College | 340 DeKalb Pike | Blue Bell, PA 19422 | mneig...@mc3.edu 215-619-7355 | Montgomery County Community College is proud to be designated as an | Achieving the Dream Leader College for its commitment to student | access and success. | 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. -- Patti Berky Audiovisual Acquisitions The Pennsylvania State University 126 Paterno Library University Park, PA 16802-1808 p...@psu.edu Tel: 814-865-1858 Fax: 814-863-7293 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] What is in a name?!
At Gogebic we are called the Learning Resources and Instructional Technology Centers. . No one knows where we are now that we have moved location!! So, what’s the downside? the administrators … think that Audiovisual is a dated term. They would prefer something sexy…Sexy? They want sexy! Try these [remainder of sentence garbled in transmission] Walter Lessun, MSLS, MBA Director Learning Resources and Instructional Technology Centers Gogebic Community College High Tech and Affordable: Your Superior Educational Choice http://www.gogebic.edu/library Ex ultione gaudium The information contained in this message (including any attachments) may contain privileged and/or confidential information protected from disclosure by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and/or the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. It is intended solely for the use of the addressee. Any disclosure of this document is strictly prohibited outside the scope of the service for which you are receiving the information. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the material from any computer. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Patti Berky Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 10:47 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] What is in a name?! We have a Media and Technology Support Services, MediaTech for short. And in our Arts Humanities Library, we have a Music and Media Center. From: Mary Lou Neighbour mneig...@mc3.edumailto:mneig...@mc3.edu To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edumailto:videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 11:15:04 AM Subject: [Videolib] What is in a name?! This is a shout out to all of you video/media/audiovisual librarians… Could you please tell me what you call your library or area of the library or college? The background is this – since the College’s existence in 1964, we have been called the Audiovisual or AV Library. I am the Audiovisual Librarian and we have an Audiovisual Administrative Assistant. However, we have just had a renovation of the entire library, and the Audiovisual Library has been left off of the new signage – we are not in directories, and there are no individual signs. No one knows where we are now that we have moved location!! The reason seems to be that the administrators of the College think that Audiovisual is a dated term. They would prefer something sexy, evidently, but they don’t know what. Actually, I think that the administration would be happiest if we went entirely to streaming!! We in the library still have a number of video tapes, cds, and many dvds which are heavily used by faculty and students. And we have viewing equipment. One proposal is Media Services – tho that has a bad connotation here on campus, as that used to be the department creating media productions and delivering equipment on campus. It had a poor reputation. Multimedia Services is taken by our IT department. I personally would like to keep Audiovisual Library but I don’t think that our Library Director is going to go with that. Could you please tell me what you are called, or if you have any ideas for sexy, forward-thinking titles? Thanks so much!! Mary Lou Neighbour AV Librarian/Assistant Professor Montgomery County Community College 340 DeKalb Pike Blue Bell, PA 19422 mneig...@mc3.edumailto:mneig...@mc3.edu 215-619-7355 Montgomery County Community College is proud to be designated as an Achieving the Dream Leader College for its commitment to student access and success. 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. -- Patti Berky Audiovisual Acquisitions The Pennsylvania State University 126 Paterno Library University Park, PA 16802-1808 p...@psu.edumailto:p...@psu.edu Tel: 814-865-1858 Fax: 814-863-7293 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] What is in a name?!
