If you missed the acts-eforum this week, you missed a great exchange. ALCTS is the ALA division that deals with Acquisitions and Tech Services.
I saw messages from several we see on this list: Cameron Cox, Scott Spicer, Barb Bergman. Below is the summary of Day 2 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 film… I'm attending the 2013 National Media Market, November 3-7 In Charleston, South Carolina. See you there? Subject: [alcts-eforum] Day 2 Summary: Streaming Media: Acquisition, Discovery, and Usage Data Topic 5 focused on the discovery of streaming titles and collections. The desire to make streaming materials discoverable was evident in all of the responses. * MARC records - When feasible, many libraries use MARC records as one point of access and discovery. These may be at the title level, the collection level, or both. The two common ways for title level access is via vendors supplying MARC records and via copy and original cataloging of records. It was noted that there is an inconsistency in the quality of MARC records, based on the vendor supplying them. One individual noted that they offer separate records for the hard copy and streaming format of titles, when both exist in their offerings. * Databases - Streaming collections might also be cataloged as databases for discovery. * ERMs - Some libraries track titles and/or collections in their ERM for public display. * OpenURL link resolvers - Some streaming collections are discoverable via openURL linking, including Alexander Street Press. * Discovery tools - Some streaming collections are discoverable search tools such as EBSCO Discovery Service or Summon * Guides - And many libraries use guides for discovery and promotion of streaming collections. Some guides were offered as examples by e-forum participants:http://libguides.asu.edu/streamingvideo, http://connect.ala.org/node/183711, http://guides.lib.washington.edu/streamvid Topic 6 was about the promotion of streaming media. Ideas for promotion included librarians informing their faculty of streaming collections, the use of digital signage, promotional videos, links to guides, stickers on DVDs advertising the same content via streaming, and posters. Deg Farrelly from Arizona State University Libraries shared this link showing posters and a slide used for digital signage: http://tinyurl.com/streamingpromotion. Topic 7 focused on the streaming media usage and assessment. It was expressed that there is a need for standardized metrics for and delivery of streaming usage statistics. In terms of vendor hosted streaming content, some vendors supply detailed usage reports, some provide mediocre usage reports, and some provide nothing at all. The preference for usage statistics to be provided dynamically was expressed, and the strong need for title level usage statistics was identified. In terms of locally hosted streaming content, platforms such as ShareStream were mentioned as offering usage tracking. Other topics brought up included: TEACH Act/fair use, PDA, integrating media into reference resources, and video servers/hosting. To review all of the discussion, see the list archives: http://lists.ala.org/wws/arc/alcts-eforum/2013-08/ . Thank all of you for participating in this streaming media e-forum with your ideas and experiences. -- Susan Marcin Head of Electronic Resources Management: Technologies & User Experience Columbia University Libraries/Information Services smar...@columbia.edu<mailto:smar...@columbia.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.
