I echo Rue and Meghan's comments. In the last 5 years or so we have only collected 126 Blu-Rays.
Our library tries to be a central location for new technology and for the university community to find equipment not available within their departments. We are currently trying 3-D technology, with equipment in one of our group viewing rooms and a few titles within the collection. For Blu-Ray and 3-D, we try to also have a standard DVD version available for most of community. It is important for the format information to be available at the brief / list version of the searches so that folks don't assume that we have the format needed and then show up to find an unusable disc! We do try to keep up with new equipment availability across campus. Only a few departments have Blu-Ray players (film studies, dance). Some departments with players do not have equipment which projects HD! We some equipment within the library. Nell Chenault VCU Libraries On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 4:03 PM, Karsten, Eileen <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear Gail,**** > > ** ** > > 1. Do you order blu-ray discs as a matter of course or only as a special > request? *We only buy them on special request.* > > 2. If you order the blu-ray version, do you also get the film on DVD? *No, > we do not unless requested to do so.***** > > 2. Do you try to get those DVD/blu-ray combo packs whenever you can? > (They look like a pretty good deal.) *We only buy them when they are the > only option. *** > > ** ** > > *We have a very limited budget. Besides the equipment question, > Blu-rays cost on average $10.00 more than standard DVD. If we bought all > or a large percentage of our films in Blu-ray, it would nearly cut our > media budget in half.* > > **** > > And does the media crowd here expect blu-ray to replace DVDs in the near > future? *I have given up trying to predict the next trend. *** > > * * > > *I hope this helps.* > > * * > > *Sincerely,* > > * * > > ** ** > > Eileen Karsten**** > > Head of Technical Services**** > > Donnelley & Lee Library**** > > Lake Forest College**** > > 555 N. Sheridan Road **** > > Lake Forest, IL 60045**** > > [email protected] <[email protected]>**** > > 847-735-5066**** > > ** ** > > * * > > **** > > > 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.
