Re: [Videolib] 13th and online-only issue
For more examples, these recent releases appear to be available in streaming but not on DVD or Blu-ray in the U.S.: Tallulah Disorder (Maryland) Goat The Lovers and the Despot Sorry if I'm overlooking or not seeing the physical discs for these. I'd buy them for my public library if I could, so this is a problem for all library types. Mike Michael May Adult Services Librarian Carnegie-Stout Public Library 360 West 11th Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4697, USA Phone: 563-589-4225 ext. 2244 Fax: 563-589-4217 Email: m...@dubuque.lib.ia.us Web: www.dubuque.lib.ia.us -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Randy Pitman Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2016 5:51 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] 13th and online-only issue Hi John, I don't have an answer but this is the subject of my next editorial. "13" is one of the most high-profile Netflix titles to date and I agree with you concerning doubts as to whether it will be released on DVD anytime soon. "Beasts of No Nations" has yet to appear on DVD, nor has the Oscar-nominated "Winter on FIre." Netflix's "Whatever Happened, Miss Simone?" finally got a DVD release. I think we are starting to see a growing exclusives war with Netflix, Amazon, and others who don't necessarily have a huge incentive in releasing titles on a physical format. When we received the press release from Sony for Todd Solondz's latest, "Wiener-Dog," it only mentioned a digital release for this Amazon production (actually, you can buy an unannounced manufacture-on-demand DVD or Blu-ray of the film from Amazon). And while I am personally thrilled that Turner is launching a new SVOD service that will feature Criterion titles and other classics, I worry that we are going to continue to see a kind of balkanization in commercial streaming services similar to cable, with libraries having access problems to major exclusive titles--like "13." I am definitely curious to hear what others think. Best, Randy Randy Pitman Publisher/Editor Video Librarian 3435 NE Nine Boulder Dr. Poulsbo, WA 98370 Tel: (360) 626-1259 Fax (360) 626-1260 E-mail: vid...@videolibrarian.com Web: www.videolibrarian.com -Original Message- From: John Vallier Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2016 2:38 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] 13th and online-only issue Collective Wisdom, I’m trying to purchase a physical copy of, or institutional streaming rights for, 13th , Ava DuVernay’s new documentary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_(film) It’s a Netlfix distributed film, which makes me cringe as I have my doubts that it will be released on DVD or distributed to .edus. I’m hoping you can tell me I am wrong. This issue — online only media that is unavailable to .edu institutions — is one I’m encountering with greater frequency. I’m imagining some of you are, too, so I thought I would send an update on an IMLS funded project that colleagues and I had over the past few years. It focussed on the proliferation of online-only music (i.e., streaming or download only, no physical format availability) and libraries' inability to purchase such content b/c of licensing agreements that allow individual use and, on the flip-side, forbid institutional use. Same as the Netflix streaming only releases. This article highlights our project: Tsou, J. & Vallier, J. "Ether Today, Gone Tomorrow: 21st Century Sound Recording Collection in Crisis." Notes 72.3 (2016): 461-483. Project MUSE. Web. 20 Sep. 2016. <https://muse.jhu.edu/article/608905> Unfortunately, we failed to find a solution, but I’m hoping some of you have ideas on how to address this challenge as it relates to video in particular. Thanks, John —— JOHN VALLIER Head, Distributed Media Services Affiliate Assistant Prof, Ethnomusicology University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-2900 — 206-616-1210 vall...@uw.edu http://faculty.washington.edu/vallier 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,educa
Re: [Videolib] No more DVDs?
Hi Elizabeth and all, I'm at a public library with about 42,500 registered patrons. Our Overdrive streaming videos are at http://dubuque.lib.overdrive.com/ and http://dubuque.lib.overdrive.com/screeningroom. I think Midwest Tape has a similar platform called Hoopla. We have about 860 streaming videos in a mix of cost-per-circ collections, plus individual titles that we select and pay for outright. We've been building the streaming collections for about 18 months, but our circulation is still very low, between 70 to 100 checkouts per month, which is less than 0.5% of our monthly Blu-ray/DVD circulation. This low circulation seems to be due to small collection size, limited title selection, and lack of patron awareness and/or interest. Also, as far as I know, playback is essentially limited to phones, tablets, laptops, and desktops. There doesn't seem to be an easy way to stream to televisions. We purchase Blu-rays and DVDs from library vendors like Midwest Tape and Baker & Taylor, as well as Amazon and occasionally from independent distributors and filmmakers. We almost always purchase home-use discs only, without performance rights. Over the last year, for example, we've purchased the home-use versions of Icarus Films' Dark Star: HR Giger's World, Red Knot, and A Spell To Ward Off The Darkness. I don't see those titles in Overdrive, so if they were not on Blu-ray or DVD, we wouldn't have added them. Is this info helpful? Mike Michael May Adult Services Librarian Carnegie-Stout Public Library 360 West 11th Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4697, USA Phone: 563-589-4225 ext. 2244 Fax: 563-589-4217 Email: m...@dubuque.lib.ia.us From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] on behalf of Elizabeth McMahon [elizmcma...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 4, 2015 3:36 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu; Dennis Doros; elizab...@bullfrogfilms.com Subject: Re: [Videolib] No more DVDs? I have tried to keep up with this discussion, and so far I have not seen any mention of streaming and public library collections. I frankly have no idea if public libraries are collecting, to the extent possible, streamed titles for patrons to access remotely. I am aware only of Overdrive, which has been around for many years, and was predominantly second and third tier titles and public domain features. Can anyone address this? I would be especially keen hearing from Jim Davis of Docuseek and the man from Icarus who posed this original kernel for a most fruitful discussion. I'd be very interested in hearing from Criterion, Swank, Kanopy and the more traditional "independent" and educational distributors, like Dennis Doros at Milestone and Elizabeth Stanley at Bullfrog, and anyone from Filmmakers Library (though I know they are repped by Alexander St. Press). And of course i would love to hear from public librarians responsible for acquisitions. Thanks, Elizabeth On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 4:21 PM, Bergman, Barbara J <barbara.berg...@mnsu.edu<mailto:barbara.berg...@mnsu.edu>> wrote: I think the one clear answer we’ve gotten out of this discussion is that there is no one right answer. Academic libraries are pretty diverse. ☺ Barb Bergman | Media Services & Interlibrary Loan Librarian | Minnesota State University, Mankato | (507) 389-5945<tel:%28507%29%20389-5945> | barbara.berg...@mnsu.edu<mailto:barbara.berg...@mnsu.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. -- Elizabeth This message has been scanned for malware by Websense. www.websense.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.
Re: [Videolib] UltraViolet -- Roku devices with access to redeemed digital movies
Now I see a public library is circulating Roku devices with access to redeemed Ultraviolet movies: http://www.americanlibrariesmagazine.org/article/libraries-stream-toward-roku-lending http://ippl.info/books-movies-more/e-movies-and-e-music/13-books-movies-more/1404-roku-processing Mike -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Michael May Sent: Wednesday, June 4, 2014 4:52 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] UltraViolet About what to do with Ultraviolet codes, I tried a couple of Facebook giveaways at http://goo.gl/RpeiXT and http://goo.gl/1wa8i9. Occasional giveaways seem to work well, but I don't think we could do this frequently enough to deal with the number of codes we're taking in. Placing the codes on display for patrons to take seems to work better: http://goo.gl/kxwobU Michael May Carnegie-Stout Public Library -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Michael May Sent: Friday, February 21, 2014 3:24 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] UltraViolet At my public library, rather than destroy the codes, we're thinking about occasionally giving these away to patrons via random drawings on Facebook and Twitter, maybe once each month in bundles of 5 or 10 titles. Winners would have to come to the library in person to pick up the actual paper slips. Assuming state and local laws and Facebook terms of service allow this, would this be a good idea? -Mike Michael May Carnegie-Stout Public Library -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Deg Farrelly Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2014 8:04 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] UltraViolet We've seen on the list some discussion of Blu-Ray beforeŠ and the bundling of a standard DVD with a Blu-Ray in the initial release of some feature films. But now as I'm doing my annual order of the Academy Award nominated films DVD purchasesŠ I am seeing UltraViolet and/or a digital copy also being bundled for a large number to titles. In some cases it appears to be the only way to get the standard DVD. I'm curious (but not yellow - a reference to my earlier post) what other video librarians are doing about UltraViolet and digital copies being bundled with DVDs How are you handling this change in distribution? (Sorry, I am not interested in Blu-Ray discussion, just digital copy and UltraViolet) Thanx for your thoughts. -deg 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 This message has been scanned for malware by Websense. www.websense.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. 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] UltraViolet
About what to do with Ultraviolet codes, I tried a couple of Facebook giveaways at http://goo.gl/RpeiXT and http://goo.gl/1wa8i9. Occasional giveaways seem to work well, but I don't think we could do this frequently enough to deal with the number of codes we're taking in. Placing the codes on display for patrons to take seems to work better: http://goo.gl/kxwobU Michael May Carnegie-Stout Public Library -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Michael May Sent: Friday, February 21, 2014 3:24 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] UltraViolet At my public library, rather than destroy the codes, we're thinking about occasionally giving these away to patrons via random drawings on Facebook and Twitter, maybe once each month in bundles of 5 or 10 titles. Winners would have to come to the library in person to pick up the actual paper slips. Assuming state and local laws and Facebook terms of service allow this, would this be a good idea? -Mike Michael May Carnegie-Stout Public Library -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Deg Farrelly Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2014 8:04 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] UltraViolet We've seen on the list some discussion of Blu-Ray beforeŠ and the bundling of a standard DVD with a Blu-Ray in the initial release of some feature films. But now as I'm doing my annual order of the Academy Award nominated films DVD purchasesŠ I am seeing UltraViolet and/or a digital copy also being bundled for a large number to titles. In some cases it appears to be the only way to get the standard DVD. I'm curious (but not yellow - a reference to my earlier post) what other video librarians are doing about UltraViolet and digital copies being bundled with DVDs How are you handling this change in distribution? (Sorry, I am not interested in Blu-Ray discussion, just digital copy and UltraViolet) Thanx for your thoughts. -deg 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 This message has been scanned for malware by Websense. www.websense.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.
