Hi all
Perhaps because my ALA-going days are largely behind me I shouldn't sound
off, but I will...
I read this program description and uttered an involuntary "Oy!", I'm
afraid. This sounds like something straight out of 1987 to me. I think
VRT can do considerably better. "Championing streaming"? I don't get it.
Streaming is just another format, albeit one that's evolving as far as
tech specs and economic models. These program ideas as stated are
depressingly reminiscent of the very earliest early-80s discussions
concerning rationales for incorporating video in library collections or
for using it to teach...I would hope VRT could come up with something a
bit more forward looking. I also think the whole streaming thing has been
beaten, if not to death, then into a dazed stupor recently...
If you want to deal with the whole issue of content delivery, have someone
from NetFlix or Hulu or similar media monoliths talk...the consumer
electronic market is going to drive everything we do and a lot of what we
acquire in the future. In other words, the home video market and consumer
electronics may very well determine the nature of shape of library
collections of the future. I, for one, am worried about life in the
post-DVD world, as far as content availability and the ability of
libraries to collect and preserve video. How about a program devoted to
that!
Has anyone done a decent "Visual Literacy" program lately? The radically
shifting ways in which people view, what they watch, what they know and
don't know about the world of media...THAT'S grist for an interesting
program.
I'm only being grumpy about this because I want to see VRT continue to
attract large audiences to its programs. More importantly, I want to see
VRT continue to exert vision and leadership in this field, rather than
idle head-scratching.
Gary Handman
Greetings VRT members,
We
are excited to announce our program for
the 2012 ALA conference, Ubiquitous Video: Can libraries offer
it? (or Can libraries adapt?)
The program is scheduled for Sat.
1:30-3:30. VRT is co-sponsoring this program with ACRL's Education
and Behavior Sciences Section (EBSS). You can read the
program abstract and learning outcomes below.
In
order to make this program a success we need your help
recruiting panel members.
This
program will feature three panelists; a faculty member,
librarian, and vendor who have experience/expertise implementing
streaming media in higher education. Do you know of a faculty
member who is embracing streaming technology in their classroom?
Do you know of a librarian that is a champion for streaming
media? Is there an innovative vendor that would be particularly
intriguing to bring onto this panel?
Please
send in your thoughts and recommendations for future panelists.
When submitting your recommendations please include the
nominee’s name, institution, email, why you think they would be
a good panel member, and if they are a faculty member,
librarian, or content provider.
Thanks
in advance for your help!
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.
