[Videolib] Library Journal Salary Survey

[Deg Farrelly]

Library Journal is conducting a salary survey.

Salary issues are rampant in US Libraries, so I encourage all to complete the 
survey here:

http://mediasource.netatlantic.com/track?t=v&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0xJmF1aWQ9OTMxMjQmbWlkPTY5NDE1Jm1zZ2lkPTQ3ODAwJmRpZD0xODkwMyZlZGlkPTE4OTAzJnNuPTE2Nzk1NDQ0JmVpZD1kZWcuZmFycmVsbHlAYXN1LmVkdSZlZWlkPWRlZy5mYXJyZWxseUBhc3UuZWR1JnVpZD0xXzI0NDgxJnJpZD0yNDQ4MSZlcmlkPTI0NDgxJmZsPSZtdmlkPSZ0Z2lkPSZleHRyYT0=&&&2000&eu=100&&&;


It is open to more than just librarians… the survey solicits information on 
support staff too, as well as tenure status.

No survey is perfect, and this one has some flaws…  Media responsibility is not 
spelled out as an area of responsibility, but there is the option to enter 
"Other".  Also as the end of the survey there is the ability to write 
additional explanation/comment.

deg farrelly, ShareStream Administrator/Media Librarian
Arizona State University Libraries
Hayden Library C1H1
P.O. Box 871006
Tempe, Arizona  85287-1006
Phone:  602.332.3103
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] A pitch for the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA)

[Dennis Doros]

Thank you Chris for telling everybody about AMIA!

If anyone of you notice, the signature of all my emails has links to AMIA
because I think it is one of the most important organizations in our field
-- for A-V people even more so than ALA. Simply, if you are holding
audio-visual materials and you are concerned about having them still
available for the next generation of professors and students, you are also
an archive.

There are two other important things to note about AMIA.

*Anyone* can join and you are as welcomed and respected as the studio
archivist, lab technician, AV librarian, professor or (god help us)
distributor sitting next to you. AMIA is based on individual memberships so
there is no power structure other than those who are willing to volunteer
their time and effort. And the Board of Directors is aimed towards
representing every aspect of the membership.

The second thing is that we have a program specifically in mind for
everyone struggling to become an archivist in the digital age and it may be
the most vital program you attend. It's called "Digital Assets Symposium"
and the next one is going to be held May 15-16 in Los Angeles. You can find
information about it here  -- the
website just went up this week. Tom Regal programs it and I have enormous
respect for the work he does. It's not theory. It's people from tiny to
huge organizations giving you case studies of what they are doing and what
is working (or not working) for them. If you want to attend and need cheap
hotels in the area, I can help and so can the AMIA office.

We also have a pretty cool academic journal that really is amazingly
entertaining to read.

Best regards,
Dennis Doros
Milestone Film & Video
PO Box 128 / Harrington Park, NJ 07640
Phone: 201-767-3117 / Fax: 201-767-3035 / Email: milefi...@gmail.com
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2014


On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 1:55 PM, Chris Lewis  wrote:

> It's a given that most of us on this list are sitting on substantial
> collections of VHS tapes. Thanks to the efforts of Howard Besser, Walter
> Forsberg, and others it has become evident just how endangered those
> collections are and the proportion of VHS content that is irreplaceable.
>
> It seems that there are a few directions one can go with this situation.
> Some have taken to discarding their VHS collections. Others have shipped
> them to offsite storage or otherwise shunted them aside and are passively
> letting time takes its toll as they gradually disintegrate into bits.
> Another approach is to develop a plan to digitize the content and protect
> it for future use.
>
> Getting started with a preservation program need not be an overwhelming
> thought. This is where I think it's worth considering joining the
> Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA). As their name suggests they
> are a group dedicated to the preservation of moving image media, both film
> and video, and whereby film preservation might have once seemed like a
> niche field the rapid growth of VHS collections coupled with the
> instability of the media and the disappearance of VHS players suggest to me
> that having a little bit of video preservation know-how on staff is
> essential for almost any library (especially academic libraries).
>
> AMIA is a great organization to be a part of when learning the nuts and
> bolts of archival video preservation. Their members come from a wide range
> of areas and are a good group to network with to gain technical knowledge.
> The most important event on the AMIA calendar is their annual conference.
> This year they will meet in Savannah, GA October 8-11. One month before the
> National Media Market. They also have a newsletter and an active blog.
>
> Annual membership dues are:
> $110 individual
> $60 student
> $300 non-profit institutional
> $600 for-profit institutional
>
> I don't mean to bend your ear too much so here are the links to learn more
> about the organization and the conference.
>
> http://www.amianet.org
> http://www.amiaconference.com/
>
> --
> Chris Lewis  American University Library  202.885.3257
>
>
>
>
>
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>
> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
> issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic
> control, preservation, and use of cu

[Videolib] A pitch for the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA)

[Chris Lewis]

It's a given that most of us on this list are sitting on substantial
collections of VHS tapes. Thanks to the efforts of Howard Besser, Walter
Forsberg, and others it has become evident just how endangered those
collections are and the proportion of VHS content that is irreplaceable.

