Re: [Videolib] notice to faculty re video/dvd acquisitions

[Gail Fedak]

Rhonda,
I notify potential users about new releases when I receive announcements 
from videonews or directly from distributors.  If we get requests to 
purchase, we either do so or place the title(s) on a wish list. Once a 
title is purchased, the requestor(s) and potential users are notified by 
the cataloger. Only one or two departments have faculty liaisons for the 
Media Library, and those have been only modestly successful over the 
years. We work most effectively with individual faculty members. 
Department chairs are not always keen on doing our homework for us. Our 
main library acquisition folks don't generally get involved in media 
purchases, but with streaming packages, that has changed somewhat. Our 
new database is supposed to handle notifications of new acquisitions, 
but I don't think it works yet. Prior to the new database, we posted 
monthly lists of new acquisitions on our website, but I doubt many 
people used them. Our circulation staff are good about spreading the 
word, as Gary described, when patrons come in.

Hope this helps,
Gail


On 2/3/2011 12:48 PM, Rosen, Rhonda J. wrote:


Hi everyone,

For the academic university crowd

I'm curious as to how you notify or if you notify faculty who request 
that the library purchase a video/dvd.


1.  Do you notify the selector when the item has come in?

1a) Do you only notify the selector when it is a rush?

2.  If you have Faculty library liaisons in each department, do you 
notify them of new media in their subject area?


2a) if so, do you ask them to spread the word

2b) if not, do you notify the department at large by 
sending a mass email t to all the profs?


3.  Do you notify librarian subject selectors and ask them to forward 
on the notification?


4.  Do you rely solely on an online newsletter or monthly acquisitions 
list for books and media in one?


5.  Alternatives?

Thanks for any responses,

Rhonda

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.edu| 310/338-4584|
http://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*


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.


--

Gail B. Fedak

Director, Media Resources

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, TN37132

Phone: 615-898-2899

Fax: 615-898-2530

Email: gfe...@mtsu.edu 

Web: www.mtsu.edu/~imr 

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] notice to faculty re video/dvd acquisitions

[Jeanne Little]

  
  
Rhonda,

We used to put faculty requester information into our order records
when they asked us to purchase titles, and then when it was received
and cataloged, a postcard/email was sent to them announcing it's
arrival. Now that we are faced with patron confidentiality issues,
we felt we could no longer place their names in order records that
many staff see. We stopped notifying at that time. We do produce a
'new title' list each month that is available from our library's
main home page. If a library liaison was involved, they work
directly with the faculty and may watch to see when a requested item
has been received and then send them an email announcement.

Usually what I tell faculty that call and speak directly with me is
that when the order has been placed, they will find the title in our
online opac with a status of 'on order'. Once they see that record
in the system, they can contact our circulation desk and they can
place a hold on the item for them. After the item has been received,
the status gets changed by our cataloging staff to read 'one copy
being processed". It will only be a short time later that it should
be available for use. And if they have asked for a hold to be
placed, they will be notified by our circulation staff that it is
available at the desk for them to checkout. I think they will hold
it for three days and then it goes on to the shelf for the rest of
our patrons.

Hope this helps.

Jeanne Little

Rod Library
Collection Management & Special Services
University of Northern Iowa

On 2/3/2011 12:48 PM, Rosen, Rhonda J. wrote:

  
  
  
  
Hi everyone,
For the academic university crowd….
I’m curious as to how you notify or if you
  notify faculty who request that the library purchase a
  video/dvd.
 
1.  Do you notify the selector when the
  item has come in?
    1a) Do you only notify the
  selector when it is a rush?
2.  If you have Faculty library liaisons in
  each department, do you notify them of new media in their
  subject area?
    2a) if so, do you ask them
  to spread the word 
    2b) if not, do you notify
  the department at large by sending a mass email t to all the
  profs?
3.  Do you notify librarian subject
  selectors and ask them to forward on the notification?
4.  Do you rely solely on an online
  newsletter or monthly acquisitions list for books and media in
  one?
5.  Alternatives?
 
Thanks for any responses,
Rhonda
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.edu| 310/338-4584|
  http://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
 
 
 
 
  
  

VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.



-- 
"The University of Northern Iowa provides transformative learning experiences that inspire students to embrace challenge, engage in critical inquiry and creative thought, and contribute to society."
  

<>VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] notice to faculty re video/dvd acquisitions

[McKenzie, Rue]

My responses are in red below.  I do always try to make sure any media 
requested by faculty is given priority regarding 
ordering/cataloging/processing/notification, because that usually means they 
are hoping to use it as soon as possible.  As with most media librarians, I 
acquire/select materials all over the subject-board, and work with faculty 
across disciplines.  So it's harder to have a nice, straight-forward routine 
notification process.  At the same time, I find myself often dealing with the 
same faculty from a department, but they aren't necessarily the faculty 
liaisons tapped for other CD work.

