Re: [Videolib] Snapshot lists - top non-feature films

[CAPLAN Victoria F]

Hi Deg,

Here's HKUST's top circ for non-feature films, starting from no. 1 and
going down.



1.  THE GATE OF HEAVENLY PEACE = TIANANMEN  = 384.
2.  SPEAK BETTER ENGLISH = 368.
3.  THE TOP 50 GREAT WORLD CUP GOALS  = 355
4.  GOALS : EVERY GOAL OF MEXICO '86 = 311
5.  GREAT WORLD CUP SUPERSTARS = 300
6.  Qiu zhi xin yu mian shi [ How to write effective cover letters, job
interview hints etc.] = 294
7.  SWIM POWER = 272
8.  SWIMMING FOR FITNESS = 269
9.  PEOPLE YOU MEET [English language learning video] = 258
10. Xianggang she jiao li yi [video on do's and don’t’s of business
ettiqutte in Hong Kong for young executives] = 257
11. ENGLISH PLUS = 249
12. GOALS: EVERY GOAL OF SPAIN '82 = 249
13. TOEFL REVIEW = 245
14. FRENCH IN ACTION = 243
15. TELEVISION ENGLISH = 242
16. À’ vous la France! = 234
17. INTERVIEWING FOR A JOB, = 232
18. DATELINE--1989, TIANANMEN SQUARE = 232
19. THE OFFICIAL PREVIEW, WORLD CUP USA 1994 = 225
20. BASIC ENGLISH, ESL = 215
21. XIAN DAI GUAN LI CE [about effective business planning] = 211
22. ON WE GO [English language learning] = 207
23. MICHAEL PORTER ON COMPETITIVE STRATEGY = 202
24. Zhongguo zheng zong tai ji quan jian jie, jian hua tai ji quan jiao
xue [a how-to video on T’ai Ch’i] = 202
25. PEOPLE AND PLACES [English language learning] = 199.

- Victoria Caplan
HKUST Library
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

> While I've enjoyed seeing these lists of top circs... I was hoping the
> initial thread would springboard into a discussion of the top NON-feature
> film used.
>
> That said, here is ASU's top 25:
>
> Still killing us softly   419
> Dreamworlds 2 353
> Killing us softly 3   308
> Going international   269
> The color of fear 204
> Perfect English pronunciation   177
> Broken rainbow163
> True colors   159
> Hopi, songs of the fourth world   156
> Perfect English pronunciation 155
> Obedience 152
> Tough guise   148
> The life and times of Rosie
>the Riveter145
> Holy Ghost people 144
> The Peyote road   135
> The Famine within 133
> How difficult can this be?132
> The killing screens   131
> Slaying the dragon129
> Sari sweatshops   129
> Triumph des Willens   129
> A class divided   126
> Ethnic notions125
> School colors 125
> Talking 9 to 5122
> The Tempest   122
>
>
> -deg
>
> --
> deg farrelly
> Arizona State University
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>
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> communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
> producers and distributors.
>



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Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

[CAPLAN Victoria F]

Hi all,

This is fun. Here's HKUST's top 25 video circulations.  They are all
feature films, except for an Eric Clapton video.

I think our top circulating documentary is "The Gate of Heavenly Peace" -
Carma Hinton's doc about June Fourth. Our VHS version has circulated 384
times; the DVD that we got a couple of years ago, 38 times.


25. WALLACE & GROMIT
TOT CHKOUT = 454.
24.
   SCARFACE
   TOT CHKOUT = 459.

23. RAIN MAN
   TOT CHKOUT = 468.

22. BLADE RUNNER
   TOT CHKOUT = 469.

21. LAST TANGO IN PARIS
   TOT CHKOUT = 471.

20. MARY POPPINS
   TOT CHKOUT = 472.

19. ERIC CLAPTON
   TOT CHKOUT = 476.

18. TANGSHAN DA XIONG = The Big Boss [ a Bruce Lee movie]
   TOT CHKOUT = 484.

17.  LOVE STORY
   TOT CHKOUT = 507.

16. HONG GAO LIANG = RED SORGHUM
   TOT CHKOUT = 513.

15. FURONG ZHEN  = Hibiscus Town
   TOT CHKOUT = 522.

14. SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
   TOT CHKOUT = 523.

13. THE GODFATHER
   TOT CHKOUT = 537.

12. DEAD POETS SOCIETY
   TOT CHKOUT = 553.

11. THE SECRET OF NIMH
   TOT CHKOUT = 570.

10. ANIMAL FARM
   TOT CHKOUT = 583.

9. LES NUITS FAUVES  = SAVAGE NIGHTS
   TOT CHKOUT = 594.

8. Homme et une femme. = MAN AND A WOMAN  [French romantic movie from the
60s]
   TOT CHKOUT = 597.

7. CHARLOTTE'S WEB
   TOT CHKOUT = 617.

6. CLOSE MY EYES
   TOT CHKOUT = 655.

5.  SHUSHAN = Zu : warriors from the magic mountain [A Tsui Hark movie]
   TOT CHKOUT = 655.

4. BAMBI
   TOT CHKOUT = 657.

3. DUMBO
   TOT CHKOUT = 763.

2. JING CHA GU SHI = POLICE STORY [a Jackie Chan movie from the 1980s]
   TOT CHKOUT = 815.

1. SHA FU= THE WOMAN OF WRATH
   TOT CHKOUT = 982.


> And if there's a logical or common thread in that list, John, I'll be
damned! (not excepting the two forlorn documentaries in the group)
>
> gary
>
>
>> And here's UW Seattle's top 20 circs, multiple copies not combined. THE
STORY OF VINH - CHKOUT = 581
>> SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE - CHKOUT = 487
>> BIG LEBOWSKI - CHKOUT = 459
>> MULAN - CHKOUT = 445
>> RUSHMORE - CHKOUT = 419
>> CASABLANCA - CHKOUT = 408
>> HIGH FIDELITY - CHKOUT = 406
>> ERIN BROCKOVICH - CHKOUT = 401
>> TWELVE MONKEYS - CHKOUT = 400
>> TOY STORY 2 - CHKOUT = 393
>> THE MATRIX - CHKOUT = 381
>> MOULIN ROUGE - CHKOUT = 380
>> LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL - CHKOUT = 378
>> EMMA - CHKOUT = 376
>> ANY GIVEN SUNDAY - CHKOUT = 369
>> SEX AND THE CITY, SEASON 1. - CHKOUT = 364
>> COMO AGUA PARA CHOCOLATE - CHKOUT = 364
>> THE DEER HUNTER - CHKOUT = 358
>> SLEEPY HOLLOW - CHKOUT = 355
>> THE FALL OF THE I HOTEL - CHKOUT = 349
>> - John
>> ___
>> http://www.lib.washington.edu/media
>> On Thu, 18 Aug 2011, Pearson, Jeffrey wrote:
>>> OK, here is our top 20. Multiple copies not combined, which accounts for
>>> Amelie at both 4 and 14 (total 531 circs). Forrest Gump came in at
position 265, with a still respectable 166 circs...
>>> The prestige
>>> Requiem for a dream
>>> The Royal Tenenbaums
>>> Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
>>> The lion king
>>> Memento
>>> American psycho
>>> Good Will Hunting
>>> Aladdin
>>> The Shawshank redemption
>>> The usual suspects
>>> Rushmore
>>> Wedding crashers
>>> Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
>>> Anchorman
>>> The departed
>>> The wire. Season one, disc 1
>>> City of God
>>> Mulholland Dr.
>>> - Jeff P.
>>> U of Michigan
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>
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>
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[Videolib] Snapshot lists

[Deg Farrelly]

While I've enjoyed seeing these lists of top circs... I was hoping the initial 
thread would springboard into a discussion of the top NON-feature film used.

That said, here is ASU's top 25:

Still killing us softly 419
Dreamworlds 2   353
Killing us softly 3 308
Going international 269
The color of fear   204
Perfect English pronunciation   177
Broken rainbow  163
True colors 159
Hopi, songs of the fourth world 156
Perfect English pronunciation   155
Obedience   152
Tough guise 148
The life and times of Rosie
   the Riveter  145
Holy Ghost people   144
The Peyote road 135
The Famine within   133
How difficult can this be?  132
The killing screens 131
Slaying the dragon  129
Sari sweatshops 129
Triumph des Willens 129
A class divided 126
Ethnic notions  125
School colors   125
Talking 9 to 5  122
The Tempest 122


-deg

--
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Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

[ghandman]

And if there's a logical or common thread in that list, John, I'll be
damned! (not excepting the two forlorn documentaries in the group)

gary


> And here's UW Seattle's top 20 circs, multiple copies not combined.
>
> THE STORY OF VINH - CHKOUT = 581
> SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE - CHKOUT = 487
> BIG LEBOWSKI - CHKOUT = 459
> MULAN - CHKOUT = 445
> RUSHMORE - CHKOUT = 419
> CASABLANCA - CHKOUT = 408
> HIGH FIDELITY - CHKOUT = 406
> ERIN BROCKOVICH - CHKOUT = 401
> TWELVE MONKEYS - CHKOUT = 400
> TOY STORY 2 - CHKOUT = 393
> THE MATRIX - CHKOUT = 381
> MOULIN ROUGE - CHKOUT = 380
> LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL - CHKOUT = 378
> EMMA - CHKOUT = 376
> ANY GIVEN SUNDAY - CHKOUT = 369
> SEX AND THE CITY, SEASON 1. - CHKOUT = 364
> COMO AGUA PARA CHOCOLATE - CHKOUT = 364
> THE DEER HUNTER - CHKOUT = 358
> SLEEPY HOLLOW - CHKOUT = 355
> THE FALL OF THE I HOTEL - CHKOUT = 349
>
> - John
> ___
> http://www.lib.washington.edu/media
>
> On Thu, 18 Aug 2011, Pearson, Jeffrey wrote:
>
>> OK, here is our top 20. Multiple copies not combined, which accounts for
>> Amelie at both 4 and 14 (total 531 circs). Forrest Gump came in at
>> position 265, with a still respectable 166 circs...
>>
>> The prestige
>> Requiem for a dream
>> The Royal Tenenbaums
>> Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
>> The lion king
>> Memento
>> American psycho
>> Good Will Hunting
>> Aladdin
>> The Shawshank redemption
>> The usual suspects
>> Rushmore
>> Wedding crashers
>> Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
>> Anchorman
>> The departed
>> The wire. Season one, disc 1
>> City of God
>> Mulholland Dr.
>>
>> - Jeff P.
>> U of Michigan
> 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


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Re: [Videolib] multi disc DVD cases

[CAPLAN Victoria F]

Hi Beth,

We prefer to circulate in the case they arrive in, unless there is a
problem with it. Mostly we use single cases, but we do have some
multi-disk cases. We don't use security cases, so that is not an issue.