It seems that there are a few directions one can go with this situation.
Some have taken to discarding their VHS collections. Others have shipped
them to offsite storage or otherwise shunted them aside and are passively
letting time takes its toll as they gradually disintegrate into bits.
Another approach is to develop a plan to digitize the content and protect
it for future use.

Getting started with a preservation program need not be an overwhelming
thought. This is where I think it's worth considering joining the
Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA). As their name suggests they
are a group dedicated to the preservation of moving image media, both film
and video, and whereby film preservation might have once seemed like a
niche field the rapid growth of VHS collections coupled with the
instability of the media and the disappearance of VHS players suggest to me
that having a little bit of video preservation know-how on staff is
essential for almost any library (especially academic libraries).

AMIA is a great organization to be a part of when learning the nuts and
bolts of archival video preservation. Their members come from a wide range
of areas and are a good group to network with to gain technical knowledge.
The most important event on the AMIA calendar is their annual conference.
This year they will meet in Savannah, GA October 8-11. One month before the
National Media Market. They also have a newsletter and an active blog.

Annual membership dues are:
$110 individual
$60 student
$300 non-profit institutional
$600 for-profit institutional

I don't mean to bend your ear too much so here are the links to learn more
about the organization and the conference.

http://www.amianet.org
http://www.amiaconference.com/

-- 
Chris Lewis  American University Library  202.885.3257
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] PBS streaming videos

[Darby Orcutt]

Jennifer,
 No, you're not crazy, and I'm afraid there may be a bit of
forgetfulness or even revisionist memory in the responses thus far.
 Years ago, ASP did indeed market and sell their early streaming
products as the purchase of perpetual rights, including to some PBS
content. They later pulled a number of PBS titles.
  From my conversations over the years with ASP folks, they have been
consistently apologetic about the situation, and I gather that they really
didn't understand the disconnects between the contracts they'd signed and
the licenses they offered in those frontier days of streaming.
  Despite the intermittent years of frustration and incomplete access,
they were committed to trying to make things as right as possible, and I
believe they now provide *access* to most (and maybe even all) of the
particular PBS titles that were previously dropped.  If there's something
important to your institution that you "purchased" back then, but don't
have access to now, let them know and I'm sure they'll prioritize trying to
get the title back into the collection (they did so for us).  I'm also
convinced that ASP is now clear on all of the contractual/licensing end of
things.
Best,
Darby


On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 12:10 PM, Jordan White wrote:

> Hi Jennifer,
>
> This is Jordan White, the product manager for Alexander Street Press'
> VAST: Academic Video Online.  A quick clarification --
>
> We are not pulling PBS titles from VAST nor do we have any intentions to
> do so.  Our new PBS collection will include the content we have previously
> released in our other collections, in addition to 245 new titles *not
> previously available* in the ASP library.  For clarifications on how you
> can gain access, as well as the terms and conditions that apply to this
> special collection, please read more 
> here
> .
>
> If you have any questions or concerns about this or other content in VAST,
> please don't hesitate to reach out to me directly.  I look forward to
> hearing from you.
>
> Thanks!
>
> *Jordan D. White*
> *Director, Product Management*
> *Alexander Street Press*
> *703-212-8520 x307 <703-212-8520%20x307>*
>
> *Learn more about Streaming Video at Alexander Street Press
>  today!*
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 1, 2014 at 12:40 AM, Deg Farrelly wrote:
>
>> Jennifer
>>
>> I feel your pain re: loss of access to some PBS content.  Most of us who
>> have had access to PBS titles via streaming have experienced similar losses.
>>
>> PBS is one of the most problematic of content providers since they
>> themselves do not own the rights in perpetuity.  When you subscribed to
>> VAST you did not purchase the videos, you licensed access to them for the
>> time frame of your license.
>>
>> This is not action that Alexander Street Press is desiring to take, they
>> are bound by the terms of their contract with PBS as well.  Films Media
>> Group Films on Demand has dealt with similar losses.
>>
>> You mention not wanting to purchase an entire collection of PBS titles...
>> in fact, you are unable to do so, none of us is able to do so, since PBS
>> does not sell their content.
>>
>> The only way to assure continued access to the content of PBS titles is
>> to purchase hard copies (DVDs)  No, these will not be streamable, but you
>> will own the copy.
>>
>> -deg farrelly
>> Media Librarian / ShareStream Administrator
>> ASU Libraries
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Sorry for cross-posting.  I know I have seen a discussion on this
>> recently but can't find it in any archives, which just baffles me.
>>
>> I need to stream individual titles of PBS videos. College Anywhere only
>> does their entire collection. Alexander Street Press VAST is pulling PBS
>> videos (that I have ALREADY PAID FOR!!) and putting them in a separate
>> collection, with a limited life, FOR WHICH I MUST PAY AGAIN!
>>
>> I can't afford, nor do I wish to purchase, and entire collection of PBS
>> videos. Has anyone found a way to stream individual PBS titles without
>> purchasing access to an entire collection? Thanks.
>>
>> Jennifer Foster
>> Media Librarian
>> Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library
>> 361.570.4195
>> http://vcuhvlibrary.uhv.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.
>>
>
>
>
> --
> *Jordan D. White*
> *Director, Product Management*
> *Alexander Street Press*
> *703-212-8520 x307 <703-212-8520%20x307>*
>
> *Learn more about Strea