Re: [Videolib] Suggestions for documentaries about cruelty against animals
Some more titles: Project Nim Shelter Dogs In Dogs We Trust Skin Trade (about fur) Off the Chain Virunga Food, Inc. A Cow At My Table 45 Days: The Life and Death of a Broiler Chicken Lolita: Slave To Entertainment Got the Facts on Milk? The Milk Documentary Planeat Elephant in the Living Room A Fierce Green Fire Meat the Truth Mad Cowboy: The Documentary Life Behind Bars: The Sad Truth About Factory Farming An Apology to Elephants The Whale Warrior: Pirate for the Sea On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 10:05 AM, Moshiri, Farhad mosh...@uiwtx.edu wrote: Any recommendations? Thanks. Farhad Moshiri, MLS Post-Masters Advanced Study Certificate Audiovisual Librarian Subject areas: Music, Dance, Copyright issues, Middle Eastern Studies University of the Incarnate Word J.E. L.E. Mabee Library 4301 Broadway – CPO 297 San Antonio, TX 78209 (210) 829-3842 -- This email and any files transmitted with it may be confidential or contain privileged information and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email and any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately delete the email and any attachments from your system and notify the sender. Any other use of this e-mail is prohibited. Thank you for your compliance. 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] Suggestions for documentaries about cruelty against animals
Speciesism the movie Cowspiracy I am an animal Forks Over Knives Earthlings The Ghosts in the Machine Fowl Play The Witness Sharkwater The Cove Death on a Factory Farm Blackfish Vegucated Green Alma Farm to Fridge: The Truth Behind Meat Production How I Became An Elephant At the Edge of the World A.L.F. Behind the Mask: The Story of the People Who Risk Everything to Save Animals Pig Business Sea The Truth Confessions of an Eco-Terrorist Meat the Truth Your Mommy Kills Animals On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 10:05 AM, Moshiri, Farhad mosh...@uiwtx.edu wrote: Any recommendations? Thanks. Farhad Moshiri, MLS Post-Masters Advanced Study Certificate Audiovisual Librarian Subject areas: Music, Dance, Copyright issues, Middle Eastern Studies University of the Incarnate Word J.E. L.E. Mabee Library 4301 Broadway – CPO 297 San Antonio, TX 78209 (210) 829-3842 -- This email and any files transmitted with it may be confidential or contain privileged information and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email and any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately delete the email and any attachments from your system and notify the sender. Any other use of this e-mail is prohibited. Thank you for your compliance. 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] documentary films on radical social movements
Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson At the Edge of the World Behind the Mask The Cove If a Tree Falls 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] Good Night and Good Luck
Dear Gary, Now I am officially depressed. Happy for you, of course, but sad for all of us who will miss your wisdom and guidance. Best wishes to you, Gary. You will be so very missed! -Bonnie Brown Avery Fisher Center E.H. Bobst Library New York University On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 1:05 PM, Helen P. Mack h...@lehigh.edu wrote: Gary, while I wish you well in your retirement, I will personally mourn the loss of your experience, knowledge, good sense, and humor. Have a wonderful rest-of-your-life! You have certainly earned it after leaving an indelible mark on our profession. Like you, I have been around forever and have tentatively chosen 12/31/13 as my retirement date. I am already at the point, however, where I threaten to go earlier if presented with an assignment that I truly dread! No one believes me though ... at least not yet. On 4/2/2012 11:17 AM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls It is with a mix of melancholy, ebullience, slight trepidation, and vast relief that I announce my forthcoming retirement from the University of California Berkeley and the Media Resources Center on June 28, 2012. Today marks my 33rd anniversary with the University, and this year my 36th as a librarian (a fact which seems more than a little surreal to me). I’ve been director of the Media Center for about 28 of those years, and there hasn’t been week, good or bad, that has gone by without my murmuring a little thanks for the cosmic hiccups that allowed me to stumble into such a cool and personally rewarding gig. I simply cannot think of anywhere that I would have been happier professionally, or another position in which I would have grown and learned and contributed as much. In some sense, I feel a bit like Mark Twain, who was born during the fiery appearance of Halley’s Comet, and who went out with its reappearance, 74 years later. I began my career in media in the early 80s, at the dawn of the home video age (or the “Video Revolution” as it was often hyperbolically called in the library literature at the time). I’m bowing out of the business at a time when the technologies and economics of video production and distribution, and the video content universe itself are again in a state of radical flux. Along with these changes, video collections and service in libraries are also bound to experience major tremors and evolutionary shifts. I’m not sure whether I’m leaving the scene feeling sanguine or pessimistic about this future, but in any case it’s definitely going to be an interesting and challenging next decade. I am going to miss all my long-time professional pals profoundly, both those on the library side and the distributor side of the fence. I grew up with a number of you in this field, and along the way you’ve become a kind of extended workaday family, complete with the obstreperous get-togethers, occasional bickering, and comforting sympathy. I’m also heartened by the number of young, creative, and energetic colleagues who have hopped on board in more recent times. Definitely makes me less gloomy about prospects for the future. Not sure exactly what I’m going to do next: I’d like