We have acquired access to a couple of FMG Films on Demand Collections.
Here's what their web site says about MARC records:
Are MARC Records available for titles in Films On Demand?
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MARC records are not typically created for digital streaming video
titles. MARC records for most DVD & VHS items are available from Films
Media Group, and some institutions have adapted these for digital use.
To inquire about availability and cost of these records, please call
800-257-5126 and press 2 for a customer service representative to assist
you. Other institutions have used FMG-provided metadata as substitutes
for MARC records.
This is inadequate for us. We have a collection with hundreds of films
from them and our ONE cataloger is having to create MARC records for
each film so that they can be accessible to our students. What are
others doing? We are unwilling to place a link to the database without
catalog records, as we tried that with Alexander Street Press and that
got virtually no usage.
PSU in Portland has done records for one collection, but we have a
couple of them. Suggestions are appreciated...jen
Jennifer Foster
Media Librarian
The Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library
361.570.4195
[email protected]
http://vcuhvlibrary.uhv.edu
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