Rue, we have an incipient Holocaust Studies program which at the moment
is represented by several courses. One in particular will involve a
winter course with a spring abroad component that will visit various
sites in Europe.
We have films in our collection that can support this but I am
collecting more this year in order to support the new program.
They are in the OPAC, available to all on campus, not a special
collection of any kind. Yes, they all circulate unless they are placed
on reserve, in which case they simply circulate for a much stricter
period and have to stay in the library. We have one library.
Thanks for your inquiry and Gary, thanks for your response with links to
the MRC web site. I just spent an hour looking over the Berkeley
collection. Such a great resource -- can we tawk!?
Randal Baier
Eastern Michigan Univ.
On 11/15/2010 5:23 PM, McKenzie, Rue wrote:
I apologize for the re-posting, but I was surprised to only receive 3
responses (2 librarians and 1 vendor) to the below request for
information. I was hoping to receive more, regardless of whether they
were yes or no or a bit of both.
Maybe I should clarify my closing statements regarding my
assessment/comparative plans. My goal is to evaluate our collection's
scope and access in relation to our stated support goals. It would be
extremely helpful to learn about other libraries' collections, but the
assessment is very general in nature.
Anyway, I'm hoping to hear from more of you as you have time, and of
course feel free to reply to me off-list. Thank you again.
Rue
Rue McKenzie
Coordinator of Media Collections
Academic Resources
University of South Florida Library
4202 Fowler Ave., LIB122
Tampa, FL 33620
813-974-6342 / [email protected]
_____________________________________________
*From:* McKenzie, Rue
*Sent:* Tuesday, October 19, 2010 1:00 PM
*To:* '[email protected]'
*Subject:* Academic Libraries with Genocide Collections in Media
Hi everyone.
I am beginning an assessment of our Library's media collection dealing
with genocide (in very broad terms). I feel we have a relatively
strong collection both in content and accessibility, and this area is
an ongoing collection development focal point for me. As a very
preliminary starting point, I would greatly appreciate hearing from
other academic libraries regarding the following:
* Does your institution have an identified program in Genocide
Studies and/or a Genocide Studies Center?
* If so, does the Library purchase media materials in support of
Genocide Studies, and are these materials a part of the
Library's general media collection? (as opposed to a closed,
departmental, or special collection)
* Are these materials cataloged and available in your OPAC? Do
they circulate?
* How is your institution's library system arranged? The USF
Tampa Campus has a centralized library as opposed to official
Departmental, School, College or Graduate/Undergraduate
individual libraries across the campus.
Ultimately my assessment will include comparative reports using tools
such as WorldCat Collection Analysis as appropriate. And I will be
also be looking at the identification of vendors handling this type of
content. I'm aware of many, but it's a 'big world' out there.
Any and all information is greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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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.
