Hey, at least you have money. Our place had a deadline of July 14th for
requisitions but I have had to ask for special dispensation. We could use our
credit card until today.
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Adjunct Faculty--Theatre
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison Dr.
San
I shared the exchange with my librarians. We are always frustrated with
the slowness of APA and MLA to react to format changes, never mind
anything digital. Seems like the vocabulary they use is never quite what
WE use. And we are persnickety about it, too!
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning
Same here. There doesn’t seem to be a wholesaler that deals much with the
educational titles. We buy popular items from BT and Amazon, the remainder
from the distributors. We have used Action Media and Video-Go (sp?) in the past
but the reality is that we now use a credit card directly, for the
I seem to recall one similar when we got a book oncockroaches...it
was Urban Fauna. Now there's an intuitive one, for you! I always
maintained that the folks in cataloging at LC were the mole people who
must exist underground and not be in touch with reality.
Christine Crowley
Dean of
I usually used that explanation when trying to address the vagaries of
subject headings with students who are very key-word oriented. Although
I appreciate the efficiency and consistency of a controlled vocabulary,
it always or often seems that the decision makers are going out of their
way to
Yes, the vagaries of LC do leave us with some frustrating issues--movies made
from literature are in the PR, PS etc even if they are popular feature films.
We do make decisions to put a few titles in different places. One of the
advantages is that I can tell a student that if they find a book
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of CROWLEY, CHRISTINE
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 1:21 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] The case of the disappearing VHS players
We have several VHS that were very actively used until there were few,
if any, VHS
Amen.
One of the reasons I found it easy to accept a retirement incentive program.
Tilting at windmills has made my arms very tired. There have got to be better
ways to exercise!
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Adjunct Faculty, Theatre
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison Dr.
What a great idea!
We do make a note in our catalog if we have purchased the PPR so faculty know
right off the bat.
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Adjunct Faculty--Theatre
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78251
210.486.4572 office
210.486.4504 fax
Very likely it is a tape of an interview that might have occurred at
that institution, hence the one extant copy.
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Adjunct Faculty, Theatre
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78251
210.486.4572 voice
210.486.4504 fax
We loan videos that do not have a huge in-house demand to Texas
libraries. Sometimes beyond. The pricier ones we tend to keep here. We
rarely buy titles that have serious restrictions unless they are crucial
to our workforce training department, for instance.
Christine Crowley
Dean of
Yeecchhh. We avoid them when possible. They are simply transfers to DVD
format from a VHS tape and are not chaptered ( one of the
characteristics people are looking for on a DVD).
If I am wrong, I am sure someone on the list will hasten to correct me.
The advantage is that you may not have
Thanks for the clarification, Joanne. I know we have had no problem with
some titles, but major probs with others. It is good to know the basic
difference is in how they are created and why the choice is made to do
it that way.
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Adjunct Faculty,
Ouch! I just spoke with Ursula and we agreed I needed to respond to this
immediately!
The bad news-I cannot accept the position because of
The good news-our college district recently launched a very favorable
retirement incentive program and I have taken advantage of it. I will
retire as of
We use the 1995.9 also and it does present a problem in that so many
titles have very similar call numbers, making shelving a challenge.
However, they are grouped somewhat sensibly. Musicals are together,
foreign films, comedies. What other PN number would they use?
Christine Crowley
Dean of
At this point, we would prefer the streaming video under these
circumstances:
* Quality is very good to excellent
* Streamed from vendor's server
* Priced reasonably with a license that doesn't take forever to
negotiate (I know, I know-that is the big issue!)
*
Could be a new miniseries on PBS!
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Adjunct Faculty--Theatre
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78251
210.486.4572 office
210.486.4504 fax
ccrowl...@alamo.edu
Northwest Vista College is one of the Alamo Colleges
Having been in the play twice (I have played both mothers), I can say
the stage play is much better than the Capra movie. He played sort of
fast and loose.
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Adjunct Faculty, Theatre
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78251
Well, that was my first laugh of the day. I started it by not being able to
open my office. Several keys were tried and none of them worked. I thought
maybe I had been fired and was the last to know. fortunately, a security guard
was able to wrestle it open. Sigh.
We do not buy VHS anymore.
Many of my choice involved the study of subversive semioticsooh, too
cerebral! San Antonio was paralyzed by ice today; we had the day off.
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Adjunct Faculty--Theatre
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78251
210.486.4572
Answers in CAPS
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Adjunct Faculty, Theatre
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78251
210.486.4572 voice
210.486.4504 fax
We will either find a way, or make one.--Hannibal
From:
Rhonda, I tried sending directly to you but it came back. It looks like
there is a character at the end of your email link below that is messing
up the address. A little pipe bar?
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Adjunct Faculty, Theatre
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison
For a dramaturgy class project at Texas State, I used images of Tennessee
Williams and some famous productions to illustrate info on a production of
Night of the Iguana. All images were identified and URLs provided. It sounds
like your faculty member is doing a sort of mash up. I would think
I have not been getting double posts and I am on both lists, I believe
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Adjunct Faculty--Theatre
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78251
210.486.4572 office
210.486.4504 fax
ccrowl...@alamo.edu
Northwest Vista College is
Yes, but if it is a contract, per se, shouldn't the vendor have allowed
the buyer to agree or not agree BEFORE taking the money?? At the very
least, it is unfair to state the rules AFTER the game has begun.
