Hi Scott,
We buy both streaming and DVD and prefer streaming when it's available.
This preference is driven by faculty because it makes assigning films in a
"flipped classroom" model (where students are expected to view the material
outside of class and come to class prepared to discuss it) much
Thank you Nancy, for what I feel is the best strategy for presenting films.
They should really be considered on a case by case basis -- what film to
what classroom. You guys know what's coming because I've mentioned it
countless times.
I do understand limited budgets and duplicate formats are a
I continue to buy DVD format for all genres. Blu-ray is preferred for
feature films for our Film Division faculty -- with a few exceptions. Most
of our electronic classrooms on campus for courses outside of film do not
support Blu-ray players yet. DVD and Blu-ray are still preferred for
Scott: Definitely go the standard DVD route. Like others, we at UD
only purchase Blu-ray content if we have a specific need to do so, and
even then we always try to have a standard copy of that title in the
Collection. The market never moved away from standard DVD and Blu-ray
will largely
Hi -
Scott - here at UNC, our stats remain high / strong for use of our physical
media collections even as use of our streaming collections continues to
steadily grow. My advice regarding the release of your project - make it as
easy to collect as possible (DVD, streaming online, license to
Hi Judith,
At Hofstra professors frequently assign streaming video for students to watch
outside of class time. Preserving class time for discussion of the content.
Sarah McC.
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