Re: [Videolib] Preservation vs. prohibitions on duplication

2010-10-01 Thread Pamela Bristah
The Music Library Association's copyright page has a good summary of copyright law governing pre-1972 sound recordings at http://copyright.musiclibraryassoc.org/Resources/AudioPreservationAndAccess , under the section titled Discussion. The post below is correct; pre-1972 sound recordings are

Re: [Videolib] Marketing list of librarians?

2010-10-01 Thread Jessica Rosner
Just out curiosity Mike, do you know if ALA has different categories of membership. Would you be sold on a list as a librarian? On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 9:55 AM, Mike Tribby mike.tri...@quality-books.comwrote: I shouldn't be forced to opt out in order to control what flows into my mailbox. The

Re: [Videolib] Marketing list of librarians?

2010-10-01 Thread Jessica Rosner
This is interesting because the last time I tried to buy an ALA list which was some years ago, they did NOT have list specific to media librarians. On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 11:22 AM, Meghann Matwichuk mtw...@udel.edu wrote: I think Mike is on to something -- I am an ALA member, as is the other

Re: [Videolib] Swank Digital Campus

2010-10-01 Thread Jo Ann Reynolds
Hi Kim, I guess I disagree with Gary. Short term access to resources for classes is something we've provided for forever in Reserve Services here at the University of Connecticut. Historically that was books but now we've grown to journal articles, full text links to journals and ebooks, personal

Re: [Videolib] Swank Digital Campus

2010-10-01 Thread Jessica Rosner
I am not sure if we are talking about the same kind of film, but fiction feature films are nearly always licensed from large companies or sales agents that represent them and you definitely may not license them to anyone beyond the term of your contract without their agreement. I imagine if you

Re: [Videolib] Swank Digital Campus

2010-10-01 Thread ghandman
Reserve books are inventoriable...they presumably get cataloged and become part of the library's collection, no? gary Hi Kim, I guess I disagree with Gary. Short term access to resources for classes is something we've provided for forever in Reserve Services here at the University of

[Videolib] Best Practices for Managing Video Collections

2010-10-01 Thread Benjamin Turner
Dear Colleagues, Can anybody tell me where I can find a Best Practices for managing video collections? Thanks to everybody for answering my previous questions. The information you've provided has been very helpful. Benjamin Turner Assistant Professor, Instructional Services St.

Re: [Videolib] Best Practices for Managing Video Collections

2010-10-01 Thread ghandman
There is no such thing. At risk of shamelessly flacking my work, my Greenwood book has stuff in it that still holds true: http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR1658.aspx There are a handful of Guidelines out there Kris Brancolini's Audiovisual policies in ARL libraries is looking a bit shaggy

Re: [Videolib] Swank Digital Campus

2010-10-01 Thread Susan Weber
Thank you, Elizabeth for this clarity. I had been told the same thing from Criterion, in Canada. However, many of the distributors who have digital rights do not uphold this belief. They tell us that they cannot license beyond their agreement with the rights' holder. I've often brought up