Re: [Videolib] Docs about U.S. militia movement and other right-wing extremist groups

2012-12-20 Thread Brian Boling
Danette, The Southern Poverty Law Center produces law enforcement training videos on how to recognize various hate groups including right-wing extremists. I'm not seeing DVDs for sale on their website (they donate these materials to police departments), but the following link has two short

Re: [Videolib] I need feedback on online video platforms for higher ed - American U is looking at alternatives to our homegrown system

2012-12-20 Thread Gangwer, Valerie
Hi, We are looking at the new iTunes U, which is tied to iPads. As a Mac-oriented school, that makes sense for us. If you have the usual mix of everything, that's probably not going to work. Take a look at Softchalk. I have heard some good things about it. Val Gangwer On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 2:32

Re: [Videolib] VHS weeding

2012-12-20 Thread Susan Weber
Funny this should come up when I'm doing exactly this- the task of weeding the VHS collection. First I have a list generated in Call # order for the DVD, VHS and streaming formats. This list includes total uses since 2006 (when we migrated to Milennium/now Sierra) and also Last Use date. I work

Re: [Videolib] VHS weeding

2012-12-20 Thread Cristella Bond
Okay, good. :) Do you have any art you'd like me to attach to the Zinio post? Or should I just attach their logo? Cristella Bond Information Services Librarian Anderson Public Library 111 E. 12th Street Anderson, IN 46016 (765) 641-2456 cb...@andersonlibrary.net www.andersonlibrary.net

Re: [Videolib] VHS weeding

2012-12-20 Thread Cristella Bond
Please disregard that last reply. I apologize. This is what happens when we do too much multitasking, I suppose. :) Cristella Bond Information Services Librarian Anderson Public Library 111 E. 12th Street Anderson, IN 46016 (765) 641-2456 cb...@andersonlibrary.net www.andersonlibrary.net

Re: [Videolib] VHS weeding

2012-12-20 Thread Rosen, Rhonda
Deg (and others), Do you have qualms about getting rid of VHS titles that are in online streaming subscriptions - as they may drop out of the d/base ? or are these VHS where you also have DVD titles and therefore if the subscription drops the title you will still have a DVD copy? Rhonda

Re: [Videolib] VHS weeding

2012-12-20 Thread Steinhoff, Cindy
We're going to start a collection of BBC Shakespeare through Ambrose in streaming format after the winter break ends in January and we will withdraw any remaining VHS of those programs. But we'll keep anything we have in DVD. Some faculty are still apprehensive about using streaming video,

Re: [Videolib] VHS weeding

2012-12-20 Thread Susan Weber
Not just qualms, Rhonda, but it has happened that we thought we could get rid of the 16mm and VHS copies because we had something streamed. Our link checker finds the broken link when the video is removed, and lo and behold, the film has been removed. It doesn't happen very often, like maybe,