We have signs on all the book drops asking students not to put media items
in them. If  they do put media items in the book-drop, we send them emails
asking them to avoid doing so in the future.
Regards,

Victoria Caplan
HKUST Library
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

> Hello All,
>
> In an effort to possibly save some space and recombine some sets -  I am
> investigating what
> other libraries do with multi disc DVD sets.
>
> What kinds of cases do you circulate them in?
>
> Do you separate them into individual cases?
>
>
> I have looked at a couple multi disc cases but they are either too wide
> to fit in our security case or the inside tray breaks when we test it in
> the bookdrop.
>
> Thank you in advance  - Any help would be appreciated
>
>
> Beth Traylor
> Media Librarian
> Media and Reserve Library
>
> UWM Libraries
>
>
>
>
>
>
> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
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> communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
> producers and distributors.
>



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[Videolib] Rare & wonderful TV movies not on DVD and mostly not on VHS for a LONG time

[Jessica Rosner]

A lot of the discussion of VHS only titles made me think of many great TV
movies , long forgotten and some of which never even made VHS or did so in
the earliest years so most copies are long gone. The 50s is generally
referred to as "The Golden Age" of Television with many wonderful live
dramas, but many  of us remember the glory years of the "Made for TV" movie
which I would date roughly 1970-78. Nearly all of them except BRIAN'S SONG
are unknown today. I remember all sorts of wonderful films including
DR.COOK'S GARDEN with Bing Crosby as a beloved, but homicidal small town
doctor. IN THIS HOUSE OF BREDE with Diane Rigg as a business woman who
decides to become a nun, 4 great films directed by the totally underrated
Lamont Johnson, MY SWEET CHARLIE, FEAR ON TRIAL, THE EXECUTION OF PRIVATE
SLOVIK and the shockingly forgotten THAT CERTAIN SUMMER which was really the
first "main stream" film to deal sympathetically and  with homosexuality as
the main plot, KILL ME IF YOU CAN and THE GLASS HOUSE both with Alan Alda, A
WAR OF CHILDREN about Northern Ireland, TRIBES about a draftee and perhaps
the most wonderful of the lot LOVE AMONG THE RUINS with Laurence Olivier &
Katherine Hepburn. There ares so many more

Of these only THE GLASS HOUSE which Amazon carries and I find somewhat
suspicous it out on DVD and none has been in print on VHS for a long, long
time.

I am actually surprised companies have tried to acquire and release many of
these.



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212-627-1785 (land line)
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Re: [Videolib] The Day the Clown Died

[Jessica Rosner]

I don't think the film is in legal limbo, it is just that Lewis has no
intention of ever allowing it out. Ironically one truly great film which is
in legal limbo partly because of Jerry Lewis is HELLZAPOPPIN, Olson &
Johnon's slapstick existential masterpiece from 1942. Lewis bought the
rights to the show  for live tour and it has been unavailable in the US for
many decades but runs at least once a week in Paris.

On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 8:34 PM, Brigid Duffy  wrote:

> According to the reviews and comments on IMDB, Jerry Lewis has the one
> print, possibly finished, possibly not.  The film is a legal limbo from
> which it is not likely to emerge. Cast members who saw the print were
> embarrassed. People who have read the script said it was tasteless and
> horrible.
>
> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068451/reviews
>
> Brigid Duffy
> Academic Technology
> San Francisco State University
> San Francisco, CA  94132-4200
> E-mail: bdu...@sfsu.edu
>
>
> On Aug 18, 2011, at 5:10 PM, Jessica Rosner wrote:
>
> I am sure it awful, but since no one has ever seen it , kind of hard to
> know just how bad.
>
> On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 7:23 PM, Anthony Anderson wrote:
>
>> **
>> Jessica! There is no listing for the film in WorldCat. For the uninitiated
>> this film has the reputation being one of
>> the worst films ever made, with Jerry Lewis playing a clown in Auschwitz
>> who seeks to cheer up Jewish tykes before
>> they are driven into the g
>>
>> Sorry I cannot even finish the sentence--is just too much.
>>
>> Best,
>> Anthony
>>
>> ***
>> Anthony E. Anderson
>> Social Studies and Arts & Humanities Librarian
>> Von KleinSmid Library
>> University of Southern California
>> Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182 (213) 740-1190  antho...@usc.edu
>> "Wind, regen, zon, of kou,
>> Albert Cuyp ik hou van jou."
>> *
>>
>>
>>
>> Jessica Rosner wrote:
>>
>> I am not sure if you are kidding, but I was not trying to be snarky. Can
>> someone check on OCLC and tell me if someone actually claims to have a copy
>> of THE DAY THE CLOWN DIED? A friend of mine who programs a film festival in
>> Atlanta sent out an April Fools press release that it would finally premier
>> there with Jerry Lewis it attendance and I BELIEVED IT.
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 7:05 PM,  wrote:
>>
>>> I've updated the list to reflect your snarky comments, Jessica
>>>
>>> gary
>>>
>>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Jessica Rosner
> Media Consultant
> 224-545-3897 (cell)
> 212-627-1785 (land line)
> jessicapros...@gmail.com
>
> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues
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> 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,
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> 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.
>
>


-- 
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224-545-3897 (cell)
212-627-1785 (land line)
jessicapros...@gmail.com
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Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

[John Vallier]

And here's UW Seattle's top 20 circs, multiple copies not combined.

THE STORY OF VINH - CHKOUT = 581
SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE - CHKOUT = 487
BIG LEBOWSKI - CHKOUT = 459
MULAN - CHKOUT = 445
RUSHMORE - CHKOUT = 419
CASABLANCA - CHKOUT = 408
HIGH FIDELITY - CHKOUT = 406
ERIN BROCKOVICH - CHKOUT = 401
TWELVE MONKEYS - CHKOUT = 400
TOY STORY 2 - CHKOUT = 393
THE MATRIX - CHKOUT = 381
MOULIN ROUGE - CHKOUT = 380
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL - CHKOUT = 378
EMMA - CHKOUT = 376
ANY GIVEN SUNDAY - CHKOUT = 369
SEX AND THE CITY, SEASON 1. - CHKOUT = 364
COMO AGUA PARA CHOCOLATE - CHKOUT = 364
THE DEER HUNTER - CHKOUT = 358
SLEEPY HOLLOW - CHKOUT = 355
THE FALL OF THE I HOTEL - CHKOUT = 349

- John
___
http://www.lib.washington.edu/media

On Thu, 18 Aug 2011, Pearson, Jeffrey wrote:


OK, here is our top 20. Multiple copies not combined, which accounts for Amelie 
at both 4 and 14 (total 531 circs). Forrest Gump came in at position 265, with 
a still respectable 166 circs...

The prestige
Requiem for a dream
The Royal Tenenbaums
Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
The lion king
Memento
American psycho
Good Will Hunting
Aladdin
The Shawshank redemption
The usual suspects
Rushmore
Wedding crashers
Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
Anchorman
The departed
The wire. Season one, disc 1
City of God
Mulholland Dr.

- Jeff P.
U of Michigan
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Re: [Videolib] The Day the Clown Died

[Brigid Duffy]

According to the reviews and comments on IMDB, Jerry Lewis has the one  
print, possibly finished, possibly not.  The film is a legal limbo  
from which it is not likely to emerge. Cast members who saw the print  
were embarrassed. People who have read the script said it was  
tasteless and horrible.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068451/reviews

Brigid Duffy
Academic Technology
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA  94132-4200
E-mail: bdu...@sfsu.edu


On Aug 18, 2011, at 5:10 PM, Jessica Rosner wrote:

I am sure it awful, but since no one has ever seen it , kind of hard  
to know just how bad.


On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 7:23 PM, Anthony Anderson   
wrote:
Jessica! There is no listing for the film in WorldCat. For the  
uninitiated this film has the reputation being one of
the worst films ever made, with Jerry Lewis playing a clown in  
Auschwitz who seeks to cheer up Jewish tykes before

they are driven into the g

Sorry I cannot even finish the sentence--is just too much.

Best,
Anthony

***
Anthony E. Anderson
Social Studies and Arts & Humanities Librarian
Von KleinSmid Library
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182
(213) 740-1190  antho...@usc.edu
"Wind, regen, zon, of kou,
Albert Cuyp ik hou van jou."
*


Jessica Rosner wrote:


I am not sure if you are kidding, but I was not trying to be  
snarky. Can someone check on OCLC and tell me if someone actually  
claims to have a copy of THE DAY THE CLOWN DIED? A friend of mine  
who programs a film festival in Atlanta sent out an April Fools  
press release that it would finally premier there with Jerry Lewis  
it attendance and I BELIEVED IT.


On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 7:05 PM,   
wrote:

I've updated the list to reflect your snarky comments, Jessica

gary



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and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It  
is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for  
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libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and  
distributors.





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212-627-1785 (land line)
jessicapros...@gmail.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.


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] The Day the Clown Died

[Jessica Rosner]

I am sure it awful, but since no one has ever seen it , kind of hard to know
just how bad.

On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 7:23 PM, Anthony Anderson  wrote:

> **
> Jessica! There is no listing for the film in WorldCat. For the uninitiated
> this film has the reputation being one of
> the worst films ever made, with Jerry Lewis playing a clown in Auschwitz
> who seeks to cheer up Jewish tykes before
> they are driven into the g
>
> Sorry I cannot even finish the sentence--is just too much.
>
> Best,
> Anthony
>
> ***
> Anthony E. Anderson
> Social Studies and Arts & Humanities Librarian
> Von KleinSmid Library
> University of Southern California
> Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182 (213) 740-1190  antho...@usc.edu
> "Wind, regen, zon, of kou,
> Albert Cuyp ik hou van jou."
> *
>
>
>
> Jessica Rosner wrote:
>
> I am not sure if you are kidding, but I was not trying to be snarky. Can
> someone check on OCLC and tell me if someone actually claims to have a copy
> of THE DAY THE CLOWN DIED? A friend of mine who programs a film festival in
> Atlanta sent out an April Fools press release that it would finally premier
> there with Jerry Lewis it attendance and I BELIEVED IT.
>
> On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 7:05 PM,  wrote:
>
>> I've updated the list to reflect your snarky comments, Jessica
>>
>> gary
>>
>>
> 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.
>
>


-- 
Jessica Rosner
Media Consultant
224-545-3897 (cell)
212-627-1785 (land line)
jessicapros...@gmail.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] vhs only list

[Chris Lewis]

All the recent discussion of videos on VHS but not on DVD kinda
blurred that the master list is broader than that and includes storied
films that never made it out on video in any form. Thus the Day the
Clown Cried and many others.