Re: [Videolib] Connections Series
Hi Becky, Our set has circulated within the last year. I haven't watched it, but it seems more like a classic of its genre, rather than something viewers would expect to contain the most current information. Public library patrons might continue to be interested in these older shows because of the recent update to Cosmos, for example. Mike Michael May Carnegie-Stout Public Library -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Tatar, Becky Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2014 9:48 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Connections Series Hi, all, I'm doing some weeding in our collection, and have a question about the series Connections 1. Is it still a valid series to keep? It's still available, but it was done in 1978. Our copies are still going out, also. Thanks! Becky Tatar Periodicals/Audiovisuals Aurora Public Library 1 E. Benton Street Aurora, IL 60505 Phone: 630-264-4100 FAX: 630-896-3209 blt...@aurora.lib.il.us www.aurorapubliclibrary.org This message has been scanned for malware by Websense. www.websense.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.
Re: [Videolib] Looking for documentaries about food
Yum, Yum, Yum! ... plus other Les Blank films Jiro Dreams of Sushi Spinning Plates Mike From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Borden, Lisa M. Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 2:34 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Looking for documentaries about food All: I'm trying to put together a comprehensive list of documentaries that are about food or food-related topics for a course. I will welcome any title suggestions from librarians or title lists from film vendors, on or off list. Thanks, Lisa M. Borden Serials Electronic Resources Librarian, Section Head UTEP Library - Acquisitions PH: (915) 747-6709 E-Mail: lmbor...@utep.edumailto:lmbor...@utep.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.
Re: [Videolib] UltraViolet
Because unredeemed Ultraviolet codes are non-transferable licenses? How does Family Video sell these? https://www.familyvideo.com/catalog/browse_genre.php?browse_id=255 From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] on behalf of Griest, Bryan [bgri...@ci.glendale.ca.us] Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 12:01 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] UltraViolet I doubt that's going to be ok with the production companies/rightsholders. Bryan Griest Glendale Public Library -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Michael May Sent: Friday, February 21, 2014 1:24 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] UltraViolet At my public library, rather than destroy the codes, we're thinking about occasionally giving these away to patrons via random drawings on Facebook and Twitter, maybe once each month in bundles of 5 or 10 titles. Winners would have to come to the library in person to pick up the actual paper slips. Assuming state and local laws and Facebook terms of service allow this, would this be a good idea? -Mike Michael May Carnegie-Stout Public Library -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Deg Farrelly Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2014 8:04 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] UltraViolet We've seen on the list some discussion of Blu-Ray beforeŠ and the bundling of a standard DVD with a Blu-Ray in the initial release of some feature films. But now as I'm doing my annual order of the Academy Award nominated films DVD purchasesŠ I am seeing UltraViolet and/or a digital copy also being bundled for a large number to titles. In some cases it appears to be the only way to get the standard DVD. I'm curious (but not yellow - a reference to my earlier post) what other video librarians are doing about UltraViolet and digital copies being bundled with DVDs How are you handling this change in distribution? (Sorry, I am not interested in Blu-Ray discussion, just digital copy and UltraViolet) Thanx for your thoughts. -deg 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 This message has been scanned for malware by Websense. www.websense.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. 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.
[Videolib] Gizmodo on Film Restoration at Criterion Collection
A short video from Gizmodo: How Criterion Collection Brings Movies Back From the Dead http://gizmodo.com/how-criterion-collection-brings-movies-back-from-the-de-1501343511 Mike This message has been scanned for malware by Websense. www.websense.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.
Re: [Videolib] Film Movement from Recorded Books -- update
My library has just been notified by Recorded Books that Film Movement titles will now be priced at $52 each because of the public performance rights. The DVDs circulate well, but we've only screened one film in several years, so it seems to make sense for my library to cancel the subscription and purchase individual titles without PPR from other vendors who sell them for about $20 each. We would not screen these, of course, just circulate them. If your library plans to screen a lot of titles, the subscription might be worthwhile. -Mike Michael May Carnegie-Stout Public Library, Dubuque From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Barb Houk Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 12:53 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Film Movement from Recorded Books Hi, Does anyone subscribe to the Film Movement product from Recorded Books? I am considering it as a programming tool in a public library. If you have it, I would be interested in how you are using it and how popular it is. Thanks, Barb [Description: BHOUK_esig] This message has been scanned for malware by Websense. www.websense.com inline: image001.jpgVIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] Subject heading for movies filmed locally
I did not catalog it, but this is from our local record for Pennies From Heaven: 500:$a Filmed partly in Galena, Illinois. 655:7 $a Galena (Ill) $x Filming location. $2 local See http://bit.ly/199wPxy and http://bit.ly/GHIcV9. My library is in nearby Dubuque, Iowa, so for clarification I wrote this article: Pennies from Heaven Was Not Filmed in Dubuque http://www.dubuque365.com/ArticleDetailsPage/tabid/65/ArticleID/609/Pennies-from-Heaven-Was-Not-Filmed-in-Dubuque.aspx I think the distinction between where a film was shot and where it is set is important, like you say. Mike Michael May Carnegie-Stout Public Library, Dubuque From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Logan, Michael Sent: Friday, October 4, 2013 1:45 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Subject heading for movies filmed locally Hello all, I've been asked to indicate in the bibliographic record that a movie was filmed locally. Besides putting it in a note field, is there an established subject heading (examples?) that would indicate local filming locations? Often, Humboldt County is standing in for another place entirely, and we don't want to mislead patrons into thinking the movie is ABOUT Humboldt County, just that it was filmed here. What's a guy to do? Michael Michael Logan Acquisitions and Technical Services Humboldt County Library (707) 269-1962 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] Vendor Question
For list searching, this seems to work: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/VideoLib/archive.html. There are older results for iranianmovies through Search the archive (1995 - 2009) at the left side. Michael May Carnegie-Stout Public Library, Dubuque From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] on behalf of Johanna Bauman [jbaum...@pratt.edu] Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 11:56 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Vendor Question Hello, I've been lurking on this list for a while, but have never posted. I'm the Visual Resources Curator at Pratt Institute and was put in charge of the film and video collection about a year ago. I'm not sure if such a question is taboo or not, but we are looking to purchase some films that are only available from iranianmovies.com, and I was wondering if anyone who has worked with this vendor in the past would be willing to share their experiences good and bad off list. Also, I was trying to see if it is possible to search the list archives, but I couldn't find an easy way to do this. Thanks a bunch. Johanna +++ Johanna Bauman Visual Resources Curator Pratt Institute Libraries 200 Willoughby Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11205 718-687-5745 jbaum...@pratt.edu Pratt 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] Film Movement from Recorded Books
With the Recorded Books subscription, in 2010 my library was informed that the one-time PPR licenses could not be used during the first four months after DVD arrival dates in order to accommodate cinemas participating in the increasing number of theatrical releases. I haven't heard that this policy has changed since. Otherwise, I agree with Becky below. We've subscribed for several years and have shown one or two titles. The selections are very interesting and circulate steadily. Michael May Carnegie-Stout Public Library, Dubuque From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] on behalf of Tatar, Becky [blt...@aurora.lib.il.us] Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 2:10 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Film Movement from Recorded Books Hi. We’ve been subscribing for several years. Unfortunately, at this point we aren’t using the titles for any programs since film programs just don’t work at our location at this point. We’re hoping in the new building that will be different (ha!). However, the films are fairly popular. They have a nice, slow, steady circulation. They aren’t going out like the latest summer blockbuster, but they don’t just sit on the shelves and collect dust. HTH. Becky Tatar Periodicals/Audiovisuals Aurora Public Library 1 E. Benton Street Aurora, IL 60505 Phone: 630-264-4100 FAX: 630-896-3209 blt...@aurora.lib.il.us www.aurorapubliclibrary.org From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Barb Houk Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 12:53 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Film Movement from Recorded Books Hi, Does anyone subscribe to the Film Movement product from Recorded Books? I am considering it as a programming tool in a public library. If you have it, I would be interested in how you are using it and how popular it is. Thanks, Barb [Description: BHOUK_esig] 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] projection screen defects
I've noticed a defect in my library's projection screen. When images are projected onto the screen, there are four small rectangles running vertically in the middle of the screen which appear much lighter than all other parts of the screen. These rectangles can also be seen on the screen with the projector off when looking up close. The screen is stored in a mechanical assembly in the ceiling, so I'm wondering if the screen is rubbing or sitting on parts of that assembly. Has anyone seen this sort of problem? Is it something that can be repaired or fixed? Thanks. Michael May Carnegie-Stout Public Library, Dubuque 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] Closed Captioning or subtitles for public library screenings
For public library screenings, do you turn on Closed Captioning or subtitles at every screening? Or only by request? Or never? What is your reasoning or policy? Thanks. -Michael May, Carnegie-Stout Public Library 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] Blu-ray discs in academic libraries
One of Gail's questions is, And does the media crowd here expect blu-ray to replace DVDs in the near future? From an August 2012 USA Today article: Household penetration of Blu-ray 'has not occurred as quickly as the industry had predicted, but it still continues to have double-digit increases,' says Matthew Lieberman of PricewaterhouseCoopers. The consulting firm expects Blu-ray movie disc sales will surpass DVDs by 2015. http://usat.ly/XsI3tv The article also says, Studios are not prepared to publicly write off physical media Whatever streaming's effect on Blu-ray, Hollywood is backing the discs for the foreseeable future. Of course this article isn't about films made for academic markets, but it might be relevant if you're buying box office hits by major studios. Michael May Carnegie-Stout Public Library, Dubuque --- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Gail Gawlik Sent: Monday, April 08, 2013 1:26 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Blu-ray discs in academic libraries Hi, wise media people. We have just received our first request for blu-ray discs and are wondering what other academic libraries are doing. Up until now, we have only purchased DVDs and an occasional VHS-tape if the film is only available in that format. We were wondering how other academic libraries handle this new-ish format. In particular: 1. Do you order blu-ray discs as a matter of course or only as a special request? 2. If you order the blu-ray version, do you also get the film on DVD? 2. Do you try to get those DVD/blu-ray combo packs whenever you can? (They look like a pretty good deal.) And does the media crowd here expect blu-ray to replace DVDs in the near future? Thanks! Gail Gail Gawlik Head of Technical Services Brown Library University of St. Francis Joliet, IL Wearing sensible shoes proudly since 1969. 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 Distributor's Response
