Re: [Videolib] Blue Ray Questions
I think your assumptions are wrong. Jane Hutchison and my study show that libraries are NOT acquiring Blu Ray (in general). My own computer does not have a BR drive, the Library does not have a BR player, and the University does not support BR in it's computers/classroom equipment. Individual academic units (most notably Film Studies) may have BR capability. deg farrelly, Media Librarian Arizona State University Libraries Hayden Library C1H1 P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, Arizona 85287-1006 Phone: 602.332.3103 --- http://tinyurl.com/AboutNMM To market, to market, to find some fresh filmŠ I'm attending the 2013 National Media Market, November 3-7 In Charleston, South Carolina. See you there? On 10/22/13 10:35 AM, videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu wrote: I know most of you do not like blu-ray but I would like to know how much a problem it is. I am working on a kind of epic project I have been making cryptic references to and for complicated reasons much of it is Blu ray only. In terms of research I would assume most students and most libraries have reasonable access to playing on Blu ray either using a player or a laptop. I guess the bigger issue is classroom use, is it really that difficult to get Blu ray player for a classroom ( to make this even more complicated the part of this collection most likely to be used in class will be available on DVD). Feedback appreciated but it is not possible to change formats on this material though it will be available for streaming for those schools who can do their own. -- Jessica Rosner Media Consultant 224-545-3897 (cell) 212-627-1785 (land line) jessicapros...@gmail.com -- next part -- An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. 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] Blue Ray Questions
A related question: I would be interested to know if academic libraries are passing on Blu-ray media due to the lack of players (as Deg mentioned) or because they were burnt on laserdisc adoption in the eighties (or HD DVDs in the Blu-Ray war). Matthew Matthew Windsor Systems and Media Services Librarian Olin C. Bailey Library Hendrix College 501-450-1287 -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Deg Farrelly Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 2:06 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Blue Ray Questions I think your assumptions are wrong. Jane Hutchison and my study show that libraries are NOT acquiring Blu Ray (in general). My own computer does not have a BR drive, the Library does not have a BR player, and the University does not support BR in it's computers/classroom equipment. Individual academic units (most notably Film Studies) may have BR capability. deg farrelly, Media Librarian Arizona State University Libraries Hayden Library C1H1 P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, Arizona 85287-1006 Phone: 602.332.3103 --- http://tinyurl.com/AboutNMM To market, to market, to find some fresh filmŠ I'm attending the 2013 National Media Market, November 3-7 In Charleston, South Carolina. See you there? On 10/22/13 10:35 AM, videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu wrote: I know most of you do not like blu-ray but I would like to know how much a problem it is. I am working on a kind of epic project I have been making cryptic references to and for complicated reasons much of it is Blu ray only. In terms of research I would assume most students and most libraries have reasonable access to playing on Blu ray either using a player or a laptop. I guess the bigger issue is classroom use, is it really that difficult to get Blu ray player for a classroom ( to make this even more complicated the part of this collection most likely to be used in class will be available on DVD). Feedback appreciated but it is not possible to change formats on this material though it will be available for streaming for those schools who can do their own. -- Jessica Rosner Media Consultant 224-545-3897 (cell) 212-627-1785 (land line) jessicapros...@gmail.com -- next part -- An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. 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] Blue Ray Questions
I am well aware that universities do not want to acquire Blu ray but I admit I am surprised that the library does not have a single Blu ray player. I guess my feeling is that if there is enough demand for the material schools will find a way to use it. In your case if you were interested you could stream it. As a practical matter the key material that will be available in DVD but much of the supporting material more likely used for research will be Blu ray (or streaming) only. I am just hoping that institutions or individuals will find a way to access it. It will be interesting. Those of you going to NMM can check it out and I will post on videonews shortly. Thanks On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 3:06 PM, Deg Farrelly deg.farre...@asu.edu wrote: I think your assumptions are wrong. Jane Hutchison and my study show that libraries are NOT acquiring Blu Ray (in general). My own computer does not have a BR drive, the Library does not have a BR player, and the University does not support BR in it's computers/classroom equipment. Individual academic units (most notably Film Studies) may have BR capability. deg farrelly, Media Librarian Arizona State University Libraries Hayden Library C1H1 P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, Arizona 85287-1006 Phone: 602.332.3103 --- http://tinyurl.com/AboutNMM To market, to market, to find some fresh filmŠ I'm attending the 2013 National Media Market, November 3-7 In Charleston, South Carolina. See you there? On 10/22/13 10:35 AM, videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu wrote: I know most of you do not like blu-ray but I would like to know how much a problem it is. I am working on a kind of epic project I have been making cryptic references to and for complicated reasons much of it is Blu ray only. In terms of research I would assume most students and most libraries have reasonable access to playing on Blu ray either using a player or a laptop. I guess the bigger issue is classroom use, is it really that difficult to get Blu ray player for a classroom ( to make this even more complicated the part of this collection most likely to be used in class will be available on DVD). Feedback appreciated but it is not possible to change formats on this material though it will be available for streaming for those schools who can do their own. -- Jessica Rosner Media Consultant 224-545-3897 (cell) 212-627-1785 (land line) jessicapros...@gmail.com -- next part -- An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. 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 224-545-3897 (cell) 212-627-1785 (land line) 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] Blue Ray Questions
