;-{)} That's me...Mr. Drip
g
> Exactly - Gary is going in to drip irrigation!
> JM
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
> [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of nahum laufer
> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 2:09 PM
> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
> Subject: Re: [Videolib] videolib Digest, Vol 53, Issue 15
>
> Dear Gary
> I just arrived at your Video lib this week, and you won't be around.
> Thanks for all your help
> My advice as one pensioner to another, don't sit around doing nothing find
> something interesting something differant, I myself was an expert on drip
> irrigation joined my son to make and distribute films.
> Nahum Laufer
>>
>> At 11:17 AM 02/04/2012, you wrote:
>>>Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls It is with a mix of melancholy,
>>>ebullience, slight trepidation, and vast relief that I announce my
>>>forthcoming retirement from the University of California Berkeley and
>>>the Media Resources Center on June 28, 2012. Today marks my 33rd
>>>anniversary with the University, and this year my 36th as a librarian
>>>(a fact which seems more than a little surreal to me). I???ve been
>>>director of the Media Center for about 28 of those years, and there
>>>hasn???t been week, good or bad, that has gone by without my murmuring
>>>a little thanks for the cosmic hiccups that allowed me to stumble into
>>>such a cool and
>>>personally rewarding gig. I simply cannot
>>>think of anywhere that I would have been happier professionally, or
>>>another position in which I would have grown and learned and
>>>contributed as much. In some sense, I feel a bit like Mark Twain, who
>>>was born during the fiery appearance of Halley???s Comet, and who went
>>>out with its reappearance, 74 years later. I began my career in media
>>>in the early 80s, at the dawn of the home video age (or the ???Video
>>>Revolution??? as it was often hyperbolically called in the library
>>>literature at the time). I???m bowing out of the business at a time
>>>when the technologies and economics of video production and
>>>distribution, and the video content universe itself are again in a
>>>state of radical flux. Along with these changes, video collections
>>>and service in libraries are also bound to experience major tremors
>>>and evolutionary shifts. I???m not sure whether I???m leaving the
>>>scene feeling sanguine or pessimistic about this future, but in any
>>>case it???s definitely going to be an interesting and challenging next
>>>decade. I am going to miss all my long-time professional pals
>>>profoundly, both those on the library side and the distributor side of
>>>the fence. I grew up with a number of you in this field, and along
>>>the way you???ve become a kind of extended workaday family, complete
>>>with the obstreperous get-togethers, occasional bickering, and
>>>comforting sympathy. I???m also heartened by the number of young,
>>>creative, and energetic colleagues who have hopped on board in more
>>>recent times. Definitely makes me less gloomy about prospects for the
>>>future. Not sure exactly what I???m going to do next: I???d like to
>>>continue teaching film somewhere on campus or off; I???m up for grabs
>>>as a consultant; want to write a bit; gotta catch up on all the
>>>national cinemas I???ve given short-shrift to over the years; want to
>>>log in more gym time; would like to hone my banjo and ukulele-playing
>>>chops; want to get back to freelance cartooning and illustration. At
>>>very least, I???m aiming at becoming an accomplished and well-known
>>>Berkeley fl??neur and caf?? personality. As for the fate of the UC
>>>Berkeley Media Resources Center? In light of the dire econommic
>>>straits into which UC has been shoved, it is almost completely
>>>unlikely that my position will be filled any time soon. The future of
>>>the redoubtable MRC collection and website remains murky, at best. I
>>>can???t really think about all of this too much; it???s just too damn
>>>depressing to ponder, and I???ve got other things on my mind.
>>>In other words, apr??s moi, le deluge, and there???s not a damn thing
>>>I can do about it.
>>>For the time being, Gisele Tanasse (MLIS), crack MRC Operations
>>>Czarina, will look after the shop. She has also graciously agreed to
>>>keep an administrative eye on videolib and videonews. (Note, however,
>>>that she???s going out on maternity leave from May until around the
>>>end of September, so you???re pretty much on your own during that
>>>hiatus. Play nice!). Gisele???s email is
>>>gtana...@library.berkeley.edu. I???ll be around and wrapping things
>>>up for the next few months. My civilian email address after June is
>>>going to be garyhand...@gmail.com and I???m also on Facebook. I???d
>>>love to stay in touch (but please don???t contact me about anything
>>>having to do with copyright or fair use). Best of luck for the future,
>>>comrades! Continue fighting the good fight. It really has been an
>>>honor and a delight working with you all. Salud! Gary Handman 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.