On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 6:47 PM, Jessica Rosner
 wrote:
> A couple of quick notes from a VERY quick look. A number of the titles
> listed as having been out on VHS were either "grey" market, mostly pre GATT
> European films, or flat out illegal copies (Porgy and Bess) or mind blowing.
> Seriously some one has a copy of The Day The Clown Cried? I thought it would
> be in a vault next the 6 hour version of GREED & LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT. That
> would not just be an illegal copy, but the mother of all rarities.
>
> A few things I did catch. The following films are out on DVD, ABRAHAM
> LINCOLN, THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE, DARK CITY and PHENIX CITY STORY (That
> one is in WB box set only). One rarity never out on DVD is I HEARD THE OWL
> CALL MY NAME.
>
> I am sure there is a lot more. Sorry for not being able to add this myself
> but I am just no good at those sorts of things.
>
> On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Chris Markman  wrote:
>>
>> Hi Gary,
>> I've been working on some charts to go along with the list using my
>> favorite screen scraper. It's a mostly automated process so there are some
>> errors at the moment but I could see this being a very useful resource in
>> years to come — especially when the "in X years everything will be
>> streaming" debate crops up from time to time.
>> Here's a quick sample of what I have so far:
>>
>> https://my.needlebase.com/actions/visualizer/V2Visualizer.do?domain=VHS-Only&query=Year+Distribution+Chart
>> The list is still missing many dates but the "hump" through the 40s and
>> 50s seems pretty clear.
>>
>> https://my.needlebase.com/actions/visualizer/V2Visualizer.do?query=Top+Directors&domain=VHS-Only
>> I'm noticing some duplicate entries and other errors on that link but
>> it'll be easy to clean up later — if everyone could stick to the same
>> citation format while they're doing edits that will make this process much
>> easier :)
>> Eventually I'll figure our a way to fill in the missing date and director
>> fields using the same site. Oh, and I should mention that if anyone wants to
>> export this data and take a look at their collection it's really easy to do
>> in Needlebase. Here's a link to an Excel friendly CSV
>> file: https://my.needlebase.com/actions/api/V2Visualizer.do?domain=VHS-Only&render=Excel&query=Title
>> Please err on the side of caution when you're using this data — work in
>> progress!
>> Chris Markman
>> Resource Library Coordinator
>> Visual & Performing Arts
>> Clark University
>> 508.793.7481
>> cmark...@clarku.edu
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 1:27 PM,  wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> Well, being the obsessive/compulsive type that I am, I spent a few hours
>>> with the list yesterday and this morning.  Added a fair sprinkling of
>>> literature-into-film titles.  I also did a quick cull thru the entire
>>> list
>>> and updated availability for many.
>>>
>>> I've been thinking:  this is a really unique and useful resource.
>>> Definitely think we should share it more broadly than this list.  Anyone
>>> got RTSD list connections?  Other ideas?  I think a short article in
>>> Against the Grain might be useful (I love that little journal!).  Any
>>> other ideas?
>>>
>>> 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.
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Jessica Rosner
> Media Consultant
> 224-545-3897 (cell)
> 212-627-1785 (land line)
> jessicapros...@gmail.com
>
>
> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues
> relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control,
> preservation,

Re: [Videolib] What do you call "video"?

[Ball, James (jmb4aw)]

As does YouTube.

M-

__
Matt Ball
Media and Collections Librarian
University of Virginia
mattb...@virginia.edu
434-924-3812

On Aug 18, 2011, at 7:27 PM, "Brigid Duffy"  wrote:

> I use "video" generally, as you do and as Google does. The tab on  
> their home page says "Videos" not "Digitally recorded sounds and  
> images", or any other phrase.
> 
> 
> Brigid Duffy
> Academic Technology
> San Francisco State University
> San Francisco, CA  94132-4200
> E-mail: bdu...@sfsu.edu
> 
> 
> On Aug 18, 2011, at 4:00 PM, Ball, James (jmb4aw) wrote:
> 
>> Hi All,
>> 
>> "Video" is the catch-all term I use to refer to the wide variety of  
>> formats that include DVD, VHS, laser disc, etc., but what we know  
>> from our students is that when they encounter the term "video" what  
>> they think of is VHS tapes.  What term do you use?
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Matt
>> 
>> __
>> Matt Ball
>> Media and Collections Librarian
>> University of Virginia
>> mattb...@virginia.edu
>> 434-924-3812
>> 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.

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] What do you call "video"?

[Tatar, Becky]

I admit to laziness - I use video.  Our patrons use that, or ask for
movies.

Becky Tatar
Periodicals/Audiovisuals
Aurora Public Library
1 E. Benton Street
Aurora, IL   60505
Phone: 630-264-4100
FAX: 630-896-3209
blt...@aurora.lib.il.us
www.aurorapubliclibrary.org


-Original Message-
From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Ball, James
(jmb4aw)
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 6:01 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: [Videolib] What do you call "video"?

Hi All,

"Video" is the catch-all term I use to refer to the wide variety of
formats that include DVD, VHS, laser disc, etc., but what we know from
our students is that when they encounter the term "video" what they
think of is VHS tapes.  What term do you use?

Cheers,

Matt

__
Matt Ball
Media and Collections Librarian
University of Virginia
mattb...@virginia.edu
434-924-3812
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] What do you call "video"?

[Brigid Duffy]

I use "video" generally, as you do and as Google does. The tab on  
their home page says "Videos" not "Digitally recorded sounds and  
images", or any other phrase.


Brigid Duffy
Academic Technology
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA  94132-4200
E-mail: bdu...@sfsu.edu


On Aug 18, 2011, at 4:00 PM, Ball, James (jmb4aw) wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> "Video" is the catch-all term I use to refer to the wide variety of  
> formats that include DVD, VHS, laser disc, etc., but what we know  
> from our students is that when they encounter the term "video" what  
> they think of is VHS tapes.  What term do you use?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Matt
>
> __
> Matt Ball
> Media and Collections Librarian
> University of Virginia
> mattb...@virginia.edu
> 434-924-3812
> 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.

[Videolib] The Day the Clown Died

[Anthony Anderson]

Jessica! There is no listing for the film in WorldCat. For the 
uninitiated this film has the reputation being one of
the worst films ever made, with Jerry Lewis playing a clown in Auschwitz 
who seeks to cheer up Jewish tykes before

they are driven into the g

Sorry I cannot even finish the sentence--is just too much.

Best,
Anthony

***
Anthony E. Anderson 
Social Studies and Arts & Humanities Librarian 
Von KleinSmid Library 
University of Southern California 
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182 
(213) 740-1190  antho...@usc.edu 
"Wind, regen, zon, of kou, 
Albert Cuyp ik hou van jou." 
*




Jessica Rosner wrote:

I am not sure if you are kidding, but I was not trying to be snarky. 
Can someone check on OCLC and tell me if someone actually claims to 
have a copy of THE DAY THE CLOWN DIED? A friend of mine who programs a 
film festival in Atlanta sent out an April Fools press release that it 
would finally premier there with Jerry Lewis it attendance and I 
BELIEVED IT.


On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 7:05 PM, > wrote:


I've updated the list to reflect your snarky comments, Jessica

gary



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] vhs only list

[Brewer, Michael]

I  don't find it there.
mb

Michael Brewer
Team Leader for Instructional Services
University of Arizona Libraries
brew...@u.library.arizona.edu

From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu 
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 4:09 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] vhs only list

I am not sure if you are kidding, but I was not trying to be snarky. Can 
someone check on OCLC and tell me if someone actually claims to have a copy of 
THE DAY THE CLOWN DIED? A friend of mine who programs a film festival in 
Atlanta sent out an April Fools press release that it would finally premier 
there with Jerry Lewis it attendance and I BELIEVED IT.
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 7:05 PM, 
mailto:ghand...@library.berkeley.edu>> wrote:
I've updated the list to reflect your snarky comments, Jessica

gary


> A couple of quick notes from a VERY quick look. A number of the titles
> listed as having been out on VHS were either "grey" market, mostly pre
> GATT
> European films, or flat out illegal copies (Porgy and Bess) or mind
> blowing.
> Seriously some one has a copy of The Day The Clown Cried? I thought it
> would
> be in a vault next the 6 hour version of GREED & LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT.
> That
> would not just be an illegal copy, but the mother of all rarities.
>
> A few things I did catch. The following films are out on DVD, ABRAHAM
> LINCOLN, THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE, DARK CITY and PHENIX CITY STORY
> (That
> one is in WB box set only). One rarity never out on DVD is I HEARD THE OWL
> CALL MY NAME.
>
> I am sure there is a lot more. Sorry for not being able to add this myself
> but I am just no good at those sorts of things.
>
> On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Chris Markman 
> mailto:cmark...@clarku.edu>>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Gary,
>>
>> I've been working on some charts to go along with the list using my
>> favorite screen scraper. It's a mostly automated process so there are
>> some
>> errors at the moment but I could see this being a very useful resource
>> in
>> years to come - especially when the "in X years everything will be
>> streaming" debate crops up from time to time.
>>
>> Here's a quick sample of what I have so far:
>>
>>
>> https://my.needlebase.com/actions/visualizer/V2Visualizer.do?domain=VHS-Only&query=Year+Distribution+Chart
>>
>> The list is still missing many dates but the "hump" through the 40s and
>> 50s
>> seems pretty clear.
>>
>>
>> https://my.needlebase.com/actions/visualizer/V2Visualizer.do?query=Top+Directors&domain=VHS-Only
>>
>> I'm noticing some duplicate entries and other errors on that link but
>> it'll
>> be easy to clean up later - if everyone could stick to the same citation
>> format while they're doing edits that will make this process much easier
>> :)
>>
>> Eventually I'll figure our a way to fill in the missing date and
>> director
>> fields using the same site. Oh, and I should mention that if anyone
>> wants to
>> export this data and take a look at their collection it's really easy to
>> do
>> in Needlebase. Here's a link to an Excel friendly CSV file:
>> https://my.needlebase.com/actions/api/V2Visualizer.do?domain=VHS-Only&render=Excel&query=Title
>>
>> Please err on the side of caution when you're using this data - work in
>> progress!
>>
>> Chris Markman
>> Resource Library Coordinator
>> Visual & Performing Arts
>> Clark University
>> 508.793.7481
>> cmark...@clarku.edu
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 1:27 PM, 
>> mailto:ghand...@library.berkeley.edu>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> Well, being the obsessive/compulsive type that I am, I spent a few
>>> hours
>>> with the list yesterday and this morning.  Added a fair sprinkling of
>>> literature-into-film titles.  I also did a quick cull thru the entire
>>> list
>>> and updated availability for many.
>>>
>>> I've been thinking:  this is a really unique and useful resource.
>>> Definitely think we should share it more broadly than this list.
>>> Anyone
>>> got RTSD list connections?  Other ideas?  I think a short article in
>>> Against the Grain might be useful (I love that little journal!).  Any
>>> other ideas?
>>>
>>> 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,educati

Re: [Videolib] vhs only list

[Jessica Rosner]

I am not sure if you are kidding, but I was not trying to be snarky. Can
someone check on OCLC and tell me if someone actually claims to have a copy
of THE DAY THE CLOWN DIED? A friend of mine who programs a film festival in
Atlanta sent out an April Fools press release that it would finally premier
there with Jerry Lewis it attendance and I BELIEVED IT.

