It's far from comprehensive but seems to be more extensive than others that attempt to do the same kind of thing:
http://classicsnotondvd.wikispaces.com/ I'll add your findings to it, Gary. On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 11:35 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all > > I think I mentioned awhile back the interesting Mellon funded grant > project that NYU and UCB are currently working on... It's a preservation > project aimed at identifying (and dealing with) video titles that are > out-of-distribution and physically at risk (particularly titles that have > limited US holdings) > > In any case, as part of this project, I just culled thru Berkeley's > feature film holdings and identified the vhs titles that are not currently > available on DVD in the US marketplace. The list, fyi, is attached. > > A few caveats: We haven't as yet done an extensive search for legal-copy > DVD replacements in the OP marketplace (e.g. amazon marketplace), nor have > we searched non-US sources at this point. This is just a quick first > pass. > The list also does not, at the moment, include stuff such as shorts > (silents, avant garde, animation etc.)that are currently only available on > VHS anthologies. > > PS: Chris Lewis...weren't you maintaining a list of titles that had never > been released on DVD? If so, could you pls publish the list. Merci! > > 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. > > -- Chris Lewis Media Librarian American University Library 202.885.3257 Please think twice before printing this e-mail. 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.