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Adjunct Faculty, Theatre
Northwest Vista
Amen, Gary. Can you unsub me through Dec. 1st? I am heading out on a cruise. No
raspberries, please!
:)
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Adjunct Faculty--Theatre
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78251
210.486.4572 office
210.486.4504 fax
It was, indeed, a great show! I saw so many things we will start to
order this week. And I got to meet my San Antonio colleague Farhad
Moshiri who works across town but our paths had never met! I lived in KC
for many years and it was good to be back among friends and former
colleagues. Looking
Since many of us will be at NMM, maybe we can declare a quiet week? I'll
be armed with an IPAD to keep up with email but would rather talk in
person in KC and have time to really visit with other colleagues and
vendor reps.
:)
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Adjunct Faculty, Theatre
It did seem a little TMIish...
:)
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Adjunct Faculty, Theatre
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78251
210.486.4572 voice
210.486.4504 fax
We will either find a way, or make one.--Hannibal
-Original Message-
From:
We have the Theatre and Dance collections purchased and they are used quite a
bit. We lease American History in Video and it's also very popular. It's a bit
dependent on, I would guess, the depth of your hard copy collection.
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Adjunct
Same here. We've got a small drop box that has weathered the times for
over ten years. The occasional CD would sometimes get lodged between the
wall of the drop and the spring-loaded cart, but very few times have we
had any real damage.
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Adjunct
Because there are few programs, the exhibits are the big draw when
attendees are not in business meetings. And many sections are meeting
virtually for Midwinter so it is possible that those of us going will
have even more time to visit the exhibits.
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning
Uh, I was planning to attend it in San Diego. Since when was it moved to
Chicago or have I completely misunderstood this threat? It's been that
kind of day---off to a late start and then victimized by the health
insurance industry once again. Don't get me started!
Christine Crowley
Dean of
Let's hope they reveal what the plans are. This is a great resource for
reviews and have been hard to access in the past.
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Adjunct Faculty, Theatre
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78251
210.486.4572 voice
Not at all, Dennis. I have often ordered from those emails as they are
easy to shoot to the acquisitions department.
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Adjunct Faculty, Theatre
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78251
210.486.4572 voice
210.486.4504
Our college’s Digital Media program is located in the same building as the
library. And I have a senior multimedia specialist (who adjuncts for the
aforementioned program) on my staff. He has multiple computers and software to
assist us with production for our web-based tutorials and Blackboard
We have a few VHS left (replacing those requested or used a lot with DVD
if available), many DVDs, and have stepped more than a toe into the
streaming video ocean. We purchased ASP's Theatre and Dance in Video,
lease the American History, and have leased the FMG academic
collections. All are very
This might be where you check with the vendor of really necessary, popular
titles and see if streaming is available.
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78251
210.486.4572 office
210.486.4504 fax
ccrowl...@alamo.edu
Northwest
Okay, pardon me if I missed this issue being dealt with earlier this
summer. I have been out of town a lot and have not followed up on some
threads.
I am looking for an FAQ for the DMCA and TEACH act for higher ed
faculty. You know, where they think they can grab a DVD off the shelf
and have it
Damn. You beat me to it. I was composing a pithy response but I will
stand down...
:)
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78251
210.486.4572 voice
210.486.4504 fax
NEW NAME AND email--ccrowl...@alamo.edu
-Original
Thanks, Chris, for a good laugh. We had a similar con here in San Antonio last
week for fans of Anime.
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78251
210.486.4572 office
210.486.4504 fax
ccrowl...@alamo.edu
Northwest Vista College
Well, no wonder it kept hitting my spam filter. Thanks!
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78251
210.486.4572 voice
210.486.4504 fax
NEW NAME AND email--ccrowl...@alamo.edu
-Original Message-
From:
Thanks for this tip, deg. We have Dance in Video and I am pretty sure we might
have missed this fact, ourselves. Good catch!
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78251
210.486.4572 office
210.486.4504 fax
ccrowl...@alamo.edu
That's usually the placeholder in templates for Publisher or other
composition programs
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78251
210.486.4572 voice
210.486.4504 fax
NEW NAME AND email--ccrowl...@alamo.edu
-Original
Films Media Group...
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78251
210.486.4572 voice
210.486.4504 fax
NEW NAME AND email--ccrowl...@alamo.edu
-Original Message-
From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
Gary, I just had to delete a $%^load of posts as I couldn't keep up
while in DC. Will you be accumulating and posting final list of the
distributors who have gone out of business? We do have some frustration
with back titles from PBS, in particular, that don't seem to be
available anymore but are
Some very salient points here, Gary. This is one email I am keeping in a
folder (as opposed to the Inbox with holds over 2500 incidental
emails!
:)
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78251
210.486.4572 voice
210.486.4504 fax
We use the 3m overlays and have a printed doughnut hole label, no problems that
I am aware of.
