Though this wasn't my question, I just must say, the knowledge on this list is awesome! --Sharon Johnson
Sent from my iPad On May 8, 2011, at 7:37 PM, "Brigid Duffy" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: People of the Wind DVD 1976 1 hr., 50 min. In 1923 filmmakers Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack recorded the arduous migration of the Bhaktiari people across the Zagros Mountains of western Iran in " Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life ". Fifty years later filmmaker Anthony Howarth traveled with the Babadi, part of the Bhaktiari people, across the same mountains. As this documentary shows, though some technology has changed, the human struggle remains much the same. DVD Empire for $20.93 plus shipping, amazon.com<http://amazon.com> for $26.99 and many other online retailers. Brigid Duffy Academic Technology San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA 94132-4200 E-mail: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> On May 8, 2011, at 4:46 PM, Norma Leistiko wrote: I have a patron looking for a movie; help me find it if you have ANY suggestions: Title: the patron does not know Color: yes, in color Location: shot in or represents IRAN Story: Sheep hearder taking his flock for long journeys to new grasslands ....long long trips across plains up mountains Atmosphere: The sheepherders all wore colorful clothes, colorful tents, beautiful collorsy Story: crossing to other territories so sheep could eat Drama: just the drama of traveling long long distances Year: Film came out about 1970 Norma Leistiko, Reference Librarian Hillsboro Public Library 2850 NE Brookwood Pkwy Hillsboro, Oregon <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> -----Original Message----- From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2011 1:53 PM To: Lawrence Daressa Cc: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Videolib] What Am I Doing Wrong? hi again I'm gonna forward my reply (below) and you query to the list. in order to stream to the classroom you need a laptop with wireless or IP network access and you need a projector that will handle digital output (which is most of them) Progressive downloads (streaming) is a pain in the ass. Don't go there! All that said, I would NEVER (ever) recommend that a faculty person opt for streamed delivery over DVD. I consider myself somewhat savvy and possessing considerable sang froid when it comes to using tech to teach, and I can tell you from considerable experience that it's always a total crap shoot--an experience totally dependent on network vagaries and equipment quirks. Classes here start at 10 min after the hour, typically, which means you have 5-10 minutes to run into the class, boot out whomever is in there milling around from the previous class, whip out your lap top, VGA and audio cables, find the input box and hook them up, test the sound level, pray that the projector is working and that the network is not acting hinky. Not my idea of a good time. Gary Subject: Remote Streaming to Classrooms Newsreel would like to call on the "wisdom of the list" to answer a technical question. How difficult is it to stream content from a remote (not campus) server directly into a classroom? Can it be run directly through a video projector or does it need a laptop with an internet connection? What are the potential glitches we might encounter? Finally, does it make a difference if the content is streamed using real time (RTMP) or progressive streaming? Please answer off-line to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Thanks. If you could tell me how to post this or post it for me, I'd greatly appreciate it. I have returned from my two week sojourn in Kyoto; many cherry blossoms, many Zen temples, no post-tsunami stress syndrome. It's the end of term so we should be able to schedule our long-postponed lunch date. Best Wishes Larry. Lawrence Daressa California Newsreel 500 Third Street, #505 San Francisco, CA 94107 phone: 415.284.7800 x302 fax: 415.284.7801 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> www.newsreel.org<http://www.newsreel.org> Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 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. 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.
