Re: [Videolib] Looking for new copies of videos to purchase
China Dolls is from Filmakers Library. On Feb 16, 2011, at 7:42 PM, Borden, Lisa M. wrote: Hi All: A professor from one of our online courses is requesting the following films so I’m trying to find vendors/distributors so our school can purchase the titles. I hope this listserv can help! The War Within (Australia) Earth (a film by Deepa Mehta) Floating Life [dir. Clara Law (Australia)] Lucky Miles (2007) [Directed by Michael James Rowland (Australia)] China Dolls: dir. Tony Ayres The American Future: A History – What Is an American? Crossing Arizona Destination America Africans in America: The Middle Passage For this particular group of films, we’d prefer either a DVD with PPR or streaming rights/services suitable for educational (academic) use. I will certainly welcome all vendor input, pricing, etc. Thanks, Lisa M. Borden Electronic Resource Acquisitions Librarian Subject Selector For: Communication Film Studies The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) University Library Acquisitions Department, Room #134A 500 West University Avenue El Paso, TX 79968 (USA) PH: (915) 747-6709 FAX: (915) 747-5327 E-Mail: lmbor...@utep.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. Linda Gottesman Filmakers Library, Inc. 124 E 40th Street NY, NY 10016 212-808-4980 li...@filmakers.com 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] Interest in REAGAN documentary?
American Experience just aired a Reagan doc: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/reagan/ It can even be viewed online at this time. Wonder how it compares to Jarecki's. Best, Cathy Catherine H. Michael Communications Legal Studies Librarian Ithaca College Library Gannett Center 1201, 953 Danby Road Ithaca, NY 14850 phone: 607-274-1293 http://comlaw.wordpress.com/ On Feb 16, 2011, at 4:11 PM, Kristin Cooney wrote: Hello there, I have been asked by one of our clients to assess the interest level in the educational market for the new documentary about Ronald Reagan. The film just premiered at Sundance and has been getting wonderful press (NY Times, Colbert Report, etc) and reviews. More information about the film is listed below. I am wondering how interested you all would be in acquiring this film for your libraries? It seems that this film uncovers footage and a side of the president that hasn't been seen before…but I wonder – is the educational market just too saturated with films related to Reagan? I appreciate any thoughts you have about this! Thank you for your time. EUGENE JARECKI’S REAGAN, DEBUTING FEB. 7 ON HBO, EXPLORES AN ICONIC AMERICAN PRESIDENT A glamorous leading man with the common touch, a dedicated “Cold Warrior” who helped negotiate the most sweeping accords in history with the Soviet Union and a staunch proponent of smaller government, Ronald Reagan remains an enigma even to many of his closest advisors. A fresh examination of the fascinating paradoxes surrounding the man, the myth and his legacy, Eugene Jarecki’s insightful documentary REAGAN follows the 40th president’s rise from small-town lifeguard to revered architect of the modern world. This textured study investigates how Reagan’s homespun political vision fueled a seismic career, one whose reverberations still shape American life. Balancing the conflicting versions presented by colleagues, historians, supporters and family, while combining archival footage, never-before-seen interviews and the words of Reagan himself, Jarecki assembles a rich portrait of a contradictory figure who spun his movie stardom into political gold and became the leader of the free world. Tracing his subject from small-town boyhood to heady Hollywood days, Jarecki discovers a man whose offhand amiability masked a steely resolve. When his acting career faltered after World War II, Reagan reinvented himself, first as president of the Screen Actors Guild, then as a pitchman for products ranging from cigarettes to laundry soap. He eventually landed the role that would send him down another path, as official television and corporate spokesperson for General Electric. Reagan’s travel on behalf of the company to small towns around the nation provided him with a unique political education as he gave speeches and mingled with GE’s workers. The one-time FDR enthusiast and supporter of the New Deal gradually abandoned his liberal roots for more conservative pastures. By the 1960s, his transformation was complete. Standing beside archconservative Barry Goldwater, the 1964 Republican nominee for president, Reagan became a charismatic voice for conservatism in America. As the civil unrest of the era exploded nationwide, Reagan rode the white, working-class backlash all the way to Sacramento and two terms as governor of California. Reagan’s willingness to allow the National Guard to confront demonstrating students with tear gas and attack dogs earned him a reputation as a tough traditionalist. The support and admiration of the so-called “silent majority” buoyed his unsuccessful campaigns for the presidential nomination in 1968 and 1976, and in 1980, he topped the GOP field to run against and beat incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter. Once in office, Reagan proved more pragmatic than dogmatic. After campaigning for lower taxes, his administration raised taxes in six of the eight years of his presidency. Regardless, his charm and affability won the hearts of the American public, which overwhelmingly reelected him in 1984. He denounced the U.S.S.R. as an “Evil Empire,” demanded that the Soviets “tear down the [Berlin] Wall” and authorized the ambitious Star Wars Initiative to keep America militarily dominant. But at the same time, Reagan was engaged in negotiations with Mikhail Gorbachev that resulted in a sweeping agreement to reduce their nuclear arsenals. His administration was rocked by the Iran-Contra affair after it emerged that arms had been sold in exchange for hostages and then, against the will of Congress, the proceeds had funded Nicaraguan “freedom fighters.” REAGAN takes an in-depth look at the scandal, which almost derailed his presidency, offering details on the president’s role and Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger’s refusal to turn over cabinet meeting notes.
