Hi Friday, We’re an arl library with quite a sizeable film collection. Our library pays for all film, physical or streaming. Every once in a while a faculty member will use departmental funds to purchase a streaming title but typically that faculty member has very low contact with the library and is unaware of our existing collection and collection development policy (i.e., if they need it for teaching, learning, and research we’ll do what we can to purchase it).
I see you’re from a community college. If my assumption is correct that as a community college you probably don’t have much purchasing power, then I wonder if a shared purchasing model might indeed work best for you. I imagine shared purchasing could be difficult to control, though. I would want clear lines of communication, clear role definitions, and documented workflows to avoid multiple constituents purchasing the same title, to ensure invoices are paid on time, and licenses are all accurately recorded and tracked. I’m very curious to know what path you choose and how it works out! Good luck! -lisa Head of Media Services Tulane University 504.314.7822 @lkHMusLibrarian From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of 'Friday Valentine' Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 4:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Videolib] funding streaming media (in academic libraries) Greetings all, I've been asked to do some research on how other academic libraries fund their streaming media collections (both video and audio). Are you collections... * Paid for through library funds only? * Departments/Disciplines cost share (or do departments/programs/disciplines purchase outright specific titles?) * Shared costs with IT? Distance Ed? Academic Technology? * Supported with Friends/Foundation/Grant money? * Other ideas In the spirit of full disclosure, I am trying to prove the need/good for centralized shared funding and purchasing. Thanks in advance for your reponse(s). Friday V. -- (Ms.) Friday Valentine, MLS Digital Assets Curator/Chemeketa Learning Cloud<http://learningcloud.chemeketa.edu> Chemeketa Community College, Salem, Oregon 503.399.5168, Bldg. 9, Rm. 211 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
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