I would definitely check with the publisher; however, streaming doesn't happen overnight. It's a change for both faculty and students. They need lots of hand holding with instructors so they became confident. A lot of PR, constantly. Reaching out to individual faculty who have used the DVDs. Showing them how to link in their course management program is another big help. It's a cultural change and a change in the way they deliver instruction. It takes time and effort. Hopefully with time, usage will improve. Right now my streaming collection is getting heavier usage than my physical collection. I don't usually purchase collections, but purchase individual titles based on use and demand. That way I'm a little more assured that the titles will be used. I don't have the budget to purchase collections and then hope faculty will use them. It does take work and doesn't happen overnight. Good luck. Give it a little time more and see if you can get the usage up.
Regards, Jane Jane B. Hutchison Associate Director Instruction & Research Technology 300 Pompton Road Wayne, NJ 07470 (w)973-720-2980 (cell) 973-418-7727 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stanton, Kim Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 2:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Videolib] streaming video usage stats Sarah - Do you have any records of faculty who have used the high-use DVD copies in the past? For example, booking records, reserve shelf requests, syllabi? If so, you might try reaching out to these instructors directly. Or if the subscription is focused on a specific subject area, reaching out to faculty in related departments. It also might be worth checking with the vendor to make sure there's nothing wrong with the usage recording on their end. Very interesting problem, especially since it sounds like your other streaming subscriptions are getting higher use. Good luck, Kim Kim Stanton Head, Media Library University of North Texas [email protected] P: (940) 565-4832 F: (940) 369-7396 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sarah E. McCleskey Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 1:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Videolib] streaming video usage stats Hi everyone, One of my streaming subscriptions is getting very low usage. I mean, VERY low. I have records for the titles in our online catalog with links to the streaming site, and also have put stickers on the corresponding DVDs to let people know that these are available in streaming. Am I doing something wrong? Is there anything else standard I should be doing to make these accessible to our patrons? Is it time for me to consider dropping this subscription? It's not particularly expensive but I would really like to see more use. I initially subscribed to these titles based on reports I generated in our system of high-use DVD titles. Thanks, Sarah Sarah E. McCleskey Head of Access Services Acting Director, Film and Media Library 112 Axinn Library, 123 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY 11549 [email protected] 516-463-5076 (phone) 516-463-4309 (fax) 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.