>>
>
>
> 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.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 13:20:38 -0400
> From: "Mandel, Debra" <d.man...@neu.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Videolib] Good Night and Good Luck
> To: "videolib@lists.berkeley.edu" <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu>
> Message-ID: <cba0a496.1c6fe%d.man...@neu.edu>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>
>
>
> On the heels of all these wonderful tributes, here's another.
>
> Gary, I have had a respectful professional crush on you these many years.
> As another old timer, I can admit that I've stuck it out this long knowing
> you were out there, keeping us well-humored, informed and centered.
> Continuing in these tranches without you will be a lonlier experience.
> What will sustain me is the passion you have given to our profession and
> your commitment to doing the right thing.
>
> Debra Mandel
>
>
> On 4/3/12 12:38 PM, "Oksana Dykyj" <oks...@alcor.concordia.ca> wrote:
>
>>Dear Gary,
>>
>>It wasn't until early this morning that it hit me and then all the
>>analogies began streaming in.
>>Your timing for "retirement" does comes at the end of an era/beginning
>>of a new one. The main analogy is that for people like you and I, who
>>grew up during the analog era, the last 15-20 years have been
>>essentially comparable to the first 15-20 years of the advent of moving
>>images.
>>I'm equating the birth of film to the birth of the internet. The
>>internet arrived, access to information was at the tips of one's typing
>>fingers and a new system for the distribution of all kinds of
>>information was available to everyone (more or less). In 1895 after
>>several years of experimentation, motion pictures were being shown in
>>many parts of the world and provided access to worlds beyond anyone's
>>imagination. In 1995, we were making decisions about whether we liked
>>Mosaic or Netscape better as browsers. I liked Mosaic (but then I liked
>>betamax over VHS). Roughly 17 years later, around 1912, motion pictures
>>came into their own and serious feature-length films were becoming
>>standard fare, attached to film directors whose development of film
>>style left a lasting mark. In 2012, content distribution is taking a
>>serious turn to streaming and leaving its mark about how we think about
>>owning digital files of images - moving or still, and sounds - music or
>>spoken content. Content itself is becoming more physically intangible.
>>We can personally own books, films, music, but they do not reside on
>>shelves, rather they reside somewhere Out There and we need devices to
>>access them and to pay to "store" them. So, you are leaving us at a
>>time where we have crossed the threshold to the next phase of
>>technology.
>>
>>I remember when I first met you in person, as opposed to online. It was
>>in Austin in 1995 at the Summer Institute at U of T at Austin entitled,
>>Video, CD-ROM and Beyond. I remember giving a paper about film
>>preservation and making some off the cuff remark about video on demand.
>>Be careful what you wish for, I guess. Here we are with access to more
>>things than we thought were even possible 17 years ago.
>>
>>Now about you and what you have done for us: I started my career at a
>>time when correspondence meant writing memos and letters. Retrieving
>>one's phone messages meant rewinding the audio-cassette on the
>>answering machine attached to one's analog phone (and prior to that,
>>calling into one's answering service and talking to someone who gave
>>you your messages). Then modems and clunky e-mail and the internet
>>arrived. And then Gary gave us videolib and a new way of professional
>>communication. In the old days the easiest way to find a distributor
>>for a film was to contact someone who might know. Information was
>>passed along verbally by those who knew or who knew someone who would
>>know. Many reference books tended to be out of date by the time they
>>were published and so after a few years on the job, a media librarian
>>finally had the training to get the job done in a timely manner based
>>on he or she knew. Listservs arrived and continued the wonderful
>>personal contact that we all felt during a conference where we could
>>discuss topics without physical or temporal borders. Listservs changed
>>everything and for media librarianship Gary's helming of this
>>invaluable professional resource is undeniably one of the most
>>important developments in the field in the last 15 years.
>>Videolib has truly changed the face of the media librarian profession.
>>Thank you Gary. Thank you for your vision, for your guidance, for your
>>patience and persistence, and for your sense of humor. You are indeed
>>important to the archeology of media librarianship.
>>
>>May I suggest that we all compile an essential screening list for Gary,
>>so that he could occupy his time appropriately later this summer?
>>
>>My contribution is the final episode of the second season of Twilight
>>Zone. The Obsolete Man (episode 65) was originally broadcast June 2,
>>1961 and starred Burgess Meredith as a librarian, who, in a future
>>totalitarian state, is judged obsolete and sentenced to death. It's
>>pretty powerful, particularly the totalitarian stuff but in no way
>>reflects current individuals on this listserv.
