Hi Gary, I've been working on some charts to go along with the list using my favorite screen scraper. It's a mostly automated process so there are some errors at the moment but I could see this being a very useful resource in years to come — especially when the "in X years everything will be streaming" debate crops up from time to time.
Here's a quick sample of what I have so far: https://my.needlebase.com/actions/visualizer/V2Visualizer.do?domain=VHS-Only&query=Year+Distribution+Chart The list is still missing many dates but the "hump" through the 40s and 50s seems pretty clear. https://my.needlebase.com/actions/visualizer/V2Visualizer.do?query=Top+Directors&domain=VHS-Only I'm noticing some duplicate entries and other errors on that link but it'll be easy to clean up later — if everyone could stick to the same citation format while they're doing edits that will make this process much easier :) Eventually I'll figure our a way to fill in the missing date and director fields using the same site. Oh, and I should mention that if anyone wants to export this data and take a look at their collection it's really easy to do in Needlebase. Here's a link to an Excel friendly CSV file: https://my.needlebase.com/actions/api/V2Visualizer.do?domain=VHS-Only&render=Excel&query=Title Please err on the side of caution when you're using this data — work in progress! Chris Markman Resource Library Coordinator Visual & Performing Arts Clark University 508.793.7481 cmark...@clarku.edu On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 1:27 PM, <ghand...@library.berkeley.edu> wrote: > Hi all > > Well, being the obsessive/compulsive type that I am, I spent a few hours > with the list yesterday and this morning. Added a fair sprinkling of > literature-into-film titles. I also did a quick cull thru the entire list > and updated availability for many. > > I've been thinking: this is a really unique and useful resource. > Definitely think we should share it more broadly than this list. Anyone > got RTSD list connections? Other ideas? I think a short article in > Against the Grain might be useful (I love that little journal!). Any > other ideas? > > gary > > > Gary Handman > Director > Media Resources Center > Moffitt Library > UC Berkeley > > 510-643-8566 > ghand...@library.berkeley.edu > 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.
