I think Jonathan asks a very interesting question. The different platforms for streaming report “engagement” or how long someone viewed the content, with varying degrees of granularity. But I know that for us hard copy circulation is steadily declining and streaming use is growing every year. Unfortunately our hard copy collection also took an accessibility hit a couple of years ago when I had to reduce hours in the Film and Media Library, because of a rather unexpected staff loss due to a layoff. So I think the physical collection has had several strikes against it. I have hatched a scheme to move the physical collection back to the main library for greater accessibility, but that may not come to fruition for several years.
Accordingly, I am adding fewer and fewer DVDs and more and more streaming titles. Sarah From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jonathan Miller Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 4:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Videolib] Looking for annual data on video circulation in academic libraries Dear Jane How do you determine a streaming “circulation” ? is that like a view, and if so for how long a time (30 seconds, 2 minutes etc)? Also if I read your graph correctly, hard copy circulation since 2010 is basically flat, and in fact from 2013 to 2014 it went up, and more or less just as much as streaming went up? Best Jonathan From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Wochna, Lorraine Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 4:07 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Videolib] Looking for annual data on video circulation in academic libraries Thanks Jane and Chris, I am working on the same project at Ohio U in order to make my case for streaming services, along with providing enough data to show that we need a general fund for purchasing media either in streaming or DVDs. For us, I don’t think all subject librarians are aware of how much use our collection gets; so getting stats together will help me raise awareness and promote collections. I’m also trying to put together a ‘media team’ as we have no official ‘media librarian’ (I’m the ‘go to/cares about’ person and have not updated our collection policy in quite a while. Lots to gather, but these kinds of conversations are very useful to me, so thank you. Best, lorraine lorraine wochna Reference & Instruction librarian Alden Library, 2nd floor Ohio University Athens OH 45701 W 740-597-1238 From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Hutchison, Jane Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 3:20 PM To: '[email protected]' Subject: Re: [Videolib] Looking for annual data on video circulation in academic libraries You can see where our circulation is heading at William Paterson University. We have invested much in building our streaming titles and through a careful collection development plan, we have been purchasing individual titles that are requested or identified that support the curriculum. [cid:[email protected]] Regards, Jane Jane B. Hutchison Associate Director Instruction & Research Technology 300 Pompton Road Wayne, NJ 07470 (w)973-720-2980 (cell) 973-418-7727 From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Lewis Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 3:10 PM To: Videolib Subject: [Videolib] Looking for annual data on video circulation in academic libraries I know the general trend is declining based on the growth of Amazon/Netflix/iTunes and YouTube but I'd like to get some numbers for comparison to our trend locally. If you are willing to share and prefer to do it privately I will reciprocate. -- Chris Lewis American University Library 202.885.3257
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.
