[Videolib] Big Picture Cataloging Advice

2012-04-17 Thread Mary Hanlin
Hi Videolibbers, I have a brooding sense that I really am about to ask a pretty dumb question, but this is generally a fairly forgiving listserv. So here it is: our cataloger (i.e. mainly, our media cataloger) has just retired. It's never an expeditious process here to get a position filled

Re: [Videolib] Help w Establishing video company

2012-04-17 Thread ghandman
Hi It's not really rocket science. You contact the person(s) responsible for acquisition and if they're interested, they'll ask for a screener for consideration. The alternative, of course, is to set up your own lemonade stand on the internet and hope for the best... Maybe our vendor friends

Re: [Videolib] Help w Establishing video company

2012-04-17 Thread Elizabeth Stanley
Hello, James, Thanks for your interest in producing educational videos. I would be happy to speak with you about Bullfrog Films and our distribution process. John Hoskyns-Abrahall and Winnie Scherrer are filmmakers who founded Bullfrog Films in 1973, and have had lots of experience with the

Re: [Videolib] Security System Recommendation (Josh Moorman)

2012-04-17 Thread Tygett, Rob
Josh, at SLPL we are using the 3M security strips and laminating labels, which cover our discs. They do have some positive attributes. The plastic coating does a nice job of protecting the top sides of discs from being scratched. This has been great, because once the top layer of a disc is marred,

Re: [Videolib] Security System Recommendation (Josh Moorman)

2012-04-17 Thread Josh Moorman
Thanks for the heads up, Rob. We'll keep playback issues in mind while looking at our options. Although since you're still using the 3M security stripes, does that mean the pros still outweigh the cons with this system? On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 11:20 AM, Tygett, Rob rtyg...@slpl.org wrote: Josh,

[Videolib] Re: Help w Establishing video company

2012-04-17 Thread Bradley Kloza
Hello all, I initially replied directly to James, but since he mentioned us specifically I thought I should share with everyone. There are two sides to what we do: Acquisitions, and Productions. Acquisitions is when a producer (whether large like the BBC, or a small independent shop, or even

Re: [Videolib] Big Picture Cataloging Advice

2012-04-17 Thread Helen P. Mack
I think it depends on the volume of your ordering and the level of demand for immediate use. If a WorldCat/Connexion record is poor or non-existent, we do quick-and-dirty cataloging with the best record that can be found -- just enough to be able to identify it and charge it out. When there

Re: [Videolib] Big Picture Cataloging Advice

2012-04-17 Thread Mike Tribby
Ah, a video cataloging question; where to begin? These are heady days in cataloging. The Library of Congress has announced that they are changing to the new cataloging rules titled RDA (for Resource Description and Access) after years of following the current AACR2r (Anglo-American Cataloging