On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 7:05 PM,  wrote:

> I've updated the list to reflect your snarky comments, Jessica
>
> gary
>
>
> > A couple of quick notes from a VERY quick look. A number of the titles
> > listed as having been out on VHS were either "grey" market, mostly pre
> > GATT
> > European films, or flat out illegal copies (Porgy and Bess) or mind
> > blowing.
> > Seriously some one has a copy of The Day The Clown Cried? I thought it
> > would
> > be in a vault next the 6 hour version of GREED & LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT.
> > That
> > would not just be an illegal copy, but the mother of all rarities.
> >
> > A few things I did catch. The following films are out on DVD, ABRAHAM
> > LINCOLN, THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE, DARK CITY and PHENIX CITY STORY
> > (That
> > one is in WB box set only). One rarity never out on DVD is I HEARD THE
> OWL
> > CALL MY NAME.
> >
> > I am sure there is a lot more. Sorry for not being able to add this
> myself
> > but I am just no good at those sorts of things.
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Chris Markman 
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Gary,
> >>
> >> I've been working on some charts to go along with the list using my
> >> favorite screen scraper. It's a mostly automated process so there are
> >> some
> >> errors at the moment but I could see this being a very useful resource
> >> in
> >> years to come — especially when the "in X years everything will be
> >> streaming" debate crops up from time to time.
> >>
> >> Here's a quick sample of what I have so far:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> https://my.needlebase.com/actions/visualizer/V2Visualizer.do?domain=VHS-Only&query=Year+Distribution+Chart
> >>
> >> The list is still missing many dates but the "hump" through the 40s and
> >> 50s
> >> seems pretty clear.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> https://my.needlebase.com/actions/visualizer/V2Visualizer.do?query=Top+Directors&domain=VHS-Only
> >>
> >> I'm noticing some duplicate entries and other errors on that link but
> >> it'll
> >> be easy to clean up later — if everyone could stick to the same citation
> >> format while they're doing edits that will make this process much easier
> >> :)
> >>
> >> Eventually I'll figure our a way to fill in the missing date and
> >> director
> >> fields using the same site. Oh, and I should mention that if anyone
> >> wants to
> >> export this data and take a look at their collection it's really easy to
> >> do
> >> in Needlebase. Here's a link to an Excel friendly CSV file:
> >>
> https://my.needlebase.com/actions/api/V2Visualizer.do?domain=VHS-Only&render=Excel&query=Title
> >>
> >> Please err on the side of caution when you're using this data — work in
> >> progress!
> >>
> >> Chris Markman
> >> Resource Library Coordinator
> >> Visual & Performing Arts
> >> Clark University
> >> 508.793.7481
> >> cmark...@clarku.edu
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 1:27 PM,  wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi all
> >>>
> >>> Well, being the obsessive/compulsive type that I am, I spent a few
> >>> hours
> >>> with the list yesterday and this morning.  Added a fair sprinkling of
> >>> literature-into-film titles.  I also did a quick cull thru the entire
> >>> list
> >>> and updated availability for many.
> >>>
> >>> I've been thinking:  this is a really unique and useful resource.
> >>> Definitely think we should share it more broadly than this list.
> >>> Anyone
> >>> got RTSD list connections?  Other ideas?  I think a short article in
> >>> Against the Grain might be useful (I love that little journal!).  Any
> >>> other ideas?
> >>>
> >>> 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.
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> 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
> >> rela

Re: [Videolib] vhs only list

[ghandman]

I've updated the list to reflect your snarky comments, Jessica

gary


> A couple of quick notes from a VERY quick look. A number of the titles
> listed as having been out on VHS were either "grey" market, mostly pre
> GATT
> European films, or flat out illegal copies (Porgy and Bess) or mind
> blowing.
> Seriously some one has a copy of The Day The Clown Cried? I thought it
> would
> be in a vault next the 6 hour version of GREED & LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT.
> That
> would not just be an illegal copy, but the mother of all rarities.
>
> A few things I did catch. The following films are out on DVD, ABRAHAM
> LINCOLN, THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE, DARK CITY and PHENIX CITY STORY
> (That
> one is in WB box set only). One rarity never out on DVD is I HEARD THE OWL
> CALL MY NAME.
>
> I am sure there is a lot more. Sorry for not being able to add this myself
> but I am just no good at those sorts of things.
>
> On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Chris Markman 
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Gary,
>>
>> I've been working on some charts to go along with the list using my
>> favorite screen scraper. It's a mostly automated process so there are
>> some
>> errors at the moment but I could see this being a very useful resource
>> in
>> years to come — especially when the "in X years everything will be
>> streaming" debate crops up from time to time.
>>
>> Here's a quick sample of what I have so far:
>>
>>
>> https://my.needlebase.com/actions/visualizer/V2Visualizer.do?domain=VHS-Only&query=Year+Distribution+Chart
>>
>> The list is still missing many dates but the "hump" through the 40s and
>> 50s
>> seems pretty clear.
>>
>>
>> https://my.needlebase.com/actions/visualizer/V2Visualizer.do?query=Top+Directors&domain=VHS-Only
>>
>> I'm noticing some duplicate entries and other errors on that link but
>> it'll
>> be easy to clean up later — if everyone could stick to the same citation
>> format while they're doing edits that will make this process much easier
>> :)
>>
>> Eventually I'll figure our a way to fill in the missing date and
>> director
>> fields using the same site. Oh, and I should mention that if anyone
>> wants to
>> export this data and take a look at their collection it's really easy to
>> do
>> in Needlebase. Here's a link to an Excel friendly CSV file:
>> https://my.needlebase.com/actions/api/V2Visualizer.do?domain=VHS-Only&render=Excel&query=Title
>>
>> Please err on the side of caution when you're using this data — work in
>> progress!
>>
>> Chris Markman
>> Resource Library Coordinator
>> Visual & Performing Arts
>> Clark University
>> 508.793.7481
>> cmark...@clarku.edu
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 1:27 PM,  wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> Well, being the obsessive/compulsive type that I am, I spent a few
>>> hours
>>> with the list yesterday and this morning.  Added a fair sprinkling of
>>> literature-into-film titles.  I also did a quick cull thru the entire
>>> list
>>> and updated availability for many.
>>>
>>> I've been thinking:  this is a really unique and useful resource.
>>> Definitely think we should share it more broadly than this list.
>>> Anyone
>>> got RTSD list connections?  Other ideas?  I think a short article in
>>> Against the Grain might be useful (I love that little journal!).  Any
>>> other ideas?
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Jessica Rosner
> Media Consultant
> 224-545-3897 (cell)
> 212-627-1785 (land line)
> jessicapros...@gmail.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 

[Videolib] What do you call "video"?

[Ball, James (jmb4aw)]

Hi All,

"Video" is the catch-all term I use to refer to the wide variety of formats 
that include DVD, VHS, laser disc, etc., but what we know from our students is 
that when they encounter the term "video" what they think of is VHS tapes.  
What term do you use?

Cheers,

Matt

__
Matt Ball
Media and Collections Librarian
University of Virginia
mattb...@virginia.edu
434-924-3812
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] vhs only list

[Jessica Rosner]

A couple of quick notes from a VERY quick look. A number of the titles
listed as having been out on VHS were either "grey" market, mostly pre GATT
European films, or flat out illegal copies (Porgy and Bess) or mind blowing.
Seriously some one has a copy of The Day The Clown Cried? I thought it would
be in a vault next the 6 hour version of GREED & LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT. That
would not just be an illegal copy, but the mother of all rarities.

A few things I did catch. The following films are out on DVD, ABRAHAM
LINCOLN, THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE, DARK CITY and PHENIX CITY STORY (That
one is in WB box set only). One rarity never out on DVD is I HEARD THE OWL
CALL MY NAME.

I am sure there is a lot more. Sorry for not being able to add this myself
but I am just no good at those sorts of things.

On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Chris Markman  wrote:

> Hi Gary,
>
> I've been working on some charts to go along with the list using my
> favorite screen scraper. It's a mostly automated process so there are some
> errors at the moment but I could see this being a very useful resource in
> years to come — especially when the "in X years everything will be
> streaming" debate crops up from time to time.
>
> Here's a quick sample of what I have so far:
>
>
> https://my.needlebase.com/actions/visualizer/V2Visualizer.do?domain=VHS-Only&query=Year+Distribution+Chart
>
> The list is still missing many dates but the "hump" through the 40s and 50s
> seems pretty clear.
>
>
> https://my.needlebase.com/actions/visualizer/V2Visualizer.do?query=Top+Directors&domain=VHS-Only
>
> I'm noticing some duplicate entries and other errors on that link but it'll
> be easy to clean up later — if everyone could stick to the same citation
> format while they're doing edits that will make this process much easier :)
>
> Eventually I'll figure our a way to fill in the missing date and director
> fields using the same site. Oh, and I should mention that if anyone wants to
> export this data and take a look at their collection it's really easy to do
> in Needlebase. Here's a link to an Excel friendly CSV file:
> https://my.needlebase.com/actions/api/V2Visualizer.do?domain=VHS-Only&render=Excel&query=Title
>
> Please err on the side of caution when you're using this data — work in
> progress!
>
> Chris Markman
> Resource Library Coordinator
> Visual & Performing Arts
> Clark University
> 508.793.7481
> cmark...@clarku.edu
>
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 1:27 PM,  wrote:
>
>> Hi all
>>
>> Well, being the obsessive/compulsive type that I am, I spent a few hours
>> with the list yesterday and this morning.  Added a fair sprinkling of
>> literature-into-film titles.  I also did a quick cull thru the entire list
>> and updated availability for many.
>>
>> I've been thinking:  this is a really unique and useful resource.
>> Definitely think we should share it more broadly than this list.  Anyone
>> got RTSD list connections?  Other ideas?  I think a short article in
>> Against the Grain might be useful (I love that little journal!).  Any
>> other ideas?
>>
>> 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.
>>
>
>
> 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.
>
>


-- 
Jessica Rosner
Media Consultant
224-545-3897 (cell)
212-627-1785 (land line)
jessicapros...@gmail.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] videolib Digest, Vol 45, Issue 102

[Ralph Tomlinson]

Multi-DVD cases

We changed all of our DVDs over to locking cases to fit into our 3M
"unlocker," since we now use RFID tags on all of our DVDs, books and CDs. We
use a case that can hold up to 6 DVDs and it's performed well in our
dropbox. I don't know the brand, but you can contact our tech services
supervisor, Junie Hao, at j...@olatheks.org. We're still struggling with the
over 6 DVD collections...
 