Are many public libraries paying institutional rates for DVDs? At my public library, we purchase PPR for scheduled film screenings, but we will not pay tiered institutional rates for circulating DVDs which individual patrons check out to view at home. In the case of My Perestroika, we purchased the Docurama version from Midwest Tape, a vendor which specializes in sales to libraries, for about $24. It had a high score on Metacritic: http://www.metacritic.com/movie/my-perestroika. The DVD has circulated three times since we added it in May 2012. Michael May Adult Services Librarian Carnegie-Stout Public Library From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 7:29 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] A Distributor's Response ... the educational market, which includes university and college as well as public library, K-12 and community organizations ... 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] Emails like this
There are 270 holdings in WorldCat for the New Video/Docurama version of My Perestroika. It is sold by Midwest Tape to libraries at or below the retail price of $29.99. Michael May Carnegie-Stout Public Library, Dubuque From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 1:19 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Emails like this Oh dear don't get me started. I could go on forever and it might ruin Deg's view that I want to squeeze poor libraries. I assume you only want the video for circulation and use in the actual class ( as opposed to streaming, public viewing oh and making a copy for a researcher). There is no such thing legally as EDUCATIONAL USE. Any legal ( not pirate , not taped off air last year etc) can be used in a class under the face to face exemption and anything can circulate under standard right of first sale. Now companies can restrict use by contract but in order for that to work they can't sell through third parties and they have to make the terms clear at the point of sale ( more or less along the lines of I have read and agree to these conditions type statement on a variety of sites. As a practical matter you can't really have your cake and eat it too so if a distributor decides to sell retail through third parties they can't control any legal use. I would politely respond that while you sympathize with the situation you bought a legal copy and are legally entitled to own it , circulate it and use it in a class. The sad thing here is that I can practically guarantee the director BELIEVES there is some legal prohibition against home use copies being bought by libraries. I have spent a LONG time explaining this to one distributor I work with who has been told by an educational sales person that schools must pay more and this is for a collection of titles available from every standard wholesale outlet. I recently showed them one of their films was in the collection of 140 US libraries and did they think that all of these were illegal? I suggested they start selling their titles directly to libraries who do not not need additional rights at retail prices ( they do sell them with streaming and PPR rights) I think the Worldcat listing may have done the trick and they will now do this but again for whatever reason people sincerely believe in some concept of needing special educational rights. Honestly I consider it the flip side of institutions that think they have a special right to copy and stream feature films for educational use . They are equally wrong. On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 2:03 PM, Mary Hanlin mhan...@tcc.edumailto:mhan...@tcc.edu wrote: Hi All, I've been schooled, so I understand the fallacy in the emailer's argument/request. My question, particularly those who don't have ready access to institutional counsel, is how do you handle emails like these? Do you even respond? Dear Ms. X, We recently noticed that you have a copy of My Perestroika in your library's collection. We are thrilled! This critically acclaimed documentary enables students to better understand Soviet and Post-Soviet life by following the lives of 5 Russians who were part of the last generation to live under the Iron Curtain. My Perestroika, which recently received a 2012 Peabody Award, is useful in a wide-variety of disciplines, including History, Anthropology, Political Science, and Sociology. At the bottom of this email, I have included just a few examples of what professors have said about the film (for more examples, please visit our website). According to our records, it seems that your library may have inadvertently purchased the copy of My Perestroika distributed by New Video/Docurama. Unfortunately, this version is for home use only. The only version of My Perestroika that is legally licensed for educational use is distributed by New Day Films. In order, for independent films such as My Perestroika to exist for use in teaching, and so they can continue to be made in the future by non-profit filmmakers such as Ms. Hessman, it is critical that institutions purchase the appropriate version. We realize that the cost of the educationally licensed dvd may not fit within your college's budget. The price was determined by the cost of making the film which, unfortunately, was very high (over 800k) particularly since Soviet archival and music rights were very expensive. We have discussed the price issue with our distributor and we are willing to offer you a one-time discount to purchase the educationally licensed dvd at the extremely reduced price of $150. You can purchase the film for at this special price by clicking here (http://www.newday.com/films/myperestroika.html). On the online ordering form, just select the button for the K-12 schools ($150 option). As you continue through the purchasing process
Re: [Videolib] Movies that faced the most copyright issues
Would It's a Wonderful Life be a good example of a well-known film with copyright issues? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_a_Wonderful_Life#Release Michael May Carnegie-Stout Public Library, Dubuque From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Rosen, Rhonda Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 3:56 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Movies that faced the most copyright issues I was thinking of controversy R From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edumailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 1:41 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edumailto:videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Movies that faced the most copyright issues BIRTH has faced only one copyright problem that I know of. Many years ago the evil Raymond Rohauer using his usual ruse of getting people who never owned rights to sign them over to me, claimed the rights and took Killiam Shows to court over it. He lost. As we have gone over before different versions of Birth are copyrighted basically by the music tracks of course now any film made up to 1923 is public domain though specific VERSIONS of it can be under copyright. Now trying to screen BIRTH can cause issues but not related to copyright. On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 4:28 PM, Rosen, Rhonda rhonda.ro...@lmu.edumailto:rhonda.ro...@lmu.edu wrote: How about Birth of a Nation.. Rhonda Rosen| Head, Media Access Services William H. Hannon Library | Loyola Marymount University One LMU Drive, MS 8200 | Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659 rhonda.ro...@lmu.edumailto:rhonda.ro...@lmu.edu| 310/338-4584tel:310%2F338-4584| http://library.lmu.eduhttp://library.lmu.edu/ You see, I don't believe that libraries should be drab places where people sit in silence, and that's been the main reason for our policy of employing wild animals as librarians. --Monty Python From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edumailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edumailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Reichert, Allen Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 1:21 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edumailto:videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Movies that faced the most copyright issues Hi all, I don't think this has one clear answer, but I had a student ask what movies has faced the most copyright issues? My initial thought is Eyes on the Prize. Would any of you have others that have faced more, or perhaps more difficult issues? And, outside of documentaries, what about feature films? Thanks, as always, Allen Reichert Electronic Access Librarian Otterbein University 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] Birth date of Toronto-born actress Tedde Moore?
I've been told that according to Who's Who in America 1980-1981 Tedde Moore was born on April 11, 1947. This date is confirmed by a couple of Moore family biographies. Thanks again. -Mike -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Michael May Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2012 3:33 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Birth date of Toronto-born actress Tedde Moore? I'm having trouble finding the birth date of Toronto-born actress Tedde Moore, daughter of Mavor Moore. Does anyone see this online or have access to a print or electronic source with her exact birth date? Thanks. -Mike Michael May Adult Services Librarian Carnegie-Stout Public Library 360 West 11th Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4697, USA Phone: 563-589-4225 ext. 2244 Fax: 563-589-4217 Email: m...@dubuque.lib.ia.us 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] Birth date of Toronto-born actress Tedde Moore?
I'm having trouble finding the birth date of Toronto-born actress Tedde Moore, daughter of Mavor Moore. Does anyone see this online or have access to a print or electronic source with her exact birth date? Thanks. -Mike Michael May Adult Services Librarian Carnegie-Stout Public Library 360 West 11th Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4697, USA Phone: 563-589-4225 ext. 2244 Fax: 563-589-4217 Email: m...@dubuque.lib.ia.us 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] DVD Lease plans
The point would be to lease Battleship and purchase A Separation, right? The leases get returned and the purchases stay in the collection. Whether you lease or not, if your library's mission is to provide access to popular materials, you'll have to spend money on titles like Battleship. But hopefully there's some balance between titles with short-term and long-term interest. Mike From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 10:53 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] DVD Lease plans I am somewhat amazed there are companies that do lease. Does not seem like a great way to make money given that new releases seem to have as one friend put it in another context, the shelf life of milk. I do find the concept somewhat offensive. I mean if acclaimed new novel or copy of WAR AND PEACE did not circulate would you just return them? I can understand for multiple copies of popular films but as a way of deciding what you actually keep it is kind of insane. Basically you would likely keep a copy of BATTLESHIP or TRANSFORMERS get return a copy of say A SEPARATION, LA STRADA or HOOP DREAMS if they were not circulating enough. On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Tatar, Becky blt...@aurora.lib.il.usmailto:blt...@aurora.lib.il.us wrote: Hi, all, Sorry for any cross duplication. My supervisor asked me to think about doing a lease program for our DVD collection that would be more tied into collection development. We would order titles on lease, and after 6 months or so, if they weren't circulating much - to be determined - we would pull them and send them back. Has anyone done this? What's your experience with it? Right now, we lease extra DVD copies of high reserve titles - usually new feature releases, but some new television show seasons. When the reserves are finished, the lease copies are pulled and returned to the company. So this new plan would be different - and I'm thinking more work - constantly getting monthly updates on the titles to check the circ. Another issue is that there is no discount on these lease titles. But - we are facing major budget cuts across the board, and materials have to earn their keep. Thanks in advance. Becky Tatar Periodicals/Audiovisuals Aurora Public Library 1 E. Benton Street Aurora, IL 60505 Phone: 630-264-4100tel:630-264-4100 FAX: 630-896-3209tel:630-896-3209 blt...@aurora.lib.il.usmailto:blt...@aurora.lib.il.us www.aurorapubliclibrary.orghttp://www.aurorapubliclibrary.org 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] Clips
Too bad MovieClips doesn't have Joe Versus the Volcano: I'm not arguing that with you. I'm not arguing that with you. I'm not arguing that with you. Mike in Dubuque From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] on behalf of Deg Farrelly [deg.farre...@asu.edu] Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2011 8:37 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Clips MovieClips is a free service that provides access to @ 12,000 movie clips from many well known films. It also licenses the clips. It may not have all the clips you want (Lauren Bacall: Just put your lips together and blow) but it sure has a lot of wonderful clips. Name that film: I can't do that Dave Better insurance You're gonna need a bigger boat -deg -- deg farrelly Arizona State University P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, AZ 85287 Phone: 480.965.1403 Email: deg.farre...@asu.edu On 10/6/11 6:06 PM, videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu wrote: From: Jessica Rosner jessicapros...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Videolib] it's anti-circumvention time!! I have never heard of any clip service and it would impossible for it to license more than a small number of titles relative to films legally available. so I don't get that argument at all. I am willing to guess that they mean a service that SELLS access to clips of studio film which would hardly work in this case. 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.
