Hi Chris, We have been a long term subscriber. I have only had a few direct experiences with the product, but I do know that it is used in at least Jewish Studies, but I believe it gets some use elsewhere (I call up a demo video to demonstrate quality video interview technique). As Anthony noted, in the past access was kind of a PITA to be honest. For understandable privacy reasons, one needed to make a request for a video, then host transferred content locally on a resident server. There was also some problems with the video player working on certain browsers.
Anthony correct me if I am wrong, but I believe they have made improvements with a newly designed online presence (not certain if the clip request and server process is still not required). The player problem still existed a few months ago, but I believe they were working on a fix that should be in place by now. Let me know if you want more info. I can put you in touch with our Jewish Studies Librarian. Best, Scott On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 12:13 PM, <videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu>wrote: > Send videolib mailing list submissions to > videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > https://calmail.berkeley.edu/manage/list/listinfo/videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > videolib-ow...@lists.berkeley.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of videolib digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: The horrible locking DVD case question again (Melissa McHenry) > 2. Re: The horrible locking DVD case question again (Melissa McHenry) > 3. Updated listing of vendors with digital rights (Ursula Schwarz) > 4. Poisoned Waters - Captions? (Laura Jenemann) > 5. Re: Poisoned Waters - Captions? (Chris Lewis) > 6. Does anyone on the list subscribe to the SHOAH Foundation > video database? (Chris Lewis) > 7. Re: Does anyone on the list subscribe to the SHOAH Foundation > video database? (Anthony Anderson) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2013 16:40:25 -0400 > From: "Melissa McHenry" <mmche...@libraryweb.org> > Subject: Re: [Videolib] The horrible locking DVD case question again > To: <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> > Message-ID: <008401ce8ef7$5cff3ae0$16fdb0a0$@libraryweb.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > I would second the KwikCase. We've been using them for over 12 years. One > caveat-the all enclosed case > > -----Original Message----- > From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto: > videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Beth E Traylor > Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 3:50 PM > To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > Subject: Re: [Videolib] The horrible locking DVD case question again > > Hi Katherine, > > We tried the Amary II Benefit Denial and I was able to remove the disc > without breaking the device or the disc. This was one of the many we tried > before deciding on Gressco's KwikCase - all enclosed DVD case. We have > over 6000 and they are wonderful!!! We haven't had anyone break it open. > > http://www.gresscoltd.com/ > > Hope this helps > > > Beth Traylor > Media and Reserve Library, Head > UWM Libraries > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Katherine Pourshariati" <kpour...@mc3.edu> > To: "videolib@lists.berkeley.edu" <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> > Sent: Thursday, August 1, 2013 1:50:39 PM > Subject: [Videolib] The horrible locking DVD case question again > > > > > > To the collective wisdom of the group, > > We are having a not fun time with our Alpha Nexpac Secure DVD cases , > these are the ones with the blue bar that you have to unlock with a black > key bar. The blue bars are getting stuck and breaking apart. > > > > We are looking at changing over to the Amary II Benefit Denial DVD case > from Demco, this one has a central hub removal. Right now when the model is > brand new it is so much easier to take the lock off. > > The questions of course; > > 1. Do the locks age badly as they do with the Alpha Nexpac? > > 2. Do people like these Amary cases in general? > > 3. Is there a much better system that we should be looking at? > > > > We hope to hear from librarians rather than vendors SVP! J > > > > Thanks much > > Kate > > Montgomery County Community College is proud to be designated as an > Achieving the Dream Leader College for its commitment to student access and > success. > > 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. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2013 16:43:09 -0400 > From: "Melissa McHenry" <mmche...@libraryweb.org> > Subject: Re: [Videolib] The horrible locking DVD case question again > To: <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> > Message-ID: <008501ce8ef7$be9b5400$3bd1fc00$@libraryweb.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Sorry-as I was saying... > The all enclosed case does not sit well on the shelves as it is bottom > heavy. We also use the slim version and have only had one incident (patron > broke off the gray tab & stole the DVD case). > Good luck! > > Melissa McHenry > Media Librarian > > Gates Public Library > 902 Elmgrove Road > Rochester, NY 14624 > (585) 247-6446 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto: > videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Beth E Traylor > Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2013 3:50 PM > To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > Subject: Re: [Videolib] The horrible locking DVD case question again > > Hi Katherine, > > We tried the Amary II Benefit Denial and I was able to remove the disc > without breaking the device or the disc. This was one of the many we tried > before deciding on Gressco's KwikCase - all enclosed DVD case. We have > over 6000 and they are wonderful!!! We haven't had anyone break it open. > > http://www.gresscoltd.com/ > > Hope this helps > > > Beth Traylor > Media and Reserve Library, Head > UWM Libraries > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Katherine Pourshariati" <kpour...@mc3.edu> > To: "videolib@lists.berkeley.edu" <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> > Sent: Thursday, August 1, 2013 1:50:39 PM > Subject: [Videolib] The horrible locking DVD case question again > > > > > > To the collective wisdom of the group, > > We are having a not fun time with our Alpha Nexpac Secure DVD cases , > these are the ones with the blue bar that you have to unlock with a black > key bar. The blue bars are getting stuck and breaking apart. > > > > We are looking at changing over to the Amary II Benefit Denial DVD case > from Demco, this one has a central hub removal. Right now when the model is > brand new it is so much easier to take the lock off. > > The questions of course; > > 1. Do the locks age badly as they do with the Alpha Nexpac? > > 2. Do people like these Amary cases in general? > > 3. Is there a much better system that we should be looking at? > > > > We hope to hear from librarians rather than vendors SVP! J > > > > Thanks much > > Kate > > Montgomery County Community College is proud to be designated as an > Achieving the Dream Leader College for its commitment to student access and > success. > > 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. