[Videolib] Need Advice for Professional Development

2013-07-18 Thread Oling, Rebecca
I have fallen into becoming a Cinema Studies/Film librarian because of my literature background, passion and tenacity. Consequently, my passion creates more work and challenges as I am now pretty much responsible for guiding our nascent streaming programming as well (not for residents, but for

[Videolib] Usability testing for streaming video

2013-07-18 Thread Laura Jenemann
Dear videolib, Does anyone have any references handy for tasks to use when testing streaming video in a library, especially academic library, setting? Thank you for your assistance. Regards, Laura -- Laura Jenemann Film Studies/Media Services Librarian Johnson Center Library George Mason

[Videolib] advice on streaming feature film situation

2013-07-18 Thread Wochna, Lorraine
hello all, i've been bombing around some databases, internet, listservs looking for some advice, but i'm not coming up with a hard and fast answer; so any advice would be appreciated. This has to do with more and more faculty teaching an online course in cinema studies. My faculty wants to

Re: [Videolib] advice on streaming feature film situation

2013-07-18 Thread Jessica Rosner
Have her check how many of them are on Netflix and Hulu which might be an option On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 2:11 PM, Wochna, Lorraine woc...@ohio.edu wrote: hello all, i've been bombing around some databases, internet, listservs looking for some advice, but i'm not coming up with a hard and

Re: [Videolib] advice on streaming feature film situation

2013-07-18 Thread Meghann Matwichuk
And here's a site that might be helpful on that front (cross-platform search for online availability): http://gowatchit.com/ Best, -- Meghann Matwichuk, M.S. Associate Librarian Film and Video Collection Department Morris Library, University of Delaware 181 S. College Ave. Newark, DE 19717

Re: [Videolib] Need Advice for Professional Development

2013-07-18 Thread Deg Farrelly
Rebecca The NMM will be a great venue for you to network with other media librarians, tho not necessarily *Film Studies* librarians (tho there are many who attend. It is a market where media librarians preview and select the best content for their collections, and strike deals that, in my

Re: [Videolib] advice on streaming feature film situation

2013-07-18 Thread Deg Farrelly
Alden Welcome the 21st century of media issues! Does your library provide reserve services? Does Ohio University pay for permission (thru Copyright Clearance Center or publishers, etc.) to put materials on reserve? Why should media be any different in the service provided to faculty and

Re: [Videolib] advice on streaming feature film situation

2013-07-18 Thread Susan Albrecht
Lorraine, Depending on WHICH feature films are on the faculty member's list, she might be able to utilize Swank's Digital Campus. These are feature film streams designed specifically for classroom and/or class-related use, so the prof can screen them in class, or links to the streams can be