My response is identical to Deb's. We don't have Blu-Ray equipment, yet, although I did request funding for 4 machines (2 for Technical Services and 2 for student access in mini=theatres in the Library).
When the title is avail. as a combo pack, we'll note that in our catalogue record. If it's avail. only on Blu-Ray, we won't buy it, at least until we have equip. to play it. I don't believe that format will last very long. The public market really is the driving force in terms of choice of technologies for education, and the number of releases have not been stellar in Blu-Ray. Susan Susan Weber Media Librarian Library T 604.323.5533 F 604.323.5512 swe...@langara.bc.ca <mailto:Susan Weber <swe...@langara.bc.ca>> Langara. <http://www.langara.bc.ca> 100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 2Z6 Please consider the environment before printing. CONFIDENTIALITY: This e-mail may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately and delete this email from your system. On 10/04/2013 11:43 AM, Deb Distante wrote: > Hi, Gail. As we're currently trying to update our collection and get > rid of all VHS tapes, we no longer purchase in that format at all. > Although we have no Blu-ray players in the library at this point, if a > title is available in a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack, that is what I buy. If > it's only available as either a DVD or a Blu-ray, I only buy the DVD. > So far, we haven't had any request for Blu-ray titles. If we did get > a request, I would probably tell them that since we do not currently > have Blu-ray players on campus, we do not collect in that format unless > it's as part of a combo pack. > > Deb Distante > Mt. San Antonio College Library > 1100 N. Grand Ave. > Walnut, CA 91789 > 909-274-4285 > ddista...@mtsac.edu > > > From: "Gail Gawlik" <ggaw...@stfrancis.edu> > To: <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> > Date: 04/08/2013 11:32 AM > Subject: [Videolib] Blu-ray discs in academic libraries > Sent by: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Hi, wise media people. > > We have just received our first request for blu-ray discs and are > wondering what other academic libraries are doing. Up until now, we > have only purchased DVDs and an occasional VHS-tape if the film is only > available in that format. We were wondering how other academic > libraries handle this new-ish format. > > In particular: > 1. Do you order blu-ray discs as a matter of course or only as a special > request? > 2. If you order the blu-ray version, do you also get the film on DVD? > 2. Do you try to get those DVD/blu-ray combo packs whenever you can? > (They look like a pretty good deal.) > > And does the media crowd here expect blu-ray to replace DVDs in the near > future? > > Thanks! > Gail > > > > Gail Gawlik > Head of Technical Services > Brown Library > University of St. Francis > Joliet, IL > > Wearing sensible shoes proudly since 1969.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. > 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.