Re: [Videolib] Deadly Deception - gone?
No, it's not. gary handman Hi Rhonda, Is this the same video? http://www.newday.com/films/DeadlyDeception.html Regards, Victoria Caplan HKUST Library Hi all, Our vhs copy of the Nova/WGBH Deadly Deception got mangled. I don't see it anywhere - is it available anywhere, or gone? Rhonda Rhonda Rosen| Head, Media Access Services William H. Hannon Library | Loyola Marymount University One LMU Drive, MS 8200 | Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659 rhonda.ro...@lmu.edu| 310/338-4584| http://library.lmu.eduhttp://library.lmu.edu/ You see, I don't believe that libraries should be drab places where people sit in silence, and that's been the main reason for our policy of employing wild animals as librarians. --Monty Python 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. 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] Change of venue for 33rd National Media Market
Hi Matt, Excellent! I will be in touch. Thank you, Ursula Save the Date! The 33rd National Media Market http://www.nmm.net/ October 16 20, 2011 Las Vegas, NV -- From: Ball, James (jmb4aw) jmb...@eservices.virginia.edu Reply-To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:39:41 -0500 To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Change of venue for 33rd National Media Market Hi Ursula, I thought I'd responded to this message but I just saw that it got lodged in my outbox and was never sent. Anyway, I'd be happy to help with the planning for the conference. All of the committees you mentioned below sound interesting. Cheers, Matt __ Matt Ball Media and Collections Librarian University of Virginia mattb...@virginia.edumailto:mattb...@virginia.edu 434-924-3812 On Jan 26, 2011, at 1:56 PM, Ursula Schwarz uschw...@earthlink.netmailto:uschw...@earthlink.net wrote: Videolibbers, I wanted to make sure you were among the first to know that this year's National Media Market (NMM) will be held at the Embassy Suites-Convention Center in Las Vegas and not in Kansas City as previously planned. The dates have not changed, however - the Market will be held October 16-20, 2011. I hope many of you will be a part of this annual event that brings together content providers and professionals involved in the use of media in teaching and learning. With more than 900 daily flights and nonstop service from more than 110 cities, Las Vegas is easy to get to from almost anywhere. The Embassy Suites is a non-gaming property, conveniently located just 5 minutes from the airport, with easy access to many great restaurants and entertainment. The city usually sees 320 days of sunshine; the average temperature is 70 °F throughout the year. So I hope you will join us in Las Vegas! I encourage you to let me know if you would like to become involved with the planning of the 2011 Market; there are various committees you can help with choosing professional development sessions, marketing/outreach, entertainment, first time attendee mentoring and more! Thank you! Ursula Schwarz National Media Market P.O. Box 87410 Tucson, AZ 85754-7410 (520) 743-7735 http://www.nmm.net/http://www.nmm.net/ ATT1..txt 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.
