Hi Tim I think we all know you're still around. The issue is that the stuff in your catalog tends to not stay around very long at all...why is that? This kind of "now you see it, now you don't" scenario drives collection development librarians nuts.
Gary Handman > Hello All, > > Just a quick correction to remind you that we at A&E and History > Education are still very much alive and kicking and working hard. 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Why do we keep > having to catalog their output? Seems like a lot of their old stuff > keeps showing up, too, though on DVD now. Hey! They even have pictures > on the packaging again! > > Or perhaps I missed something in the discussion. > > > > > Mike Tribby > Senior Cataloger > Quality Books Inc. > The Best of America's Independent Presses > > mailto:[email protected] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 12:05 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Videolib] More re out of distribution stuff > > Yeah...I think you're right, Becky. > > gary > > >> Along the lines of PBS - what about A&E/History, Discovery Channel, > etc? >> >> >> Becky Tatar >> Periodicals/Audiovisuals >> Aurora Public Library >> 1 E. Benton Street >> Aurora, IL 60505 >> Phone: 630-264-4100 >> FAX: 630-896-3209 >> [email protected] >> www.aurora.lib.il.us >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> [email protected] >> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 11:00 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [Videolib] More re out of distribution stuff >> >> >> Thanks for all who responded to my query re out o' business >> distributors. >> I'm informed that the Latin American Video Archive (LAVA) did, indeed, > >> distribute some materials in their database, so I'll add these to the >> list. >> >> In thinking thru which classes or varieties of material may have a >> high likelihood of being OP and unobtainable, it also occurred to me >> that besides the catalogs of defunct distributors, we may also want to > >> think about >> >> PBS titles distributed before 2000 (seems to me that this is >> lamentable but true in a large number of cases) >> >> Titles purchased from associations, professional organizations, >> research organizations before 2000 >> >> Self-distributed, independently produced titles released before 2000 >> >> What am I leaving out? >> >> >> >> >> Gary Handman >> Director >> Media Resources Center >> Moffitt Library >> UC Berkeley >> >> 510-643-8566 >> [email protected] >> http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC >> >> "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." >> --Francois Truffaut >> >> >> 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. >> >> 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. >> > > > Gary Handman > Director > Media Resources Center > Moffitt Library > UC Berkeley > > 510-643-8566 > [email protected] > http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC > > "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." > --Francois Truffaut > > > 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. > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.439 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2970 - Release Date: 06/29/10 > 06:35:00 > > 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. > > 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. > Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 [email protected] http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." --Francois Truffaut 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.
