Re: [Videolib] looking for Land and Freedom

2015-07-23 Thread Jessica Rosner
Um that is the Korean bootleg. I know it can often be hard to tell but I think you can pretty much bet the farm they do not have a contract with the rights holder let alone one that allows them to sell copies in the US. On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 4:37 PM, Anthony Anderson antho...@usc.edu wrote:

Re: [Videolib] looking for Land and Freedom

2015-07-23 Thread Anthony Anderson
WorldCat lists 96 libraries as having a copy of the film which was issued in 2009 by Kino Film on DVD. Perhaps one of these 96 libraries could be persuaded to lend the film out on inter-library loan. Best regards, Anthony *** Anthony E. Anderson

Re: [Videolib] Searching for Screening Rights to Two Italian Films

2015-07-23 Thread Jessica Rosner
You are pretty much out of luck.Neither film had distribution in the US though Welcome to the South was a small festival tour in 2011. The only way you could obtain them would be to track down the owner and ask to show them which is not too realistic since forgetting money issues there is no legal

[Videolib] Looking for Film: Gettin' Back

2015-07-23 Thread Shelley, Anne
Hello, A colleague posted this question on another list - any help would be appreciated! Thanks, Anne Shelley Illinois State University One of our faculty members is trying to find a copy of a 1974 film called Gettin' Back It's a documentary about the May 1973 Ozark Mountain Folkfair in

[Videolib] Searching for Screening Rights to Two Italian Films

2015-07-23 Thread Conley, James
Dear Videolib, I've been searching for the screening rights for a faculty member on our campus to two Italian films from 2010 with no luck. I thought I might inquire here to see if anyone has any suggestions as to where I might look for foreign titles, I didn't see anything with Swank or

Re: [Videolib] looking for Land and Freedom

2015-07-23 Thread Chery, Marc
Thanks, Meghann. From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Meghann Matwichuk Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2015 1:11 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] looking for Land and Freedom Hi Marc, We recently purchased this

Re: [Videolib] looking for Land and Freedom

2015-07-23 Thread Jessica Rosner
PS NO relation to Kino in the US. On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 4:40 PM, Jessica Rosner maddux2...@gmail.com wrote: Um that is the Korean bootleg. I know it can often be hard to tell but I think you can pretty much bet the farm they do not have a contract with the rights holder let alone one that

[Videolib] looking for Land and Freedom

2015-07-23 Thread Chery, Marc
Looking to purchase/rent the film Land and Freedom by director Ken Loach for a Spanish Civil War film series. Our film and video person tells us it seems currently only available on Amazon only in all region Korean versions. Thanks. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively

Re: [Videolib] looking for Land and Freedom

2015-07-23 Thread Shoaf,Judith P
There are legal R2 copies on ebay (released by Artificial Eye) Judy Shoaf VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in

Re: [Videolib] looking for Land and Freedom

2015-07-23 Thread Meghann Matwichuk
Hi Marc, We recently purchased this film, and the only copy we could find was the Korean version. I took a close look at it when it arrived to make sure it wasn't dubbed in Korean or anything, and found it to be an acceptable copy. The menu and case may confuse some patrons, but anyone who

Re: [Videolib] looking for Land and Freedom

2015-07-23 Thread Jessica Rosner
Sorry if this is a double post but I don't see my first response This is an illegal copy but that is not your problem in this case. Increasingly out of print titles especially foreign and indie films are on Amazon from Korea. It is relatively easy for a rights holder to have these removed ( or at

Re: [Videolib] reservation systems

2015-07-23 Thread Brannen, Michelle
Lori, We are using LibCal from spring share to reserve workstations and rooms. We are also using Room wizards from steelcase on the rooms to display the calendars. They work great for the audio rooms as the red light indicates the room in use so we put up signs that the red light also

[Videolib] job descriptions for media librarians?

2015-07-23 Thread Maureen Tripp
We're combining our service desks into one Frankendesk--so I'm losing the desk operations/student staff supervisory parts of my job. Are there any academic media librarians (who don't supervise a desk) out there who would be willing to share their job descriptions with me? The

Re: [Videolib] job descriptions for media librarians?

2015-07-23 Thread Sarah E. McCleskey
Hi Maureen, Does anyone *have* a job description anymore? I'm kind of intrigued by the idea! I don't think I've had an updated one since I started working at Hofstra 11 years ago. Over that time, I have taken on more roles (copyright, film/media) and I'm about to incorporate Interlibrary Loan