Re: [Videolib] Looking for new copies of videos to purchase
Thanks, Linda! Lisa M. Borden Electronic Resources Acquisitions Librarian UTEP Library PH: (915) 747-6709 E-Mail: lmbor...@utep.edu From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Linda Gottesman Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 8:23 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Looking for new copies of videos to purchase China Dolls is from Filmakers Library. On Feb 16, 2011, at 7:42 PM, Borden, Lisa M. wrote: Hi All: A professor from one of our online courses is requesting the following films so I'm trying to find vendors/distributors so our school can purchase the titles. I hope this listserv can help! The War Within (Australia) Earth (a film by Deepa Mehta) Floating Life [dir. Clara Law (Australia)] Lucky Miles (2007) [Directed by Michael James Rowland (Australia)] China Dolls: dir. Tony Ayres The American Future: A History - What Is an American? Crossing Arizona Destination America Africans in America: The Middle Passage For this particular group of films, we'd prefer either a DVD with PPR or streaming rights/services suitable for educational (academic) use. I will certainly welcome all vendor input, pricing, etc. Thanks, Lisa M. Borden Electronic Resource Acquisitions Librarian Subject Selector For: Communication Film Studies The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) University Library Acquisitions Department, Room #134A 500 West University Avenue El Paso, TX 79968 (USA) PH: (915) 747-6709 FAX: (915) 747-5327 E-Mail: lmbor...@utep.edumailto:lmbor...@utep.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. Linda Gottesman Filmakers Library, Inc. 124 E 40th Street NY, NY 10016 212-808-4980 li...@filmakers.commailto:li...@filmakers.com 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] Looking for new copies of videos to purchase
Thanks, Ryan - I appreciate the info! Lisa M. Borden Electronic Resources Acquisitions Librarian UTEP Library PH: (915) 747-6709 E-Mail: lmbor...@utep.edu From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Ryan Krivoshey Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 8:29 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Looking for new copies of videos to purchase Hi Lisa, We distribute CROSSING ARIZONA - (click herehttp://cinemaguild.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PRODStore_Code=TCGSProduct_Code=2246). Best, Ryan Ryan Krivoshey The Cinema Guild 115 West 30th Street, Ste. 800 New York, NY 10001 Tel: (212) 685-6242 Fax: (212) 685-4717 Web: www.cinemaguild.comhttp://www.cinemaguild.com From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Borden, Lisa M. Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 7:43 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Looking for new copies of videos to purchase Hi All: A professor from one of our online courses is requesting the following films so I'm trying to find vendors/distributors so our school can purchase the titles. I hope this listserv can help! The War Within (Australia) Earth (a film by Deepa Mehta) Floating Life [dir. Clara Law (Australia)] Lucky Miles (2007) [Directed by Michael James Rowland (Australia)] China Dolls: dir. Tony Ayres The American Future: A History - What Is an American? Crossing Arizona Destination America Africans in America: The Middle Passage For this particular group of films, we'd prefer either a DVD with PPR or streaming rights/services suitable for educational (academic) use. I will certainly welcome all vendor input, pricing, etc. Thanks, Lisa M. Borden Electronic Resource Acquisitions Librarian Subject Selector For: Communication Film Studies The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) University Library Acquisitions Department, Room #134A 500 West University Avenue El Paso, TX 79968 (USA) PH: (915) 747-6709 FAX: (915) 747-5327 E-Mail: lmbor...@utep.edumailto:lmbor...@utep.edu Spamhttp://mx1.websitesource.com/canit/b.php?i=01E8MGXBVm=16358a8f1cafc=s Not spamhttp://mx1.websitesource.com/canit/b.php?i=01E8MGXBVm=16358a8f1cafc=n Forget previous votehttp://mx1.websitesource.com/canit/b.php?i=01E8MGXBVm=16358a8f1cafc=f 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] Statistics on streaming video
Hi Victoria I think you've made an exceptionally important point re streamed video circulation statistics. Partial viewing of titles over several sessions and brief browsing make individual titles or collections look like they're being used considerably more or more intensively than they actually are. Also: be wary of vendor-supplied statistics! There's commerce in them thar numbers! I've resisted weighing in re the streamed collection use issue, but what the hell (I never could keep my mouth shut): We have about 100 licensed titles and about 120 open-source titles up for streaming. We also have, as I mentioned earlier, the ASP Theater and Ethnography Collections. I don't have hard statistics for use of any of these unfortunately. I think it's more interesting in any case to look at this thing from another perspective. The decision to exercise wariness and conservatism in building the online video collection at Berkeley has been a matter of practicality, rather than one of economics. I regularly (obsessively?) monitor titles