Re: [Videolib] DVD vs. Blu-ray

[Jennifer Ferguson]

Hi Scott,

We buy both streaming and DVD and prefer streaming when it's available.
This preference is driven by faculty because it makes assigning films in a
"flipped classroom" model (where students are expected to view the material
outside of class and come to class prepared to discuss it) much easier. In
addition, many of our faculty teach online classes and would like to be
able to assign the same material, which they can't do when it's physical
material located in the library, especially since our online students live
in all 50 states as well as other countries.

We don't buy many Blu-rays for the same reasons that Barbara mentioned.

Best,

Jennifer



Jennifer Ferguson
Liaison Librarian
Arts, Humanities & Careers
Simmons College
300 The Fenway
Boston, MA 02115
617-521-2777
jennifer.fergu...@simmons.edu

On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 6:14 PM, scott petersen  wrote:

> Hi Folks,
>
> I'm getting close to releasing my latest documentary. Are you folks
> transitioning over to Blu-ray? Do DVDs still have a place in libraries? How
> much of your new purchases are streaming as opposed to physical media?
>
> Best,
> Scott Petersen
> Producer/Director "Hitchhiking to the Edge of Sanity"
> www.HitchhikingDocumentary.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] DVD vs. Blu-ray

[Dennis Doros]

any cases) with building collections that will be of value into the
>> future.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
>> Associate Librarian
>> Coordinator, Film & Video Collection
>> Morris Library, University of Delaware
>> 181 S. College Ave.
>> Newark, DE 19717(302) 831-1475https://library.udel.edu/filmandvideo
>>
>>
>>
>> On 9/6/2016 7:43 PM, Judith Dancoff wrote:
>>
>> Thank you, Scott, for posting this important question. A quick added
>> question: are teachers ever assigning streams to their students' syllabi
>> for them to watch at home, as they would, say, a book or article?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Judith Dancoff
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 4:26 PM, Kielley, Elizabeth <
>> <ekiel...@messiah.edu>ekiel...@messiah.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> We buy our documentaries on DVD, seldom streaming, and try to purchase
>>> combo packs for feature films. DVDs can be played in laptops.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:
>>> videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] *On Behalf Of *scott petersen
>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 6, 2016 6:15 PM
>>> *To:* videolib <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu>
>>> *Subject:* [Videolib] DVD vs. Blu-ray
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Folks,
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm getting close to releasing my latest documentary. Are you folks
>>> transitioning over to Blu-ray? Do DVDs still have a place in libraries? How
>>> much of your new purchases are streaming as opposed to physical media?
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Scott Petersen
>>>
>>> Producer/Director "Hitchhiking to the Edge of Sanity"
>>>
>>> www.HitchhikingDocumentary.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 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] DVD vs. Blu-ray

[Nancy E. Friedland]

I continue to buy DVD format for all genres. Blu-ray is preferred for
feature films for our Film Division faculty -- with a few exceptions.  Most
of our electronic classrooms on campus for courses outside of film do not
support Blu-ray players yet. DVD and Blu-ray are still preferred for
projection -- I agree with Meghann's points here. We have had mixed
experiences with projection of streaming video. I also consider it
important to continue to collect the artifact -- we will have it into the
future. For feature film content, DVD is still the format that provides the
largest catalog in support of our curricular and research needs.

I acquire streaming video either through purchase or subscription database
collections if the content supports our curricular and research needs. We
prefer when MARC records are provided and can link from our catalog -- this
remains a relevant discovery tool. Streaming licenses for individual titles
are acquired if requested for course reserves. If we have the streaming
access through a database, we link to it through a reserves list or faculty
can provide link through their course module. If we purchase the license
specifically for a course -- we link from the reserves list.

As all of us are facing major budget challenges in support of streaming --
and I assume many of us are still facing workflow issues.