Rue

Rue McKenzie
Coordinator of Media Collections
Academic Resources
University of South Florida, Tampa Library
813-974-6342 / rmcken...@usf.edu



From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu 
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Rosen, Rhonda J.
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 1:48 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: [Videolib] notice to faculty re video/dvd acquisitions

Hi everyone,
For the academic university crowd
I'm curious as to how you notify or if you notify faculty who request that the 
library purchase a video/dvd.

1.  Do you notify the selector when the item has come in?  -- Yes, always.
1a) Do you only notify the selector when it is a rush?
2.  If you have Faculty library liaisons in each department, do you notify them 
of new media in their subject area? - I try to notify department reps when 
possible, but less of a priority.  I used to keep a New Media webpage...I 
haven't switched this over to our Libguide approach yet.  I'm only about a 
year+ behind...:)
2a) if so, do you ask them to spread the word
2b) if not, do you notify the department at large by sending a 
mass email t to all the profs?
3.  Do you notify librarian subject selectors and ask them to forward on the 
notification? - I work closely with subject selectors, and communicate 
regularly with them.  I'm also a subject selector for electronic and print.
4.  Do you rely solely on an online newsletter or monthly acquisitions list for 
books and media in one? - I guess this would be my "What's New in Media" 
web-thing, which still need to be reborn.  Hopefully the individual e-mails I'm 
doing now bridge most of the notification needs.
5.  Alternatives?

Thanks for any responses,
Rhonda
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.edu| 310/338-4584|
http://library.lmu.edu<http://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




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] notice to faculty re video/dvd acquisitions

[Chris Lewis]

We notify requestors immediately via email. I also send cumulative
lists based on subject to about 20 different mailing lists - every six
months or so. We also post new acquisition title lists on our blog
almost every week. I don't notify subject selectors typically as they
seem to be satisfied focussing on the text-based stuff.

On 2/3/11, Rosen, Rhonda J.  wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> For the academic university crowd
> I'm curious as to how you notify or if you notify faculty who request that
> the library purchase a video/dvd.
>
> 1.  Do you notify the selector when the item has come in?
> 1a) Do you only notify the selector when it is a rush?
> 2.  If you have Faculty library liaisons in each department, do you notify
> them of new media in their subject area?
> 2a) if so, do you ask them to spread the word
> 2b) if not, do you notify the department at large by sending
> a mass email t to all the profs?
> 3.  Do you notify librarian subject selectors and ask them to forward on the
> notification?
> 4.  Do you rely solely on an online newsletter or monthly acquisitions list
> for books and media in one?
> 5.  Alternatives?
>
> Thanks for any responses,
> Rhonda
> 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.edu| 310/338-4584|
> http://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
>
>
>
>
>

-- 
Sent from my mobile device

Chris Lewis
Media Librarian
American University Library
202.885.3257

Please think twice before printing this e-mail.

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relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
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working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

Re: [Videolib] notice to faculty re video/dvd acquisitions

[Vince Jenkins]

Rhonda,

Our notices are driven by the requests.  Whenever we receive a specific 
request (rush or not), acquisitions staff add a local note in the 
purchase order reminding them to notify the requester when the item is 
available.  When the item is received, the note prompts staff to put the 
item on "hold" for the requester (we use Voyager) which generates an 
e-mail to him or her that the item's ready.


We no longer notify faculty of all new materials, there's no staff 
time.  We do-- very briefly-- list selected new titles in a newsletter, 
but they're selected by serendipidy. //


Vince

Vince Jenkins
Technical Services Librarian
MERIT Library, School of Education
Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison
vjenkins at education.wisc.edu
608 262 7301 (ph)
608 262 6050 (fx)


On 2/3/2011 12:48 PM, Rosen, Rhonda J. wrote:


Hi everyone,

For the academic university crowd

I'm curious as to how you notify or if you notify faculty who request 
that the library purchase a video/dvd.


1.  Do you notify the selector when the item has come in?

1a) Do you only notify the selector when it is a rush?

2.  If you have Faculty library liaisons in each department, do you 
notify them of new media in their subject area?


2a) if so, do you ask them to spread the word

2b) if not, do you notify the department at large by 
sending a mass email t to all the profs?


3.  Do you notify librarian subject selectors and ask them to forward 
on the notification?


4.  Do you rely solely on an online newsletter or monthly acquisitions 
list for books and media in one?


5.  Alternatives?

Thanks for any responses,

Rhonda

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.edu| 310/338-4584|
http://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*


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] notice to faculty re video/dvd acquisitions

[Brewer, Michael]

Our catalog allows you to create notifications, so it faculty are interested, I 
help them create a notification for the type of new video that they'd like to 
know about when they are acquired.
mb

Michael Brewer
Team Leader for Instructional Services
University of Arizona Libraries
brew...@u.library.arizona.edu<mailto:brew...@u.library.arizona.edu>

From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu 
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Rosen, Rhonda J.
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 11:48 AM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: [Videolib] notice to faculty re video/dvd acquisitions

Hi everyone,
For the academic university crowd
I'm curious as to how you notify or if you notify faculty who request that the 
library purchase a video/dvd.