that have been reserved for course screening or that have been put on syllabi as required viewing. As might be expected, the roster comprises features, docs, performance works and primary sources stuff, such as news...the genres films requested can vary dramatically from semester to semester and even from week to week. Of the titles reserved for screening or required for viewing in MRC over the past five years (perhaps 500 to a thousand unique titles--that's TITLES, not individual requests, which would number in the 5-7K range), informal observation indicates that a rather astonishingly small number of titles are available for licensing or purchase as streamed video from any source. Now, it could be that were I to go ahead and license a bunch of stuff NOT on this roster, faculty (and students) would be inclined to use them...HOWEVER, I'd bet a month's-worth of my (furloughed) salary that this is not the case. Faculty use what they use, at least in this joint. (Often, they tend to only use what they know or have used before, rather than what's new and good...a continuing challenge for folks like us). The practice of cutting the syllabus to fit the delivery mechanism would never occur to (or fly with)the vast majority of faculty at a place like Berkeley...and that's precisely as it should be. Furthermore students, outside of curricular obligation, view what they like to view: movies. I could put up the combined list of FMG, ASP, Bullfrog, Icarus, WMM, New Day, Filmakers Library, et. al and, unless you put the academic gun to the head of undergrads, they ain't gonna watch this stuff on their free time. The use statistics offered on this list in the past week or so have been vey impressive (and somewhat mystifying, I've got to say). Berkeley, of course, is a mad republic unto itself, and the general lack of match between actual academic need and use of video materials and online availability MAY be unique...then again, I'd bet that we're not all that unique among larger academic institutions. Gary Handman re: circ stats At our library we stream licensed local TV shows and own-university content. Our stats not only records what files are viewed, but also length of view. We find that many last less than a minute, and very few over 10 minutes (15 minutes is about the length of a subject of a news segment). I know that with physical items, we assume that one check-out means one view, when the truth of the matter is that people may borrow and let it sit on their shelf, or watch it for 5 minutes and say this is boring. However, I think that a lot of hits for a title may be a form of browsing, since people do not read catalog records the same way that they seem to read the blurbs and covers of a video they are deciding to choose from in the stacks. So I think that we must be careful and not compare exactly one-to-one between stats for hits on a streaming video and circ for hard-copy. I guess it's similar to how I view stats for book circ vs. video circ. The novel Pride and Prejudice may have circulated 85 times in the last 15 years, whereas the DVD of the 1995 BBC version may have circulated 290 times - both of them are what I would call very heavily used, although the DVD has 3-times the circ. Or, maybe I am stating the obvious. If so, please forgive me. - Victoria Caplan HKUST Library Hong Kong University of Science Technology http://library.ust.hk We run circulation statistics for our streaming collection and last fiscal year (June 2010) the streaming circulation was about equal to our hard copy circulation which is amazing because of no. of titles as of June was 335 streaming titles as compared to around 7500 hard copy. One also has to take into account that the first titles we purchased for streaming were those requested or in high demand. I suspect that this coming year streaming circulation will surpass as we
Re: [Videolib] Statistics on streaming video
INTELECOM has looked closely at COUNTER as a model for providing usage statistics for our streamed video. The COUNTER standards didn't really address streamed video directly when we looked into them (this was in 2008, so things might have changed). For whatever it's worth, we are doing our best to provide statistics that are as accurate as possible and reflect actual usage of our video content. If usage by one of our customers supports the renewal of a subscription, great. If not, so be it. Either way our customers (including 29 California community colleges which, as a joint power authority and consortium, own the non-profit corporation that is INTELECOM) should never have to be wary. And we welcome any input or feedback in this area if it will make our service better. Cameron Cox Vice President, Marketing and Member Services INTELECOM On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 8:50 AM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: Hi Victoria I think you've made an exceptionally important point re streamed video circulation statistics. Partial viewing of titles over several sessions and brief browsing make individual titles or collections look like they're being used considerably more or more intensively than they actually are. Also: be wary of vendor-supplied statistics! There's commerce in them thar numbers! I've resisted weighing