Sorry for the second post, but I forgot this… While in theory I would agree that it’s good to have students learn to do things for themselves, that also can lead to a lot of reinventing the wheel. If they’ve never done this before, they likely won’t know about Swank, Criterion and Sony Pictures Classics; they don’t have reps in place that they can contact. It feels like a real disservice to me to force them to go discover all of this when we have all of that info right at hand. Especially for student group leaders, who tend to rotate out of positions each year.
Susan Albrecht Library Media Acquisitions Manager Graduate Fellowship Advisor Wabash College Lilly Library 765-361-6216 765-361-6295 fax [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> www.facebook.com/wabashcollegelibrary.films<http://www.facebook.com/wabashcollegelibrary.films> http://pinterest.com/wabashcolllib/ ******************************************************************* "If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice." --Neil Peart ******************************************************************* From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Wochna, Lorraine Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 5:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Videolib] Feature Films and libraries Hi everyone, I’m writing up a PPR/Feature Film blurb for our website. When faculty / grads / students want to show a feature film, do you direct them to Swank or Criterion, or does your library (librarian, media library) investigate? How many of you consider this a library service? For the most part, this will not come out of our budget, but folks ask how to get rights and I wanted to give them a decent answer. Right now my advice to them is to contact Swank Digital (on their own). I’m completely happy to help all of them, but it might be best if they know how to begin on their own. Thanks for your input, Best, Lorraine lorraine wochna Alden Library, Ohio U Instruction Coordinator Liaison to African America Studies, English, Film, Theatre Athens OH 45701 740.597.1238 http://libguides.library.ohiou.edu/profile/lorraine
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