Re: [Videolib] License Restriction?

2016-09-15 Thread John Streepy
I¹ve been out of the game for a while, but if I remember correctly, the face to face teaching rule applies. All movies usually come with a warning at the start that says home use only but they can be shown in an official class setting. Cheers jhs On 9/15/16, 8:10 AM, "Mark Gooch"

Re: [Videolib] Tricky fair use question regarding streaming video databases

2013-12-19 Thread John Streepy
This may be an instance where contract law may out weigh your fair use rights. I would say you have to check with the contract regarding the licensed database, and look for any prohibitive language. If your university signed a contract to get access to the database, that will trump the fair

Re: [Videolib] [SPAM] How to promote doc. video

2013-10-30 Thread John Streepy
You should inform him of the Videonews list and then the libraries that are interested in his work can contact him and he can send them further information. regards

[Videolib] [SPAM] Re: more about Criterion Pictures USA streaming

2013-08-13 Thread John Streepy
I would simply assign each of the films you are hosting a unique assession number (DS-1, for digital stream) and them search the catalog by that assession number. regards jhs John H. Streepy Library-Government Publications James E. Brooks Library Central Washington University 400 East

Re: [Videolib] NBC learn

2013-06-19 Thread John Streepy
This was just starting as I was shutting down our media public service desk a couple of years ago. It was definately a K-12 outfit then, but I could see it had promise. If the content is there, it could be good for academics. jhs John H. Streepy Library-Government Publications James E.

Re: [Videolib] dvd labelling

2013-05-09 Thread John Streepy
Pre printed Disc shields are an option, especially if you opt for the kind with the imbedded 3M strips for security. The cover the entire art side of the disc so you do not have to worry about throwing the disc off balance, and in this case can serve three functions: Security from theft, IDing

[Videolib] [SPAM] Re: First reports of beta testing of Hoopla, streaming media service

2013-05-01 Thread John Streepy
I read the article and saw that people not in the beta tester group can give it a try. So I click on the Trial library, and it fills in the data and lists my Library Card Number as 'Not needed for demo', so then when I click register, it denies me access saying that Library card 'Not needed for

Re: [Videolib] Libraries and Media in campus tours

2013-04-12 Thread John Streepy
I interpreted what was said differently, I thought he was saying, visit the LIBRARY on the campus tour. On my campus, the kids are shown the rec center and other cool places but do not get a library tour. I would take what you said about Media Centers in libraries and replace media center with

Re: [Videolib] UCLA has announced NewsScape an online archive of newscasts since 2005 from around the world

2013-03-11 Thread John Streepy
They could be interpreting that the newscast is the whole unit, and each segment in the newscast is in essence a chapter. I have not seen how they are offering this but if you look at it this way, and perform a search, you would not get the whole newsbroadcast but a portion and thus have

[Videolib] Off thew wall question

2013-01-29 Thread John Streepy
Hi O Mighty Collective Wisdom, A student recently in our brand new resource commons area, used a dry erase pen on a pull down projector screen, and then tried cleaning it making a big gray smudgy area. Does any one know how to properly clean a projector screen with out working the important

Re: [Videolib] Cleaning projection screens

2013-01-29 Thread John Streepy
Thanks Deg John H. Streepy Library-Government Publications James E. Brooks Library Central Washington University 400 East University Way Ellensburg, WA 98926-7548 (509) 963-2861 http://www.lib.cwu.edu/Documents Hand to hand combat just goes with the territory. All part of being a librarian

Re: [Videolib] ALA Seattle: Visit UW?

2013-01-22 Thread John Streepy
hi All, Working in a visit to see the UW Libraries is an excellent idea for visitors to Mid-Winter. Suzzalo is a fantastic library to see, especially the Harry Potter reading room. I am not sure, but isn't the remodel to Odegaard finished as well. regards jhs John H. Streepy

Re: [Videolib] 1776

2012-11-15 Thread John Streepy
I have also loved this musical, William Daniels is always who I see when I think of John Adams and him being obnoxious and disliked. The look on his face when he comes to the end of Is Any body There and the rep from Georgia answers him was great. regards jhs Deg Farrelly 11/14/12 4:36 PM A

Re: [Videolib] need film suggestions

2012-08-30 Thread John Streepy
There are so many choices: Sports -- I'd go with Miracle because it is a good film and it also covered huge popular culture moment. Advertising -- I can not think of any beyond the ones mentioned by Elizabeth. Popular Music -- For pure cheese factor but it did highlight a time in our history

Re: [Videolib] DVD care tips for patrons

2012-07-12 Thread John Streepy
Wipe from the center out, never in a circle, always clean with lint free cloth. John H. Streepy Library-Government Publications James E. Brooks Library Central Washington University 400 East University Way Ellensburg, WA 98926-7548 (509) 963-2861 http://www.lib.cwu.edu/Documents Hand to

Re: [Videolib] Good Night and Good Luck

2012-04-02 Thread John Streepy
Gary, speaking for a all the newbies who have graced this list; I want to give a very big thank you for assisting us grow beyond being newbies. You have been a source of helpful information and I became a better public servant with the help you provided. Enjoy the next phase of your life.

