Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates?

2011-08-31 Thread Rosen, Rhonda J.
] On Behalf Of Chris Lewis Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 1:19 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates? Just back from vacation but yes I started a wiki called Classics not on DVD. It's far from perfect and hard to keep up to date but here it is: http

Re: [Videolib] vhs only list (again)

2011-08-18 Thread John Streepy
I think a general warning when some one is trying to combine their list with the wiki list like Gary did is a good idea though, but I think you are right, in general the likelihood is nil of multiple editors. and Chris thanks for putting this up. jhs John H. Streepy Media Services

[Videolib] vhs only list

2011-08-18 Thread ghandman
Hi all Well, being the obsessive/compulsive type that I am, I spent a few hours with the list yesterday and this morning. Added a fair sprinkling of literature-into-film titles. I also did a quick cull thru the entire list and updated availability for many. I've been thinking: this is a

Re: [Videolib] vhs only list

2011-08-18 Thread Grant, Tyra
-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of ghand...@library.berkeley.edu Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 12:27 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] vhs only list Hi all Well, being the obsessive/compulsive type that I am, I spent

Re: [Videolib] vhs only list

2011-08-18 Thread John Streepy
Great I'm getting moved to another department, and something cool and collaborative is coming in. I know what I'm going to be doing when I'm on the front desk at Gov Docs and no one is needing any help. This is just fantastic. regards jhs John H. Streepy Media Services Supervisor

Re: [Videolib] vhs only list

2011-08-18 Thread Jessica Rosner
A couple of quick notes from a VERY quick look. A number of the titles listed as having been out on VHS were either grey market, mostly pre GATT European films, or flat out illegal copies (Porgy and Bess) or mind blowing. Seriously some one has a copy of The Day The Clown Cried? I thought it would

Re: [Videolib] vhs only list

2011-08-18 Thread ghandman
I've updated the list to reflect your snarky comments, Jessica gary A couple of quick notes from a VERY quick look. A number of the titles listed as having been out on VHS were either grey market, mostly pre GATT European films, or flat out illegal copies (Porgy and Bess) or mind blowing.

Re: [Videolib] vhs only list

2011-08-18 Thread Brewer, Michael
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 4:09 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] vhs only list I am not sure if you are kidding, but I was not trying to be snarky. Can someone check on OCLC and tell me if someone actually claims to have a copy of THE DAY THE CLOWN DIED? A friend

Re: [Videolib] vhs only list

2011-08-18 Thread Chris Lewis
All the recent discussion of videos on VHS but not on DVD kinda blurred that the master list is broader than that and includes storied films that never made it out on video in any form. Thus the Day the Clown Cried and many others. On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 6:47 PM, Jessica Rosner

[Videolib] VHS Only List

2011-08-17 Thread ghandman
Hi all I'm going to try to do some merging of my vhs only list and chris' in the next few hours Could you all refrain from working on the list until noon PDT (3 EDT) Thanks! Gary I'll try to sort through it. On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 6:51 PM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: YIPES!  

Re: [Videolib] VHS Only List

2011-08-17 Thread Chris Lewis
I thought you might take a run at it so I got here early and made a number of updates before the West Coast woke up. I will lay off the rest of the day. On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 11:18 AM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: Hi all I'm going to try to do some merging of my vhs only list and

Re: [Videolib] vhs only

2011-08-17 Thread Ball, James (jmb4aw)
...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of ghand...@library.berkeley.edu Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 3:17 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] vhs only argh! OK...I've merged most of my list and Chris' (thanks again for doing this, Chris

Re: [Videolib] vhs only

2011-08-17 Thread Deborah Benrubi
Thank you, Chris and Gary! This is a huge service to the community. Deborah Benrubi Technical Services Librarian University of San Francisco Gleeson Library|Geschke Center 2130 Fulton St. San Francisco, CA 94117 ph. 415.422.5672 fax 415.422.2233 On 8/17/2011 12:17 PM,

Re: [Videolib] vhs only

2011-08-17 Thread Milewski, Steven
] On Behalf Of Ball, James (jmb4aw) Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 3:24 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] vhs only Gary and Chris, this is such an amazing resource, thank you both for doing it and making it public. Cheers, Matt __ Matt Ball

Re: [Videolib] vhs only

2011-08-17 Thread Williams, Alex O.
Great! I love these kinds of lists. If anyone feels so inclined, they could also go through the Warner Archiveshttp://www.wbshop.com/Warner-Archive/ARCHIVE,default,sc.htmlsite (which now also lists the Columbia Classics releases) to mark any of those that are still on the unavailable list. I made

Re: [Videolib] vhs only

2011-08-17 Thread Chris Lewis
-Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Ball, James (jmb4aw) Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 3:24 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] vhs only Gary and Chris

Re: [Videolib] vhs only

2011-08-17 Thread Milewski, Steven
Subject: Re: [Videolib] vhs only Gary and Chris, this is such an amazing resource, thank you both for doing it and making it public. Cheers, Matt __ Matt Ball Media Services Librarian University of Virginia mattb...@virginia.edu 434-924-3812 -Original

Re: [Videolib] vhs only list (again)

2011-08-17 Thread Chris Lewis
I'm sorry about being so slow to reply. I think it's good to have a protocol when it's under current discussion on Videolib and there's likely to be some overlapping activity. If history's any guide though the likelihood of overlapping editors at other times is practically nil so it probably isn't

Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates?

