Hi Lori, What a timely question. The library we are located in will be going through a $16 million renovation over the next 2 years, so I've been thinking a bit about this. In addition to Gary's excellent pre-coffee (!) free-form, I've been thinking in terms of taking our media center and remolding into a media commons, a space that situates collections next to various media players (turntables, VCRs, etc.) and editing stations (Final Cut, Avid, ProTools) coupled with lots of online storage. Copyright information and consultation would be available, as would ideas for where and how to remix/publish content. This space would also incorporate a dedicated theater that is meant for screening and teaching cinema, music, and other topics presented via audio/video/film. This space would allow for criticism of media to take place and would also be outfitted with recording gear so that students could record their performances/presentations. These recordings, in turn, could be fed back into the archive. There would also be staff space for media preservation and production, something that could generate a modest income. Support for av related digital humanities and e-science scholarship would also be a core part of the mission.
Here's a bit of a workflow representation of what I'm trying to say: http://faculty.washington.edu/vallier/uw_mediacommons.jpg Scott Spicer was nice enough to share some of his ideas about such a space with me. If anyone else has feedback and/or can lend advise on making something like this happen, please let me know! Thanks, - John ___________________________________ http://www.lib.washington.edu/media 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.