to continue teaching film somewhere on campus or off; I’m up for grabs as a consultant; want to write a bit; gotta catch up on all the national cinemas I’ve given short-shrift to over the years; want to log in more gym time; would like to hone my banjo and ukulele-playing chops; want to get back to freelance cartooning and illustration. At very least, I’m aiming at becoming an accomplished and well-known Berkeley flâneur and café personality. As for the fate of the UC Berkeley Media Resources Center… In light of the dire economic straits into which UC has been shoved, it is almost completely unlikely that my position will be filled any time soon. The future of the redoubtable MRC collection and website remains murky, at best. I can’t really think about all of this too much; it’s just too damn depressing to ponder, and I’ve got other things on my mind. In other words, après moi, le deluge, and there’s not a damn thing I can do about it. For the time being, Gisele Tanasse (MLIS), crack MRC Operations Czarina, will look after the shop. She has also graciously agreed to keep an administrative eye on videolib and videonews. (Note, however, that she’s going out on maternity leave from May until around the end of September, so you’re pretty much on your own during that hiatus. Play nice!). Gisele’s email is gtana...@library.berkeley.edu. I’ll be around and wrapping things up for the next few months. My civilian email address after June is going to be garyhand...@gmail.com and I’m also on Facebook. I’d love to stay in touch (but please don’t contact me about anything having to do with copyright or fair use). Best of luck for the future
Re: [Videolib] fun for friday - An American Family revisited
We purchased a copy of this on DVD however, it is kept in our Fales Library Special Collections for viewing purposes only and cannot be checked out due to a special restrictions agreement with PBS. -Bonnie Brown Avery Fisher Center - Original Message - From: Sarah E. McCleskey sarah.e.mccles...@hofstra.edu Date: Friday, February 18, 2011 11:41 am Subject: Re: [Videolib] fun for friday - An American Family revisited To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu videolib@lists.berkeley.edu That IS interesting and it reminds me to ask, is it possible to purchase the original An American Family??? I know I've looked a few times and haven't been able to find it. Happy Friday, Sarah Sarah E. McCleskey Head of Access Services Acting Director, Film and Media Library 112 Axinn Library Hofstra University Hempstead, NY 11549-1230 sarah.e.mccles...@hofstra.edu 516-463-5076 (o) 516-463-4309 (f) [cid:image001.png@01CBCF5F.FAB834D0] From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Stanton, Kim Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 11:20 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] fun for friday - An American Family revisited Just saw this trailer for an HBO feature on the Loud family from An American Family. Interesting! Cinema Verite http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZtVRNsBLfo Kim Stanton Head, Media Library University of North Texas kim.stan...@unt.edu P: (940) 565-4832 F: (940) 369-7396 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] Videos shelved separate or integrated into the stacks?
We experience similar kinds of scenarios as Gary cited: Faculty are not always good about reserving stuff in advance for classroom use and students (sometimes faculty) aren't particularly good about returning things on time. We have also found that faculty members will require that their entire class watch a film that they did NOT put on reserve (perhaps because they assume that it will just be here) and because our new policy is to allow all day checkout to students (due at the end of the day at closing time) if one student checks the item out in the morning and has it all day, all other students do not have access to it until the next day. It then often happens all over again on the next day when another student checks it out and keeps it all day. Of course if we become aware of that situation, we will put the item on reserve ourselves but that doesn't always happen quick enough as students sometimes just walk away if the item is not available rather than find out why. We used to have a limited loan period of four hours for student loans for items not on reserve. That definitely kept viewing of our DVDs in the media center for the most part because they were due back so soon. However, since we have implemented a policy of lending media to students all day (not restricted to the library) we have seen an increase in items not being returned until the next day or even days later and sometimes not at all. I'm seeing a lot more damaged DVDs come back as well some even after just one or two viewings. Our media is kept in closed stacks and our circulation is very high. Bonnie Brown Avery Fisher Center - Original Message - From: ghand...@library.berkeley.edu Date: Friday, January 21, 2011 3:18 pm Subject: Re: [Videolib] Videos shelved separate or integrated into the stacks? To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Hi Jared Yeah, this topic pops up periodically. There are widely divergent opinions. It's a fairly complex issue, actually: a lot depends on 1) the mission of the media collection (and the library in general); 2) the nature of the collection (all video is not created equal in terms of pricing and content); the uses of the collection; existing access policies; circulation infrastructure; facilities...and other stuff as well. If, as in my collection, the primary function is to support current teaching and research, I have a lot of qualms about opening circulation to the general student population (i.e., for use outside of the Media Center). Faculty are never good about reserving stuff in advance for classroom use; students (and sometimes faculty) aren't particularly good about returning things on time. A recipe for disaster! There are other issues with open circulation, of course. If there are rarities, fragile titles, or expensive things in the collection, open circulation can be a real problem. The notion of splitting a collection of