[Videolib] advice about low-cost DVD projection?
I'm looking for advice about buying a DVD projection system with disc player, projector, screen, and audio for a classroom or small auditorium with less than 100 seats. I need low cost and easy set up and use. What specifications are most important? What's would be a reasonable, ball-park price range? Can anyone recommend resources for help, like recent articles or guides or reviews? Thanks in advance for any replies. Mike Michael May Adult Services Librarian Carnegie-Stout Public Library 360 West 11th Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4697, USA Phone: 563-589-4225 ext. 2244 Fax: 563-589-4217 Email: m...@dubuque.lib.ia.usmailto:m...@dubuque.lib.ia.us 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] Snapshot of highest used videos
A common thread might be approximate acquisition dates? -Mike -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of ghand...@library.berkeley.edu Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 10:09 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos And if there's a logical or common thread in that list, John, I'll be damned! (not excepting the two forlorn documentaries in the group) gary And here's UW Seattle's top 20 circs, multiple copies not combined. THE STORY OF VINH - CHKOUT = 581 SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE - CHKOUT = 487 BIG LEBOWSKI - CHKOUT = 459 MULAN - CHKOUT = 445 RUSHMORE - CHKOUT = 419 CASABLANCA - CHKOUT = 408 HIGH FIDELITY - CHKOUT = 406 ERIN BROCKOVICH - CHKOUT = 401 TWELVE MONKEYS - CHKOUT = 400 TOY STORY 2 - CHKOUT = 393 THE MATRIX - CHKOUT = 381 MOULIN ROUGE - CHKOUT = 380 LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL - CHKOUT = 378 EMMA - CHKOUT = 376 ANY GIVEN SUNDAY - CHKOUT = 369 SEX AND THE CITY, SEASON 1. - CHKOUT = 364 COMO AGUA PARA CHOCOLATE - CHKOUT = 364 THE DEER HUNTER - CHKOUT = 358 SLEEPY HOLLOW - CHKOUT = 355 THE FALL OF THE I HOTEL - CHKOUT = 349 - John ___ http://www.lib.washington.edu/media On Thu, 18 Aug 2011, Pearson, Jeffrey wrote: OK, here is our top 20. Multiple copies not combined, which accounts for Amelie at both 4 and 14 (total 531 circs). Forrest Gump came in at position 265, with a still respectable 166 circs... The prestige Requiem for a dream The Royal Tenenbaums Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain The lion king Memento American psycho Good Will Hunting Aladdin The Shawshank redemption The usual suspects Rushmore Wedding crashers Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain Anchorman The departed The wire. Season one, disc 1 City of God Mulholland Dr. - Jeff P. U of Michigan 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. Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 ghand...@library.berkeley.edu http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself. --Francois Truffaut 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] Foreign language materials
I haven't used it, but LibriVox appears to have audio recordings of volunteers reading public domain works in German, French, Russian and other languages: https://catalog.librivox.org/visitor_advanced.php Mike -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Sheldon Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 2:11 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Foreign language materials Ursula, I have all of the books to read but I want to hear the language spoken as I read along let me know if you find any source for audio books online. Best, Elizabeth Elizabeth Sheldon Vice President Kino Lorber, Inc. 333 W. 39th St., Suite 503 New York, NY 10018 (212) 629-6880 On Jun 3, 2011, at 2:07 PM, Ursula Schwarz wrote: Elizabeth, Check this out. You can read these great German authors online. It's not audio books, but there's a huge selection and it's free. I picked Kafka as an example. http://www.zeno.org/Literatur/M/Kafka,+Franz Ursula National Media Market P.O. Box 87410 Tucson, AZ 85754-7410 (520) 743-7735 http://www.nmm.net/ From: Elizabeth Sheldon elizab...@kinolorber.com Reply-To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2011 13:46:32 -0400 To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Foreign language materials I have begged our local library to buy foreign audio books for refreshing my nascent French, German and Russian comprehension skills but my pleas have fallen on deaf ears. Is it not possible in the U.S. to order from Amazon in France or Germany and have these resources available to patrons? Best, Elizabeth Elizabeth Sheldon Vice President Kino Lorber, Inc. 333 W. 39th St., Suite 503 New York, NY 10018 (212) 629-6880 www.kiolorber.edu On Jun 3, 2011, at 1:39 PM, Stanton, Kim wrote: We circulate foreign language learning CDs and Playaways (self-contained, portable MP3 devices). We've purchased Pimsleur, Colloquial Series and Henry Ramond's Learn In Your Car series. The Pimsleur language learning Playaways are our highest circing audiobook materials. CDs are circ'd as a full set, along with their print guides. We use to barcode each piece, but recently changed our processing to one barcode with a note that pops up in our ILS noting how many discs are in the set. Playaways are circulated with the MP3 device and the battery - we removed the headphone that came with the set. Our audiobook circ rules (loan period, fines, lendable to courtesy card holders) are the same rules used for books, rather than other forms of media. Though, like other media materials, audiobooks are still kept in the media center in closed stacks. Kim Stanton Head, Media Library University of North Texas kim.stan...@unt.edu P: (940) 565-4832 F: (940) 369-7396 From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Ball, James (jmb4aw) Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 11:54 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Foreign language materials Hi All, Is anyone collecting foreign language CDs, and if so what do you collect and how do you circulate them? I get requests for things like Barron's Mastering French which comes with 12 CDs. First of all, do you even collect material like that, and if so how would you manage and circulate it. Would you check it out as a set? One disc at a time? Is there a different loan period? Are they recallable? Just trying to wrap my head around how to easily and effectively do this. Cheers, Matt Matt Ball Media and Collections Librarian University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 22904 mattb...@virginia.edu | 434-924-3812 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. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation,
Re: [Videolib] In 5 years everything will be streaming.
Thanks for your comments, Dennis. I like to think that I have some inkling of where home media is headed, but I guess I don't understand librarians' resistance to Blu-ray. We seem to agree that the statement everything will be streaming in 5 years is at best an oversimplification, but then we turn around and argue that we should hold off on Blu-ray because we're waiting for streaming. Blu-ray does seem like a trendy commercial gimmick driven by major studios, and I believe it when people say we're losing the depth and quality of films on 16mm and VHS and DVD which will never make it to Blu-ray or streaming. But how does not collecting Blu-ray improve that situation, especially if we're waiting for streaming anyway? Why not encourage a diversity of filmmakers and studios by collecting their Blu-rays as they become available, instead of rejecting the entire format? The primary mission of some libraries is to focus on patron demand and popular entertainment, not preservation or even education. If my library did not supplement popular DVDs with Blu-rays, we'd have to buy more copies on DVD, so the problem faced when trying to collect broadly and deeply has more to do with patron demand than what format we are buying with limited budgets. Of course I am not saying libraries with popular collections should not try to collect broadly and deeply, or that Blu-ray will replace DVD, or even that Blu-ray will last more than a few years. My only point is that rejecting the entire format outright is as foolhardy as buying into it wholeheartedly. Mike in Dubuque From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Dennis Doros Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 3:38 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] In 5 years everything will be streaming. Well, Mike, with Netflix's price re-structuring and their unwillingness to carry DVDs of small titles, I'm still sticking with my opinion that the big corporations (studios, Apple, etc.) are moving towards streaming for home media. Will I be happy about it? God no -- I still love my laserdisc machine even if it hasn't been hooked up to the television for the last couple years. And my BluRay player does make my films better (I take the uncompressed HD files of my films and burn BluRays to watch upstairs for my own enjoyment) than any other technology can except projecting a brand-new 35mm print at home. We almost got standing ovations when we showed our 2-minute BluRay clip of our next restoration at panels. But I do agree that libraries have a sacred trust to preserve their video AND their film -- especially those 16mm prints that many libraries threw out. Will any of us be 100% right in five years time with the technology moving so quickly? I'm still hoping that they'll get that cure for Alzheimer's going so I can remember the question by then. :-) Best regards, Dennis Doros Milestone Film Video/Milliarium Zero PO Box 128 Harrington Park, NJ 07640 Phone: 201-767-3117 Fax: 201-767-3035 email: milefi...@gmail.commailto:milefi...@gmail.com www.milestonefilms.comhttp://www.milestonefilms.com/ www.ontheboweryfilm.comhttp://www.ontheboweryfilm.com/ www.arayafilm.comhttp://www.arayafilm.com/ www.exilesfilm.comhttp://www.exilesfilm.com/ www.wordisoutmovie.comhttp://www.wordisoutmovie.com/ www.killerofsheep.comhttp://www.killerofsheep.com/ AMIA Austin 2011: www.amianet.orghttp://www.amianet.org/ Join Milestone Film on Facebook! Follow Milestone on Twitter!http://twitter.com/#!/MilestoneFilms On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 4:22 PM, Michael May m...@dubuque.lib.ia.usmailto:m...@dubuque.lib.ia.us wrote: Sorry, this is a more direct link: http://www.mail-archive.com/videolib@lists.berkeley.edu/msg02321.html Re: [Videolib] Blu-Ray in libraries ghandman Fri, 24 Sep 2010 09:50:51 -0700 Check back with me in five years, Dennis... Bluray = BetaMax gary Shouldn't we be as wary of rejecting technology as we are of buying into it? Mike -Original Message- From: Michael May Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 3:10 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edumailto:videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: RE: [Videolib] In 5 years everything will be streaming. About the abject stupidity of the '5 year' statement, see http://goo.gl/3qcTJ. Mike in Dubuque -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edumailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edumailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of ghand...@library.berkeley.edumailto:ghand...@library.berkeley.edu Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 2:14 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edumailto:videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] In 5 years everything will be streaming. I think the copious discussion regarding out of distribution video on this list is pretty much an indication of the abject stupidity of the 5 year statement. I also think that, as I've ranted endlessly
Re: [Videolib] In 5 years everything will be streaming.
