>From about 1981 to 2001 my media department routinely recorded news >off-air-not regular broadcasts, but coverage of events like inaugurations, >presidential debates, Democratic and Republican national conventions, state of >the union addresses, as well as special events we considered newsworthy, like >Saddam Hussein and Dan Rather, and Nixon on Meet the Press. These recordings are on VHS. A lot of this material, like coverage of 9/11, is on youtube. I wonder, though, if it is worth transferring our vhs material to dvd? Might stuff on youtube go away at some point? I also wonder about the ethics of doing this. We would keep these DVDs for inhouse viewing only. I'd really appreciate your thoughts-
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.
