[Videolib] online Gaming purchases???

2014-02-25 Thread Jo Ann Reynolds
Hi All, I know some of you have experience with gaming. We've purchased a few here but have just received a request to purchase an online game that is accessed from a website. Before I attempt to contact and negotiate with them I wonder if anyone can share words of wisdom in this area. The game

Re: [Videolib] online Gaming purchases???

2014-02-25 Thread Meghann Matwichuk
Hi Jo Ann, I have nothing to add, but will be interested to hear how you fare. We had requests for some online-only games, but were not able to purchase them since our Acquisitions head determined that the license from the PS Store prohibits institutional use. I'm very interested in hearing h

[Videolib] Looking for documentaries about food

2014-02-25 Thread Borden, Lisa M.
All: I'm trying to put together a comprehensive list of documentaries that are about food or food-related topics for a course. I will welcome any title suggestions from librarians or title lists from film vendors, on or off list. Thanks, Lisa M. Borden Serials & Electronic Resources Librarian

Re: [Videolib] Looking for documentaries about food

2014-02-25 Thread Beverly Weisenberg
Landmark Media has some of the most comprehensive titles about foods. Please check out our vast assortment of culinary topics. You will be amazed by the amount of food-related topics listed. Bev Weisenberg http://landmarkmedia.com/videos_Results_subject.asp?subjectnum=26 On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at

Re: [Videolib] Looking for documentaries about food

2014-02-25 Thread Jo Ann Reynolds
Wow, there are a lot of good ones. A few that come to mind. Food, Inc. Forks Over Knives Good Food What's on Your Plate? A Place at the Table The Harvest/La cosecha Fresh Poisoned Waters King Corn The Future of Food Soylent Green (old sci fi movie) Eating Alaska Black Gold Fridays at the Farm The

Re: [Videolib] Looking for documentaries about food

2014-02-25 Thread Lisa Richlin
Hi Lisa, May I suggest "What We Eat" by Burt Wolf, available on DVD at www.AmbroseVideo.com or to stream at www.AmbroseDigital.com This is a wonderful series that examines the origin of regional agricultural products and their dissemination throughout the world, as well as an in depth look at the

Re: [Videolib] Looking for documentaries about food

2014-02-25 Thread Nina Riddel
Hi Lisa, Here's some highlights from the Icarus Films Food subject page : Food Design - A look inside the secret chambers where designers and scientists are defining your favorite mouthful of tomor

Re: [Videolib] Looking for documentaries about food

2014-02-25 Thread Michelle Berninger
First Run Features distributes some great films about Culinary Arts and Sciences. Kings of Pastry- Filmmakers D A Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus secured exclusive access to shoot this epic, never-before-filmed test of France's finest art

Re: [Videolib] Looking for documentaries about food

2014-02-25 Thread Michael May
Yum, Yum, Yum! ... plus other Les Blank films Jiro Dreams of Sushi Spinning Plates Mike From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Borden, Lisa M. Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 2:34 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib

Re: [Videolib] Looking for documentaries about food

2014-02-25 Thread Nellie J Chenault
You must of course include the works of the late, great Les Blank! He celebrated cultural cuisine! The new VRT Notables 2013 list had a few titles on food and food industry related topics: Soul Food Junkies, Place at the Table. Others: Food, Inc. Future of food Ingredients Fast food nation Waste

Re: [Videolib] Looking for documentaries about food

2014-02-25 Thread Jessica Hammond
Hi Lisa! A few titles to add to the list...  Against the Grain Against the Grain slashes through biotechnology's propaganda, revealing the science and politics behind "transgenic" foods to show how biotech companies increasingly engineer what you eat to be compatible with their chemicals, but

Re: [Videolib] Looking for documentaries about food

2014-02-25 Thread Kasirer Katherine
Hi, Here are a few from the NFB: 1 The Fruit Hunters 2012 95:13 2 A Monk's Secret 2009 27:58 3 The World According to Monsanto

Re: [Videolib] Looking for documentaries about food

2014-02-25 Thread Beverly Weisenberg
Dear Videolibers, After reading through the emails from some of the other companies, I thought I would make it easier for you to navigate through our fine list of titles by listing them rather than giving you just one culinary link. As I mentioned before, we have an extensive list of culinary pro

Re: [Videolib] Looking for documentaries about food

2014-02-25 Thread Peter Hartogs
Bev, Don't forget your favorite! www.landmarkmedia.com/chocolate *Wonders of Chocolate, The* Experience the amazing and delectable delights of chocolate... Plunge your senses into the world of master chocolatier Patrick Roger - from the lab where this audacious artist creates his luxurious

Re: [Videolib] Looking for documentaries about food

2014-02-25 Thread Jim Davis
And there are these titles about food, in one way or another, on Docuseek2 (several already mentioned on some other lists):AWARA SOUPExplores the multicultural reality of French Guiana through a heavenly soup.Collective Eye | 1996 | 70 minutesDECONSTRUCTING SUPPERA leading chef investigates food sa

Re: [Videolib] Looking for documentaries about food

2014-02-25 Thread Olivia Newman
Hi all, Pragda's FROM THE LAND TO YOUR TABLE offers seven perspectives from seven Ibero-American filmmakers on the conditions and cultural diversity of popular produce markets in seven countries - Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela and Spain. Created collectively, each segme

Re: [Videolib] Looking for documentaries about food

2014-02-25 Thread Jim Davis
This is an off-list reply -- you can find the food-related titles on Docuseek2 by clicking on the Subjects tab in the left column of the home page, and drilling down into the "Agriculture and Food" section, and clicking on "Food". We have a few more titles than what you have licensed. To see only t

Re: [Videolib] Looking for documentaries about food

2014-02-25 Thread Jim Davis
Oops. Not as off-list as I hoped. jd On Feb 25, 2014, at 4:15 PM, Jim Davis wrote: > This is an off-list reply -- you can find the food-related titles on > Docuseek2 by clicking on the Subjects tab in the left column of the home > page, and drilling down into the "Agriculture and Food" section

Re: [Videolib] Looking for documentaries about food

2014-02-25 Thread Folmar David
"Fat Sick and Nearly Dead", "Super Size Me" -- " All these sweet old ladies and this carpet from the 80's, what more could a librarian need?" Swampy from Phineas and Ferb David Folmar From: Jim Davis Reply-To: Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 5:36 PM To: Subject: Re: [Videolib] Looking

Re: [Videolib] Looking for documentaries about food

2014-02-25 Thread Deg Farrelly
Chicken for Africa, from Cinefete! http://eng.cinefete.ca/index.php?option=com_mtree&task=viewlink&link_id=951 &Itemid=36 deg farrelly, ShareStream Administrator/Media Librarian Arizona State University Libraries Hayden Library C1H1 P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, Arizona 85287-1006 Phone: 602.332.3103

Re: [Videolib] Looking for documentaries about food

2014-02-25 Thread Elizabeth Stanley
Hello, Lisa, Thanks for your timely, important request. Documentaries about food...where do I begin? Take a look at the best from Bullfrog Films. Nothing Like Chocolate http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/nlc.html The story of Mott Green and the solar-powered Grenada Chocolate Company, a far

[Videolib] Looking for documentaries about food - THANK YOU!

2014-02-25 Thread Borden, Lisa M.
Thanks very much to everyone who responded to my inquiry, both on and off list. I truly appreciate your helpful input! Lisa M. Borden Serials & Electronic Resources Librarian, Section Head UTEP Library - Acquisitions PH: (915) 747-6709 E-Mail: lmbor...@utep.edu From: videolib-boun...@lists.berk