2011-08-16 Thread Chris Lewis
Subject: Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates? You're a better librarian than I am, Tyra...couldn't find my original anywhere. I also sent a subsequent listing of literary adaptations and performances that seem to be OP...list attached. gary Here's my copy. Tyra -Original Message

Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates?

2011-08-16 Thread ghandman
...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of ghand...@library.berkeley.edu Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 4:16 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates? You're a better librarian than I am, Tyra...couldn't find my original anywhere. I also

Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates?

2011-08-16 Thread ghandman
- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of ghand...@library.berkeley.edu Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 4:16 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates? You're a better librarian than I am, Tyra

Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates?

2011-08-16 Thread Chris Lewis
...@virginia.edu 434-924-3812 -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of ghand...@library.berkeley.edu Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 4:16 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY

Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates?

2011-08-16 Thread Williams, Alex O.
434-924-3812 -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of ghand...@library.berkeley.edu Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 4:16 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY

Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates?

2011-08-16 Thread John Streepy
-924-3812 -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of ghand...@library.berkeley.edu Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 4:16 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates? You're

Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates?

2011-08-16 Thread Grant, Tyra
:49 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates? I just made an update to the wiki; America America is available at Amazon so I left it on the list but put that it is available at amazon and todays date. jhs John H. Streepy Media Services Supervisor Library-Media

Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates?

2011-08-16 Thread Julie Bradford
I love the list!!! One correction to be made: Amazon.com is selling Yellow Submarine. Thanks, Julie Julie Bradford Assistant Head of Audio Visual Services 1919 West 81st AVE Merrillville, IN 46410 The best thing ever said by a four-year-old patron to my boss Hey Lady, Where do you keep

[Videolib] vhs only list (again)

2011-08-16 Thread ghandman
ok...I guess we need a protocol for working on Chris' vhs only list...right, Chris? Only one of us can be working on it at a time, I guess...yes? So: Seems that the logical thing to do would be to notify the group via videolib if you're gonna be on. Gary Handman Director Media Resources

Re: [Videolib] vhs only list (again)

2011-08-16 Thread Williams, Alex O.
That might have been me, Gary. I was trying to remove Youssef Chahine's Cairo Station from the list, since we actually put that out on DVD a few years ago... but when I went back to the list it was still there. I like Tyra's idea though of leaving newly available titles on the list for awhile with

Re: [Videolib] vhs only list (again)

2011-08-16 Thread Antonella Ward
Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of ghand...@library.berkeley.edu Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 6:05 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] vhs only list (again) ok...I guess we need a protocol for working

Re: [Videolib] vhs only list (again)

2011-08-16 Thread ghandman
Great! The problem I was talking about was the fact that if, say, I'm working on the list and then someone gets in and out with changes while I'm still working, and then I shoot my changes over--they wipe out the edits that came before. gary That might have been me, Gary. I was trying to

Re: [Videolib] vhs only list (again)

2011-08-16 Thread Williams, Alex O.
yeah, I think you wiped out my initial removal of Cairo Station... but I saw that as a sign and so decided to leave it and add the DVD availability info. :) Alex On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 4:24 PM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: Great! The problem I was talking about was the fact that

Re: [Videolib] vhs only list (again)

2011-08-16 Thread ghandman
thanks and sorry! g yeah, I think you wiped out my initial removal of Cairo Station... but I saw that as a sign and so decided to leave it and add the DVD availability info. :) Alex On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 4:24 PM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: Great! The problem I was

Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates?

2011-08-05 Thread ghandman
...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Ball, James (jmb4aw) Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 5:25 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates? It depends on what we mean by maintain. In its simplest form there could be a webpage with columns for title, laserdisc, VHS

Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates?

2011-08-05 Thread Grant, Tyra
...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of ghand...@library.berkeley.edu Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 10:58 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates? Hi Matt (et al.) The Mellon project--a partnership involving NYU, UCB, and Loyola University (New Orleans)--is much more

Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates?

2011-08-05 Thread ghandman
: Friday, August 05, 2011 10:58 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates? Hi Matt (et al.) The Mellon project--a partnership involving NYU, UCB, and Loyola University (New Orleans)--is much more broadly empirical than that. The deliverables include

[Videolib] VHS ONLY updates?

