Jo Ann Interesting…tho your note may be the equivalent of including in an email “Let me know if you did not receive this message” :)
Since this is a discussion list of librarians responsible for media, the audience for your question might better be Colllib or the ACQnet discussion lists. The research that Jane Hutchison Surdi and I conducted last spring shows that only 30% of academic libraries have a media librarian, so the subject librarian/acquisitions unit is most likely now the dominant model. (Raw results of the survey sent to respondents already, Jane and I continue to attempt to crunch the data in preparation for our session at ALA Annual). deg farrelly Media Librarian / Streaming Video Administrator Arizona State University [email protected] 602.332.3103 On 3/17/16, 12:34 PM, "[email protected] on behalf of [email protected]" <[email protected] on behalf of [email protected]> wrote: >Just curious if there are any universities out there where there is no media >librarian and acquisition of films (DVD & streaming) is done by subject >liaisons. Wondering how this works for you. How does a group of people keep up >to date with a fast changing and diverse industry as opposed to one person who >specializes in film and is familiar with the copyright law as it applies to >film and with the various "license" permutations from vendors for DVDs as well >as streaming. Happy to hear from supporters as well as detractors of this >model. > >Thanks! > >Jo Ann > >Jo Ann Reynolds 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.