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 14:13:57 -0700 > From: Ursula Schwarz <direc...@nmm.net> > Subject: [Videolib] Updated listing of vendors with digital rights > To: "videolib@lists.berkeley.edu" <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> > Message-ID: <ce201da4.2005a%direc...@nmm.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Thanks to all the companies that completed the survey! > > Results can be found on the NMM resources page > http://www.nmm.net/market-resources/ > > National Media Market (NMM) > http://www.nmm.net/ > P.O. Box 87410 > Tucson, AZ 85754-7410 > (520) 743-7735 > http://tinyurl.com/AboutNMM > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. > HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 16:16:49 +0000 > From: Laura Jenemann <ljene...@gmu.edu> > Subject: [Videolib] Poisoned Waters - Captions? > To: "videolib@lists.berkeley.edu" <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> > Message-ID: > < > ae24319ea5ffa044889835acc770861d089ac...@bl2prd0510mb363.namprd05.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi List, > > Does anyone know for certain if their DVD of Poisoned Waters has captions? > > I'm referring to the PBS film here: > > http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/poisonedwaters/ > > Can't get the captions on Mason's copy to work for some reason, even > though I see the option in Mac's DVD Player. > > Thanks for the help! > > Laura > > > Laura Jenemann > Film Studies/Media Services Librarian > Johnson Center Library > George Mason University > 4400 University Drive MS 1A6 > Fairfax VA, 22030 > Phone: 703-993-7593 > Email: ljene...@gmu.edu > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 12:26:40 -0400 > From: Chris Lewis <cle...@american.edu> > Subject: Re: [Videolib] Poisoned Waters - Captions? > To: Videolib <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> > Message-ID: > <CANCEV02ucfVgoJE37imraRSSk2Nzj7M2t= > kncgsdp+jpw-n...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Just popped our copy in and the closed captions are functioning. I know > it's going to be used in the Fall but you can borrow it for now if you need > it. > > > On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Laura Jenemann <ljene...@gmu.edu> wrote: > > > Hi List, > > > > Does anyone know for certain if their DVD of Poisoned Waters has > captions? > > > > I'm referring to the PBS film here: > > > > http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/poisonedwaters/ > > > > Can't get the captions on Mason's copy to work for some reason, even > > though I see the option in Mac's DVD Player. > > > > Thanks for the help! > > > > Laura > > > > > > Laura Jenemann > > Film Studies/Media Services Librarian > > Johnson Center Library > > George Mason University > > 4400 University Drive MS 1A6 > > Fairfax VA, 22030 > > Phone: 703-993-7593 > > Email: ljene...@gmu.edu > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > -- > Chris Lewis > American University Library > 202.885.3257 > > For latest Media Services News: > Blog: http://aulibmedia.blogspot.com > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AULibMedia > Twitter: http://twitter.com/aulibmedia > Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/aulibmedia/ > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. > HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 12:35:55 -0400 > From: Chris Lewis <cle...@american.edu> > Subject: [Videolib] Does anyone on the list subscribe to the SHOAH > Foundation video database? > To: Videolib <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> > Message-ID: > < > cancev03za51et8kw5hcwm7xgls9n8_dzkvg3h58nshxdu23...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I see that a few universities have access but having just heard what a > subscription involves, cost and technical requirements, I wonder how it is > being managed at other libraries. > > > -- > Chris Lewis > American University Library > 202.885.3257 > > For latest Media Services News: > Blog: http://aulibmedia.blogspot.com > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AULibMedia > Twitter: http://twitter.com/aulibmedia > Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/aulibmedia/ > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. > HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 17:13:27 +0000 > From: Anthony Anderson <antho...@usc.edu> > Subject: Re: [Videolib] Does anyone on the list subscribe to the > SHOAH > Foundation video database? > To: "videolib@lists.berkeley.edu" <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> > Message-ID: > < > 3bf0f9af75d17047b1b86c700cab0577613...@bluprd0711mb437.namprd07.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Chris! Technically the name of the database is the USC Shoah Foundation > Visual History Archive. > Because it is a USC product, we naturally get it...free. USC has a large > Holocaust Studies > program and the database is used extensively. Obviously we are most > pleased with it. Formerly > it was not always the most user-friendly database but most of the problems > seem to have been > rectified. > > The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Library there in DC has the > database, > and you might wish to contact them to see how it is working out for them. > > Best, > Anthony > > > ******************************* > > Anthony E. Anderson > > Assistant Director, Doheny Memorial Library > > University of Southern California > > Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182 > > (213) 740-1190 antho...@usc.edu<mailto:antho...@usc.edu> > > "Wind, regen, zon, of kou, > > Albert Cuyp ik hou van jou." > > ******************************** > > ________________________________ > From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [ > videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] on behalf of Chris Lewis [ > cle...@american.edu] > Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 9:35 AM > To: Videolib > Subject: [Videolib] Does anyone on the list subscribe to the SHOAH > Foundation video database? > > I see that a few universities have access but having just heard what a > subscription involves, cost and technical requirements, I wonder how it is > being managed at other libraries. > > > -- > Chris Lewis > American University Library > 202.885.3257 > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. > HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. > > End of videolib Digest, Vol 69, Issue 4 > *************************************** > -- Scott Spicer Media Outreach and Learning Spaces Librarian University of Minnesota Libraries - Twin Cities 341 Walter Library spic0...@umn.edu 612.626.0629 Media Services: lib.umn.edu/media SMART Learning Commons: lib.umn.edu/smart
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