1.  Do you notify the selector when the item has come in?
1a) Do you only notify the selector when it is a rush?
2.  If you have Faculty library liaisons in each department, do you notify them 
of new media in their subject area?
2a) if so, do you ask them to spread the word
2b) if not, do you notify the department at large by sending a 
mass email t to all the profs?
3.  Do you notify librarian subject selectors and ask them to forward on the 
notification?
4.  Do you rely solely on an online newsletter or monthly acquisitions list for 
books and media in one?
5.  Alternatives?

Thanks for any responses,
Rhonda
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.edu|<mailto:rhonda.ro...@lmu.edu|> 310/338-4584|
http://library.lmu.edu<http://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




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] notice to faculty re video/dvd acquisitions

[Brigid Duffy]

Back in the days when SFSU had a media purchasing budget...

1. Always notify the faculty by e-mail when something they requested  
is ready for checkout.


2. One library office asks for a list of new media once a year, so  
they can incorporate it into their online catalog. That's all they  
seem to want. We send an e-mail to department chairs just before the  
fall semester starts of all media bought in their area, whether they  
requested it or not.  They can forward the list to their faculty, if  
they want.


3. No direct contact with library subject selectors.

4. Neither Academic Technology nor the Library here at SF State, as  
far as I know, have an online newsletter.


5. Don't forget going to department meetings and requesting 5 minutes  
of their time to discuss what you have and what they need.


Brigid Duffy
Academic Technology
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA  94132-4200
E-mail: bdu...@sfsu.edu


On Feb 3, 2011, at 10:48 AM, Rosen, Rhonda J. wrote:


Hi everyone,
For the academic university crowd….
I’m curious as to how you notify or if you notify faculty who  
request that the library purchase a video/dvd.


1.  Do you notify the selector when the item has come in?
1a) Do you only notify the selector when it is a rush?
2.  If you have Faculty library liaisons in each department, do you  
notify them of new media in their subject area?

2a) if so, do you ask them to spread the word
2b) if not, do you notify the department at large by  
sending a mass email t to all the profs?
3.  Do you notify librarian subject selectors and ask them to  
forward on the notification?
4.  Do you rely solely on an online newsletter or monthly  
acquisitions list for books and media in one?

5.  Alternatives?

Thanks for any responses,
Rhonda
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.edu| 310/338-4584|
http://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




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] notice to faculty re video/dvd acquisitions

[Hutchison, Jane]

Mine are in red below:

 

Jane B. Hutchison

Associate Director  Past
President

Instruction & Research Technology  CCUMC:
Leadership in Media & Academic Technology

William Paterson University
http://www.ccumc.org

Wayne, NJ 07470

973-720-2980 (work)

973-418-7727 (cell)

973-720-2585 (facs)

hutchis...@wpunj.edu

 

From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Rosen, Rhonda
J.
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 1:48 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: [Videolib] notice to faculty re video/dvd acquisitions

 

Hi everyone,

For the academic university crowd

I'm curious as to how you notify or if you notify faculty who request
that the library purchase a video/dvd.

 

1.  Do you notify the selector when the item has come in? We send a
notice to the requestor when it's catalogued and ready for checkout.

1a) Do you only notify the selector when it is a rush?

2.  If you have Faculty library liaisons in each department, do you
notify them of new media in their subject area?

2a) if so, do you ask them to spread the word 

2b) if not, do you notify the department at large by
sending a mass email t to all the profs? No, we leave that in the hands
of the librarian selectors.

3.  Do you notify librarian subject selectors and ask them to forward on
the notification?  Yes, they forward to the faculty who they think would
be interested and sometimes to the entire department.

4.  Do you rely solely on an online newsletter or monthly acquisitions
list for books and media in one? No, we have a new acquisitions list in
our OPAC, but that is only for those who want to see what's new.  We try
to target the faculty through the library selectors.

5.  Alternatives?

 

Thanks for any responses,

Rhonda

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.edu| 310/338-4584|
http://library.lmu.edu <http://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

 

 

 

 

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] notice to faculty re video/dvd acquisitions

[Rosen, Rhonda J.]

Hi everyone,
For the academic university crowd
I'm curious as to how you notify or if you notify faculty who request that the 
library purchase a video/dvd.

1.  Do you notify the selector when the item has come in?
1a) Do you only notify the selector when it is a rush?
2.  If you have Faculty library liaisons in each department, do you notify them 
of new media in their subject area?
2a) if so, do you ask them to spread the word
2b) if not, do you notify the department at large by sending a 
mass email t to all the profs?
3.  Do you notify librarian subject selectors and ask them to forward on the 
notification?
4.  Do you rely solely on an online newsletter or monthly acquisitions list for 
books and media in one?
5.  Alternatives?

Thanks for any responses,
Rhonda
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.edu| 310/338-4584|
http://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




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.