Oh no, it's just as much of a royal P.I.T.A. (or impossibility, in some
cases) for most academics, too.
Interesting conversation -- looking forward to hearing what solutions
folks are coming up with.
--
Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
Associate Librarian
Film and Video Collection Department
Morris Library, University of Delaware
181 S. College Ave.
Newark, DE 19717
(302) 831-1475
http://www.lib.udel.edu/filmandvideo
On 6/10/2014 5:18 PM, Randy Pitman wrote:
Hi Jessica,
...which might work for academic libraries but will be a humungous
pain in the arse for public librarians who are overseeing collections
ranging from hundreds to thousands of titles. Title by title
transactions have always sucked major for pub libs---or at least it
did when I was working in a library ages ago :)
Best,
Randy
Randy Pitman
Publisher/Editor
Video Librarian
3435 NE Nine Boulder Dr.
Poulsbo, WA 98370
Tel: (360) 626-1259
Fax (360) 626-1260
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.videolibrarian.com
*From:* Jessica Rosner <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Tuesday, June 10, 2014 2:03 PM
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:* Re: [Videolib] Online-Only Media and Libraries
Well I suspect the indie stuff being available in digital only is not
some plot to keep them out of the hands of
libraries and educators but more a cost issue. I would bet if you
could contact filmmakers and distributors for these they would be MORE
than willing to work something out if they could get a reasonable fee.
By all means please explore this with your grant.
Jessica
On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 5:00 PM, Randy Pitman
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hi John,
This will be one of the defining issues for media librarians in
the coming
decade as at least some physical media is gradually being
supplanted by
digital-only options. Without sounding too George-Lucas-ish, this
is the
true dark side of digital--a stark underscoring of the fact that
possession
(physical) is the proverbial 9/10ths of the law.
I am increasingly seeing press releases that highlight digital-only
releases--titles that have no mechanism in place for
lending/showing in
public or academic libraries. What's sadder is that these are not crap
Hollywood rom-coms, bro-mances, and paint-by-number action flicks, but
rather serious indie efforts and--most worrisome--compelling
documentaries
that may not have any real commercial legs.
It's excellent news that you have a grant to explore possible
solutions to
this dilemma. I suspect that other VRT members are also very
concerned about
this issue.
Best,
Randy
Randy Pitman
Publisher/Editor
Video Librarian
3435 NE Nine Boulder Dr.
Poulsbo, WA 98370
Tel: (360) 626-1259 <tel:%28360%29%20626-1259>
Fax (360) 626-1260 <tel:%28360%29%20626-1260>
E-mail: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Web: www.videolibrarian.com <http://www.videolibrarian.com>
-----Original Message-----
From: John Vallier
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 1:34 PM
To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: [Videolib] Online-Only Media and Libraries
Hi Everyone,
I have a grant this year to help propose solutions to the
online-only music
issue facing libraries (that is, music that can't be purchased on
a tangible
format and can't be purchased as a download by libraries b/c of
restrictive
terms of use, e.g., Amazon, iTunes, Google). More about the
project is here:
http://guides.lib.washington.edu/imls2014
This issue extends beyond sound recordings, of course, and into
the world of
video. For example, I was just asked to purchase and download a
video that's
only available on Vimeo. When asked if we could purchase and
download the
video for our library, Vimeo wrote: "The license issued to you
when you rent
or buy VOD work is for personal viewing only. It does not allow you to
redistribute the work or show it publicly."
Are any of you encountering this issue, i.e., where you can't buy
a title
b/c it's licensed for personal use only and there is no DVD or other
tangible alternative? If so, could you let me know what the titles are
(off-list is probably best, then I can share w/ the group). Having
a list on
hand may help convince creators, distributors and policy makers that a
library-friendly solution is needed.
Thanks,
John
_________
John Vallier
head, distributed media
University of Washington Libraries, Seattle
http://guides.lib.washington.edu/vallier
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