Re: [Videolib] Up for grabs

2012-01-13 Thread John Streepy
It has to be directed by Zach Braff so it can have an indie cred slacker soundtrack, and he can be cast as a slacker facilities manager that gives advice to the a-v librarian, who in turn gets killed in an 'accident' set up by a mysterious secret society on campus ran by the school

Re: [Videolib] Segments of a DVD

2012-01-06 Thread John Streepy
Just my two cents, but I don't even think point one is actually against you either. It is my belief that point 1 means if you will be using the clips for direct profit. Yes, your institution is for profit, but the clips in and of themselves are not being used to create a product (like a new

Re: [Videolib] this might be difficult

2011-12-21 Thread John Streepy
Who would have thought 30-40 years ago that rock musicians would have their own Archives. that is just too cool. and a Merry Wookiee Life Day to all, jhs Also, a very long shot -- David Crosthwait of DC Video in Burbank, CA just showed a very cool clip of an extremely young Alice

Re: [Videolib] Plea from a Media Collection Decimation Zone

2011-12-21 Thread John Streepy
I'm curious Gary, out of that 40% that is no longer available, how many are only found at UC-B? That to me is the real part to be concerned about. On another point, shouldn't you be napping. Merry Wookiee Life Day regards, jhs ghand...@library.berkeley.edu 12/21/2011 4:29 PM I'd actually

Re: [Videolib] Film studies inc.

2011-12-16 Thread John Streepy
Not just literature, history is going that same route. Drives me nuts, you are getting a history degree, why don't you, I don't know, do some research. According the the article Film Studies students at UCSB take 14 units of theory versus 4 units of production, cart before the horse, that is

Re: [Videolib] Film studies inc. odd holiday films

2011-12-16 Thread John Streepy
As far as odd holiday films I have to go with the Ref with Dennis Leary, Kevin Spacey, and Judy Davis. The drunk Santa alone is worth it. John H. Streepy Library-Government Publications James E. Brooks Library Central Washington University 400 East University Way Ellensburg, WA 98926-7548

Re: [Videolib] Friday fun question

2011-12-02 Thread John Streepy
Evie in the Mummy (the newer one) Lock, Mary Beth loc...@wfu.edu 12/2/2011 9:22 AM I don't know if this has been done before, but this is only sort of holiday themed, tangentially... We all know of the librarian scene in Its a Wonderful Life where Mary is doomed to be the librarian because of

Re: [Videolib] Ideal Media Center

2011-08-19 Thread John Streepy
donuts are a big plus Jessica Rosner jessicapros...@gmail.com 8/19/2011 7:14 AM I vote for mine. It came with donuts. On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Chris Markman cmark...@clarku.edu wrote: I'm not sure what's more outlandish... Jessica's ultimate Netflix idea or my Sci-Fi future

Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

2011-08-19 Thread John Streepy
Welcome to the Pacific Northwest Gary, the only rhyme or reason we have up here is that there is no rhyme or reason up here. I am only surprised that there isn't a Jackie Chan/Jet Li film on the UW list. jhs ghand...@library.berkeley.edu 8/18/2011 8:09 PM And if there's a logical or common

Re: [Videolib] What do you call video?

2011-08-19 Thread John Streepy
My wish is that there was an even broader term that was quick to say that covered both projected images (either film or video based) or screen images (computer, television, etc based). Video covers tapes or discs or stuff shown in a little window on you tube, but a16mm film is not a video.

Re: [Videolib] What do you call video?

2011-08-19 Thread John Streepy
It does, and anything more than three syllables is too long Ball, James (jmb4aw) jmb...@eservices.virginia.edu 8/19/2011 11:04 AM Ha ha, actually Moving Images is what's on the table now and I'm trying to come up with something better. Moving Images sounds a bit 19th century to me. M-

Re: [Videolib] vhs only list (again)

2011-08-18 Thread John Streepy
I think a general warning when some one is trying to combine their list with the wiki list like Gary did is a good idea though, but I think you are right, in general the likelihood is nil of multiple editors. and Chris thanks for putting this up. jhs John H. Streepy Media Services

Re: [Videolib] vhs only list

2011-08-18 Thread John Streepy
Great I'm getting moved to another department, and something cool and collaborative is coming in. I know what I'm going to be doing when I'm on the front desk at Gov Docs and no one is needing any help. This is just fantastic. regards jhs John H. Streepy Media Services Supervisor

Re: [Videolib] VHS ONLY updates?

