To be fair Amazon and Facets are wholesalers. Basically the "regular" retail stuff has to be gotten from somewhere. The majority of video companies are not actually set up to sell directly to institutions or individuals, but that is not really the kinds of titles we seem to be discussing.
On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 1:36 PM, Gail Fedak <[email protected]> wrote: > MTSU's Media Library does not use wholesalers. Like others have stated, we > purchase directly from documentary distributors, filmmakers, Amazon, Facets, > etc. Insight is last on our go-to list. > Gail > > > On 6/14/2011 5:12 PM, Randal Baier wrote: > > It's certainly not true for Eastern Michigan. We are very eclectic and buy > from the filmmakers or the film collectives/media marketeers. Bullfrog, WMM, > NewDay, Insight, *et* a myriad of al. And yes, Amazon too. > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Peter Cohn" <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > *To: *[email protected] > *Sent: *Tuesday, June 14, 2011 3:51:48 PM > *Subject: *[Videolib] Wholesalers used by academic librarians? > > As part of a business research project, trying to find out the extent > to which libraries buy from wholesalers > such as Ingram, Baker & Taylor, and Midwest Tape? I'm particularly > interested in whether academic libraries > buy from wholesalers. Also public libraries. I'm under the > impression that many public libraries buy almost > all their titles from the three mentioned above, or one of the three. > Is the same true of university libraries? > > Thanks, > Peter Cohn > Hillcrest Films > > 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. > > > -- > > Gail B. Fedak > > Director, Media Resources > > Middle Tennessee State University > > Murfreesboro, TN 37132 > > Phone: 615-898-2899 > > Fax: 615-898-2530 > > Email: [email protected] > > Web: www.mtsu.edu/~imr <http://www.mtsu.edu/%7Eimr> > > > > “Education is a progressive study of your own ignorance.” – Will Durant > > 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. > > -- Jessica Rosner Media Consultant 224-545-3897 (cell) 212-627-1785 (land line) [email protected]
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.
