Scott: Definitely go the standard DVD route. Like others, we at UD
only purchase Blu-ray content if we have a specific need to do so, and
even then we always try to have a standard copy of that title in the
Collection. The market never moved away from standard DVD and Blu-ray
will largely remain a niche format, imo. I also strongly agree with
Winifred in that you want to make it as easy as possible for libraries
to acquire your content, whether it's streaming or hard-copy.
Judith: This (assigning streaming video as supplemental viewing) is
exactly how I recommend use of our streaming media database materials to
instructors. With few exceptions, the quality of a stream in a
classroom setting is not going to be as good or as reliable as screening
something from a hard copy. There are also bandwidth issues to contend
with, many of which are out of ours or the instructors' control.
Blowing an image up to a large screen often results in pixelation and
motion-blur. And of course there is much more flexibility outside the
classroom when students are assigned to watch material individually --
if they run into a problem with the stream skipping / buffering / etc.,
they can stop it and go back to it at a later time. Not as easy to do
when you're dealing with a scheduled class time. Watching on a lap top
or monitor also makes the quality of the image less of an issue.
Re: both points -- hard copy is the most reliable way to build a
long-term collection that will be accessible over time. That is still
of great importance to many librarians, who are trying to balance new
streaming models (which necessitate paying repeatedly for the same
content in many cases) with building collections that will be of value
into the future.
--
Meghann Matwichuk, M.S.
Associate Librarian
Coordinator, Film & Video Collection
Morris Library, University of Delaware
181 S. College Ave.
Newark, DE 19717
(302) 831-1475
https://library.udel.edu/filmandvideo
On 9/6/2016 7:43 PM, Judith Dancoff wrote:
Thank you, Scott, for posting this important question. A quick added
question: are teachers ever assigning streams to their students'
syllabi for them to watch at home, as they would, say, a book or article?
Thanks,
Judith Dancoff
On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 4:26 PM, Kielley, Elizabeth
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
We buy our documentaries on DVD, seldom streaming, and try to
purchase combo packs for feature films. DVDs can be played in laptops.
*From:*[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>
[mailto:[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *scott
petersen
*Sent:* Tuesday, September 6, 2016 6:15 PM
*To:* videolib <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
*Subject:* [Videolib] DVD vs. Blu-ray
Hi Folks,
I'm getting close to releasing my latest documentary. Are you
folks transitioning over to Blu-ray? Do DVDs still have a place in
libraries? How much of your new purchases are streaming as opposed
to physical media?
Best,
Scott Petersen
Producer/Director "Hitchhiking to the Edge of Sanity"
www.HitchhikingDocumentary.com <http://www.HitchhikingDocumentary.com>
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relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control,
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and
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