2011-08-16 Thread John Streepy
I just made an update to the wiki; America America is available at Amazon so I left it on the list but put that it is available at amazon and todays date. jhs John H. Streepy Media Services Supervisor Library-Media Circulation James E. Brooks Library Central Washington University 400 East

Re: [Videolib] question about public performance rights

2011-08-16 Thread John Streepy
I think, unless there was actually a time limit written into the PPR contract, then the PPR is for the life of the item. regards jhs John H. Streepy Media Services Supervisor Library-Media Circulation James E. Brooks Library Central Washington University 400 East University Way Ellensburg, WA

Re: [Videolib] Fascinating Copyright situation

2011-08-15 Thread John Streepy
That was very interesting, the international complications of music copyright and the multiple people involved in making a master recording really is going to make this a fantastic circus to watch. regards jhs Jessica Rosner jessicapros...@gmail.com 8/15/2011 8:59 AM Not much to do with

Re: [Videolib] Fascinating Copyright situation

2011-08-15 Thread John Streepy
or if this goes to trial and the case goes against the record companies, do we see an all out blitz of remastered greatest hits packages as the record companies try to make as much money off the stuff before it belongs to the artists, thus denying the artist much of a market. Because as I read

[Videolib] Goodbye, Thank You, and Amen ...

2011-08-03 Thread John Streepy
Hello All, as I alluded to earlier this summer, my media department is closing and with great sadness I am now overseeing its last days as well as the mop up of ten years of operations and the dispersal of functions to different library departments. I want to thank Gary, Jessica, Dennis,

Re: [Videolib] Looking for some movies

2011-07-28 Thread John Streepy
I do not know about the other two, but the Dennehy version of DOAS was not available the last time I looked a couple years ago. I was told then that it was a one off and it would probably never be released. Hopefully that has changed because I heard it was an excellent version of the play.

Re: [Videolib] movies

2011-06-28 Thread John Streepy
Hi you may want to explore working in concert with local groups, or campus entities, or anyone who would like to help sponsor a movie. good luck, jhs John H. Streepy Media Services Supervisor Library-Media Circulation James E. Brooks Library Central Washington University 400 East University

Re: [Videolib] Fwd: Happy Birthday!

2011-06-27 Thread John Streepy
I don't mind happy birthday, I hate all the musical gymnastic everyone uses so they can avoid paying the copyright on the song. regards jhs John H. Streepy Media Services Supervisor Library-Media Circulation James E. Brooks Library Central Washington University 400 East University Way

[Videolib] Question

2011-06-15 Thread John Streepy
Hello all, Sadly this is the summer of my discontent and I have to essentially shut my department down in the name of streamlining services and fiscal whatevers. All I know is my department is on the chopping block and I have to help move the collection to the circulation department. The

[Videolib] At the Death House Door

2011-05-27 Thread John Streepy
Hello All Our copy of At the Death House Door (ISBN 1-56580-849-5) stops about 20 minutes into the program and goes back to the menu. If you start the movie from the scene select window it works fine. We sent it back to Amazon and they sent us a new copy which did the EXACT same thing. I am

Re: [Videolib] I know it's not Friday yet, but...

2011-05-24 Thread John Streepy
That is awesome John H. Streepy Media Services Supervisor Library-Media Circulation James E. Brooks Library Central Washington University 400 East University Way Ellensburg, WA 98926-7548 (509) 963-2861 http://www.lib.cwu.edu/media Hand to hand combat just goes with the territory. All part of

Re: [Videolib] Cinema Satori

2011-05-17 Thread John Streepy
Gary, I am a fan of some sports but I have not seen these docs. I knew about them and for some reason I felt that I should get them for my library's collection. You have just given me the final push on them and next fiscal year I am getting these. Goes to show the power of the moving image.

[Videolib] Streaming Question

2011-05-05 Thread John Streepy
Hello all, I am 99.9% positive I gave a faculty member the correct response to his request but I thought I would verify with the CW of this august body. The professor is teaching an entirely online course and wants to stream a few full length feature films for the students. These films

Re: [Videolib] Streaming Question

2011-05-05 Thread John Streepy
be cheaper. On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 4:09 PM, John Streepy john.stre...@cwu.edu wrote: Prohibitively expensive is just like saying impossible on my campus. I just searched Swank's website and they did not have any of the titles. Thanks for the back up. Coming up on ten years doing this work

Re: [Videolib] Sony MOD - Manufactured on Demand DVDs

2011-02-02 Thread John Streepy
Dennis, the studios have to do a good job at making available their past considering the slate of films that seem to be on their future. regards jhs John H. Streepy Media Services Supervisor Library-Media Circulation James E. Brooks Library Central Washington University 400 East University Way

