A few years ago, we received a donation of pretty much the entire library of great courses. They are quite popular and a limited number of faculty find them useful. For the most part, it's students and special borrowers who actually check them out.
It's also important to note that many of these are audio-only CDs and, indeed, those are our most popular GC titles. They're always in demand during campus down times when faculty, staff and students are traveling. As far as I can tell, they're not used in the classroom. Andy Regis University Library From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Griest, Bryan Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 11:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Videolib] great courses They are indeed talking heads, but I think they are pretty darn good ones-our patrons consistently rate them highly. Essentially they are taped university course lectures. Most likely not meant for academic libraries, given that they would be competing for your own professors' classes, but that's their problem! ; ) Bryan Griest Glendale Public Library From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rosen, Rhonda J. Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 10:42 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Videolib] great courses Hi everyone, I've got a faculty who wants to order one of those "Great Courses." I've tried to avoid them over the years as I consider them more in the talking heads kind of productions, And basically a substitute for a teacher, rather than a supplement....but am I wrong? Do any of you purchase them for your collections....they are often like 20 - ½ hour lectures.....lots of space taken up.... Just curious, Rhonda Rhonda Rosen| Head, Media & Access Services William H. Hannon Library | Loyola Marymount University One LMU Drive, MS 8200 | Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659 [email protected]|<mailto:[email protected]|> 310/338-4584| http://library.lmu.edu<http://library.lmu.edu/> "You see, I don't believe that libraries should be drab places where people sit in silence, and that's been the main reason for our policy of employing wild animals as librarians." --Monty Python
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.
