Dear VRT Members,
Thank you all for this lively discussion. I wanted to let you all know that
the VRT Digital Media Discussion Group has added this topic to their Midwinter
meeting agenda. So if you'll be going to Atlanta, you're welcome to join us
and continue the discussion in person. Hope to see you there!
Digital Media Discussion Group (Omni, Pine Room)
Sunday, January 22nd 1:00-2:30 pm
The Digital Media Discussion Group serves as a forum for the exchange of ideas
about initiatives and projects concerning digital media in libraries. Examples
of issues discussed in the past meetings include digital licensing concerns;
new market technologies (such as high definition DVD formats),video gaming and
collections; and multimedia production in libraries.
Best,Michele McKenzieChair, VRT
From: Meghann Matwichuk <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, December 9, 2016 1:06 PM
Subject: [Videolib] Streaming Distribution w/o Educational Availability --
Conf. Call 12/16 @ 2pm ET
Hello All,
The date / time that worked out best is next Friday, 12/16 at 2pm ET. Please
call in a minute or so beforehand if you can make it:
Dial-In Number: (641) 715-0682 Access Code: 858446
You're welcome to do so even if you didn't participate in the poll. If you
can't make the meeting, we hope to share a summary shortly thereafter -- and
continued conversation / input via VideoLib is very much welcome!
Have a great weekend,
--
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
http://library.udel.edu/ filmandvideoOn Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 2:25 PM, Meghann
Matwichuk <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi All, Meredith Miller and I are hoping to host a conference call next week
(either Tuesday 12/13 or Friday 12/16) for those interested in participating in
a discussion about how we can best move forward on the issue of educational
availability advocacy for media librarians & vendors. If you would like to
participate, please visit this link and indicate your availability (times are
ET): http://doodle.com/poll/nfr6q7d ppcvndfrt If you are hoping to attend,
please indicate your availability by 4pm ET this Friday, 12/9. We'll choose
the date / time with the greatest availability for interested participants.
Make note of call-in instructions on the site. Please note: we plan to do our
best to keep the meeting to 1 hour. Thank you, --
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/filma ndvideo
On 12/2/2016 3:23 PM, Meghann Matwichuk wrote:
Thanks, all, for the ideas and input! And yes, I do understand that there are
different rights complications depending on whether or not Amazon / Netflix has
produced the content or not. I do realize this is a tall order and may not (or
may not be likely to) result in DVD availability. But from what I've gathered
so far, raising awareness of the fact that these companies (and the content
producers, in cases where they are not the distributors) are leaving money on
the table and prohibiting content from being seen in certain environments is
the first hurdle, so crafting some kind of statement in this area with a goal
towards publicizing it seems like a good place to start. I agree that a
conference call could be useful to begin the process, and would be available
for one next week or the week after, in case it takes some time to pull
together. Meredith, are you able to facilitate? I could help with the
scheduling by putting together a Doodle poll that folks could use to indicate
interest and availability; just let me know. An interesting idea from
Elizabeth at Bullfrog Films is that we could provide examples of several of the
companies who regularly work with educational rights (as Mat described) who
could serve as models / references for the process in the case of those film
and / or music producers who are simply unaware and don't know where to start.
--
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/filma ndvideo On 12/2/2016 11:37 AM, meredith miller
wrote:
I love this idea! I've been pursuing this on individual basis with both
Netflix and Amazon. My argument has been that this type of licensing is another
potential revenue stream that they are not considering. I think there is a
general misunderstanding about the educational licensing market and the value
that it has - so I think educating them on who we are and why we are important
is crucial. I'm happy to dive into this! I think it would be good to discuss
strategy first. Is anyone interested in a conference call early next week?
Meredith On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 11:12 AM, Susan Albrecht <[email protected]>
wrote:
I think these are genius ideas from Meghann. I especially like the idea of
a joint letter from VRT and NMM and having an “all set” statement with many
signatures ready to attach to an email we’re sending. So who’s the drafter?
;) Susan Albrecht Graduate Fellowship Advisor Library Media Acquisitions
Manager Wabash College Lilly Library 765-361-6216 (acquisitions) / 765-361-6297
(fellowships) 765-361-6295 fax [email protected] Twitter: @Wab_Fellowships
www.facebook.com/wabashcollege library.films ******************************
****************************** ******* "If you choose not to decide, you still
have made a choice." --Neil Peart ******************************
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[email protected] y.edu [mailto:videolib-bounces@lists
.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Meghann Matwichuk Sent: Friday, December 02, 2016
10:59 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Videolib] 13th and
Streaming Distribution w/o Educational Availability I like the idea of a
petition. Who would we target? Amazon (Prime) and Netflix seem to be the
primary 'offenders' right now. (But there are individual / self-distributors
who are also only selling to individuals via stream.) Another possibility --
maybe a joint letter from VRT and NMM? Meredith and other vendor allies --
what do you think would be a good way for those of us interested in making a
joint statement to get the attention of the right folks? Alternately, it might
be helpful to attach something like the joint letter or a statement with a
giant gob of signatories when we're all individually contacting distributors.
