[Videolib] DVDs on Interviewing

2012-03-07 Thread James Leftwich
Can anyone suggest a fairly current well done DVD about job interviewing. I've been finding a lot of British productions...accent would be distracting to our students. James Leftwich Berkeley College Director, Westchester Campus Library 99 Church Street White Plains, NY 10601 914-694-1122 x3370

[Videolib] PPR - Congorama

2012-03-07 Thread Linkous, Kimberly A.
Hello - Does anyone know of a contact for PPR for this film by Philippe Falardeau? Thank you, Kimberly Linkous St. Louis Community College VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic

[Videolib] Media overlays for security

2012-03-07 Thread Meghan Banach Bergin
UMass Amherst is planning to move its DVD and VHS collections from behind a secure service desk to open shelves to enable browsing. We also want the collection to be self-service. This has raised the question of security. Focusing on DVDs for now, the library administration has asked a

Re: [Videolib] Media overlays for security

2012-03-07 Thread Mercure, Jeanette
The public libraries in our area do a variety of things - We have kept them behind the circ desk (very labor intensive)ever since we found that about 1/3 of our collection, which were on the open shelves in Kwik cases, was stolen. The police just laughed and said the cases can be broken into.

Re: [Videolib] Media overlays for security

2012-03-07 Thread Logan, Michael
Our public library uses 3M overlays on approximately 16,000 CDs and DVDs--we've had no problems with them at all re: functionality, after many years of use. Care must be taken to ensure the overlay is centered on the disc and securely adhered. We have also encountered discs where the patron has

Re: [Videolib] Media overlays for security

2012-03-07 Thread Anthony Anderson
Sue! FYI andy Mercure, Jeanette wrote: The public libraries in our area do a variety of things - We have kept them behind the circ desk (very labor intensive)ever since we found that about 1/3 of our collection, which were on the open shelves in Kwik cases, was stolen. The police just

[Videolib] Two things:

2012-03-07 Thread Maureen Tripp
1. I have a part-time assistant who handles media desk operations and manages our student staff. I have tried unsuccessfully to have his position made full-time. He's been here for two years, and I would at least like him to get a salary increase. Would any other academic media

Re: [Videolib] Two things:

2012-03-07 Thread ghandman
Hey Maureen We subscribed to Film Movement in its earliest years...it was a lot cheaper back then. I've found the films really amazing, for the most part. Small, indie, off the beaten track, foreign and domestic, and generally wonderful. I like the fact that many of these discs also include

[Videolib] Mad Men PPR

2012-03-07 Thread Jacqueline Protka
Hi collective wisdom, At the Corcoran, our BFA seniors present a piece from their thesis in a major exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery of Art and Design. (http://www.corcoran.org/next/index.php ) This year the BA and MA students will also prepare video abstracts of their written theses, which

[Videolib] University Theatre instructional video collections support?

2012-03-07 Thread scott spicer
Hi Everyone, I am now working with our Theater Librarian and a Theater faculty member to improve discovery and collection development of instructional theater videos, with an emphasis on performance (for now). In terms of discovery, to supplement our general a/v guides, this will include the

Re: [Videolib] The battle continues... on another listserv

2012-03-07 Thread Dennis Doros
Though not on that listserv and certainly not about to join *now*, all I can say is that they're VidLib want-to-be's that can't hold a candle to our arguments! We're number one! Late to the party and without a bottle of Boone's Farm Strawberry Hill to pass around to kill the pain.Slackers! ;-)

Re: [Videolib] The battle continues... on another listserv

2012-03-07 Thread Randal Baier
http://lists.ala.org/wws/subscribe/collib-l - Original Message - From: Jessica Rosner jessicapros...@gmail.com To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Sent: Wednesday, March 7, 2012 11:22:13 PM Subject: Re: [Videolib] The battle continues... on another listserv I am afraid to ask but

[Videolib] Joining Collib discussion group

2012-03-07 Thread Deg Farrelly
http://www.ala.org/acrl/aboutacrl/directoryofleadership/sections/cls/clswebsite/collibldisc/collibldiscussion -deg farrelly From: Jessica Rosner jessicapros...@gmail.com I am afraid to ask but how does one join? VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues