One neat thing about laserdiscs is the fact that, while digital, they don't have the pesky copyright encoding that came later. I had a legitimate request from a student several years ago to take a clip from a particular movie so she could insert ads and record audience response and memory recall for a psych experiment. I tried various things without success, until - I remembered we had the title on laserdisc. Worked like a charm, and she was able to do the experiment. Mind you, I don't encourage wholesale copying of copyrighted material, but not having to go through a whole learning curve on 'breaking' encoding can come in handy for this legit use. My two cents, Val G.
On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 11:41 AM, Laura Jenemann <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Debra, > > I actually have discovered a few interesting laserdisc titles at Mason > that never made their way to other formats, and that few others still > have. Have you found any unique or rare holdings in your collection? > Perhaps there is someone who would be willing to take in those orphans. > > And if you or anyone on the list discovers a library that is collecting > laserdiscs, please share, since I feel like laserdiscs are > underappreciated moving image formats that could use some PR. > > Anecdote: when I showed laserdiscs to a group of middle school children > and asked them guess what they were, they guessed they were records. > > Regards, > > Larua > > On 3/21/13 1:45 PM, Mandel, Debra wrote: > > Hi- > > > > What have you done with laserdiscs that you have withdrawn from your > > collection? > > > > Is anyone interested in any from mine? > > > > Best, > > Debra > > > > Debra Mandel > > Digital Media Librarian > > Northeastern University Libraries > > 200 SL > > 360 Huntington Avenue. > > Boston, MA 02115 > > 617.373.4902 > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > -- > Laura Jenemann > Film Studies/Media Services Librarian > Johnson Center Library > George Mason University > 4400 University Drive MS 1A6 > Fairfax VA, 22030 > Phone: 703-993-7593 > Email: [email protected] > > > 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. > -- Val Gangwer Media Services Coordinator Smith Library Shenandoah University 540-665-4637
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.
