FYI Press release from Alexander Street Press posted to the LIBLICENSE discussion list earlier today.
Note Moderator's comment. There are no patron-driven acquisition models for media out thereŠ (Arizona university libraries piloted a PDA model with FMG, that eventually evolved into their very successful subscription product. There were no subscription models for media at the time.) This comes very close to PDA, and demonstrates that the delivery of streaming video is evolving, and new, additional models have yet to appear. Thumbs up to ASP. deg farrelly, Media Librarian Arizona State University Libraries Hayden Library C1H1 P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, Arizona 85287-1006 Phone: 602.332.3103 --- http://tinyurl.com/AboutNMM To market, to market, to find some fresh filmŠ I'm attending the 2013 National Media Market, November 3-7 In Charleston, South Carolina. See you there? On 7/24/13 2:12 PM, "LIBLICENSE" <[email protected]> wrote: >[MOD. NOTE: a very interesting approach] > > >PRESS RELEASE > >ALEXANDER STREET PRESS LAUNCHES EVIDENCE-BASED ACQUISITION Forms >Inaugural Agreement with University of Dundee > >July 24, 2013 (DUNDEE, SCOTLAND) - Alexander Street Press has forged a >milestone agreement with the University of Dundee in Scotland that >establishes the publisher as a key resource for evidence-based >acquisition of library materials. > >Beginning this month, patrons of the University of Dundee's library >will have unlimited access to Alexander Street Press's complete suite >of academic video titles-more than 23,000 titles-for one full year. At >the conclusion of this period, university staff will use Alexander >Street's detailed metrics to evaluate the most-viewed titles and >select those they'd like to incorporate into their permanent >collection. > >"Letting libraries hand-curate their own collection adds unprecedented >value," said Jordan White, senior product manager at Alexander Street >Press. "This model ensures libraries of all budgets can provide their >patrons with access to precisely the materials they're looking for. >Everybody wins." > >This agreement, the first of its kind in the world, will pave the way >for libraries worldwide to add the most highly sought-after content >into their university's collection in a precise, cost-effective way. >And because all video content within Alexander Street Press's >databases is carefully selected by expert editors, library >administrators can rely on the quality and relevance of all materials >to the academic populations they serve. > >"The University of Dundee has a strong desire to enhance the licensed >video-based material that is available to support learning and >teaching through a wide range of disciplines," says university >librarian, Richard Parsons. "This is important for meeting staff and >student expectations in our new digitally based environment. The new >evidence-based acquisition provided by Alexander Street Press has >offered us the opportunity to ensure that our expenditure for these >resources is targeted directly to support material that is being >utilized to enhance learning. This represents a very cost-effective >method for ensuring that the maximum resource is available from the >library budget." > >For more information about Alexander Street Press's evidence-based >acquisition model, please contact [email protected]. > >### > >About Alexander Street Press > >Alexander Street Press is an electronic publisher of award-winning >online collections and video for scholarly research, teaching, and >learning. Our products are available to libraries and educational >institutions worldwide via annual subscription or one-time purchase. >Learn more at http://alexanderstreet.com. > >Contact for Media Inquiries/Reviewer Access: > >Abby Horowitz, Marketing Writer >Alexander Street Press >Alexandria, VA 22314 >[email protected] > >Posted by: > >Fiona Carr >International Licensing Editor >Alexander Street Press >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.