My public library serves about 60,000 people. Our small but growing collection of 450 Blu-rays have circulated 15,685 times since July 2008. I've overheard patrons say things like Wow, this is cool! and I can't believe the library has Blu-rays! No one complains that we didn't wait for some tipping point; rather, our patrons seem to have higher expectations of our collections in part because we have Blu-rays. Blu-rays have not ruined our budget, and they haven't caused us to do a half-bleep job of selecting or to serve two masters, whatever that means. We certainly do not intend to replace our 11,228 DVDs with Blu-rays, which is plainly ridiculous. I have worked in an academic library and know how demanding and unreasonable some faculty can be, but I have trouble believing that a small, supplemental collection of Blu-rays would require every single classroom on campus to be retrofitted with Blu-ray players. But yeah, I guess I have been over thinking it. Like an I.T. guy told me once, It's a library, not a hospital. Nobody's gonna die if you get it wrong. Mike Michael May Adult Services Librarian Carnegie-Stout Public Library 360 West 11th Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4697, USA Phone: 563-589-4225 ext. 2244 Fax: 563-589-4217 Email: m...@dubuque.lib.ia.us From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] on behalf of Griest, Bryan [bgri...@ci.glendale.ca.us] Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 11:37 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] In 5 years everything will be streaming. Mike, My own policy in not buying Blu-Rays has to do with sheer numbers. My community has not reached, and may not ever reach, that tipping point where a majority of patrons own the new hardware, and seeing as how I don’t have infinite funds, I have chosen not to do a half-bleep job of selecting in both formats. I would rather continue buying the wider variety of the single format that all of my patrons have than try to serve both masters. If streaming takes over the market before Blu-Ray reaches the tipping point, so be it; I don’t care, really. I’m led by what my patrons can use now. I’m probably Captain Obvious, but it maybe you’ve been overthinking it? Bryan Griest Glendale Public Library From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Michael May Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 9:14 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] In 5 years everything will be streaming. Thanks for your comments, Dennis. I like to think that I have some inkling of where home media is headed, but I guess I don’t understand librarians’ resistance to Blu-ray. We seem to agree that the statement “everything will be streaming in 5 years” is at best an oversimplification, but then we turn around and argue that we should hold off on Blu-ray because we’re waiting for streaming. Blu-ray does seem like a trendy commercial gimmick driven by major studios, and I believe it when people say we’re losing the depth and quality of films on 16mm and VHS and DVD which will never make it to Blu-ray or streaming. But how does not collecting Blu-ray improve that situation, especially if we’re “waiting for streaming” anyway? Why not encourage a diversity of filmmakers and studios by collecting their Blu-rays as they become available, instead of rejecting the entire format? The primary mission of some libraries is to focus on patron demand and popular entertainment, not preservation or even education. If my library did not supplement popular DVDs with Blu-rays, we’d have to buy more copies on DVD, so the problem faced when trying to collect broadly and deeply has more to do with patron demand than what format we are buying with limited budgets. Of course I am not saying libraries with popular collections should not try to collect broadly and deeply, or that Blu-ray will replace DVD, or even that Blu-ray will last more than a few years. My only point is that rejecting the entire format outright is as foolhardy as buying into it wholeheartedly. Mike in Dubuque From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Dennis Doros Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 3:38 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] In 5 years everything will be streaming. Well, Mike, with Netflix's price re-structuring and their unwillingness to carry DVDs of small titles, I'm still sticking with my opinion that the big corporations (studios, Apple, etc.) are moving towards streaming for home media. Will I be happy about it? God no -- I still love my laserdisc machine even if it hasn't been hooked up to the television for the last couple years. And my BluRay player does make my films better (I take the uncompressed HD files of my films and burn BluRays to watch upstairs for my own enjoyment) than any other technology can except
Re: [Videolib] In 5 years everything will be streaming.
About the abject stupidity of the '5 year' statement, see http://goo.gl/3qcTJ. Mike in Dubuque -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of ghand...@library.berkeley.edu Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 2:14 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] In 5 years everything will be streaming. I think the copious discussion regarding out of distribution video on this list is pretty much an indication of the abject stupidity of the 5 year statement. I also think that, as I've ranted endlessly on this list, one of the major jobs of a video librarian (of any librarian, really) is to hold the line against procrusteanism (i.e. making sure that the head and the feet don't get cut off to match the size of the bed). I think it is becoming increasingly common for technology to dictate content, and that's a really nasty direction to take. Library administrators and tech salesmen aren't always that far apart in their witting (or unwitting) buy-in to this trend. gary Hi All, A couple of months ago we were talking to an equipment vendor about redoing a couple of our classrooms (upgrading from Extron, or something like that) and we were telling him that we'd still need to be able to play VHS and laser discs, to which he replied, No you won't, in 5 years everything will be streaming. All eyes turned to me, probably just to see how red I would get. Not understanding the needs and mission of your client is one thing, but contradicting them in another. Just how do you suppose we'll get our 16,000 VHS tapes streaming? Why do you even have them anymore? Can't you just digitize them? I started to tell him about how the mission of libraries is different from the commercial sector, and how there are copyright restrictions, and besides it would take 15 years etc... but then I realized that we weren't going to buy anything from this man so why waste my time. Anyway... I hear this so often (In 5 years everything will be streaming) and I wonder how others feel about this notion. Do you think it's true, and if not how do you respond? Cheers, Matt __ Matt Ball Media Services Librarian University of Virginia mattb...@virginia.eduhttps://mail.eservices.virginia.edu/owa/redir.as px?C=f9bb9e66e0cb45eb9c98da126198ad7eURL=mailto%3amattball%40virginia .edu 434-924-3812 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. Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 ghand...@library.berkeley.edu http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself. --Francois Truffaut 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] In 5 years everything will be streaming.
Sorry, this is a more direct link: http://www.mail-archive.com/videolib@lists.berkeley.edu/msg02321.html Re: [Videolib] Blu-Ray in libraries ghandman Fri, 24 Sep 2010 09:50:51 -0700 Check back with me in five years, Dennis... Bluray = BetaMax gary Shouldn't we be as wary of rejecting technology as we are of buying into it? Mike -Original Message- From: Michael May Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 3:10 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: RE: [Videolib] In 5 years everything will be streaming. About the abject stupidity of the '5 year' statement, see http://goo.gl/3qcTJ. Mike in Dubuque -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of ghand...@library.berkeley.edu Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 2:14 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] In 5 years everything will be streaming. I think the copious discussion regarding out of distribution video on this list is pretty much an indication of the abject stupidity of the 5 year statement. I also think that, as I've ranted endlessly on this list, one of the major jobs of a video librarian (of any librarian, really) is to hold the line against procrusteanism (i.e. making sure that the head and the feet don't get cut off to match the size of the bed). I think it is becoming increasingly common for technology to dictate content, and that's a really nasty direction to take. Library administrators and tech salesmen aren't always that far apart in their witting (or unwitting) buy-in to this trend. gary Hi All, A couple of months ago we were talking to an equipment vendor about redoing a couple of our classrooms (upgrading from Extron, or something like that) and we were telling him that we'd still need to be able to play VHS and laser discs, to which he replied, No you won't, in 5 years everything will be streaming. All eyes turned to me, probably just to see how red I would get. Not understanding the needs and mission of your client is one thing, but contradicting them in another. Just how do you suppose we'll get our 16,000 VHS tapes streaming? Why do you even have them anymore? Can't you just digitize them? I started to tell him about how the mission of libraries is different from the commercial sector, and how there are copyright restrictions, and besides it would take 15 years etc... but then I realized that we weren't going to buy anything from this man so why waste my time. Anyway... I hear this so often (In 5 years everything will be streaming) and I wonder how others feel about this notion. Do you think it's true, and if not how do you respond? Cheers, Matt __ Matt Ball Media Services Librarian University of Virginia mattb...@virginia.eduhttps://mail.eservices.virginia.edu/owa/redir.as px?C=f9bb9e66e0cb45eb9c98da126198ad7eURL=mailto%3amattball%40virginia .edu 434-924-3812 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. Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 ghand...@library.berkeley.edu http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself. --Francois Truffaut 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] The Magnificent Ambersons DVD exclusive to Amazon
Movies Unlimited appears to have removed this from their site; the link below is dead. Are there other sources? -Mike http://www.moviesunlimited.com/musite/product.asp?sku=D07198 From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Meghann Matwichuk Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 12:17 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] The Magnificent Ambersons DVD exclusive to Amazon It's also listed for presale at other sites, such as: http://www.moviesunlimited.com/musite/product.asp?sku=D07198 Best, * Meghann Matwichuk, M.S. Associate Librarian Instructional Media Collection Department Morris Library, University of Delaware 181 S. College Ave. Newark, DE 19717 (302) 831-1475 http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/instructionalmedia/ On 5/20/2011 12:45 PM, Brown, Roger wrote: Hi, Mike, The exclusive part is a marketing thing. Amazon does this. This is a Warner's title, and will be certainly be available elsewhere and widely, especially as other flavors of the collection (without the extras, etc) are released. Amazon gets these early listings and bragging rights, and as you can see it's #1 in their DVD drama sales. Cheers, Roger Brown Manager UCLA Instructional Media Collections Services 46 Powell Library Los Angeles, CA 90095-1517 office: 310-206-1248 fax: 310-206-5392 rbr...@oid.ucla.edumailto:rbr...@oid.ucla.edu -- Message: 2 Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 16:13:17 + From: Michael May m...@dubuque.lib.ia.usmailto:m...@dubuque.lib.ia.us Subject: [Videolib] The Magnificent Ambersons DVD exclusive to Amazon.com? To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edumailto:videolib@lists.berkeley.edu videolib@lists.berkeley.edumailto:videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Message-ID: 07165E0538A26C4992EF936C2DA1B0A74758C6@exchange2010.dbqpublib.localmailto:07165E0538A26C4992EF936C2DA1B0A74758C6@exchange2010.dbqpublib.local Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii It looks like The Magnificent Ambersons is coming to DVD exclusively to Amazon.com as part of a Citizen Kane Blu-ray set: http://amzn.to/leYQf5 Does anyone know the release date, or if it might be more widely available? Thanks. Mike Michael May Adult Services Librarian Carnegie-Stout Public Library 360 West 11th Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4697, USA Phone: 563-589-4225 ext. 2244 Fax: 563-589-4217 Email: m...@dubuque.lib.ia.usmailto:m...@dubuque.lib.ia.usmailto:m...@dubuque.lib.ia.usmailto:m...@dubuque.lib.ia.us -- next part -- An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. End of videolib Digest, Vol 42, Issue 83 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] New releases Blu-ray/DVD combos? -- but I want both formats!