Ralph Tomlinson
Audio-visual/reference librarian
Adult Services
Olathe Public Library
201 E. Park Street
Olathe, KS 66061
(913) 971-6850
rtomlin...@olatheks.org


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Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:37:10 -0700
From: ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] vhs only list
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WOW!  This is massively cool and interesting.  I'll (we all!) should try
to fill in release dates for the list and in the future.

Thanks Chris!

gary



> Hi Gary,
>
> I've been working on some charts to go along with the list using my
> favorite
> screen scraper. It's a mostly automated process so there are some errors
> at
> the moment but I could see this being a very useful resource in years to
> come ? especially when the "in X years everything will be streaming"
> debate
> crops up from time to time.
>
> Here's a quick sample of what I have so far:
>
>
https://my.needlebase.com/actions/visualizer/V2Visualizer.do?domain=VHS-Only
&query=Year+Distribution+Chart
>
> The list is still missing many dates but the "hump" through the 40s and
> 50s
> seems pretty clear.
>
>
https://my.needlebase.com/actions/visualizer/V2Visualizer.do?query=Top+Direc
tors&domain=VHS-Only
>
> I'm noticing some duplicate entries and other errors on that link but
> it'll
> be easy to clean up later ? if everyone could stick to the same citation
> format while they're doing edits that will make this process much easier
> :)
>
> Eventually I'll figure our a way to fill in the missing date and director
> fields using the same site. Oh, and I should mention that if anyone wants
> to
> export this data and take a look at their collection it's really easy to
> do
> in Needlebase. Here's a link to an Excel friendly CSV file:
>
https://my.needlebase.com/actions/api/V2Visualizer.do?domain=VHS-Only&render
=Excel&query=Title
>
> Please err on the side of caution when you're using this data ? work in
> progress!
>
> Chris Markman
> Resource Library Coordinator
> Visual & Performing Arts
> Clark University
> 508.793.7481
> cmark...@clarku.edu
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 1:27 PM,  wrote:
>
>> Hi all
>>
>> Well, being the obsessive/compulsive type that I am, I spent a few hours
>> with the list yesterday and this morning.  Added a fair sprinkling of
>> literature-into-film titles.  I also did a quick cull thru the entire
>> list
>> and updated availability for many.
>>
>> I've been thinking:  this is a really unique and useful resource.
>> Definitely think we should share it more broadly than this list.  Anyone
>> got RTSD list connections?  Other ideas?  I think a short article in
>> Against the Grain might be useful (I love that little journal!).  Any
>> other ideas?
>>
>> 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 lib

Re: [Videolib] vhs only list

[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
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 librarian" -- James Turner "Rex Libris"

Transitus profusum est nocens!




>>>  8/18/2011 11:37 AM >>>
WOW!  This is massively cool and interesting.  I'll (we all!) should try
to fill in release dates for the list and in the future.

Thanks Chris!

gary



> Hi Gary,
>
> I've been working on some charts to go along with the list using my
> favorite
> screen scraper. It's a mostly automated process so there are some
errors
> at
> the moment but I could see this being a very useful resource in years
to
> come * especially when the "in X years everything will be streaming"
> debate
> crops up from time to time.
>
> Here's a quick sample of what I have so far:
>
>
https://my.needlebase.com/actions/visualizer/V2Visualizer.do?domain=VHS-Only&query=Year+Distribution+Chart
(
https://my.needlebase.com/actions/visualizer/V2Visualizer.do?domain=VHS-Only&query=Year+Distribution+Chart
)
>
> The list is still missing many dates but the "hump" through the 40s
and
> 50s
> seems pretty clear.
>
>
https://my.needlebase.com/actions/visualizer/V2Visualizer.do?query=Top+Directors&domain=VHS-Only
(
https://my.needlebase.com/actions/visualizer/V2Visualizer.do?query=Top+Directors&domain=VHS-Only
)
>
> I'm noticing some duplicate entries and other errors on that link but
> it'll
> be easy to clean up later * if everyone could stick to the same
citation
> format while they're doing edits that will make this process much
easier
> :)
>
> Eventually I'll figure our a way to fill in the missing date and
director
> fields using the same site. Oh, and I should mention that if anyone
wants
> to
> export this data and take a look at their collection it's really easy
to
> do
> in Needlebase. Here's a link to an Excel friendly CSV file:
>
https://my.needlebase.com/actions/api/V2Visualizer.do?domain=VHS-Only&render=Excel&query=Title
(
https://my.needlebase.com/actions/api/V2Visualizer.do?domain=VHS-Only&render=Excel&query=Title
)
>
> Please err on the side of caution when you're using this data * work
in
> progress!
>
> Chris Markman
> Resource Library Coordinator
> Visual & Performing Arts
> Clark University
> 508.793.7481
> cmark...@clarku.edu
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 1:27 PM, 
wrote:
>
>> Hi all
>>
>> Well, being the obsessive/compulsive type that I am, I spent a few
hours
>> with the list yesterday and this morning.  Added a fair sprinkling of
>> literature-into-film titles.  I also did a quick cull thru the entire
>> list
>> and updated availability for many.
>>
>> I've been thinking:  this is a really unique and useful resource.
>> Definitely think we should share it more broadly than this list. 
Anyone
>> got RTSD list connections?  Other ideas?  I think a short article in
>> Against the Grain might be useful (I love that little journal!).  Any
>> other ideas?
>>
>> 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.
>>
> 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 curr

[Videolib] 2011 Conference Early Registration and, Conference Workshops

[Mat Levy]

This is the first I have heard about this conference and have been doing 
a bit of research.

Do many Non-theatrical film programming vendors attend?

Do librarians look for new film product here?

We love any opportunity we can to meet with librarians so very 
interested in your feedback.

If it is not appropriate for us, we always have National Media Media 
Market the next week!

Cheers,

Mat

---
  Mathew Levy
  Manager of Marketing&  Acquisitions
  Passion River Films
  Tel#:  732-321-0711 ext 135
  Fax#:  732-321-4105
  Email:  m...@passionriver.com

  Passion River Films
  416 Main Street
  Metuchen, NJ 08840

Discover unique films at:  www.PassionRiver.com
---


On 8/18/2011 2:21 PM, videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu wrote:
> 2011 Conference Early Registration and
>Conference Workshops


-- 
---
  Mathew Levy
  Manager of Marketing&  Acquisitions
  Passion River Films
  Tel#:  732-321-0711 ext 135
  Fax#:  732-321-4105
  Email:  m...@passionriver.com

  Passion River Films
  416 Main Street
  Metuchen, NJ 08840

Discover unique films at:  www.PassionRiver.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.

[Videolib] multi disc DVD cases

[Beth Traylor]

Hello All,

In an effort to possibly save some space and recombine some sets -  I am 
investigating what
other libraries do with multi disc DVD sets.

What kinds of cases do you circulate them in?

Do you separate them into individual cases?


I have looked at a couple multi disc cases but they are either too wide 
to fit in our security case or the inside tray breaks when we test it in 
the bookdrop.

Thank you in advance  - Any help would be appreciated


Beth Traylor
Media Librarian
Media and Reserve Library

UWM Libraries






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] vhs only list

[ghandman]

WOW!  This is massively cool and interesting.  I'll (we all!) should try
to fill in release dates for the list and in the future.

Thanks Chris!

gary



> Hi Gary,
>
> I've been working on some charts to go along with the list using my
> favorite
> screen scraper. It's a mostly automated process so there are some errors
> at
> the moment but I could see this being a very useful resource in years to
> come — especially when the "in X years everything will be streaming"
> debate
> crops up from time to time.
>
> Here's a quick sample of what I have so far:
>
> https://my.needlebase.com/actions/visualizer/V2Visualizer.do?domain=VHS-Only&query=Year+Distribution+Chart
>
> The list is still missing many dates but the "hump" through the 40s and
> 50s
> seems pretty clear.
>
> https://my.needlebase.com/actions/visualizer/V2Visualizer.do?query=Top+Directors&domain=VHS-Only
>
> I'm noticing some duplicate entries and other errors on that link but
> it'll
> be easy to clean up later — if everyone could stick to the same citation
> format while they're doing edits that will make this process much easier
> :)
>
> Eventually I'll figure our a way to fill in the missing date and director
> fields using the same site. Oh, and I should mention that if anyone wants
> to
> export this data and take a look at their collection it's really easy to
> do
> in Needlebase. Here's a link to an Excel friendly CSV file:
> https://my.needlebase.com/actions/api/V2Visualizer.do?domain=VHS-Only&render=Excel&query=Title
>
> Please err on the side of caution when you're using this data — work in
> progress!
>
> Chris Markman
> Resource Library Coordinator
> Visual & Performing Arts
> Clark University
> 508.793.7481
> cmark...@clarku.edu
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 1:27 PM,  wrote:
>
>> Hi all
>>
>> Well, being the obsessive/compulsive type that I am, I spent a few hours
>> with the list yesterday and this morning.  Added a fair sprinkling of
>> literature-into-film titles.  I also did a quick cull thru the entire
>> list
>> and updated availability for many.
>>
>> I've been thinking:  this is a really unique and useful resource.
>> Definitely think we should share it more broadly than this list.  Anyone
>> got RTSD list connections?  Other ideas?  I think a short article in
>> Against the Grain might be useful (I love that little journal!).  Any
>> other ideas?
>>
>> 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.
>>
> 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 
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[Videolib] FW: [ccumc-ls] 2011 Conference Early Registration and Conference Workshops

[Parks, Sue]

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Subject: [ccumc-ls] 2011 Conference Early Registration and Conference Workshops

Time is quickly running out to take advantage of the early registration rates 
for the upcoming 2011 CCUMC Annual Conference. This year’s conference will take 
place at the beautiful Pearl South Padre Hotel located on South Padre Island, 
Texas.  The Program Committee and local hosts South Texas College have spent 
the past year planning a conference packed with great speakers, interesting 
sessions, and fun-in-the-sun activities. Beautiful South Padre Island is the 
jewel of the Texas Gulf Coast and boasts warm waters, plenty of sun, and a mild 
October climate perfect for our conference! 

