Sarah, Depends on the subject. If its business, medicine, or science, the price may not be out of line with similar programs from the same or similar producers. However, this is the price break at which I ask the requesting faculty member's department chair if the program is sufficiently important for the department to help pay for it. In a perfect world, I'd ask them for 25% of the list price. (In a perfect world, the price nor money the would be an issue.) However, I know that departments are as strapped for cash as everyone else and ask the chair to contribute what s/he can afford. I usually get $50-$100 unless the department has committed or spent all of its discretionary funds. Occasionally, the chair will say that having the program would be nice, but not at the going price. At that point I have two options: 1. spend the $ because I think the program is worth the price; 2. tell the requesting faculty member that we will put the title on the wish list to consider at the end of the fiscal year in case we still have dollars we need to spend. Good luck, Gail
Sarah E. McCleskey wrote: > > Do you think $500 for a documentary is kind of out of line? That is > for direct from producer. Producer says they are in process of > partnering with an educational distributor and that the price may go up. > > > > Sarah E. McCleskey > > Head of Access Services > > Acting Director, FIlm and Media Library > > 112 Axinn Library, 123 Hofstra University > > Hempstead, NY 11549-1230 > > 516-463-5076 > > [email protected] > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > 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 libraries and > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > distributors. > -- Gail B. Fedak Director, Media Resources Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Phone: 615-898-2899 Fax: 615-898-2530 Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Web: www.mtsu.edu/~imr <http://www.mtsu.edu/%7Eimr> 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 libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
