Hi If you're talking about the necessity of an institution having to download propriety software in order to access your content, my feeling is that you're barking up wrong digital trees.
Gary > Film Ideas is conducting a little research too. We have developed a > streaming video system and are now considering providing the software free > to others. We believe it is in the best interest of institutions (and > independent producers) to have content choice and Film Ideas is trying to > facilitate that. > > We are seeking the collective wisdom of the list serve to gauge if this > idea has merit. Interested institutions would be able to modify the > source code and brand the system to best suit their needs. Users can set > up channels by colleges, departments or any way they choose. Subjects and > all resources are fully customizable. It is friendly to use and easy to > administer. > > You can evaluate the software by reviewing our application, at > www.fichannels.com. Select the free trial, explore the capabilities, and > then let us know what you think. > > Thanks, > Bob > > Robert A. Norris > Managing Director > Film Ideas, Inc. > Phone: (847) 419-0255 > Email: [email protected] > > On Jun 15, 2011, at 8:06 AM, [email protected] wrote: > >> 1. Re: Wholesalers used by academic librarians? (Randal Baier) >> 2. Re: Wholesalers used by academic librarians? (Music Hunter) >> 3. Re: Wholesalers used by academic librarians? (Helen P. Mack) >> 4. Re: Wholesalers used by academic librarians? (Hutchison, Jane) > > 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 [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.