Conference workshops take place on Wednesday, October 5, and are a steal at 
only $50 per workshop session!  This year, the conference workshops include a 
diverse set of topics presented by several outstanding educators.

Sessions include:

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Copyright (But Were Afraid to Ask): 
Jonathan Brand (PolicyBandwidth.com and Georgetown University Law Center)

InfoComm Certified Technology Specialist Preparation:  AV Project Phases and 
Documentation: Andre LeJeune (InfoComm)

Streaming Video (Soup to Nuts):  Sandra Miller and Jane Hutchinson (William 
Patterson University)

Managing AV for Live Events: Andre LeJeune (InfoComm)

Early registration ends September 3, so hurry over to 
http://www.ccumc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30 and 
register before time runs out!

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Re: [Videolib] vhs only list

[Chris Markman]

Hi Gary,

I've been working on some charts to go along with the list using my favorite
screen scraper. It's a mostly automated process so there are some errors at
the moment but I could see this being a very useful resource in years to
come — especially when the "in X years everything will be streaming" debate
crops up from time to time.

Here's a quick sample of what I have so far:

https://my.needlebase.com/actions/visualizer/V2Visualizer.do?domain=VHS-Only&query=Year+Distribution+Chart

The list is still missing many dates but the "hump" through the 40s and 50s
seems pretty clear.

https://my.needlebase.com/actions/visualizer/V2Visualizer.do?query=Top+Directors&domain=VHS-Only

I'm noticing some duplicate entries and other errors on that link but it'll
be easy to clean up later — if everyone could stick to the same citation
format while they're doing edits that will make this process much easier :)

Eventually I'll figure our a way to fill in the missing date and director
fields using the same site. Oh, and I should mention that if anyone wants to
export this data and take a look at their collection it's really easy to do
in Needlebase. Here's a link to an Excel friendly CSV file:
https://my.needlebase.com/actions/api/V2Visualizer.do?domain=VHS-Only&render=Excel&query=Title

Please err on the side of caution when you're using this data — work in
progress!

Chris Markman
Resource Library Coordinator
Visual & Performing Arts
Clark University
508.793.7481
cmark...@clarku.edu


On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 1:27 PM,  wrote:

> Hi all
>
> Well, being the obsessive/compulsive type that I am, I spent a few hours
> with the list yesterday and this morning.  Added a fair sprinkling of
> literature-into-film titles.  I also did a quick cull thru the entire list
> and updated availability for many.
>
> I've been thinking:  this is a really unique and useful resource.
> Definitely think we should share it more broadly than this list.  Anyone
> got RTSD list connections?  Other ideas?  I think a short article in
> Against the Grain might be useful (I love that little journal!).  Any
> other ideas?
>
> 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
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> between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and
> distributors.
>
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Re: [Videolib] vhs only list

[Grant, Tyra]

I've shared the wiki with three colleagues here---our music/dance/film/theater 
bibliographer, our film and video cataloger and our video acquisitions 
person---threee  thumbs-up from them---four counting me!

I wonder---merely wondering:

Would there be any benefit to having a way to highlight new VHS-only additions, 
either, for example, by yellow highlighting newbies or by separating them from 
the rest of the list for a time?  Would this help make sure they could be more 
easily spotted, reviewed and vetted by more people without having to comb 
through the entire list?

As I say, I don't know if this is such a good idea or not---I was wondering 
though how many ways might this list be used?  I would use it to determine 
certain VHS titles for which we need to be extra protective.

It could be that some would be interested to browse for newly added titles, 
either vhs-only or recently available in DVD.

Another question, how often does it happen that DVDs go out of availability?

Tyra Grant



Digital and electronic media preservation officer

University of Kansas Libraries

tgr...@ku.edu

Phone: 785-864-8951



-Original Message-
From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu 
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of 
ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 12:27 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: [Videolib] vhs only list



Hi all



Well, being the obsessive/compulsive type that I am, I spent a few hours with 
the list yesterday and this morning.  Added a fair sprinkling of 
literature-into-film titles.  I also did a quick cull thru the entire list and 
updated availability for many.



I've been thinking:  this is a really unique and useful resource.

Definitely think we should share it more broadly than this list.  Anyone got 
RTSD list connections?  Other ideas?  I think a short article in Against the 
Grain might be useful (I love that little journal!).  Any other ideas?



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





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Re: [Videolib] Lincoln documentary

[Chris Lewis]

Also be aware that Henry Louis Gates's PBS doc Looking for Lincoln
(2009) includes a portion where he visits Lincoln memorabilia
collectors.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/lookingforlincoln/featured/watch-looking-for-lincoln/290/

On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 5:38 PM, scott petersen  wrote:
> I'm thinking of making a documentary on people who collect Abe Lincoln
> memorabilia. Is Lincoln/Civil War still a popular topic for librarians? Is
> the market for Lincoln/Civil War completely crowded by a ton of other docs?
>
> Best,
> Scott Petersen
> http://www.MataOrtizMovie.com
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>
>



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[Videolib] vhs only list

[ghandman]

Hi all

Well, being the obsessive/compulsive type that I am, I spent a few hours
with the list yesterday and this morning.  Added a fair sprinkling of
literature-into-film titles.  I also did a quick cull thru the entire list
and updated availability for many.

I've been thinking:  this is a really unique and useful resource. 
Definitely think we should share it more broadly than this list.  Anyone
got RTSD list connections?  Other ideas?  I think a short article in
Against the Grain might be useful (I love that little journal!).  Any
other ideas?

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


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distributors.

Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

[Jane Blume]

I too am new to this list. I have been lurking and especially appreciate all of 
the copyright expertise that people are so willing to share.

Our top 20 circulating video list is quite different because we are a technical 
college. Our interpersonal communications course, nursing and allied health, 
ESL, and safety emphasis is reflected. "And the Band Played On" is the only 
feature film in the top 20.

HIV educational package.
Fish! : catch the energy, release the potential!
Personal accountability & the QBQ.
And the band played on.
Business of paradigms.
When it's the worst: irate callers.
Making a great impression.
Fluke 88 automotive meter: self-paced training program.
Fabulous fundamentals: Mastering technology.
Passion for customers.
English for beginners: Russian V. 1
High impact eye safety.
HIPAA : privacy compliance.
Flight of the buffalo: soaring to excellence, learning to let employees lead.
Framing floors & stairs.
English for beginners: Russian V. 2
Who moved my cheese?
High impact fall prevention.
Framing walls.

Jane Blume
Bellingham Technical College

From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu 
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 8:39 AM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

Impressive list. Hey never knock a Dirty Harry film though the original remains 
the best.
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 11:34 AM, Dorfman, Andrew 
mailto:adorf...@regis.edu>> wrote:
I'm fairly new to this list and have been "lurking" a bit until I could chime 
in with something of value.  8 ½ is actually in our list of top 50 circulating 
feature films.   Our top 10 circulating titles include:

Scenes From a Marriage
Gallipoli
Magnum Force (really?)
The Deer Hunter
Goya's Ghosts
Like Water for Chocolate
The Godfather
Annie Hall
The Untouchables
Au Revoir les Enfants

Citizen Kane does make our top 50 if we only count single copies.  Factoring in 
multiple copies probably drops it into the top 70.  Another interesting tidbit 
is that after about 15 months on our shelves, The Hangover is firmly ensconced 
in our top 20.

Andrew Dorfman
Regis University Library


From: 
videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu 
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu]
 On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 8:47 AM

To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

Doesn't anyone watch Citizen Kane or  8 1/2 anymore?
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 10:35 AM, Pearson, Jeffrey 
mailto:jwpea...@umich.edu>> wrote:
OK, here is our top 20. Multiple copies not combined, which accounts for Amelie 
at both 4 and 14 (total 531 circs). Forrest Gump came in at position 265, with 
a still respectable 166 circs...

The prestige
Requiem for a dream
The Royal Tenenbaums
Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
The lion king
Memento
American psycho
Good Will Hunting
Aladdin
The Shawshank redemption
The usual suspects
Rushmore
Wedding crashers
Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
Anchorman
The departed
The wire. Season one, disc 1
City of God
Mulholland Dr.

- Jeff P.
U of Michigan

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From: 
videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu 
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu]
 On Behalf Of Susan Albrecht
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 8:12 AM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos
We did this in 2010, primarily in order to help me with the process of deciding 
on items to upgrade to DVD.  Stats were for circs since 2004 when we switched 
our ILS.  The results were a bit surprising to me at first -- our highest 
circulated item to that point was a a VHS copy of Annenberg's CHILDHOOD AND 
ADOLESCENCE, which had circulated 103 times.  But then I realized, unlike Deg's 
situation, our stats *did* include both standard circs and reserve circs, and 
that item had been used a ton for course reserve.  Next highest were also VHS 
-- AMERICAN TONGUES and a segment of THE STORY OF ENGLISH, again, frequent 
reserve items.

The top DVDs were all feature films, topped by A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, THE 
GODFATHER, PT. 2, and BLADE RUNNER.

So do you have more hope for the world now, Gary, with those top three?  
Forrest Gump was 24th on our list. ;)

Susan at Wabash


On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 5:14 PM, Deg Farrelly 
mailto:deg.farre...@asu.edu>> wrote:
> An interesting bit of data (I think)
>
> A couple weeks ago I found myself wondering, for no apparent reason, what our 
> most used videos are.  So I asked our head of Access Services (Circulation) 
> to run a list for me.  From a list of all the videos in all the locations in 
> ASU Libraries, she generated a list of the top 250 titles by total 
> circulation.

Re: [Videolib] Public Performance Rights for Several Titles

[Edwards, Mary]

Here's the information for Sony

Jordan Press
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Worldwide Non-Theatrical Sales Coordinator
10202 W. Washington Blvd. | Jimmy Stewart 203-A | Culver City, Ca 90232
p: (310) 244-4485 | f: (310) 244-1525 | e: 
jordan_pr...@spe.sony.com


Mary E. Edwards
Librarian
The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles
2900 31st Street
Santa Monica, CA  90405-3035
310-314-6154 (tel.)
meedwa...@aii.edu

From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu 
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 8:46 AM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] Public Performance Rights for Several Titles

Swank will have Hobo & United 93. For GODS & MEN you have to contact Sony 
directly. I know people on the list have contact info.