any size into circulating and non-circulating makes the hair (what there is left of it) on the back of my neck stand up. We already have an unspeakably baroque set of circulation gambits (based on patron status), and the idea making things even more complex gives me the whim-wams. But then again, most everything gives me the whim-wams these days. I know a lot of my pals on this list have different opinions, based on local need and circumstance...so let er' rip... gary handman Hello, I know this issue has been brought up on this list before, but the whole idea of videos in open stacks (integrated with the regular book collection) vs. a separate video collection (in open or closed stacks) is coming up at our library with a vengeance. I would like to get a test of the waters among those on this list about what your library does, does it work, and what would make it better. Certainly both horror stores as well as happy sunshine stores would be appreciated. For the record my situation is thus: We are the academic library for the College of Charleston (about 11,000 students). We have about 8000 videos (VHS and DVD) in our separate, closed stack collection. We only circulate to faculty (3 days). Reserve videos for faculty are at the circulation desk. Students must view videos in library only. To add to the complication, we recently concluded an agreement with our Student Government Association (SGA) to create an SGA funded collection of popular video titles that would be circulated (3 days) to students only. This collection would be located on shelves near the circulation desk near our browsing books. We are in the process of ordering titles now. What are your thoughts? Beyond what your library actually does, what do you (philosophically) THINK and FEEL is the best approach to making a Media Collection available to faculty and students? Is spreading
Re: [Videolib] Need advice on pricing tech specs for streaming rights
Hi Rod and Jessica, We also rarely consider streaming rights for less than in perpetuity for the same reasons. But am interested in a response regarding films already purchased without streaming rights as well. -Bonnie Brown Avery Fisher Center E.H. Bobst Library New York University - Original Message - From: Jeanne Little jeanne.lit...@uni.edu Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 1:15 pm Subject: Re: [Videolib] Need advice on pricing tech specs for streaming rights To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Jessica, Would there be a different price for a library who already owns the dvd and wants to purchase streaming rights? Also, I have to put this out there: our library does not consider streaming rights (or at least very rarely) for less than in perpetuity, not only due to the additional costs involved for renewing after a specific term of use is done, but also because we do not have any mechanisms in place to automatically alert us to the fact a term is expiring. If a professor needed a title streamed for a one-time use, we would expect to purchase this at a much reduced cost. We can provide server space, but our IT department may charge us for the work done to convert it, so this is an additional cost for us to stream. A password-protected environment is used when required. Thanks for asking for input. Jeanne Little Rod Library University of Northern Iowa On 1/19/2011 11:41 AM, Jessica Rosner wrote: I am working with a number of filmmakers and small distributors who would like to sell streaming rights for their films. It is an eclectic group but mostly documentaries and classic films. Most, but not all can sell lifetime streaming rights, but some can only sell for their own contract term which is probably about six years. I should mention some of these films are institutional only and sell for a few hundred dollars each and others are available retail for around $30. In most cases PPR rights would also be included and many of these are films that actually get screened on campuses. Streaming prices seem to be all over the map these days. I was thinking of roughly $200 extra (beyond the current sale price) for singledisc titles and $300 or more for multi-disc sets. As mentioned not all of the films will have lifetime rights, but even those for which the term would only be 6 years would have to be at the same price point. It would be possible to license a film for less for one time/semester use. Standard restrictions would apply such as going on password protected system and accessible only to students or faculty using them for a specific course. Besides pricing the other big issue is the access issue. These filmmakers do not have the money or time to set up their own servers so they would be selling a physical DVD for which the institution could digitize and put on its own system. I would like to know any general feedback to the above and if many of you are now buying or licensing streaming rights for classroom films. You can email me on list for discussion or off list for more details etc. email is jessicapros...@gmail.com -- Jessica Rosner 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. -- The University of Northern Iowa provides transformative learning experiences that inspire students to embrace challenge, engage in critical inquiry and creative thought, and contribute to society. 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] Duplicate copies?
Hi Rudy, We order duplicate copies of DVDs for high demand titles. -Bonnie Brown Avery Fisher Center Elmer Holmes Bobst Library New York University - Original Message - From: Rudy Leon rudy.l...@gmail.com Date: Monday, September 13, 2010 1:55 pm Subject: [Videolib] Duplicate copies? To: videolib videolib@lists.berkeley.edu I am trying to develop an unofficial policy for when duplication of materials is a good idea. (We do not, in general, order duplicate copies of any materials) Do you order duplicate copies of films? Under what circumstances? -- Rudy Leon Learning Commons Librarian Undergraduate Library University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (217) 333-3503 http://www.deepening.wordpress.com AIM: rudibrarian 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.