For us, Matthew, it's more about a dearth of players. To my knowledge, we have only ONE blu-ray player on campus. It's well placed, since it's in the room most frequently used for public screenings and for film studies courses, but since it's the only one (we don't even have one here in our library), we have avoided purchasing blu-ray discs. (The film studies folks tend to buy their own to use with their students.) I wouldn't mind seeing us add a blu-ray player or two, but I'm NOT going to start replacing standard DVD with blu-ray in the collection - I can't even afford to upgrade as many VHS tapes to DVDs as I want to. And heck, I'm still most concerned about making sure IT doesn't ditch our VCRs without notice! I have been frustrated on occasion by having to purchase combo packs in order to acquire standard DVDs. Susan Susan Albrecht Library Acquisitions Manager Wabash College Lilly Library 765-361-6216 765-361-6295 fax albre...@wabash.edu www.facebook.com/wabashcollegelibrary.films http://pinterest.com/wabashcolllib/ *** If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice. --Neil Peart *** -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Windsor, Matthew Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 3:17 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Blue Ray Questions A related question: I would be interested to know if academic libraries are passing on Blu-ray media due to the lack of players (as Deg mentioned) or because they were burnt on laserdisc adoption in the eighties (or HD DVDs in the Blu-Ray war). Matthew 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] Blue Ray Questions
We are not 'passing' on Bluray media -- we limit our purchases to those titles that are especially visual or have been very well restored, such as BBC Planet Earth-type programs and restorations like the Kubrick films, or films that are very popular and for which we need multiple copies. But the reason that we do not purchase more on Bluray has everything to do with the former (general lack of players / format adoption by both patrons and classroom technologists) and nothing (at least to my mind) to do with the latter. Ironically, our (pretty much dead) laser disc collection is about the same size as our Bluray collection right now -- around 225 titles -- but we will continue to grow our Blurays. I see it as a niche supplementary collection, and do not expect it will ever come close to outpacing standard def DVDs. -- Meghann Matwichuk, M.S. Associate Librarian Film and Video Collection Department Morris Library, University of Delaware 181 S. College Ave. Newark, DE 19717 (302) 831-1475 http://www.lib.udel.edu/filmandvideo On 10/22/2013 3:16 PM, Windsor, Matthew wrote: A related question: I would be interested to know if academic libraries are passing on Blu-ray media due to the lack of players (as Deg mentioned) or because they were burnt on laserdisc adoption in the eighties (or HD DVDs in the Blu-Ray war). Matthew Matthew Windsor Systems and Media Services Librarian Olin C. Bailey Library Hendrix College 501-450-1287 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] Blue Ray Questions
We have some Blu-ray players. In the future, when we have to replace a player, the college is planning to purchase mulit-region Blu-ray players.The college recently purchased one for my office.What keeps me from purchasing Blu-rays is the price difference? On average (for our library), a Blu-ray costs $10.00 more than a DVD. We calculated that if we had bought all Blu-rays last year, we would have cut our media budget by roughly two-thirds. Lake Forest College has a very small media budget and every dollar counts. Eileen Karsten Head of Technical Services Donnelley Lee Library Lake Forest College 555 N. Sheridan Road Lake Forest, IL 60045 kars...@mx.lakeforest.edumailto:kars...@lakeforest.edu 847-735-5066 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] Blue Ray Questions
Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone - Reply message - From: Karsten, Eileen kars...@mx.lakeforest.edu To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Blue Ray Questions Date: Tue, Oct 22, 2013 4:03 pm We have some Blu-ray players. In the future, when we have to replace a player, the college is planning to purchase mulit-region Blu-ray players.The college recently purchased one for my office.What keeps me from purchasing Blu-rays is the price difference? On average (for our library), a Blu-ray costs $10.00 more than a DVD. We calculated that if we had bought all Blu-rays last year, we would have cut our media budget by roughly two-thirds. Lake Forest College has a very small media budget and every dollar counts. Eileen Karsten Head of Technical Services Donnelley Lee Library Lake Forest College 555 N. Sheridan Road Lake Forest, IL 60045 kars...@mx.lakeforest.edumailto:kars...@lakeforest.edu 847-735-5066 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] Blue Ray Questions
Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone - Reply message - From: Karsten, Eileen kars...@mx.lakeforest.edu To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Blue Ray Questions Date: Tue, Oct 22, 2013 4:03 pm We have some Blu-ray players. In the future, when we have to replace a player, the college is planning to purchase mulit-region Blu-ray players.The college recently purchased one for my office.What keeps me from purchasing Blu-rays is the price difference? On average (for our library), a Blu-ray costs $10.00 more than a DVD. We calculated that if we had bought all Blu-rays last year, we would have cut our media budget by roughly two-thirds. Lake Forest College has a very small media budget and every dollar counts. Eileen Karsten Head of Technical Services Donnelley Lee Library Lake Forest College 555 N. Sheridan Road Lake Forest, IL 60045 kars...@mx.lakeforest.edumailto:kars...@lakeforest.edu 847-735-5066 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.
