Well, that was my first laugh of the day. I started it by not being able to open my office. Several keys were tried and none of them worked. I thought maybe I had been fired and was the last to know. fortunately, a security guard was able to wrestle it open. Sigh.
We do not buy VHS anymore. There are very few, if any, players available on campus. And damn few out there in the community. I have hung onto one at home but it will not last much longer. We are purchasing DVD if available for much-wanted titles. Christine Crowley Dean of Learning Resources Adjunct Faculty, Theatre Northwest Vista College 3535 N. Ellison Dr. San Antonio, TX 78251 210.486.4572 voice 210.486.4504 fax "We will either find a way, or make one."--Hannibal From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Randal Baier Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 3:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Videolib] VHS Collections Ditto to Sandy's practice. For years we had an employee (who has retired now) do a cleaning of VHS tapes as they were returned, so actually I think our tapes are in pretty good shape. We don't consort with partners however. OK, wait a minute, that wasn't meant to sound the way it did ..... Randal Baier ________________________________ From: "Sandra Macke" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, February 8, 2011 3:50:03 PM Subject: Re: [Videolib] VHS Collections We still maintain a circulating VHS collection. We will buy VHS for a faculty member if there is no DVD available and we buying DVDs copies for VHS items based on circulation statistics and faculty requests. We are not actively weeding our VHS collection yet. We are allowing any VHS tapes that we also have a DVD copy to circulate to our consortial partners. We have some unique documentaries and foreign films on VHS that may be of interest. Sandy Sandra Macke Catalog Librarian Penrose Library, University of Denver [email protected] Google Talk: [email protected] 303.871.3127 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Andy Damico Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 11:09 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Videolib] VHS Collections Good morning, I'm brand new to the list. I've posted this to the PADG and Archives list as well, but I wanted to get your thoughts on how your institution may be handling VHS tapes. We used to have a policy in place where we would play these tapes to prevent packing, but this hasn't been done in years. Is anyone still doing this? Are you converting VHS tapes to DVD or are you converting them for streaming? Are you replacing these where appropriate (within the constraints of copyright law? How often do you weed, if at all, and how do you "persuade" selectors to work with these collections and make decisions? Are there any other strategies you're using for evaluating existing collections? Also, how are you following or dealing with copyright issues relating to this subject. I appreciate any help. Thanks. --Andy -- Andrew J. Damico Preservation Librarian Fondren Library - MS44 Rice University 6100 S. Main St. Houston, TX 77005 -1892 PH: 713-348-2602 FAX: 713-348-5862 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. . 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.
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.