Nancy

On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 8:55 AM, Meghann Matwichuk <mtw...@udel.edu> wrote:

> Scott:  Definitely go the standard DVD route.  Like others, we at UD only
> purchase Blu-ray content if we have a specific need to do so, and even then
> we always try to have a standard copy of that title in the Collection.  The
> market never moved away from standard DVD and Blu-ray will largely remain a
> niche format, imo.  I also strongly agree with Winifred in that you want to
> make it as easy as possible for libraries to acquire your content, whether
> it's streaming or hard-copy.
>
> Judith:  This (assigning streaming video as supplemental viewing) is
> exactly how I recommend use of our streaming media database materials to
> instructors.  With few exceptions, the quality of a stream in a classroom
> setting is not going to be as good or as reliable as screening something
> from a hard copy.  There are also bandwidth issues to contend with, many of
> which are out of ours or the instructors' control.  Blowing an image up to
> a large screen often results in pixelation and motion-blur.  And of course
> there is much more flexibility outside the classroom when students are
> assigned to watch material individually -- if they run into a problem with
> the stream skipping / buffering / etc., they can stop it and go back to it
> at a later time.  Not as easy to do when you're dealing with a scheduled
> class time.  Watching on a lap top or monitor also makes the quality of the
> image less of an issue.
>
> Re: both points -- hard copy is the most reliable way to build a long-term
> collection that will be accessible over time.  That is still of great
> importance to many librarians, who are trying to balance new streaming
> models (which necessitate paying repeatedly for the same content in many
> cases) with building collections that will be of value into the future.
>
> --
>
> Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
> Associate Librarian
> Coordinator, Film & Video Collection
> Morris Library, University of Delaware
> 181 S. College Ave.
> Newark, DE 19717(302) 831-1475https://library.udel.edu/filmandvideo
>
>
>
> On 9/6/2016 7:43 PM, Judith Dancoff wrote:
>
> Thank you, Scott, for posting this important question. A quick added
> question: are teachers ever assigning streams to their students' syllabi
> for them to watch at home, as they would, say, a book or article?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Judith Dancoff
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 4:26 PM, Kielley, Elizabeth <
> <ekiel...@messiah.edu>ekiel...@messiah.edu> wrote:
>
>> We buy our documentaries on DVD, seldom streaming, and try to purchase
>> combo packs for feature films. DVDs can be played in laptops.
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:
>> videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] *On Behalf Of *scott petersen
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 6, 2016 6:15 PM
>> *To:* videolib <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu>
>> *Subject:* [Videolib] DVD vs. Blu-ray
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>>
>> I'm getting close to releasing my latest documentary. Are you folks
>> transitioning over to Blu-ray? Do DVDs still have a place in libraries? How
>> much of your new purchases are streaming as opposed to physical media?
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Scott Petersen
>>
>> Producer/Director "Hitchhiking to the Edge of Sanity"
>>

Re: [Videolib] DVD vs. Blu-ray

[Meghann Matwichuk]

Scott:  Definitely go the standard DVD route.  Like others, we at UD 
only purchase Blu-ray content if we have a specific need to do so, and 
even then we always try to have a standard copy of that title in the 
Collection.  The market never moved away from standard DVD and Blu-ray 
will largely remain a niche format, imo.  I also strongly agree with 
Winifred in that you want to make it as easy as possible for libraries 
to acquire your content, whether it's streaming or hard-copy.


Judith:  This (assigning streaming video as supplemental viewing) is 
exactly how I recommend use of our streaming media database materials to 
instructors.  With few exceptions, the quality of a stream in a 
classroom setting is not going to be as good or as reliable as screening 
something from a hard copy.  There are also bandwidth issues to contend 
with, many of which are out of ours or the instructors' control.  
Blowing an image up to a large screen often results in pixelation and 
motion-blur.  And of course there is much more flexibility outside the 
classroom when students are assigned to watch material individually -- 
if they run into a problem with the stream skipping / buffering / etc., 
they can stop it and go back to it at a later time.  Not as easy to do 
when you're dealing with a scheduled class time.  Watching on a lap top 
or monitor also makes the quality of the image less of an issue.


Re: both points -- hard copy is the most reliable way to build a 
long-term collection that will be accessible over time.  That is still 
of great importance to many librarians, who are trying to balance new 
streaming models (which necessitate paying repeatedly for the same 
content in many cases) with building collections that will be of value 
into the future.


--

Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
Associate Librarian
Coordinator, Film & Video Collection
Morris Library, University of Delaware
181 S. College Ave.
Newark, DE 19717
(302) 831-1475
https://library.udel.edu/filmandvideo



On 9/6/2016 7:43 PM, Judith Dancoff wrote:
Thank you, Scott, for posting this important question. A quick added 
question: are teachers ever assigning streams to their students' 
syllabi for them to watch at home, as they would, say, a book or article?


