[Videolib] Re Quality of streamed video

[Deg Farrelly]

James Steffen wrote:

...but even so streamed video simply cannot match the technical specifications 
of DVDs at this point. ... in my view it's still not good enough for 
instructors to show an hour-long video projected on a large screen in class.

This is not dissimilar from the comments that were made when video began to 
replace 16mm film in the classroom.  At the time the argument included points 
that the TV screen does not replicate the cinema experience.  Valid points at 
the time, certainly, particularly for film study.

But the advent of video made huge numbers of titles newly available to larger 
audiences including libraries, and provided new opportunities for viewing, 
studying, and teaching film of all kinds.

But the modes of instruction are changing, and it is increasingly less common 
for entire films to be screened in classrooms, or even for students to gather 
in classrooms.  Faculty are looking to place materials online for students to 
view outside of the classroom setting, something that's been available for 
journals for some time, and now with e-books, book chapters and other readings 
as well.  As online and hybrid approaches to instruction increase the demand 
for media that can be delivered through course management shells or other 
delivery mechanism will also increase.

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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] Videos shelved separate or integrated into the stacks?

[ghandman]

Interesting takes on this question, so far.

One thing that hasn't been addressed--and it may be more relevant to
large, established research collections than others--has to do with
long-term preservation and access to collections.  At least 1/4 of our
tape collections at UCB have gone out of distribution over the past 20
years.  We're finding that a fair number of DVDs have also gone OP in the
past decade.  If one mission of a  media collection is to preserve this
stuff over the long term, I'd say that open access and broad circulation
run counter to these aims.  The physical nature of the media we're talking
about, and the commercial markets behind them are definitely more
precarious than print or other traditional library media...

gary




Gary Handman
Director
Media Resources Center
Moffitt Library
UC Berkeley

510-643-8566
ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC

"I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself."
--Francois Truffaut


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.

Re: [Videolib] FW: Re: Filmakers Library acquired by Alexander Street Press

[ghandman]

Fabulous!  Thanks, Eileen, for the clarification.  I'm forwarding this on
to the list, per your request.

Makes me breath a bit easier!  I'm still curious about the future of FL
new acquisitions.  Will ASP be taking this over, or just the backlist?

Best,

Gary



> Hi, Gary-
>
>
>
> I thought this should get an immediate reply, and as it's the weekend and
> the editors won't see it until Monday, let me send just this quickly.  I'm
> not on the listserv, so I can't post.
>
>
>
> I wonder if someone can hop on to explain that the Filmakers Library
> titles
> aren't going to be on a streamed-only model.  The videos will continue to
> be
> available, title by title, as DVDs.  No change there.   We're also working
> on model for streaming individual titles.  Filmakers Library is now part
> of
> Alexander Street Press, but it's there and it's not disappearing, the
> Filmakers Library staff are still doing their splendid work with community
> of film makers, as before.  You ask about the future.  We'll be, as you
> say,
> "scouting for new titles."  We expect Filmakers Library to continue to
> grow.
>
>
>
> Eileen Lawrence
>
> Alexander Street Press
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>
>
> -- Forwarded message --
> From: 
> Date: Jan 22, 2011 2:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [Videolib] Filmakers Library acquired by Alexander Street
> Press
> To: 
>
> Wow
>
> This is not particularly wonderful news, in my book.  I admire ASP, but
> the business model they've established for video doesn't make my heart
> sing.  There are lots of reasons why streamed-only content doesn't work
> well in academic library contexts, and the model whereby single titles are
> not available for purchase and licensing is really a serious problem as
> well. Also, I'm wondering what the future of Filmakers Library new
> acquisitions is going to be:  Is ASP simply buying the FL backlist, or
> will they actively be scouting for new titles...
>
> Lots of questions.
>
> gary handman
>
>
>
>> I understand that this was announced at ALA MidWinter last week, but
>> didn't see anything posted about it here.  I've been off the list for a
>> while, so apologies is this has already been posted or discussed here.
>>
>> Information Today, Inc. had an article on Thursday about Alexander
>> Street
>> Press's acquisition of Filmakers Library and new directions the company
>> is
>> taking the collection.  Read it here:
>>
>>
> http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/NewsBreaks/Streaming-Video-and-Music-Develop
> ments-at-Alexander-Street-Press-73341.asp
>>
>> --
>> deg farrelly, Full Librarian
>> Mail Code 1006
>> Arizona State University
>> P.O. Box 871006
>> Tempe, AZ 85287
>> Phone:  480.965.1403
>> Email:  deg.farre...@asu.edu
>>
>> 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.
>>
>
>
>
> Gary Handman
> Director
> Media Resources Center
> Moffitt Library
> UC Berkeley
>
> 510-643-8566
> ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
> http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC
>
> "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself."
> --Francois Truffaut
>
>
>
> 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.
>
>


Gary Handman
Director
Media Resources Center
Moffitt Library
UC Berkeley

510-643-8566
ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC

"I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself."
--Francois Truffaut


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.