[Videolib] Re: Library CD sampler project‏

2010-11-10 Thread John Streepy
Just to make this into a discussion (something for a shortened week), would Reno's idea have more of a leg to stand on if it was changed to a recorded review of newly acquired music (or to make this more relevant to this list movies) instead of a sampler? The snippets would still be there but he

Re: [Videolib] Friday question a day early

2010-11-04 Thread John Streepy
Chris, White elephant gift exchange are always fun, especially when it is a guess the purpose of the gift as well. You could also focus on the fact that it may be winter solstice here, it is Summer Solstice in the Southern hemisphere, and who would not want to be reminded of sun and fun in

Re: [Videolib] WB Archive

2010-10-21 Thread John Streepy
Why do you not go through some one like Action media. Explain the situation to them, pay them with a PO and have them just bundle the tax into the price they quote you. You are not paying TAX then you are merely paying a purchaser the cost of the item. That way you do not have to wait until

Re: [Videolib] Public Domain for sale???

2010-09-29 Thread John Streepy
I think it is a problem because, yes the item is in the public domain, but what ever wrapper Internet Archives has put on the item is not. I assume Prelinger has put a Cretive Commons License on their additions, but they probably forbid commericalization of their product. Because the stream

Re: [Videolib] Academic Libraries Add Netflix Subscriptions

2010-09-23 Thread John Streepy
I was thinking of getting a netflix subscription for our library, but I wanted to use it as a previewing tool. Are there any libraries out there that have Netflix but do not use the service for their patrons but only for previewing. (which probably also violates the non-commercial aspect of the

Re: [Videolib] Video Selection: Subject Selector or Media Specialist?

2010-09-22 Thread John Streepy
Shared. John H. Streepy Media Services Supervisor Library-Media Circulation James E. Brooks Library Central Washington University 400 East University Way Ellensburg, WA 98926-7548 (509) 963-2861 http://www.lib.cwu.edu/media Hand to hand combat just goes with the territory. All part of being a

Re: [Videolib] Do your institutions have video studios in their library/libraries?

2010-09-10 Thread John Streepy
We have a dedicated iMac with Final Cut Express and iMovie available. We also have an old Legacy microphone amp to provide voice over ability, and I want to expand the abilities as I find other equipment to augment what we have. I want to have a spot for kids who are not in Film Studies can

Re: [Videolib] posing a question

2010-08-10 Thread John Streepy
Marti, we use a full overlay, however not the type that is for security. We use them to prevent scratches on the art layer which could effect playback. They are handy for that, they also help stiffen the DVD up making it less likely they will break when coming off the spindle. I can not

[Videolib] A DVD Question

2010-07-28 Thread John Streepy
Hello all I have a quick question. I am trying to figure out if I have a misprinted disc or if what I have is supposed to be that way. Recently my library purchased All That Jazz the Special Music Edition. There was no art on the disc, it looked like a flipper disc, except there is no

Re: [Videolib] A DVD Question -- SOLVED

2010-07-28 Thread John Streepy
Duffy Academic Technology San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA 94132-4200 E-mail: bdu...@sfsu.edu On Jul 28, 2010, at 7:33 AM, John Streepy wrote: Hello all I have a quick question. I am trying to figure out if I have a misprinted disc or if what I have

Re: [Videolib] New copyright rules re: DMCA exemptions are finallyannounced

2010-07-26 Thread John Streepy
Could it not be interpreted that a student in another discipline making a video for a class project will also have this protection under the second and third sections? Students could argue that a class project in history or some other field of study creating a video is either a documentary

Re: [Videolib] FW: UltraViolet -- opinions?

2010-07-21 Thread John Streepy
After looking at this Ultraviolet, one impact I can see is that if we as a library buy something physical by one of the partners in this UV group, then we also have access to a digital copy that we can play on a digital devise, so, it can in fact double the usable copies in the collection, if a

Re: [Videolib] library goes GAGA

2010-06-05 Thread John Streepy
You know there are times when people need a good slap to break them out of their routines, now that approach might not work everywhere, but it did it's job. As Freddie Mercury so rightly said, sometimes you just have to break free. regards jhs John H. Streepy Media Services Supervisor

Re: [Videolib] campus support for VHS

2010-04-01 Thread John Streepy
A little off topic, but in academia have you noticed that IT departments can unilaterally make decisions and do what ever they want, no questions asked, ever, no matter what the impact. But if the Library makes a decision, all faculty (whether or not the decision impacts them or not) go into

Re: [Videolib] help! what would a video librarian superhero look like?

2010-03-18 Thread John Streepy
A librarian superhero would always know exactly where to go to find how to defeat the villian, but leave the actual fighting to someone else. Not because we could not do the fighting, but because that is not their role. (unless it is that Japanese Manga where all the fighting is done by