At a community college where I once worked, the muckety-mucks were all hepped up on restructuring, so I attempted to get our boring Learning Technologies media crew renamed and redressed. (Wait, the crew were not boring, the label was!) Of course, techies love all black outfits rather than Lands End Team Audio preppy polos, and a certain cool factor, so I tried Media Ninjas with some kind of dynamic XLR looking weapon across the back of the t-shirts. It was looked at askance, but nothing ventured, nothing gained. And of course, since ninjas are basically out to kill the shogun, I guess there was a certain metaphorical inconsistency with the imaginary. oh, well, Media Services seems so staid -- keeps reminding me of filmstrip repair ... what's a digital junkie to do? - Original Message - From: Patti Berky p...@psu.edu To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 11:46:54 AM Subject: Re: [Videolib] What is in a name?! We have a Media and Technology Support Services, MediaTech for short. And in our Arts Humanities Library, we have a Music and Media Center. - Original Message - From: Mary Lou Neighbour mneig...@mc3.edu To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 11:15:04 AM Subject: [Videolib] What is in a name?! This is a shout out to all of you video/media/audiovisual librarians… Could you please tell me what you call your library or area of the library or college? The background is this – since the College’s existence in 1964, we have been called the Audiovisual or AV Library. I am the Audiovisual Librarian and we have an Audiovisual Administrative Assistant. However, we have just had a renovation of the entire library, and the Audiovisual Library has been left off of the new signage – we are not in directories, and there are no individual signs. No one knows where we are now that we have moved location!! The reason seems to be that the administrators of the College think that Audiovisual is a dated term. They would prefer something sexy, evidently, but they don’t know what. Actually, I think that the administration would be happiest if we went entirely to streaming!! We in the library still have a number of video tapes, cds, and many dvds which are heavily used by faculty and students. And we have viewing equipment. One proposal is Media Services – tho that has a bad connotation here on campus, as that used to be the department creating media productions and delivering equipment on campus. It had a poor reputation. Multimedia Services is taken by our IT department. I personally would like to keep Audiovisual Library but I don’t think that our Library Director is going to go with that. Could you please tell me what you are called, or if you have any ideas for sexy, forward-thinking titles? Thanks so much!! Mary Lou Neighbour AV Librarian/Assistant Professor Montgomery County Community College 340 DeKalb Pike Blue Bell, PA 19422 mneig...@mc3.edu 215-619-7355 Montgomery County Community College is proud to be designated as an Achieving the Dream Leader College for its commitment to student access and success. 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. -- Patti Berky Audiovisual Acquisitions The Pennsylvania State University 126 Paterno Library University Park, PA 16802-1808 p...@psu.edu Tel: 814-865-1858 Fax: 814-863-7293 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] What is in a name?!
Hello all, I've contacted Mary Lou off-list but am now thinking that everyone enjoying this thread may find it of interest: I touched on this very topic in my chapter in Learning With the Lights Off http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/FilmMediaPerformingArts/FilmStudies/?view=usaci=9780195383843 Excerpted from that publication: *In addition, the film library as it was conceived and operated before the war* *tended to be just that: a repository for films available for distribution. There was* *not necessarily an audiovisual support team or librarian to oversee the purchase,* *cataloging, and advertisement of films; to assist professors with film selection and* *projection; or to act as a liaison with administrators regarding classroom regulations* *hospitable to film use. Without this presence in the academic community,* *the film library was often challenging even to locate. It could be a part of the extension* *division or located within the general library, within the school of education.* *in a variety of other departments, or maintained by administrative offices. * And: *Many colleges and universities adopted the audiovisual service model and* *name. The naming, or renaming, of the film library to an A- V department signified* *to users the intentions of the film library in a way that was more evident* *than in the past: Educational Materials Services Department, Audio-Visual* *Center, Bureau ofVisual Instruction, Audio-Visual Service Center. This indicated* *not just the presence of a film library on campus but also the availability * *of an array of services related to audiovisual methods and mechanics. Finally,* *'those elements that were deemed essential to the progression of film in the* *classroom had synchronized. The collection and use of 16mm films would progress* *until the 1980S when more portable and less expensive formats began to dominate.* * * I find consistent evidence from higher education institutions that we have returned to a pre-war mentality, at least when it comes to 16mm film: fear of the projector, lack of tech support, lack of projection-friendly classrooms and, as you point out, lack of advertisement that a film collection even exists. Looking forward to working with this group on remedying the situation! Elena Rossi-Snook Archivist, Reserve Film and Video Collection, The New York Public Library Chair, Film Advocacy Task Force Director of the Board, Association of Moving Image Archivists On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Walt Lessun wa...