Like, keep it on your desktop and just clip it to any of these individual
emails we might send when we advocate for educational distribution. "You might
be interested to know that there are many who are concerned about this issue,
and are interested in purchasing hard copies and educational licenses. Please
see the attached letter." -- 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/filma
ndvideo On 12/2/2016 10:29 AM, Laura Jenemann wrote:
Hi all, I’m happy to add my voice. Is there a group letter writing option?
Change.org post? Blog post option? I may be able to help with the tech for
this. Once again, Ava DuVernay has gotten the ball rolling on an important
topic. Why not keep it rolling? Regards,Laura Laura JenemannMedia, Film
Studies & Dance LibrarianGeorge Mason University
LibrariesEmail:[email protected]: 703-993-7593
From:[email protected] y.edu [mailto:videolib-bounces@lists
.berkeley.edu]On Behalf Of Wochna, LorraineSent: Thursday, December 1, 2016
6:05 PMTo: [email protected]: Re: [Videolib] 13th and
Streaming Distribution w/o Educational Availability Meghann,Thanks so much for
such a thorough response. Yes, I agree and will challenge these distributors as
well!Best,lorraine From:[email protected] y.edu
[mailto:videolib-bounces@lists .berkeley.edu]On Behalf Of Meghann
MatwichukSent: Thursday, December 01, 2016 3:17 PMTo:
[email protected]: [Videolib] 13th and Streaming Distribution
w/o Educational Availability Thanks for passing this along, Lorraine!! This is
exciting! Although, it doesn't quite solve the problem of having a physical
copy in our collection, or a streaming version to which we can provide access
for our patrons who may not have a Netflix account. I was just having a
conversation about this (films produced by streaming services without any means
for libraries to purchase hard copies or license) with the lovely Meredith
Miller not a few hours ago, and just a week or two ago had an exchange with the
distributors of the Netflix film Audrie and Daisy. It went as follows:Me:
"Greetings, I am a media librarian at the University of Delaware Library. One
of UD's student groups will be hosting a film screening of Audrie & Daisy soon,
and we've already had requests that we add the film to our Library's collection
so that it can be used in classes and made available for students to watch for
research. Are there any plans to make Audrie & Daisy available for purchase on
DVD soon, or via some other mechanism that allows institutional access? I've
personally watched the film via my own Netflix account, and I know it would be
a great resource for our faculty and students. Thank you!"Carla @ Filmsprout:
"Thanks so much for your note, and we're thrilled to hear that the Library is
interested in the film. I'm so sorry, but currently there aren't plans to make
the film available for institutional purchase because the film is already
available for individual and private classroom use via the Netflix service.
However, I'd be glad to let you know if anything changes!"Me: "Institutions
are not able to subscribe to Netflix, so unfortunately we can't offer private
classroom use via the Netflix service. I hope that this may change in the near
future, as we've been unable to provide equitable access to some excellent
programming due to the models put forth by Amazon Prime, Netflix, etc. Please
do let me know if anything should change with 'Audrie & Daisy'."Carla: "Thank
you for your note, and I hear you. I've shared your feedback with my team, and
I will absolutely let you know if anything changes around institutional
licensing for the film."Several of us (myself, Lorraine, and a few others who
may or may not be on VideoLib?) who attended National Media Market in October
discussed this very thing over lunch one afternoon -- the need to advocate and
raise awareness amongst the producers of films that fit into this growing
category. Towards that end, I'd encourage everyone to take the extra time to
contact producers of films like 13th, Audrie & Daisy, Transparent, etc. when
your students / instructors request them to help the producers understand the
need for an educational distribution model that would allow us to provide
access to these important films. Clearly, Ms. DuVernay and the Filmsprout
folks intend for these documentaries to be widely seen and utilized in
educational settings -- they need to hear from us that we share that mission
and need options to pay them for / license their content.Best,-- Meghann
Matwichuk, M.S.Associate LibrarianCoordinator, Film & Video CollectionMorris
Library, University of Delaware181 S. College Ave.Newark, DE 19717(302)
831-1475https://library.udel.edu/filma ndvideo
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.
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.