in re the streamed collection use issue, but what the hell (I never could keep my mouth shut): We have about 100 licensed titles and about 120 open-source titles up for streaming. We also have, as I mentioned earlier, the ASP Theater and Ethnography Collections. I don't have hard statistics for use of any of these unfortunately. I think it's more interesting in any case to look at this thing from another perspective. The decision to exercise wariness and conservatism in building the online video collection at Berkeley has been a matter of practicality, rather than one of economics. I regularly (obsessively?) monitor titles that have been reserved for course screening or that have been put on syllabi as required viewing. As might be expected, the roster comprises features, docs, performance works and primary sources stuff, such as news...the genres films requested can vary dramatically from semester to semester and even from week to week. Of the titles reserved for screening or required for viewing in MRC over the past five years (perhaps 500 to a thousand unique titles--that's TITLES, not individual requests, which would number in the 5-7K range), informal observation indicates that a rather astonishingly small number of titles are available for licensing or purchase as streamed video from any source. Now, it could be that were I to go ahead and license a bunch of stuff NOT on this roster, faculty (and students) would be inclined to use them...HOWEVER, I'd bet a month's-worth of my (furloughed) salary that this is not the case. Faculty use what they use, at least in this joint. (Often, they tend to only use what they know or have used before, rather than what's new and good...a continuing challenge for folks like us). The practice of cutting the syllabus to fit the delivery mechanism would never occur to (or fly with)the vast majority of faculty at a place like Berkeley...and that's precisely as it should be. Furthermore students, outside of curricular obligation, view what they like to view: movies. I could put up the combined list of FMG, ASP, Bullfrog, Icarus, WMM, New Day, Filmakers Library, et. al and, unless you put the academic gun to the head of undergrads, they ain't gonna watch this stuff on their free time. The use statistics offered on this list in the past week or so have been vey impressive (and somewhat mystifying, I've got to say). Berkeley, of course, is a mad republic unto itself, and the general lack of match between actual academic need and use of video materials and online availability MAY be unique...then again, I'd bet that we're not all that unique among larger academic institutions. Gary Handman re: circ stats At our library we stream licensed local TV shows and own-university content. Our stats not only records what files are viewed, but also length of view. We find that many last less than a minute, and very few over 10 minutes (15 minutes is about the length of a subject of a news segment). I know that with physical items, we assume that one check-out means one view, when the truth of the matter is that people may borrow and let it sit on their shelf, or watch it for 5 minutes and say this is boring. However, I think that a lot of hits for a title may be a form of browsing, since people do not read catalog records the same way that they seem to read the blurbs and covers of a video they are deciding to choose from in the stacks. So I think that we must be careful and not compare exactly one-to-one between stats for hits on a streaming video and
Re: [Videolib] Interest in REAGAN documentary?
I'd buy it if it's to be sold at a home-use price. The NYT article made it sound like it probes more into Reagan's personality which I'm sure will be of interest to some. On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 4:11 PM, Kristin Cooney kris...@rocofilms.com wrote: Hello there, I have been asked by one of our clients to assess the interest level in the educational market for the new documentary about Ronald Reagan. The film just premiered at Sundance and has been getting wonderful press (NY Times, Colbert Report, etc) and reviews. More information about the film is listed below. I am wondering how interested you all would be in acquiring this film for your libraries? It seems that this film uncovers footage and a side of the president that hasn't been seen before…but I wonder – is the educational market just too saturated with films related to Reagan? I appreciate any thoughts you have about this! Thank you for your time. EUGENE JARECKI’S REAGAN, DEBUTING FEB. 7 ON HBO, EXPLORES AN ICONIC AMERICAN PRESIDENT A glamorous leading man with the common touch, a dedicated “Cold Warrior” who helped negotiate the most sweeping accords in history with the Soviet Union and a staunch proponent of smaller government, Ronald Reagan remains an enigma even to many of his closest advisors. A fresh examination of the fascinating paradoxes surrounding the man, the myth and his legacy, Eugene Jarecki’s insightful documentary REAGAN follows the 40th president’s rise from small-town lifeguard to revered architect of the modern world. This textured study investigates how Reagan’s homespun political vision fueled a seismic career, one whose reverberations still shape American life. Balancing the