Fabulous! Thanks, Eileen, for the clarification. I'm forwarding this on to the list, per your request.
Makes me breath a bit easier! I'm still curious about the future of FL new acquisitions. Will ASP be taking this over, or just the backlist? Best, Gary > Hi, Gary- > > > > I thought this should get an immediate reply, and as it's the weekend and > the editors won't see it until Monday, let me send just this quickly. I'm > not on the listserv, so I can't post. > > > > I wonder if someone can hop on to explain that the Filmakers Library > titles > aren't going to be on a streamed-only model. The videos will continue to > be > available, title by title, as DVDs. No change there. We're also working > on model for streaming individual titles. Filmakers Library is now part > of > Alexander Street Press, but it's there and it's not disappearing, the > Filmakers Library staff are still doing their splendid work with community > of film makers, as before. You ask about the future. We'll be, as you > say, > "scouting for new titles." We expect Filmakers Library to continue to > grow. > > > > Eileen Lawrence > > Alexander Street Press > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: <ghand...@library.berkeley.edu> > Date: Jan 22, 2011 2:11 PM > Subject: Re: [Videolib] Filmakers Library acquired by Alexander Street > Press > To: <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> > > Wow > > This is not particularly wonderful news, in my book. I admire ASP, but > the business model they've established for video doesn't make my heart > sing. There are lots of reasons why streamed-only content doesn't work > well in academic library contexts, and the model whereby single titles are > not available for purchase and licensing is really a serious problem as > well. Also, I'm wondering what the future of Filmakers Library new > acquisitions is going to be: Is ASP simply buying the FL backlist, or > will they actively be scouting for new titles... > > Lots of questions. > > gary handman > > > >> I understand that this was announced at ALA MidWinter last week, but >> didn't see anything posted about it here. I've been off the list for a >> while, so apologies is this has already been posted or discussed here. >> >> Information Today, Inc. had an article on Thursday about Alexander >> Street >> Press's acquisition of Filmakers Library and new directions the company >> is >> taking the collection. Read it here: >> >> > http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/NewsBreaks/Streaming-Video-and-Music-Develop > ments-at-Alexander-Street-Press-73341.asp >> >> -- >> deg farrelly, Full Librarian >> Mail Code 1006 >> Arizona State University >> P.O. Box 871006 >> Tempe, AZ 85287 >> Phone: 480.965.1403 >> Email: deg.farre...@asu.edu >> >> 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 > ghand...@library.berkeley.edu > 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. > > Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 ghand...@library.berkeley.edu 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.