Sorry for hijacking your post, Matt, but I have the opposite problem. I want both the Blu-rays and DVDs of titles like Of Gods and Men, but my preferred vendor includes the following warning on combo packs: **Limited quantities will include bonus DVD version of the film** When I asked what that strange blurb meant exactly, this is the response I got: The studios do not inform us when they stop adding the DVD to these titles. You need to assume you will not get it and it is a bonus if you do. Does anyone know of a good source that can guarantee that the combo packs actually include both formats? Mike Michael May Adult Services Librarian Carnegie-Stout Public Library 360 West 11th Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4697, USA Phone: 563-589-4225 ext. 2244 Fax: 563-589-4217 Email: m...@dubuque.lib.ia.us From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] on behalf of Ball, James (jmb4aw) [jmb...@eservices.virginia.edu] Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 10:47 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] New releases Blu-ray/DVD combos? Hi All, I’m noticing that a lot of new titles are being released as Blu-ray/DVD combo packs (Of Gods and Men is one example). I don’t really want a Blu-ray copy of these titles and I certainly don’t want to pay $45.99 just to get the regular version. Does anyone know of a good source for just the regular DVD versions? Cheers, Matt __ Matt Ball Media Services Librarian University of Virginia mattb...@virginia.eduhttps://mail.eservices.virginia.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=f9bb9e66e0cb45eb9c98da126198ad7eURL=mailto%3amattball%40virginia.edu 434-924-3812 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] FW: Movie ID - A Toucan, a Rabbit, and the Devil
Any ideas about movie stumper below? -Mike in Dubuque Dear Everybody, Yesterday a couple patrons approached me about identifying a movie. As they spitballed details it got weirder and weirder and I got less and less hopeful. Here's what we've got: The characters include a man, a woman, a baby, a toucan, a rabbit, and the devil. At the end, the lady walks into a fire while holding the baby. They are burnt but survive. Either the woman or the baby may be the devil's daughter. At some point they go underground. Those are all the plot details the patrons could produce. They said they saw the movie some time ago and has been trying to remember/find it for over a year. One of the patrons thought the movie was older than he is (19). They weren't certain, but didn't think it was animated. So, if that rings any bells for anybody we'd be glad to hear about it. Thanks! Andrew Fuerste-Henry Carnegie-Stout Public Library 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] Letters to projectionists and a computer saleman
These are fun, if not authentic . . . Stanley Kubrick's letter to projectionists on Barry Lyndon http://somecamerunning.typepad.com/some_came_running/2011/06/test.html An exasperated Sean Connery gives Steve Jobs a piece of his mind http://scoopertino.com/exposed-the-imac-disaster-that-almost-was/ Mike Michael May Adult Services Librarian Carnegie-Stout Public Library 360 West 11th Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4697, USA Phone: 563-589-4225 ext. 2244 Fax: 563-589-4217 Email: m...@dubuque.lib.ia.usmailto:m...@dubuque.lib.ia.us 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] New 108 spinner -- Know Your Rights
There should be a click for details link for The Clash lyrics: You have the right to free speech As long as You're not dumb enough to actually try it Mike Michael May Adult Services Librarian Carnegie-Stout Public Library 360 West 11th Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4697, USA Phone: 563-589-4225 ext. 2244 Fax: 563-589-4217 Email: m...@dubuque.lib.ia.usmailto:m...@dubuque.lib.ia.us From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Brewer, Michael Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 4:37 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] FW: New 108 spinner All, Please take a look at the new Section 108 Spinner 2.0, which has just been released by the ALA Office for Information Technology Policy, and which I developed. Your colleagues in ILL, Document Delivery, Digital Libraries, Special Collections and other areas may be interested. This tool was created to help libraries and librarians to better understand and more programmatically take advantage of Section 108 of US Copyright Law. http://www.districtdispatch.org/ http://librarycopyright.net/108spinner/ Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, mb Michael Brewer University of Arizona Libraries brew...@u.library.arizona.edumailto:brew...@u.library.arizona.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.
Re: [Videolib] Foreign language materials
My public library subscribes to Mango Languages at http://www.mangolanguages.com/. We also circulate Pimsleur and older Holt languages CDs. Mike Michael May Adult Services Librarian Carnegie-Stout Public Library 360 West 11th Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4697, USA Phone: 563-589-4225 ext. 2244 Fax: 563-589-4217 Email: m...@dubuque.lib.ia.usmailto:m...@dubuque.lib.ia.us From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Ball, James (jmb4aw) Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 12:41 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Foreign language materials One more quesion about this, is anyone using any kind of downloadable language material rather then physical audio CDs? Is this something that's handled through another department at your institution? (Kim, thanks again for the heads up on the Playaways. I'm looking into them.) Cheers, Matt Matt Ball Media and Collections Librarian University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 22904 mattb...@virginia.edumailto:mattb...@virginia.edu | 434-924-3812 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] FW: another film outfit wanting to sell performance rights
A few years ago I purchased several DVDs from Zipporah. I explained that my public library would not screen the DVDs and did not need PPR, and they agreed to sell them to us at individual-use rates. They also agreed to amend their purchase agreement form so my library could lend the DVDs via interlibrary loan according to our usual policies. I've done the same with Les Blank's Flower Films, and I've just had a similar interaction with The Aldo Leopold Foundation about their Green Fire DVD: http://www.aldoleopold.org/books/Default.asp. Mike Michael May Adult Services Librarian Carnegie-Stout Public Library 360 West 11th Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4697, USA Phone: 563-589-4225 ext. 2244 Fax: 563-589-4217 Email: m...@dubuque.lib.ia.us From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] on behalf of Ruede, Laura [l.ru...@tcu.edu] Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 9:36 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] FW: another film outfit wanting to sell performance rights Here’s more detail. This is what they display along with the film information: http://www.zipporah.com/films/5 Purchase Prices Educational includes public performance rights DVD - $400.00http://www.zipporah.com/films/purchase/ballet--dvd High Schools Volunteer Organizations includes public performance rights DVD - $200.00http://www.zipporah.com/films/purchase/ballet--k12 Individuals DVD - $29.95http://www.zipporah.com/films/purchase/ballet--home 16MM Rentalshttp://www.zipporah.com/orders#rentals This particular film by Frederick Wiseman – the one I am buying a personal copy of – isn’t for sale via Amazon, but another, more recent one by Wiseman is. I guess I’m unclear as to whether the filmmaker can insist on libraries purchasing performance rights if they only sell the film in question on their own websites (as opposed to Amazon) and specify institutional or individual use. Laura J. Ruede, MLS Assistant Music/Media Librarian; Van Cliburn Archivist Library Liaison to the School for Classical and Contemporary Dance Mary Couts Burnett Library Texas Christian University 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] The Magnificent Ambersons DVD exclusive to Amazon.com?
It looks like The Magnificent Ambersons is coming to DVD exclusively to Amazon.com as part of a Citizen Kane Blu-ray set: http://amzn.to/leYQf5 Does anyone know the release date, or if it might be more widely available? Thanks. Mike Michael May Adult Services Librarian Carnegie-Stout Public Library 360 West 11th Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4697, USA Phone: 563-589-4225 ext. 2244 Fax: 563-589-4217 Email: m...@dubuque.lib.ia.usmailto:m...@dubuque.lib.ia.us 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] NY Times article on movies as a shared experience
From MPAA February 2011: John Fithian, President and CEO of the National Association of Theatre Owners, added: “The domestic theatrical market continues its strong performance. Box office has grown for four of the past five years, setting records in three of them. It has surpassed $10.5 billion for the past two years. The industry's investments in digital cinema and 3D have begun to show dividends, with 3D releases doubling their share of the box office. Admissions, which are more volatile than box office, continue to hold their own in the face of a prolonged economic downturn. Theater owners continue to offer their patrons the lowest-priced form of out of home entertainment, with the average movie ticket – including premium-priced tickets – costing less than it did in 1970, adjusted for inflation.” http://www.mpaa.org/resources/b14b3a65-ece2-45fb-869f-529b953a286e.pdf NATO claims to represent 30,000 movie screens in all 50 states, including the largest cinema chains in the world and hundreds of independent theatre owners too. But financial stress is more accurate than strong performance? Mike Michael May Adult Services Librarian Carnegie-Stout Public Library 360 West 11th Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4697, USA Phone: 563-589-4225 ext. 2244 Fax: 563-589-4217 Email: m...@dubuque.lib.ia.us From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] on behalf of Brown, Roger [rbr...@oid.ucla.edu] Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 3:32 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] NY Times article on movies as a shared experience Hi, group, As a former theatre manager for many years, I must respectfully disagree with the idea that theatre managers don't care about good projection, sound, or audience manners. Those are dear to the experience as well as to the well-being of the audience, the efficiency of the staff, and the general daily operation of any theatre. All these create problems we often don't have the ability to solve. The problem is dwindling resources that prevent us from having enough staff, appropriate training, good wages or time to breath. People who work in theatres, make no mistake, generally love and support the audience/theatrical experience. The financial stress felt from Hollywood moves down through theatres to (now obsolete) video stores. Cable is scrambling now to get part of the digital delivery pie, and theatres may be cut out sooner rather than later. (see the story on VOD threat: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118035210?refcatid=13printerfriendly=tru e) Movies may be big for a week (when they are) but don't last long enough for the percentages to tip in the favor of theatres. A larger cultural tidal wave is hard to stop when you have no means. - - Roger Brown Manager UCLA Instructional Media Collections Services 46 Powell Library Los Angeles, CA 90095-1517 office: 310-206-1248 fax: 310-206-5392 rbr...@oid.ucla.edu Today's Topics: 1. Re: NY Times article on movies as a shared experience (Jackson, Sandra F.) Gary, I agree, but I would argue that it's one and the same thing. People see going to a movie now just as if they are watching it at home and feel free to talk, take phone calls, etc. Theaters stopped treating their customers as community members and guests -- and let's remember that ushers did have to stop unruly cinema-goers from day one but there are no more ushers and very few managers who care about good projection, sound and manners. Add to that a Hollywood not interested in hiring the best writers and the best material and more interested in commercial product that can be sold in one sentence. Better movies make less restless audiences. Dennis On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 6:28 PM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edumailto:ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: ...on the other hand: The Castro and other cinephile venues are one thing; the urban cineplex, definitely another. I'm increasingly appalled by the lunkheadedness and rudeness of movie-going audiences in urban cineplexes... gary handman 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
Re: [Videolib] NY Times article on movies as a shared experience