>>
>>Who knows, maybe Gary will helm the next iteration of communication,
>>this time between retired (obsolete) media professionals.
>>
>>Oksana
>>who will have to watch deg's clip when she crosses the border to the U.S.
>>
>>Concordia University
>>Montreal, Canada
>>
>>
>>
>>At 11:17 AM 02/04/2012, you wrote:
>>>Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls It is with a mix of melancholy,
>>>ebullience, slight trepidation, and vast relief that I announce my
>>>forthcoming retirement from the University of California Berkeley and
>>>the Media Resources Center on June 28, 2012. Today marks my 33rd
>>>anniversary with the University, and this year my 36th as a librarian
>>>(a fact which seems more than a little surreal to me). I???ve been
>>>director of the Media Center for about 28 of those years, and there
>>>hasn???t been week, good or bad, that has gone by without my murmuring
>>>a little thanks for the cosmic hiccups that allowed me to stumble into
>>>such a cool and
>>>personally rewarding gig. I simply cannot
>>>think of anywhere that I would have been happier professionally, or
>>>another position in which I would have grown and learned and
>>>contributed as much. In some sense, I feel a bit like Mark Twain, who
>>>was born during the fiery appearance of Halley???s Comet, and who went
>>>out with its reappearance, 74 years later. I began my career in media
>>>in the early 80s, at the dawn of the home video age (or the ???Video
>>>Revolution??? as it was often hyperbolically called in the library
>>>literature at the time). I???m bowing out of the business at a time
>>>when the technologies and economics of video production and
>>>distribution, and the video content universe itself are again in a
>>>state of radical flux. Along with these changes, video collections
>>>and service in libraries are also bound to experience major tremors
>>>and evolutionary shifts. I???m not sure whether I???m leaving the
>>>scene feeling sanguine or pessimistic about this future, but in any
>>>case it???s definitely going to be an interesting and challenging next
>>>decade. I am going to miss all my long-time professional pals
>>>profoundly, both those on the library side and the distributor side of
>>>the fence. I grew up with a number of you in this field, and along
>>>the way you???ve become a kind of extended workaday family, complete
>>>with the obstreperous get-togethers, occasional bickering, and
>>>comforting sympathy. I???m also heartened by the number of young,
>>>creative, and energetic colleagues who have hopped on board in more
>>>recent times. Definitely makes me less gloomy about prospects for the
>>>future. Not sure exactly what I???m going to do next: I???d like to
>>>continue teaching film somewhere on campus or off; I???m up for grabs
>>>as a consultant; want to write a bit; gotta catch up on all the
>>>national cinemas I???ve given short-shrift to over the years; want to
>>>log in more gym time; would like to hone my banjo and ukulele-playing
>>>chops; want to get back to freelance cartooning and illustration. At
>>>very least, I???m aiming at becoming an accomplished and well-known
>>>Berkeley fl??neur and caf?? personality. As for the fate of the UC
>>>Berkeley Media Resources Center? In light of the dire econommic
>>>straits into which UC has been shoved, it is almost completely
>>>unlikely that my position will be filled any time soon. The future of
>>>the redoubtable MRC collection and website remains murky, at best. I
>>>can???t really think about all of this too much; it???s just too damn
>>>depressing to ponder, and I???ve got other things on my mind.
>>>In other words, apr??s moi, le deluge, and there???s not a damn thing
>>>I can do about it.
>>>For the time being, Gisele Tanasse (MLIS), crack MRC Operations
>>>Czarina, will look after the shop. She has also graciously agreed to
>>>keep an administrative eye on videolib and videonews. (Note, however,
>>>that she???s going out on maternity leave from May until around the
>>>end of September, so you???re pretty much on your own during that
>>>hiatus. Play nice!). Gisele???s email is
>>>gtana...@library.berkeley.edu. I???ll be around and wrapping things
>>>up for the next few months. My civilian email address after June is
>>>going to be garyhand...@gmail.com and I???m also on Facebook. I???d
>>>love to stay in touch (but please don???t contact me about anything
>>>having to do with copyright or fair use). Best of luck for the future,
>>>comrades! Continue fighting the good fight. It really has been an
>>>honor and a delight working with you all. Salud! Gary Handman 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.
>
>
> End of videolib Digest, Vol 53, Issue 15
> ****************************************
>
>
> 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.
>
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.
