Hi Becky, You might want to check out the ALA Notable Videos for Adults Committee. They look at the best documentaries and other non-fiction films each year. Here is the website.
http://www.ala.org/vrt/notablevideos Thank You, Julia Churchill Audio Visual Supervisor Oak Lawn Public Library 9427 S. Raymond Ave. Oak Lawn, Illinois 60453 708-422-4990 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tatar, Becky Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 11:32 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Videolib] Opening Day collections Hi, all, Next spring, we will be moving into a brand new library! Yay for us. I'm starting to look at opening day collections for DVD and CDs. Not that I think we'll have any funds for it, but just in case. For films, along with Academy Award winners (which I know can be controversial), AFI lists, National Film Registry, is there anything else to look at? This can also include television, Spanish films, and information/documentaries. Thanks a lot! Becky Tatar Periodicals/Audiovisuals Aurora Public Library 1 E. Benton Street Aurora, IL 60505 Phone: 630-264-4100 FAX: 630-896-3209 [email protected] www.aurorapubliclibrary.org 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. 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.