Don't know the others
On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 4:29 PM, Jeanne Little 
mailto:jeanne.lit...@uni.edu>> wrote:
Hello, All.

I wondered if anyone can tell me where I may obtain the public performance 
rights for the following titles, besides trying to contact each and every one 
of the studios individually. :'(

These films will be used on campus in a non-theatrical venue with no 
admissions. Notice of their showings will be published and could potentially 
include on-campus and off-campus viewers. There may be some film discussion 
after the showings, but I don't know all of the particulars yet.

   Hobo With a Gun - Magnolia Home Entertainment, Jason Hunter, producer, 2011, 
86 minutes

   In Memoriam: New York City - HBO Home Video, Brad Grey and Dyllan McGhee, 
producers, 2002, 60 minutes

   Inside 9/11 - National Geographic Video, Alex Flaster and Audrey Welling, 
producers, 2005, 280 minutes

   Of Gods and Men - Sony Pictures Classics, Xavier Beauvois, producer, 2010, 2 
discs, 123 minutes

   Mooz-lum - Vivendi, Qasim Basir, producer, 2011, 95 minutes

   United 93 - Universal Studios, starring J. J. Johnson, Gary Commock, et al, 
2007, 111 minutes

I haven't contacted sources such as Swank yet, but hoped someone on the list 
might have dealt with some of these titles already.

Thanks for any and all information you can provide.

Jeanne Little

Rod Library
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA  50613-3675
319-273-7255

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Re: [Videolib] Public Performance Rights for Several Titles

[Jessica Rosner]

Swank will have Hobo & United 93. For GODS & MEN you have to contact Sony
directly. I know people on the list have contact info.

Don't know the others

On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 4:29 PM, Jeanne Little wrote:

> Hello, All.
>
> I wondered if anyone can tell me where I may obtain the public performance
> rights for the following titles, besides trying to contact each and every
> one of the studios individually. :'(
>
> These films will be used on campus in a non-theatrical venue with no
> admissions. Notice of their showings will be published and could potentially
> include on-campus and off-campus viewers. There may be some film discussion
> after the showings, but I don't know all of the particulars yet.
>
>Hobo With a Gun - Magnolia Home Entertainment, Jason Hunter, producer,
> 2011, 86 minutes
>
>In Memoriam: New York City - HBO Home Video, Brad Grey and Dyllan
> McGhee, producers, 2002, 60 minutes
>
>Inside 9/11 - National Geographic Video, Alex Flaster and Audrey
> Welling, producers, 2005, 280 minutes
>
>Of Gods and Men - Sony Pictures Classics, Xavier Beauvois, producer,
> 2010, 2 discs, 123 minutes
>
>Mooz-lum - Vivendi, Qasim Basir, producer, 2011, 95 minutes
>
>United 93 - Universal Studios, starring J. J. Johnson, Gary Commock, et
> al, 2007, 111 minutes
>
> I haven't contacted sources such as Swank yet, but hoped someone on the
> list might have dealt with some of these titles already.
>
> Thanks for any and all information you can provide.
>
> Jeanne Little
>
> Rod Library
> University of Northern Iowa
> Cedar Falls, IA  50613-3675
> 319-273-7255
>
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Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

[Susan Albrecht]

To answer Jennifer Foster's queries:

For us, we never check out a film as many times as there are students in a 
class when there's a classroom screening.  That's a fairly unusual way of 
approaching at it, I think.

Also, for us, if the report shows 413 circs of a title, that would represent 
circs of the ONE copy.  IOW, if an item has worn out and needed to be replaced, 
the new copy would be cataloged and barcoded separately, so the circ statistics 
would start anew.  So to get what you're talking about, we'd need to add 
together circs for all formats and copies.  For us, that would be the most 
complicated with 12 Monkeys, which have owned in VHS, *laserdisc* and DVD 
formats and which has "gone missing" a number of times.

And Jessica, Citizen Kane gets used a ton here still.  It's one of the few 
titles for which we own two copies.

Susan at itty bitty Wabash


From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu 
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Foster, Jennifer
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 10:50 AM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

As I was new to media when I joined this library 2 ½ years ago, I asked for 
reports all the time. At that time, we couldn't separate VHS from DVD, which 
made it a challenge to weed.  So I use it for weeding, starting with VHS tapes 
(generally donated or acquired en masse from other libraries to get us started 
some 35+ years ago. Anything that had not circulated at all since we switched 
to Horizon in 2000 was tossed (but then, we are not Berkeley either...). Now I 
use these lists to see which VHS tapes are most likely to need replacing with 
DVD if available.

Here's a couple of follow-up questions. My predecessor used to ask instructors 
how many students were in their classes when sending a video over to show in a 
class. Then she would check the video out that many times to reflect how many 
students had watched it. Do others do that, or just count the number of 
checkouts?

And how well do your DVDs and VHS tapes hold up?  If something has checked out 
413 times, how many times did the film have to be repurchased? How many 
viewings would it stand up to?  We have a DVD copy of Hamlet, for instance, 
that is 5 years old and has circulated 26 times. It needs replacing because it 
skips badly.

Jennifer Foster
Media Librarian
Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library
361.570.4195
http://vcuhvlibrary.uhv.edu

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Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

[Jessica Rosner]

Impressive list. Hey never knock a Dirty Harry film though the original
remains the best.

On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 11:34 AM, Dorfman, Andrew wrote:

> I’m fairly new to this list and have been “lurking” a bit until I could
> chime in with something of value.  8 ½ is actually in our list of top 50
> circulating feature films.   Our top 10 circulating titles include:
>
> ** **
>
> Scenes From a Marriage
>
> Gallipoli
>
> Magnum Force (really?)
>
> The Deer Hunter
>
> Goya’s Ghosts
>
> Like Water for Chocolate
>
> The Godfather
>
> Annie Hall
>
> The Untouchables
>
> Au Revoir les Enfants
>
> ** **
>
> Citizen Kane does make our top 50 if we only count single copies.
> Factoring in multiple copies probably drops it into the top 70.  Another
> interesting tidbit is that after about 15 months on our shelves, The
> Hangover is firmly ensconced in our top 20.
>
> ** **
>
> Andrew Dorfman
>
> Regis University Library
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:
> videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] *On Behalf Of *Jessica Rosner
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 18, 2011 8:47 AM
>
> *To:* videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
> *Subject:* Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos
>
> ** **
>
> Doesn't anyone watch Citizen Kane or  8 1/2 anymore?
>
> On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 10:35 AM, Pearson, Jeffrey 
> wrote:
>
> OK, here is our top 20. Multiple copies not combined, which accounts for
> Amelie at both 4 and 14 (total 531 circs). Forrest Gump came in at position
> 265, with a still respectable 166 circs...
>
> The prestige
> Requiem for a dream
> The Royal Tenenbaums
> Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
> The lion king
> Memento
> American psycho
> Good Will Hunting
> Aladdin
> The Shawshank redemption
> The usual suspects
> Rushmore
> Wedding crashers
> Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
> Anchorman
> The departed
> The wire. Season one, disc 1
> City of God
> Mulholland Dr.
>
> - Jeff P.
> U of Michigan
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:
> videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Susan Albrecht
> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 8:12 AM
> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
> Subject: Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos
>
> We did this in 2010, primarily in order to help me with the process of
> deciding on items to upgrade to DVD.  Stats were for circs since 2004 when
> we switched our ILS.  The results were a bit surprising to me at first --
> our highest circulated item to that point was a a VHS copy of Annenberg's
> CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE, which had circulated 103 times.  But then I
> realized, unlike Deg's situation, our stats *did* include both standard
> circs and reserve circs, and that item had been used a ton for course
> reserve.  Next highest were also VHS -- AMERICAN TONGUES and a segment of
> THE STORY OF ENGLISH, again, frequent reserve items.
>
> The top DVDs were all feature films, topped by A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, THE
> GODFATHER, PT. 2, and BLADE RUNNER.
>
> So do you have more hope for the world now, Gary, with those top three?
>  Forrest Gump was 24th on our list. ;)
>
> Susan at Wabash
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 5:14 PM, Deg Farrelly 
> wrote:
> > An interesting bit of data (I think)
> >
> > A couple weeks ago I found myself wondering, for no apparent reason, what
> our most used videos are.  So I asked our head of Access Services
> (Circulation) to run a list for me.  From a list of all the videos in all
> the locations in ASU Libraries, she generated a list of the top 250 titles
> by total circulation.
> >
> > The list is all circulation (minus Reserve use)  since we changed to a
> new online system 15 years ago.  It does not differentiate between video
> formats.  That could be done but we did not do so in this investigation.
> >
> > The resulting list does not include Reserve use because it’s stored
> elsewhere in the system and cannot be extracted by title.  Titles with
> multiple copies held in different libraries are not aggregated into a single
> count.  So multiple copies of Still Killing Us Softly (and some other
> titles) appear twice on the list.
> >
> > But the results are interesting even so.
> >
> > Of 250 titles, more than half (60+%) are feature films  -  151
> >
> > * The most borrowed title is Still Killing us Softly (419 circs if you
> > aggregate the copies, 218 for one copy)
> > * The most borrowed Feature Film:  Forest Gump (310)
> > * The lowest circ of the top 250 titles is 95 uses.
> >
> > Anyone else run data like this?
> >
> > deg farrelly
> > Arizona State University
> >
> 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 

Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

[Dorfman, Andrew]

I'm fairly new to this list and have been "lurking" a bit until I could chime 
in with something of value.  8 ½ is actually in our list of top 50 circulating 
feature films.   Our top 10 circulating titles include:

Scenes From a Marriage
Gallipoli
Magnum Force (really?)
The Deer Hunter
Goya's Ghosts
Like Water for Chocolate
The Godfather
Annie Hall
The Untouchables
Au Revoir les Enfants

Citizen Kane does make our top 50 if we only count single copies.  Factoring in 
multiple copies probably drops it into the top 70.  Another interesting tidbit 
is that after about 15 months on our shelves, The Hangover is firmly ensconced 
in our top 20.

Andrew Dorfman
Regis University Library


From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu 
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 8:47 AM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

Doesn't anyone watch Citizen Kane or  8 1/2 anymore?
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 10:35 AM, Pearson, Jeffrey 
mailto:jwpea...@umich.edu>> wrote:
OK, here is our top 20. Multiple copies not combined, which accounts for Amelie 
at both 4 and 14 (total 531 circs). Forrest Gump came in at position 265, with 
a still respectable 166 circs...

