Re: [Videolib] DVD Cleaning Service (s)??

2010-03-11 Thread m . loyer
Every DVD, CD and CD-Rom is hand wiped with a soft cloth and Azuredisc cleaner to give our media a fighting chance. We also have an RTI senior Disc Chek that we use when a patron complains about a disc not playing properly. We have been lucky to have a couple of gentlemen volunteers that help us

Re: [Videolib] DVD Cleaning Service (s)??

2010-03-11 Thread Chris Lewis
We've had pretty amazing success with a relatively inexpensive ($495) Disc-Go-Pod Plus from discgotech.com. It's very good at buffing out scratches and resolving disc freezes and pixillation issues. On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 9:36 AM, m.lo...@mphpl.org wrote: Every DVD, CD and CD-Rom is hand

Re: [Videolib] Does anyone sell an institutional version of Battleof Algiers?

2010-03-11 Thread Edwards, Mary
I've emailed Eric. Evidently it's $275 for the rights, and that does not include purchase. It's a per showing figure. Mary E. Edwards Director of Library Services The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles 2900 31st Street Santa Monica, CA 90405-3035 310-314-6154 (tel.)

[Videolib] Photographer's Eye - availability of VHS or DVD?

2010-03-11 Thread Jeanne Little
Hello, All. Our library owns a vhs copy of the title Photographer's Eye which is part of the Creativity with Bill Moyers series. It was done in 1989 by PBS Video with a run time of 28 minutes, and was originally shown on public television in 1982. Our copy has been used enough that it is no

Re: [Videolib] Photographer's Eye - availability of VHS or DVD?

2010-03-11 Thread Brewer, Michael
I meant NOT specifically be covered by 108. Sorry. mb Michael Brewer Team Leader for Instructional Services University of Arizona Library brew...@u.library.arizona.edu -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf

Re: [Videolib] DVD Cleaning Service (s)??

2010-03-11 Thread Nitz, Michael
We use a Disc-Go-Tech’s Check Max disc scanner to determine if a disc is damaged (this machine is no longer available to purchase), and a RTI Eco Auto Smart to repair the discs. I’ve been informed that the RTI Inspector is also no longer available for purchase. We use a mix of physical

Re: [Videolib] FW: Invitation to the Higher Education Digital Video Summit

2010-03-11 Thread Chet Mazur
! am just a student and aspiring video librarian, but I am in New York. Should I go to this thing? Will I learn any thing? Chet Mazur GSLIS Queens College New York, NY Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:43:16 -0500 From: maddux2...@gmail.com To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] FW:

[Videolib] VHS cases

2010-03-11 Thread Gail Fedak
We have thus far amassed several hundred VHS cases as we weed our video collection. Does anyone know if they can be recycled, and if so, who to contact? Thanks in advance, Gail -- Gail B. Fedak Director, Media Resources Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Phone:

Re: [Videolib] VHS cases

2010-03-11 Thread Laura Fu
Gail and fellow video librarians, You may want to try donating them. Check local schools and artist. I was able to donate several old films and canisters to area students and artists. Or check other organizations to see if someone needs them. I had a tremendous response for obsolete formats

Re: [Videolib] videolib Digest, Vol 28, Issue 31

2010-03-11 Thread Anna Ha
At my work we use the VenMill Buffer ( http://www.venmill.com/products/vmi3500.html), and it usually works like a dream! Rather than checking for damage when things are returned, we take a look at the disc when someone checks it out and buff it then, if necessary. On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 9:52 AM,

Re: [Videolib] VHS cases

2010-03-11 Thread Tatar, Becky
Well, they make great containers for small craft items - beads, etc., Also, jewelry for travel, fishing things, sewing notions, . . . Don't laugh - years ago in our booksale, our director had us sell the original clamshell cases for videos since we put them in our own cases. We racked our brains

[Videolib] The new media world?

2010-03-11 Thread Rick Faaberg
Hi, Haven't written for awhile, but have been reading all the discussion lately. Ran across this (pretty harsh, but real) article linked from my favorite blog: It¹s not a question of entitlement. It¹s a question of clear vision about the inevitability of painful, weird change, and whether we