@gogebic.edu wrote: At Gogebic we are called the Learning Resources and Instructional Technology Centers. ** ** *. No one knows where we are now that we have moved location!! *So, what’s the downside? ** ** *the administrators … think that Audiovisual is a dated term. They would prefer something sexy…*Sexy? They want sexy! Try these [remainder of sentence garbled in transmission] ** ** ** ** Walter Lessun, *MSLS, MBA* Director Learning Resources and Instructional Technology Centers Gogebic Community College *High Tech and Affordable: Your Superior Educational Choice* http://www.gogebic.edu/library Ex ultione gaudium ** ** The information contained in this message (including any attachments) may contain privileged and/or confidential information protected from disclosure by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and/or the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. It is intended solely for the use of the addressee. Any disclosure of this document is strictly prohibited outside the scope of the service for which you are receiving the information. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the material from any computer. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** * * ** ** ** ** *From:* videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] *On Behalf Of *Patti Berky *Sent:* Friday, May 10, 2013 10:47 AM *To:* videolib@lists.berkeley.edu *Subject:* Re: [Videolib] What is in a name?! ** ** We have a Media and Technology Support Services, MediaTech for short. And in our Arts Humanities Library, we have a Music and Media Center.*** * -- *From: *Mary Lou Neighbour mneig...@mc3.edu *To: *videolib@lists.berkeley.edu *Sent: *Friday, May 10, 2013 11:15:04 AM *Subject: *[Videolib] What is in a name?! This is a shout out to all of you video/media/audiovisual librarians… Could you please tell me what you call your library or area of the library or college? The background is this – since the College’s existence in 1964, we have been called the Audiovisual or AV Library. I am the Audiovisual Librarian and we have an Audiovisual Administrative Assistant. However, we have just had a renovation of the entire library, and the
Re: [Videolib] What is in a name?! an XLR by any other name sounds just as grounded
There's a smallish teaching media library which grew out of the old Audiovisual dept. which maintained both projectors and films. It was the Film Library, and then the Media Library. Now it has come under the control of Film Studies and they renamed it FMR (that's what's on the door, with no explanation of what's inside--they would prefer to keep their resources to themselves). I assume though that this stands for Film and Media Resources, a name which might be more inviting than just Media Resources. Media is lots of stuff, but Film includes all the DVD, streaming, and other options that people might be interested in. Judy From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] on behalf of Randal Baier [rba...@emich.edu] Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 12:28 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] What is in a name?! an XLR by any other name sounds just as grounded And as for sexy, forward-thinking titles My reply got the best of me ... techno lust for techies ... XLR Ninja http://bit.ly/11qablu From: Mary Lou Neighbour mneig...@mc3.edu Subject: [Videolib] What is in a name?! [...] Could you please tell me what you are called, or if you have any ideas for sexy, forward-thinking titles? 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] What is in a name?!
Back before my department was merged into Adult Services during the great econonomic melt-down, I changed the name from Audiovisual Services to Digital Media Services. And to prove my full geek, the initals were binary on the sign. Digital 01000100 Media 01001101 Services 01010011 Good luck. Mike -- Michael Vollmar-Grone Director of Technical Services Shelby County Libraries 230 East North Street Sidney, OH 45365 (937) 492-6851 x.119 http://shelbyco.lib.oh.us/ http://www.facebook.com/ShelbyCountyLibraries vollm...@oplin.org This is a shout out to all of you video/media/audiovisual librarians... Could you please tell me what you call your library or area of the library or college? 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] Thanks for Name Change Suggestions!
As this Friday draws to a close, I want to thank the many people who responded to my plea! You have given our AV staff many possibilities to consider. This is the greatest list!! Thank you all. ML Mary Lou Neighbour AV Librarian/Assistant Professor Montgomery County Community College 340 DeKalb Pike Blue Bell, PA 19422 mneig...@mc3.edu 215-619-7355 Montgomery County Community College is proud to be designated as an Achieving the Dream Leader College for its commitment to student access and success. 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] Hollywood's stereotypes of Arab women
Hi Nell, Have you looked at Valentino's Ghost? Valentino's Ghost takes viewers on a chronological journey through more than a century of images of Muslims, Arabs and Islam in the U.S. media, from the early 20th-century fantasies of romantic sheiks to today's damaging stereotypes as evil fanatics. Through interviews with Robert Fisk, Niall Ferguson, and John Mearsheimer amongst others, the film shows the way in which the changing image of Arabs and Muslims has mirrored America's political agenda in the Middle East. Valentino's Ghost aims to sharpen viewers' media literacy and increase their skills in questioning media representations, especially those of minority groups and people with whom our government is in conflict. The film ends with a report of a few Hollywood films that have provided complex images and avoided ethnic stereotyping-Container Rhonda From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Nellie J Chenault Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 12:22 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Hollywood's stereotypes of Arab women Oh film collective, please help identify some films with either negative stereotypes or positive portrayals of Arab women in U.S. or Hollywood films. A faculty member is hoping to do research this Summer on this topic. Note that this is limited to Arab countrieshttp://www.adc.org/index.php?id=248, not Persian or Muslim / Islamic characterizations. She also welcomes portrayals of Arab-Americans. Some ideas: Arabian Nights (19420 Cleopatra (1917, 1934, 1963) Hildago (2004) House of Sand and Fog (2003) Indiana Jones Jewel of the Nile (1985) Kismet (1944, 1955) Sex in the City 2 (2010) The Kingdom (2007) The Mummy (1932, 1999) The Sheik (1921) The Sheltering Sky (1990) The Siege (1998) Sinbad films The Thief of Bagdad (1924) The Wind and the Lion (1975) Three Kings (1999) Towelhead (2007) Happy Friday! Enjoy your weekend! Nell Chenault Research Librarian for Film and Performing Arts VCU Libraries (804) 828-2070 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] Hollywood's stereotypes of Arab women