Thanks,

Judith Dancoff


On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 4:26 PM, Kielley, Elizabeth 
<ekiel...@messiah.edu <mailto:ekiel...@messiah.edu>> wrote:


We buy our documentaries on DVD, seldom streaming, and try to
purchase combo packs for feature films. DVDs can be played in laptops.

*From:*videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
<mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu>
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
<mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu>] *On Behalf Of *scott
petersen
*Sent:* Tuesday, September 6, 2016 6:15 PM
*To:* videolib <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
<mailto:videolib@lists.berkeley.edu>>
    *Subject:* [Videolib] DVD vs. Blu-ray

Hi Folks,



I'm getting close to releasing my latest documentary. Are you
folks transitioning over to Blu-ray? Do DVDs still have a place in
libraries? How much of your new purchases are streaming as opposed
to physical media?

Best,

Scott Petersen

Producer/Director "Hitchhiking to the Edge of Sanity"

www.HitchhikingDocumentary.com <http://www.HitchhikingDocumentary.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] DVD vs. Blu-ray

[Metz, Winifred F]

Hi -

Scott - here at UNC, our stats remain high / strong for use of our physical 
media collections even as use of our streaming collections continues to 
steadily grow.  My advice regarding the release of your project - make it as 
easy to collect as possible (DVD, streaming online, license to stream locally, 
etc.).

Judith - as with what Sarah @ Hofstra is seeing - Profs at UNC have been 
increasingly assigning viewing outside of the classroom for a handful of years 
now.
Prior to classes starting or during the first couple of weeks, we work with 
instructors' syllabi and course pages - reviewing filmographies and providing 
links to all available streaming or paths to our physical holdings via our 
reserves system and Sakai.

Winifred

Winifred Fordham Metz
Head, Media Resources Center
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
919.962.4099



On Sep 7, 2016, at 8:12 AM, Sarah E. McCleskey 
<sarah.e.mccles...@hofstra.edu<mailto:sarah.e.mccles...@hofstra.edu>> wrote:

Hi Judith,

At Hofstra professors frequently assign streaming video for students to watch 
outside of class time. Preserving class time for discussion of the content.

Sarah McC.

From: 
videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu<mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu> 
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Judith Dancoff
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2016 7:44 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu<mailto:videolib@lists.berkeley.edu>
Subject: Re: [Videolib] DVD vs. Blu-ray

Thank you, Scott, for posting this important question. A quick added question: 
are teachers ever assigning streams to their students' syllabi for them to 
watch at home, as they would, say, a book or article?

Thanks,

Judith Dancoff


On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 4:26 PM, Kielley, Elizabeth 
<ekiel...@messiah.edu<mailto:ekiel...@messiah.edu>> wrote:
We buy our documentaries on DVD, seldom streaming, and try to purchase combo 
packs for feature films. DVDs can be played in laptops.

From: 
videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu<mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu> 
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu<mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu>]
 On Behalf Of scott petersen
Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2016 6:15 PM
To: videolib <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu<mailto:videolib@lists.berkeley.edu>>
Subject: [Videolib] DVD vs. Blu-ray

Hi Folks,


I'm getting close to releasing my latest documentary. Are you folks 
transitioning over to Blu-ray? Do DVDs still have a place in libraries? How 
much of your new purchases are streaming as opposed to physical media?
Best,
Scott Petersen
Producer/Director "Hitchhiking to the Edge of Sanity"
www.HitchhikingDocumentary.com<http://www.hitchhikingdocumentary.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] DVD vs. Blu-ray

[Sarah E. McCleskey]

Hi Judith,

At Hofstra professors frequently assign streaming video for students to watch 
outside of class time. Preserving class time for discussion of the content.

Sarah McC.

From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu 
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Judith Dancoff
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2016 7:44 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] DVD vs. Blu-ray

Thank you, Scott, for posting this important question. A quick added question: 
are teachers ever assigning streams to their students' syllabi for them to 
watch at home, as they would, say, a book or article?

Thanks,

Judith Dancoff


On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 4:26 PM, Kielley, Elizabeth 
<ekiel...@messiah.edu<mailto:ekiel...@messiah.edu>> wrote:
We buy our documentaries on DVD, seldom streaming, and try to purchase combo 
packs for feature films. DVDs can be played in laptops.