The last time I was part of an audience which burst into spontaneous applause was a few weeks ago when I screened Tammy and the Bachelor at my public library. After the 30 or so moviegoers (librarygoers?) quieted down, I asked, So you didn't think that was just a bit ridiculous? They all shouted in unison, No! We loved it! And our audience laughed out loud and applauded when we showed Modern Times at Dubuque's Grand Opera House a few years ago. Even with a large audience in a historic theater, the context of the anticipation of hearing Chaplin speak for the first time was missing, so I'm guessing people didn't notice the brilliance of the Little Tramp singing in gibberish as they might have in the late 1930s. But daughter Rebecca, six at the time, couldn't stop laughing. I don't know if she'll remember that moment, but I always will. Mike Michael May Adult Services Librarian Carnegie-Stout Public Library 360 West 11th Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4697, USA Phone: 563-589-4225 ext. 2244 Fax: 563-589-4217 Email: m...@dubuque.lib.ia.usmailto:m...@dubuque.lib.ia.us From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Susan Albrecht Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 9:20 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] NY Times article on movies as a shared experience Susan adds: Makes me think about my January visit to Keystone Art Cinema in Indy, to see The King's Speech with my daughter. I cannot tell you the last time I was part of an audience which burst into spontaneous applause at the end of a film. Not that TKS wouldn't have still been wonderful, viewed alone, but there was definitely something magical and, like you said, Jessica, electric, in watching it with others. ... 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] Another interesting copyright case
Again, not videos, but this case shows how the four-factor test for fair use can be interpreted: Righthaven loses second fair use ruling over copyright lawsuits http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/mar/18/righthaven-loses-second-fair-use-ruling-over-copyr/ Copyright troll Righthaven achieves spectacular fair use loss http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/03/copyright-troll-righthaven-achieves-spectacular-fair-use-loss.ars Mike Michael May Adult Services Librarian Carnegie-Stout Public Library 360 West 11th Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4697, USA Phone: 563-589-4225 ext. 2244 Fax: 563-589-4217 Email: m...@dubuque.lib.ia.usmailto:m...@dubuque.lib.ia.us From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 6:59 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Another interesting copyright case For some stupid reason I posted this earlier on videonews by mistake. http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/21/judge-rules-against-artist-richard-prince-in-copyright-case/?scp=1sq=fair%20use%20copyrightst=cse I remember someone here a while back questioning the concept that in order to qualify under fair use , the use did indeed have to be transformative While nothing in this case is related to film, it continues to establish that fair use' is for taking limited portions of copyrighted works to create new works.I wonder if the UCLA lawyers are making notes. -- Jessica Rosner Media Consultant 224-545-3897 (cell) 212-627-1785 (land line) jessicapros...@gmail.commailto:jessicapros...@gmail.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.
Re: [Videolib] Another interesting copyright case
Jessica, I'm just sharing one article after reading the article you shared. Yes, these stories describe different situations, but both are related to fair use, right? It does not sound like the concept that fair use must necessarily be transformative is cited in second example. Wouldn't UCLA lawyers want to make note of that, too? Mike From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 10:33 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Another interesting copyright case I don't have time to go through the differences between for instance Righthaven (and this could not happen to nicer company, these people were trying to make a living attacking people for so much as putting a sentence of an article in an online post) and UCLA Just out of curiosity Micheal, is it your belief that since colleges are non profit/ educational it is legal for them to scan/digitize every book film in their collection and make it available online for students who are assigned the material in a class? That is pretty much the gist of the UCLA case and close in Georgia State ( though to the best of my knowledge unlike UCLA they are not trying to use long entire works such as compete novels or history books etc) On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 10:59 AM, Michael May m...@dubuque.lib.ia.usmailto:m...@dubuque.lib.ia.us wrote: Again, not videos, but this case shows how the four-factor test for fair use can be interpreted: Righthaven loses second fair use ruling over copyright lawsuits http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/mar/18/righthaven-loses-second-fair-use-ruling-over-copyr/ Copyright troll Righthaven achieves spectacular fair use loss http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/03/copyright-troll-righthaven-achieves-spectacular-fair-use-loss.ars Mike Michael May Adult Services Librarian Carnegie-Stout Public Library 360 West 11th Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4697, USA Phone: 563-589-4225tel:563-589-4225 ext. 2244 Fax: 563-589-4217tel:563-589-4217 Email: m...@dubuque.lib.ia.usmailto:m...@dubuque.lib.ia.us From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edumailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edumailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 6:59 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edumailto:videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Another interesting copyright case For some stupid reason I posted this earlier on videonews by mistake. http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/21/judge-rules-against-artist-richard-prince-in-copyright-case/?scp=1sq=fair%20use%20copyrightst=cse I remember someone here a while back questioning the concept that in order to qualify under fair use , the use did indeed have to be transformative While nothing in this case is related to film, it continues to establish that fair use' is for taking limited portions of copyrighted works to create new works.I wonder if the UCLA lawyers are making notes. -- Jessica Rosner Media Consultant 224-545-3897tel:224-545-3897 (cell) 212-627-1785tel:212-627-1785 (land line) jessicapros...@gmail.commailto:jessicapros...@gmail.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. -- Jessica Rosner Media Consultant 224-545-3897tel:224-545-3897 (cell) 212-627-1785tel:212-627-1785 (land line) jessicapros...@gmail.commailto:jessicapros...@gmail.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.
[Videolib] up-to-date copyright guides or primers on streaming videos?
Can anyone recommend up-to-date copyright guides or primers for academic faculty for streaming videos via course management software? Thanks. Mike Michael May Adult Services Librarian Carnegie-Stout Public Library 360 West 11th Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4697, USA Phone: 563-589-4225 ext. 2244 Fax: 563-589-4217 Email: m...@dubuque.lib.ia.usmailto:m...@dubuque.lib.ia.us 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] Friday flicks - need suggestions
Wages of Fear is one of my favorites: http://www.criterion.com/films/370-the-wages-of-fear Mike in Dubuque -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Wochna, Lorraine Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 8:53 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Friday flicks - need suggestions Hi all, I write a weekly Film blog for our students - this weeks theme is 'getting to the finish line' - (finals are next week) any suggestions out there? so far I have Chariots of Fire, Rocky, Invictus, (things like that). thanks in advance, lorraine Ohio U 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.
[Videolib] Movie stumper single mom takes kids to farmhouse?
Movie stumper: Seen about fifteen years ago, a poor single mother and her three children drive across country until they spot a farmhouse and convince the owner to let them live there if they fix it up. Thanks in advance for any ideas. Mike Michael May Adult Services Librarian Carnegie-Stout Public Library 360 West 11th Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4697, USA Phone: 563-589-4225 ext. 2244 Fax: 563-589-4217 Email: m...@dubuque.lib.ia.us 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] Blu-ray Continues To Thrive, In Spite Of Streaming Threat
PC World: Blu-ray Continues To Thrive, In Spite Of Streaming Threat http://yhoo.it/hPvjp2 Now that we have five years of data to look back upon, Parsons notes that Blu-ray is doing better than DVD before it ... Blu-ray remains the most satisfying high-definition audio-visual experience in the home. And it will for the foreseeable future. Michael May Adult Services Librarian Carnegie-Stout Public Library 360 West 11th Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4697, USA Phone: 563-589-4225 ext. 2244 Fax: 563-589-4217 Email: m...@dubuque.lib.ia.usmailto:m...@dubuque.lib.ia.us 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] Seeking public performance rights for Iron Jawed Angels
Swank has it: http://college.swankmp.com/publicity/Synopsis/0020239.html I checked with them about this title, recently. Mike Michael May Adult Services Librarian Carnegie-Stout Public Library 360 West 11th Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4697, USA Phone: 563-589-4225 ext. 2244 Fax: 563-589-4217 Email: m...@dubuque.lib.ia.us -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jeanne Little Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 2:19 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Seeking public performance rights for Iron Jawed Angels Can anyone assist me in where to go to find public performance rights for the dvd entitled: Iron Jawed Angels HBO, 2004, 123 minutes run time Starring Hilary Swank, directed by Katja von Garnier I have contacted Swank but not yet heard back. Any other sources? Thanks. Jeanne Little Rod Library University of Northern Iowa -- 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.
Re: [Videolib] Question about buying Blu-Rays
My medium-size public library would buy a Blu-ray only title if available without PPR or tiered pricing for educational institutions. Packaging is not important. If the film came out in both formats, we'd buy the DVD first and consider Blu-ray if patron demand warranted. I take the article below about Blu-ray penetration as supporting the argument for maintaining a small Blu-ray collection, especially since my library's mission is to use a variety of material types and formats to serve patrons. Blu-rays seem to be complimenting rather than replacing DVDs; they're not mutually exclusive. Mike Michael May Adult Services Librarian Carnegie-Stout Public Library 360 West 11th Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4697, USA Phone: 563-589-4225 ext. 2244 Fax: 563-589-4217 Email: m...@dubuque.lib.ia.us From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of tom.i...@unlv.edu [tom.i...@unlv.edu] Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 4:08 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Question about buying Blu-Rays Blu-Ray penetration is at 17%. I would suspect it is much lower than that in libraries and/or academia. http://www.homemediamagazine.com/blu-ray-disc/blu-ray-household-penetration-tops-17-20731 I'm not buying Blu-Ray. Going Blu-Ray only is seriously limiting. Tom _ On 11/15/2010 3:39 PM, Jessica Rosner wrote: I am dealing with a film where the producer is considering releasing it Blu-Ray ONLY. It is a very visual film that I imagine will look great, but I also imagine that will cut down on sales. One alternative is to release a standard HD Copy but with bare bone boxing Vs the Blu-Ray. Any feedback on if you would not buy blu-ray or not buy something in generic box would be appreciated. You can email me directly if you want. Jessica 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] The Reel Mose and other books about theater workers
I'm reading a fascinating and strange book about the life of a teenage motion picture projectionist in 1940s Texas: The Reel Mose: An Autobiography of a Motion Picture Theater Projectionist by Earl Moseley, Denver City, Tex: ReelGraphic, 1986. It has a great cover: http://www.dubuque.lib.ia.us/photoview.aspx?PHID=260 Has anyone read this? Or can anyone recommend other books about movie theater owners or workers? Mike Michael May Adult Services Librarian Carnegie-Stout Public Library 360 West 11th Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4697, USA Phone: 563-589-4225 ext. 2244 Fax: 563-589-4217 Email: m...@dubuque.lib.ia.usmailto:m...@dubuque.lib.ia.us 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] adios vhs?