conflicting versions presented by colleagues, historians, supporters and family, while combining archival footage, never-before-seen interviews and the words of Reagan himself, Jarecki assembles a rich portrait of a contradictory figure who spun his movie stardom into political gold and became the leader of the free world. Tracing his subject from small-town boyhood to heady Hollywood days, Jarecki discovers a man whose offhand amiability masked a steely resolve. When his acting career faltered after World War II, Reagan reinvented himself, first as president of the Screen Actors Guild, then as a pitchman for products ranging from cigarettes to laundry soap. He eventually landed the role that would send him down another path, as official television and corporate spokesperson for General Electric. Reagan’s travel on behalf of the company to small towns around the nation provided him with a unique political education as he gave speeches and mingled with GE’s workers. The one-time FDR enthusiast and supporter of the New Deal gradually abandoned his liberal roots for more conservative pastures. By the 1960s, his transformation was complete. Standing beside archconservative Barry Goldwater, the 1964 Republican nominee for president, Reagan became a charismatic voice for conservatism in America. As the civil unrest of the era exploded nationwide, Reagan rode the white, working-class backlash all the way to Sacramento and two terms as governor of California. Reagan’s willingness to allow the National Guard to confront demonstrating students with tear gas and attack dogs earned him a reputation as a tough traditionalist. The support and admiration of the so-called “silent majority” buoyed his unsuccessful campaigns for the presidential nomination in 1968 and 1976, and in 1980, he topped the GOP field to run against and beat incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter. Once in office, Reagan proved more pragmatic than dogmatic. After campaigning for lower taxes, his administration raised taxes in six of the eight years of his presidency. Regardless, his charm and affability won the hearts of the American public, which overwhelmingly reelected him in 1984. He denounced the U.S.S.R. as an “Evil Empire,” demanded that the Soviets “tear down the [Berlin] Wall” and authorized the ambitious Star Wars Initiative to keep America militarily dominant. But at the same time, Reagan was engaged in negotiations with Mikhail Gorbachev that resulted in a sweeping agreement to reduce their nuclear arsenals. His administration was rocked by the Iran-Contra affair after it emerged that arms had been sold in exchange for hostages and then, against the will of Congress, the proceeds had funded Nicaraguan “freedom fighters.” REAGAN takes an in-depth look at the scandal, which almost derailed his presidency, offering details on the president’s role and Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger’s refusal to turn over cabinet meeting notes. Jarecki also explores how Reagan’s personal beliefs aligned with his public policies and finds that this stalwart symbol of conservative family values was also quietly open-minded on social issues. Since Reagan left office in 1989, his name has become a mantra for
[Videolib] Banff Mountain Films distributor list
Finally, the Banff Mountain Film Festival has created a Filmmaker/Distributor Contact Information list of links so that one might be able to find the films and purchase them. Coming from a library that collects Mountain films since we sit at the base of a large mountain range, this page is way over due. http://www.banffcentre.ca/mountainfestival/worldtour/filmmakers/ =Christy * Christy Donaldson, MBA, MS Media Librarian, Office: LI 214B Utah Valley University 800 W. University Parkway, MS 145, Orem, UT 84058 ph: 801-863-7421, fx: 801-863-7065 christy.donald...@uvu.edu Be at one with the universe. If you can't do that, at least be at one with your bike. ~ Leonard Zinn 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] Banff Mountain Films distributor list
Yes, it is about time! These are always so difficult to track down. Thanks, kc Kim Crowley, Director Flathead County Library System phone: 406.758.5826 247 First Avenue East fax: 406.758.5868 Kalispell, MT. 59901-4598 kcrow...@flathead.mt.gov From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Christy Donaldson [christy.donald...@uvu.edu] Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 12:33 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Banff Mountain Films distributor list Finally, the Banff Mountain Film Festival has created a Filmmaker/Distributor Contact Information list of links so that one might be able to find the films and purchase them. Coming from a library that collects Mountain films since we sit at the base of a large mountain range, this page is way over due. http://www.banffcentre.ca/mountainfestival/worldtour/filmmakers/ =Christy * Christy Donaldson, MBA, MS Media Librarian, Office: LI 214B Utah Valley University 800 W. University Parkway, MS 145, Orem, UT 84058 ph: 801-863-7421, fx: 801-863-7065 christy.donald...@uvu.edu Be at one with the universe. If you can't do that, at least be at one with your bike. ~ Leonard Zinn 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.