2011-08-04 Thread Grant, Tyra
Greetings, I'm beginning to plan a VHS holdings survey where our first step would be to determine how many of our VHS collections might be unavailable on DVD. I do have Gary's 8/11/11 Berkely's 'VHS ONLY' list . Are there updates, compiled or other lists available in addition to Gary's?

Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates?

2011-08-04 Thread ghandman
Hi No updates on this end. It may go without saying, but...I'd definitely focus on non-fiction film first (maybe exclusively). When approaching feature (i.e. non-fiction), start with foreign language films first. There are certain distributors that are no longer in business: Films

Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates?

2011-08-04 Thread Chris McNevins
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 1:06 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates? Hi No updates on this end. It may go without saying, but...I'd definitely focus on non-fiction film first (maybe exclusively). When approaching feature (i.e. non-fiction), start

Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates?

2011-08-04 Thread Jessica Rosner
Of ghand...@library.berkeley.edu Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 1:06 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates? Hi No updates on this end. It may go without saying, but...I'd definitely focus on non-fiction film first (maybe exclusively). When approaching

Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates?

2011-08-04 Thread ghandman
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of ghand...@library.berkeley.edu Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 2:36 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates? Hmmm...not sure where I put this. I'll see if I can dig it up. gary Hey Gary, Do you

Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates?

2011-08-04 Thread Ball, James (jmb4aw)
@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates? You're a better librarian than I am, Tyra...couldn't find my original anywhere. I also sent a subsequent listing of literary adaptations and performances that seem to be OP...list attached. gary Here's my copy. Tyra -Original Message

Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates?

2011-08-04 Thread ghandman
-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Ball, James (jmb4aw) Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 3:43 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates? In Gary's original message there is this postscript: PS: Chris Lewis...weren't you maintaining a list of titles

Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates?

2011-08-04 Thread Tatar, Becky
PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates? It depends on what we mean by maintain. In its simplest form there could be a webpage with columns for title, laserdisc, VHS, and DVD, and then someone (me?) to update it. Then I would just depend on people to let me

Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates?

2011-08-04 Thread Ball, James (jmb4aw)
: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates? It depends on what we mean by maintain. In its simplest form there could be a webpage with columns for title, laserdisc, VHS, and DVD, and then someone (me?) to update it. Then I would just depend on people to let me know what needs updating. Or there could be a Wiki

Re: [Videolib] VHS only?

2010-08-11 Thread Chris Lewis
It's far from comprehensive but seems to be more extensive than others that attempt to do the same kind of thing: http://classicsnotondvd.wikispaces.com/ I'll add your findings to it, Gary. On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 11:35 AM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: Hi all I think I mentioned

Re: [Videolib] VHS only?

2010-08-11 Thread ghandman
Really...cool, I'll take a look. Thanks, D. g I believe the 1931 Berlin Alexanderplatz is a bonus feature on Criterion's DVD release. DD Sent from my iPhone On Aug 11, 2010, at 12:21 PM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: ah what would I do without my daily Jessica annoyance. The

Re: [Videolib] VHS only?

2010-08-11 Thread ghandman
We're talking about keeping stuff alive for use in working collections, Jessica. Not David Shepard territory. g. Well re section 108. If you have that deteriorating VHS you can't replace and do a transfer, it can't leave the library My argument was with the preservation' of said

Re: [Videolib] VHS only?

2010-08-11 Thread ghandman
I don't know how I can make this any simpler, Jessica. If we own a tape and the the tape is no longer commercially distributed in either DVD or vhs (in the US or abroad or legally in the OP marketplace), then I'm gonna try to save it from the flames...it's what librarians do: we preserve the

Re: [Videolib] VHS only?

2010-08-11 Thread ghandman
I don't know how I can make this any simplier, Jessica. If we own a tape and the the tape is no longer distributed in either DVD or vhs, then I'm gonna try to save it from the flames...it's what librarians do: we preserve the cultural record. If a faculty person wants to use that title to show

Re: [Videolib] VHS only?--available on DVD

2010-08-11 Thread ghandman
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 11:21 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] VHS only? ah what would I do without my daily Jessica annoyance. The Berlin Alexanderplatz on the list is the one directed by Phil Jutzi (1931)...not the 1980 TV series (on Criterion

Re: [Videolib] VHS only?--available on DVD

2010-08-11 Thread Linda Duchin
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] VHS only?--available on DVD Remember: my list is titles which are not currently in vhs or DVD release in the US (i.e. not counting the OP market). So, stuff that WAS available at one time on DVD, but is no longer is not included

Re: [Videolib] VHS only?--available on DVD

2010-08-11 Thread ghandman
...@library.berkeley.edu [ghand...@library.berkeley.edu] Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 1:18 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] VHS only?--available on DVD Remember: my list is titles which are not currently in vhs or DVD release in the US (i.e. not counting the OP market). So