It sounds like you are more concerned about storage space than de-accessioning the tapes. Why? Storage can be negotiated, but once you withdraw the tapes, they are gone forever. Are you saving that space for something more important? If you have unique and extensive collections, they don't have to be archival to be worth extra consideration. If you put all or some of tapes in storage now, you can reevaluate the situation in five or ten years. Mike Michael May Adult Services Librarian Carnegie-Stout Public Library 360 West 11th Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4697, USA Phone: 563-589-4225 ext. 2244 Fax: 563-589-4217 Email: m...@dubuque.lib.ia.us -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of ghand...@library.berkeley.edu Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 7:06 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] adios vhs? Hi all I think I need input and/or moral support: for various reasons having to do with space and projected library renovation plans here at UCB, I'm taking a hard and fairly ruthless look at the collection. We currently have somewhere around 5K international cinema titles, about 96% of which we've re-bought on DVD. As an alternative to sending these out to storage (thereby completely blowing my storage quota), I am very seriously considering...gulp!...de-accessioning them. This makes me nervous and breaks my heart (for which reasons I'm not exactly sure). Have any of you larger academic collections gone this route? Are there compelling reasons NOT to go down this road? I realize that there are certain benefits to vhs (such as the ability to easily cue) and that some faculty prefer the format, still... For a largely non-archival collection, it seems crazy to hold onto fading formats forever. What do you think? Gary Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 ghand...@library.berkeley.edu http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself. --Francois Truffaut 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] Organic popcorn at library screenings?
This follow-up was posted on the ALA blog at http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/green-your-library/all-things-corn#comment-1073. - - - Additional links citing sources Here are two links citing the 1999 FDA Total Diet Study where popcorn is listed as one of the top ten polluted foods with Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPS). http://www.humanecologyreview.org/pastissues/her111/111adeola.pdf (pg. 31) http://www.isotope.com/cil/tech/library/pdfs/PDF_2002-standard.pdf (pg. 2) Submitted by Laura (not verified) on Wed, 09/22/2010 - 08:05. - - - Mike Michael May Adult Services Librarian Carnegie-Stout Public Library 360 West 11th Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4697, USA Phone: 563-589-4225 ext. 2244 Fax: 563-589-4217 Email: m...@dubuque.lib.ia.us From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Antonella Ward [antonella.w...@angelo.edu] Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 8:41 PM To: 'videolib@lists.berkeley.edu' Subject: Re: [Videolib] Organic popcorn at library screenings? Could the file called TDS Diets, Version 3, located at the bottom of the following Web page: http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/FoodContaminantsAdulteration/TotalDietStudy/ucm184232.htm on the FDA Web site be the infamous food list mentioned in earlier posts? Antonella Ward Multimedia Support Librarian/Porter Henderson Library Angelo State University Member, Texas Tech University System ASU Station #11013 San Angelo, TX 76909-1013 Phone: (325) 942-2313 Fax: (325) 942-2198 antonella.w...@angelo.edu Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it. (Samuel Johnson) -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Mike Tribby Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 3:15 PM To: 'videolib@lists.berkeley.edu' Subject: Re: [Videolib] Organic popcorn at library screenings? I found something like the described list here: http://cspinet.org/new/pdf/cspi_top_10_fda.pdf but nothing with an official FDA url. And the list at that site _doesn't_ seem to include popcorn. BTW-- Gary, if Berkeley mandates organic popcorn at theaters, Madison will probably fall all over its funky metropolitan self to follow. Hope y'all have plenty of brewer's yeast to put on the organic popcorn! Mike Tribby Senior Cataloger Quality Books Inc. The Best of America's Independent Presses mailto:mike.tri...@quality-books.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. 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] Blu-Ray in libraries
I've been buying Blu-rays for my medium-sized public library for almost two years, and they circulate well. We have one Blu-ray viewing station, too. Rather than replacing DVDs, the Blu-rays compliment or supplement our DVDs. Generally I buy Blu-rays when we have 15 or more patron requests for titles on DVD, usually the newest box-office hits, about 5 to 10 Blu-rays per month. If I had more money, I'd buy older, better reviewed releases on Blu-ray, but patron demand and title availability for DVDs far outweigh Blu-rays. Mike Michael May Adult Services Librarian Carnegie-Stout Public Library 360 West 11th Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4697, USA Phone: 563-589-4225 ext. 2244 Fax: 563-589-4217 Email: m...@dubuque.lib.ia.us From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Pamela Bristah [pbris...@wellesley.edu] Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 10:18 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Blu-Ray in libraries A perennial question, but a good one to revisit to from time to time: Are you purchasing Blu-Ray titles for your library, or are you holding off? (I'm especially interested in hearing from college and university libraries, since we're in the same boat.) If you're purchasing, what criteria do you use? Do you re-purchase titles you have on DVD, or only new titles? Having just about completed switching the collection from VHS to DVD, the thought of moving next to Blu-Ray makes me want to lie down and go to sleep, for about 45 years. And, the cost would be prohibitive. Wouldn't it be a wonderful thing if libraries could go straight from DVD to streaming video, at Blu-Ray image quality? For feature films, not just educational and documentary titles? Oh well, a girl can dream. __ Pamela Bristah, Collections Librarian, Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley MA 02481 phone 781-283-2076, fax 781-283-2869, pbris...@wellesley.edumailto:pbris...@wellesley.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.
Re: [Videolib] [Videonews] automating new release selection?
Vendors like Midwest Tape and Baker Taylor have standing order plans for upcoming releases of box office hits. VideoETA http://videoeta.com/ helps identify release dates. Metacritic at http://www.metacritic.com/movies and Rotten Tomatoes at http://www.rottentomatoes.com/dvd/certified_fresh.php help identify titles by current reviews. Mike Michael May Adult Services Librarian Carnegie-Stout Public Library 360 West 11th Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4697, USA Phone: 563-589-4225 ext. 2244 Fax: 563-589-4217 Email: m...@dubuque.lib.ia.us From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of ghand...@library.berkeley.edu [ghand...@library.berkeley.edu] Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 11:19 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] [Videonews] automating new release selection? Videolib folks: A query for the collective wisdom: how do you all stay on top of current releases? I would very much like to collect these as automatically as possible, and free my time for hand-selecting the more obscure art, independent, and educational films. I am sure I'm not the only one who has wished this :) What have you all come up with? Thanks! -- Rudy Leon Learning Commons Librarian Undergraduate Library University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (217) 333-3503 http://www.deepening.wordpress.com AIM: rudibrarian VIDEONEWS is an electronic clearinghouse for information about new services, products, resources, and programs of interest to video librarians and archivists, educators, and others involved in the selection, acquisition, programming, and preservation of video materials in non-profit settings. The list is open to all interest individuals and list submissions are unmediated. However the list owner reserves the right to revoke subscriptions to the list in cases where the intent of the list is routinely violated or where general listserv etiquette and protocol are infringed. Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 ghand...@library.berkeley.edu http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself. --Francois Truffaut 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] [Videonews] automating new release selection?
Battleship Potemkin? -Mike From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Ursula Schwarz Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 12:54 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] [Videonews] automating new release selection? Speaking of the National Media Market. Have you looked at Gary's testimonial? The movie clip that is playing in the background looks familiar, but I can't place it. http://www.nmm.net/market_about_us.shtml Ursula Schwarz Save the Date! The 32nd National Media Market http://www.nmm.net/ October 24 - 28, 2010 - Kansas City, MO -- From: Christine Crowley ccrowl...@alamo.edu Reply-To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:42:28 -0500 To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] [Videonews] automating new release selection? This is an excellent suggestion as I have become a big fan of this show and will attend if I have to pay for it myself. I've garnered info on many new vendors who have all kinds of plans. If you are just asking about recent popular films, the approval plans through BT etc are probably the way to go. I have not the budget for that so we select everything regardless of where it comes from. Christine Crowley Dean of Learning Resources Northwest Vista College 3535 N. Ellison Dr. San Antonio, TX 78251 210.486.4572 voice 210.486.4504 fax NEW NAME AND email--ccrowl...@alamo.edu -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jaeschke, Myles Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 11:36 AM To: 'videolib@lists.berkeley.eduvideolib@lists.berkeley.edu' Subject: Re: [Videolib] [Videonews] automating new release selection? Rudy, You should consider attending National Media Market in October. www.nmm.net There are many company's representing their independent/educational films. It's a great way to find many of these more obscure films in one place. Plus you can talk to your other colleagues in person about what they have seen that they like. Best, Myles Jaeschke Tulsa City-County Library Media Collections -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of ghand...@library.berkeley.edu Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 11:20 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] [Videonews] automating new release selection? Videolib folks: A query for the collective wisdom: how do you all stay on top of current releases? I would very much like to collect these as automatically as possible, and free my time for hand-selecting the more obscure art, independent, and educational films. I am sure I'm not the only one who has wished this :) What have you all come up with? Thanks! -- Rudy Leon Learning Commons Librarian Undergraduate Library University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (217) 333-3503 http://www.deepening.wordpress.com AIM: rudibrarian VIDEONEWS is an electronic clearinghouse for information about new services, products, resources, and programs of interest to video librarians and archivists, educators, and others involved in the selection, acquisition, programming, and preservation of video materials in non-profit settings. The list is open to all interest individuals and list submissions are unmediated. However the list owner reserves the right to revoke subscriptions to the list in cases where the intent of the list is routinely violated or where general listserv etiquette and protocol are infringed. Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 ghand...@library.berkeley.edu http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself. --Francois Truffaut 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. 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