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78251
210.486.4572 office
210.486.4504 fax
ccrowl...@alamo.edu
Northwest Vista College is one
I think this is a challenge a la the Book Cart Drill Teams! Can you
imagine a showing at the VRT dinner or something?
J
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78251
210.486.4572 voice
210.486.4504 fax
NEW NAME AND
Our campus produced a funny video based on Movin' as we all
transitioned into new buildings in summer 2008. It was shown at the
campus convocation. It wasn't as long as this one, but definitely done
on company time...
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Northwest Vista College
3535 N.
Nothing with Joan Crawford, the ultimate in revenge narratives?
J
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78251
210.486.4572 voice
210.486.4504 fax
NEW NAME AND email--ccrowl...@alamo.edu
From:
I'm trying to imagine having the time and the staff to arrange for and monitor
the usage of your materials, Lawrence. And multiply that by the number of
vendors we buy from...all of whom may have similar policies with minor
differences..hmmm. And then we must also invite the IT folks and
Not that I am aware of. I believe you are right about copies. Who is
going to police whether or not a book is sitting in the circ section or
on reserve? I think your colleague is mistaken.
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison Dr.
San Antonio,
Waterman)
2. Re: Old topic, new rant... (CROWLEY, CHRISTINE)
3. ALA vs SilverDocs in DC (Carleton Jackson)
4. FW: video dominoes (Hutchison, Jane)
--
Message: 1
Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 17:04:19 -0700
From: Blaine Waterman
I'll be there and would love to meet you! My library won an award which
we are accepting that Friday night.
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78251
210.486.4572 voice
210.486.4504 fax
NEW NAME AND
I figured. The comments were kind of picky on Amazon and who knows the
credentials of the whinee?
:)
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78251
210.486.4572 voice
210.486.4504 fax
NEW NAME AND email--ccrowl...@alamo.edu
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On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 3:10 PM, CROWLEY, CHRISTINE ccrowl...@alamo.edu
wrote:
We are replacing the old VHS
Amen, Becky. I signed on to this list three years ago and have never
looked back. I originally wanted more info on PPR issues and I have
gotten so much more. I have met new vendors, broadened our horizons
collection-wise, learned a lot about PPR and copyright, and made some
good friends. I thank
I wish I didn't remember. It makes me feel kind of bad.and kind of
old.
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78251
210.486.4572 voice
210.486.4504 fax
NEW NAME AND email--ccrowl...@alamo.edu
From:
Prices vary from a few hundred to a few thousand. We own the Venmill machine,
too. It was pricey, but worth it if you have the funds and a rather significant
investment in CDs and DVDs.
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison Dr.
San Antonio,
We have two collections for media--the circulating CDs and VHS/DVDs as well as
the limited circulation DVDs called permanent reserve. The latter contains the
highly expensive titles like Who Moved My Cheese and the wildly popular titles
of any price that are used interdisciplinarily. Anyone can
I had a similar question last week. I was directed to Michael Clifford
and he apparently sent the info to a Bonnie Lambert at PBS. She
contacted me. We played phone tag but she gave me good info and I ended
up just ordering the AV version of Poisoned Waters so we could show it
on campus.
We purchased the home video version of a PBS title that is available, I
now find out, in an AV version for a little more money. It would allow
us to show it on Earth Day to a group of students. To whom should I
address a request to get PPR for our copy, to even pay for it? I seem to
recall
Dennis, I have become friends with many people in your business through this
list and the NMM. I have enormous respect for the work you all do, providing us
with wonderful materials to assist our students and faculty in their respective
pursuit of knowledge and education. We need a meeting of
The rhetoric can get pretty heated on both sides of this issue, but when all is
said and done, we do need to work together and not as adversaries. Both Gary
and Larry make some excellent points. I will just go out on a limb and say I
don't mind paying a bit more to get a greater sense of
Wow.
I almost missed reading this, too, Gary. It was in my junk mail folder for
reasons I cannot ascertain. I hope it wasn't lost to most of the group.
I think we all need to write our Congressperson if we ever want to see any
improvement in this mind-boggling situation.
Christine Crowley
and Bootleg Street. The availability of Porgy and Bess is the
real sign of illegality. And, not to mention, half their films or more are
already available on legal (and real) DVDs.
Dennis
On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 4:56 PM, CROWLEY, CHRISTINE ccrowl...@alamo.edu wrote:
I am guessing
, 2010 at 4:12 PM, CROWLEY, CHRISTINE
ccrowl...@alamo.edu wrote:
I was a bit more sympathetic to the prof's argument. We live in a
faster, more demanding generation-maybe we should eschew aggregated
databases and make them use the old Wilson Indexes, too. I have a hard
time understanding a huge
She's baacckk..!
With the new name and new email, I have had quite a time transitioning
from one to another. And I missed you!
Okay, need some help with this-I have a request from a faculty member to
show Outfoxed, the Robert Greenwald documentary about Rupert Murdoch's
journalism. I have
I believe we have had occasional hiccups but this is a new explanation
for me. I will run this by our IT folks. We have Dance, Theatre,
American History and they are very popular.
Christine Crowley
Dean of Learning Resources
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78251
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