Dear Colleagues,
Our library is in the process of reviewing its policy for its video collection. We are interested in finding out how other academic libraries are dealing with this rapidly-changing area. Specifically, I am interested in the following: * Does your library still order DVD's primarily, or have you switched to online collections? * Have you increased, decreased, or held steady your expenditures on videos? * Have you used any unorthodox methods for delivering video content to your users, such as Netflix? Any feedback you can give on questions such as these would be greatly appreciated. Benjamin Turner Assistant Professor, Instructional Services St. John's University Libraries [email protected] 718.990.5562
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.
