I am well aware that universities do not want to acquire Blu ray but I admit I am surprised that the library does not have a single Blu ray player. I guess my feeling is that if there is enough demand for the material schools will find a way to use it. In your case if you were interested you could stream it. As a practical matter the key material that will be available in DVD but much of the supporting material more likely used for research will be Blu ray (or streaming) only. I am just hoping that institutions or individuals will find a way to access it. It will be interesting. Those of you going to NMM can check it out and I will post on videonews shortly.
Thanks On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 3:06 PM, Deg Farrelly <deg.farre...@asu.edu> wrote: > I think your assumptions are wrong. > > Jane Hutchison and my study show that libraries are NOT acquiring Blu Ray > (in general). > > My own computer does not have a BR drive, the Library does not have a BR > player, and the University does not support BR in it's computers/classroom > equipment. > > Individual academic units (most notably Film Studies) may have BR > capability. > > > 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 10/22/13 10:35 AM, "videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu" > <videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu> wrote: > > > > >I know most of you do not like blu-ray but I would like to know how much a > >problem it is. I am working on a kind of epic project I have been making > >cryptic references to and for complicated reasons much of it is Blu ray > >only. In terms of research I would assume most students and most libraries > >have reasonable access to playing on Blu ray either using a player or a > >laptop. I guess the bigger issue is classroom use, is it really that > >difficult to get Blu ray player for a classroom ( to make this even more > >complicated the part of this collection most likely to be used in class > >will be available on DVD). > > > >Feedback appreciated but it is not possible to change formats on this > >material though it will be available for streaming for those schools who > >can do their own. > > > > > >-- > >Jessica Rosner > >Media Consultant > >224-545-3897 (cell) > >212-627-1785 (land line) > >jessicapros...@gmail.com > >-------------- next part -------------- > >An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. > >HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. > > > 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. > -- Jessica Rosner Media Consultant 224-545-3897 (cell) 212-627-1785 (land line) jessicapros...@gmail.com
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.