Thanks for the suggestion of docs. Please suggest features! Have a great weekend! Nell On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 5:11 PM, Anthony Anderson antho...@usc.edu wrote: ** I would also suggest the excellent documentary *Reel Bad Arabs*, which shows how Hollywood has treated both Arab men and women. Cheers! Anthony *** Anthony E. Anderson Assistant Director, Doheny Memorial 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. [image: e] On 5/10/2013 1:01 PM, Rosen, Rhonda wrote: Hi Nell, Have you looked at Valentino’s Ghost? Valentino's Ghost takes viewers on a chronological journey through more than a century of images of Muslims, Arabs and Islam in the U.S. media, from the early 20th-century fantasies of romantic sheiks to today's damaging stereotypes as evil fanatics. Through interviews with Robert Fisk, Niall Ferguson, and John Mearsheimer amongst others, the film shows the way in which the changing image of Arabs and Muslims has mirrored America's political agenda in the Middle East. Valentino's Ghost aims to sharpen viewers' media literacy and increase their skills in questioning media representations, especially those of minority groups and people with whom our government is in conflict. The film ends with a report of a few Hollywood films that have provided complex images and avoided ethnic stereotyping—Container ** ** Rhonda ** ** *From:* videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [ mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.eduvideolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] *On Behalf Of *Nellie J Chenault *Sent:* Friday, May 10, 2013 12:22 PM *To:* videolib@lists.berkeley.edu *Subject:* [Videolib] Hollywood's stereotypes of Arab women ** ** Oh film collective, please help identify some films with either negative stereotypes or positive portrayals of Arab women in U.S. or Hollywood films. A faculty member is hoping to do research this Summer on this topic. Note that this is limited to Arab countrieshttp://www.adc.org/index.php?id=248, not Persian or Muslim / Islamic characterizations. She also welcomes portrayals of Arab-Americans. ** ** Some ideas: ** ** Arabian Nights (19420 Cleopatra (1917, 1934, 1963) Hildago (2004) House of Sand and Fog (2003) Indiana Jones Jewel of the Nile (1985) Kismet (1944, 1955) Sex in the City 2 (2010) The Kingdom (2007) The Mummy (1932, 1999) The Sheik (1921) The Sheltering Sky (1990) The Siege (1998) Sinbad films The Thief of Bagdad (1924) The Wind and the Lion (1975) Three Kings (1999) Towelhead (2007) ** ** Happy Friday! Enjoy your weekend! ** ** Nell Chenault Research Librarian for Film and Performing Arts VCU Libraries (804) 828-2070 ** ** 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] Hollywood's stereotypes of Arab women
Nell, Here is the link to Valentino's Ghost from Bullfrog Films, with a trailer/clip: http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/vghosp.html Available on DVD and digital streaming license. Thanks! Elizabeth Stanley Bullfrog Films From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Rosen, Rhonda Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 4:02 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Hollywood's stereotypes of Arab women Hi Nell, Have you looked at Valentino's Ghost? Valentino's Ghost takes viewers on a chronological journey through more than a century of images of Muslims, Arabs and Islam in the U.S. media, from the early 20th-century fantasies of romantic sheiks to today's damaging stereotypes as evil fanatics. Through interviews with Robert Fisk, Niall Ferguson, and John Mearsheimer amongst others, the film shows the way in which the changing image of Arabs and Muslims has mirrored America's political agenda in the Middle East. Valentino's Ghost aims to sharpen viewers' media literacy and increase their skills in questioning media representations, especially those of minority groups and people with whom our government is in conflict. The film ends with a report of a few Hollywood films that have provided complex images and avoided ethnic stereotyping-Container Rhonda From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Nellie J Chenault Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 12:22 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Hollywood's stereotypes of Arab women Oh film collective, please help identify some films with either negative stereotypes or positive portrayals of Arab women in U.S. or Hollywood films. A faculty member is hoping to do research this Summer on this topic. Note that this is limited to Arab countrieshttp://www.adc.org/index.php?id=248, not Persian or Muslim / Islamic characterizations. She also welcomes portrayals of Arab-Americans. Some ideas: Arabian Nights (19420 Cleopatra (1917, 1934, 1963) Hildago (2004) House of Sand and Fog (2003) Indiana Jones Jewel of the Nile (1985) Kismet (1944, 1955) Sex in the City 2 (2010) The Kingdom (2007) The Mummy (1932, 1999) The Sheik (1921) The Sheltering Sky (1990) The Siege (1998) Sinbad films The Thief of Bagdad (1924) The Wind and the Lion (1975) Three Kings (1999) Towelhead (2007) Happy Friday! Enjoy your weekend! Nell Chenault Research Librarian for Film and Performing Arts VCU Libraries (804) 828-2070 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.