From: 
videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu<mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu> 
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu<mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu>]
 On Behalf Of scott petersen
Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2016 6:15 PM
To: videolib <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu<mailto:videolib@lists.berkeley.edu>>
Subject: [Videolib] DVD vs. Blu-ray

Hi Folks,


I'm getting close to releasing my latest documentary. Are you folks 
transitioning over to Blu-ray? Do DVDs still have a place in libraries? How 
much of your new purchases are streaming as opposed to physical media?
Best,
Scott Petersen
Producer/Director "Hitchhiking to the Edge of Sanity"
www.HitchhikingDocumentary.com<http://www.HitchhikingDocumentary.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] DVD vs. Blu-ray

[Judith Dancoff]

Thank you, Scott, for posting this important question. A quick added
question: are teachers ever assigning streams to their students' syllabi
for them to watch at home, as they would, say, a book or article?

Thanks,

Judith Dancoff


On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 4:26 PM, Kielley, Elizabeth <ekiel...@messiah.edu>
wrote:

> We buy our documentaries on DVD, seldom streaming, and try to purchase
> combo packs for feature films. DVDs can be played in laptops.
>
>
>
> *From:* videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-bounces@
> lists.berkeley.edu] *On Behalf Of *scott petersen
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 6, 2016 6:15 PM
> *To:* videolib <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu>
> *Subject:* [Videolib] DVD vs. Blu-ray
>
>
>
> Hi Folks,
>
>
> I'm getting close to releasing my latest documentary. Are you folks
> transitioning over to Blu-ray? Do DVDs still have a place in libraries? How
> much of your new purchases are streaming as opposed to physical media?
>
> Best,
>
> Scott Petersen
>
> Producer/Director "Hitchhiking to the Edge of Sanity"
>
> www.HitchhikingDocumentary.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] DVD vs. Blu-ray

[Kielley, Elizabeth]

We buy our documentaries on DVD, seldom streaming, and try to purchase combo 
packs for feature films. DVDs can be played in laptops.

From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu 
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of scott petersen
Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2016 6:15 PM
To: videolib <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu>
Subject: [Videolib] DVD vs. Blu-ray

Hi Folks,

I'm getting close to releasing my latest documentary. Are you folks 
transitioning over to Blu-ray? Do DVDs still have a place in libraries? How 
much of your new purchases are streaming as opposed to physical media?
Best,
Scott Petersen
Producer/Director "Hitchhiking to the Edge of Sanity"
www.HitchhikingDocumentary.com<http://www.HitchhikingDocumentary.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] DVD vs. Blu-ray

[Bergman, Barbara J]

We only buy Blu-Ray if there’s a compelling reason for the format (ex: film 
studies classes) since DVD can be played on Blu-Ray players but not vice versa. 
Generally no need for Blu-Ray for documentaries.

Streaming is growing, but many libraries still prefer an actual DVD.

Barb Bergman | Media Services & Interlibrary Loan Librarian | Minnesota State 
University, Mankato | (507) 389-5945 | barbara.berg...@mnsu.edu
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
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distributors.

Re: [Videolib] DVD vs. Blu-ray

[Randy Pitman]

Hi Scott, 

Speaking from a review magazine viewpoint, I can say that the vast majority of 
documentaries submitted to Video Librarian are still DVD only, although we are 
starting to see some more dual-format submissions (but no or almost no Blu-ray 
only for documentaries aimed at the institutional market). DVD still has legs :)

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

From: scott petersen 
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2016 3:14 PM
To: videolib 
Subject: [Videolib] DVD vs. Blu-ray

Hi Folks,

I'm getting close to releasing my latest documentary. Are you folks 
transitioning over to Blu-ray? Do DVDs still have a place in libraries? How 
much of your new purchases are streaming as opposed to physical media? 


Best,

Scott Petersen

Producer/Director "Hitchhiking to the Edge of Sanity"

www.HitchhikingDocumentary.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] DVD vs. Blu-ray

[scott petersen]

Hi Folks,

I'm getting close to releasing my latest documentary. Are you folks
transitioning over to Blu-ray? Do DVDs still have a place in libraries? How
much of your new purchases are streaming as opposed to physical media?

Best,
Scott Petersen
Producer/Director "Hitchhiking to the Edge of Sanity"
www.HitchhikingDocumentary.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.