The prestige
Requiem for a dream
The Royal Tenenbaums
Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
The lion king
Memento
American psycho
Good Will Hunting
Aladdin
The Shawshank redemption
The usual suspects
Rushmore
Wedding crashers
Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
Anchorman
The departed
The wire. Season one, disc 1
City of God
Mulholland Dr.

- Jeff P.
U of Michigan

-Original Message-
From: 
videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu 
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu]
 On Behalf Of Susan Albrecht
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 8:12 AM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos
We did this in 2010, primarily in order to help me with the process of deciding 
on items to upgrade to DVD.  Stats were for circs since 2004 when we switched 
our ILS.  The results were a bit surprising to me at first -- our highest 
circulated item to that point was a a VHS copy of Annenberg's CHILDHOOD AND 
ADOLESCENCE, which had circulated 103 times.  But then I realized, unlike Deg's 
situation, our stats *did* include both standard circs and reserve circs, and 
that item had been used a ton for course reserve.  Next highest were also VHS 
-- AMERICAN TONGUES and a segment of THE STORY OF ENGLISH, again, frequent 
reserve items.

The top DVDs were all feature films, topped by A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, THE 
GODFATHER, PT. 2, and BLADE RUNNER.

So do you have more hope for the world now, Gary, with those top three?  
Forrest Gump was 24th on our list. ;)

Susan at Wabash


On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 5:14 PM, Deg Farrelly 
mailto:deg.farre...@asu.edu>> wrote:
> An interesting bit of data (I think)
>
> A couple weeks ago I found myself wondering, for no apparent reason, what our 
> most used videos are.  So I asked our head of Access Services (Circulation) 
> to run a list for me.  From a list of all the videos in all the locations in 
> ASU Libraries, she generated a list of the top 250 titles by total 
> circulation.
>
> The list is all circulation (minus Reserve use)  since we changed to a new 
> online system 15 years ago.  It does not differentiate between video formats. 
>  That could be done but we did not do so in this investigation.
>
> The resulting list does not include Reserve use because it's stored elsewhere 
> in the system and cannot be extracted by title.  Titles with multiple copies 
> held in different libraries are not aggregated into a single count.  So 
> multiple copies of Still Killing Us Softly (and some other titles) appear 
> twice on the list.
>
> But the results are interesting even so.
>
> Of 250 titles, more than half (60+%) are feature films  -  151
>
> * The most borrowed title is Still Killing us Softly (419 circs if you
> aggregate the copies, 218 for one copy)
> * The most borrowed Feature Film:  Forest Gump (310)
> * The lowest circ of the top 250 titles is 95 uses.
>
> Anyone else run data like this?
>
> deg farrelly
> Arizona State University
>
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Re: [Videolib] Snapshot

[John Streepy]

My collection doesn't even account for 1% of our holdings but before the rise 
of streaming netflix and Hulu; my DVD and VHS checkouts accounted for 1 out of 
every 5 checkouts from this building.  You should have heard the laughter when 
I asked for one fifth the purchasing budget based on that figure.  We also were 
getting about 5% of the purchasing budget. 
Since then we've dropped to about 10% of the checkouts and the budget (when we 
actually are allowed to spend) is down to 1% of the collection budget.  The ROI 
on media is outstanding but considering my situation I feel like Al Capone just 
took a Louisville Slugger to the back of my head, oh well. 
regards all


John H. Streepy
Media Services Supervisor (T-4 and counting)
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

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All part of being a librarian" -- James Turner "Rex Libris"

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>>> Deg Farrelly  8/17/2011 5:25 PM >>>
I ran the list out of curiosity... I have some ideas of what I would like to do 
with some of the information.  But noting strategic or planned yet.

I think it might make for an interesting study or presentation to address some 
of the other points others have raised.  Hundreds of circs for some titles is 
something to take notice of.

It might also be interesting to compare top lists from multiple schools and 
report on overlap, unique titles, etc.  Tho overlap and duplication can be done 
with OCLC's collection analysis tool (IF videos are in catalogs...)

Several years ago we ran numbers for another purposed and discovered that the 
video collection in Fletcher Library accounted for amount equal to 25% of 
unmediated circulation (that is, circulation that did not require assistance 
from the circ desk, such as a reserve, or a renewal, etc) in that campus 
library.  Video loans are mediated tho, in that cases need to be unlocked.  :(

At the time, video consumed about 5% of the acquisitions budget.

When I weeded the VHS collection last year (most of it moved to storage) we 
discovered that only 3% of the VHS collection (@10,000 titles, exact numbers 
not at my fingertips) never circulated.  But studies of monographs in 
university collections have shown that between 40 and 60% of books acquired by 
university libraries have never been borrowed.

Yet media remains, in the academy, the red-headed stepchild!

-deg



Lorraine wrote:

I do this kind of thing.  From here would you use this info to PR your 
collection or get any other information that patrons might find useful? Or PR 
the titles that are not in the top 250, but are in other 'top lists'.Are 
you going to publish the top 250 or 100?
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Re: [Videolib] vhs only list (again)

[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 Supervisor (T-4 days and counting)
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 librarian" -- James Turner "Rex Libris"

Transitus profusum est nocens!




>>> Chris Lewis  8/17/2011 4:58 PM >>>
I'm sorry about being so slow to reply. I think it's good to have a
protocol when it's under current discussion on Videolib and there's
likely to be some overlapping activity. If history's any guide though
the likelihood of overlapping editors at other times is practically
nil so it probably isn't necessary to announce one's activity on an
ongoing basis.

On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 7:05 PM,   wrote:
> ok...I guess we need a protocol for working on Chris' vhs only
> list...right, Chris?  Only one of us can be working on it at a time, I
> guess...yes?
>
> So:  Seems that the logical thing to do would be to notify the group via
> videolib if you're gonna be on.
>
>
> 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
>
>
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> working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
> between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
> distributors.
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Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

[Mike Tribby]

>Doesn't anyone watch Citizen Kane or  8 1/2 anymore?

As my now adult children are still prone to exclaim, "Ew. Citizen Kane is 
in black & white"...


Mike Tribby
Senior Cataloger
Quality Books Inc.
The Best of America's Independent Presses

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-Original Message-
From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu 
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 9:47 AM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

Doesn't anyone watch Citizen Kane or  8 1/2 anymore?


On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 10:35 AM, Pearson, Jeffrey  wrote:


OK, here is our top 20. Multiple copies not combined, which accounts 
for Amelie at both 4 and 14 (total 531 circs). Forrest Gump came in at position 
265, with a still respectable 166 circs...

The prestige
Requiem for a dream
The Royal Tenenbaums
Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
The lion king
Memento
American psycho
Good Will Hunting
Aladdin
The Shawshank redemption
The usual suspects
Rushmore
Wedding crashers
Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
Anchorman
The departed
The wire. Season one, disc 1
City of God
Mulholland Dr.

- Jeff P.
U of Michigan


-Original Message-
From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu 
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Susan Albrecht
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 8:12 AM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos


We did this in 2010, primarily in order to help me with the process of 
deciding on items to upgrade to DVD.  Stats were for circs since 2004 when we 
switched our ILS.  The results were a bit surprising to me at first -- our 
highest circulated item to that point was a a VHS copy of Annenberg's CHILDHOOD 
AND ADOLESCENCE, which had circulated 103 times.  But then I realized, unlike 
Deg's situation, our stats *did* include both standard circs and reserve circs, 
and that item had been used a ton for course reserve.  Next highest were also 
VHS -- AMERICAN TONGUES and a segment of THE STORY OF ENGLISH, again, frequent 
reserve items.

The top DVDs were all feature films, topped by A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, THE 
GODFATHER, PT. 2, and BLADE RUNNER.

So do you have more hope for the world now, Gary, with those top three? 
 Forrest Gump was 24th on our list. ;)

Susan at Wabash


On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 5:14 PM, Deg Farrelly  
wrote:
> An interesting bit of data (I think)
>
> A couple weeks ago I found myself wondering, for no apparent reason, 
what our most used videos are.  So I asked our head of Access Services 
(Circulation) to run a list for me.  From a list of all the videos in all the 
locations in ASU Libraries, she generated a list of the top 250 titles by total 
circulation.
>
> The list is all circulation (minus Reserve use)  since we changed to 
a new online system 15 years ago.  It does not differentiate between video 
formats.  That could be done but we did not do so in this investigation.
>
> The resulting list does not include Reserve use because it's stored 
elsewhere in the system and cannot be extracted by title.  Titles with multiple 
copies held in different libraries are not aggregated into a single count.  So 
multiple copies of Still Killing Us Softly (and some other titles) appear twice 
on the list.
>
> But the results are interesting even so.
>
> Of 250 titles, more than half (60+%) are feature films  -  151
>
> * The most borrowed title is Still Killing us Softly (419 circs if you
> aggregate the copies, 218 for one copy)
> * The most borrowed Feature Film:  Forest Gump (310)
> * The lowest circ of the top 250 titles is 95 uses.
>
> Anyone else run data like this?
>
> deg farrelly
> Arizona State University
>
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and distributors.
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Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

[Foster, Jennifer]

As I was new to media when I joined this library 2 ½ years ago, I asked for 
reports all the time. At that time, we couldn't separate VHS from DVD, which 
made it a challenge to weed.  So I use it for weeding, starting with VHS tapes 
(generally donated or acquired en masse from other libraries to get us started 
some 35+ years ago. Anything that had not circulated at all since we switched 
to Horizon in 2000 was tossed (but then, we are not Berkeley either...). Now I 
use these lists to see which VHS tapes are most likely to need replacing with 
DVD if available.

 

Here's a couple of follow-up questions. My predecessor used to ask instructors 
how many students were in their classes when sending a video over to show in a 
class. Then she would check the video out that many times to reflect how many 
students had watched it. Do others do that, or just count the number of 
checkouts?

 

And how well do your DVDs and VHS tapes hold up?  If something has checked out 
413 times, how many times did the film have to be repurchased? How many 
viewings would it stand up to?  We have a DVD copy of Hamlet, for instance, 
that is 5 years old and has circulated 26 times. It needs replacing because it 
skips badly.

 

Jennifer Foster

Media Librarian

Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library

361.570.4195

http://vcuhvlibrary.uhv.edu

 

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Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

[Jessica Rosner]

Doesn't anyone watch Citizen Kane or  8 1/2 anymore?

On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 10:35 AM, Pearson, Jeffrey wrote:

> OK, here is our top 20. Multiple copies not combined, which accounts for
> Amelie at both 4 and 14 (total 531 circs). Forrest Gump came in at position
> 265, with a still respectable 166 circs...
>
> The prestige
> Requiem for a dream
> The Royal Tenenbaums
> Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
> The lion king
> Memento
> American psycho
> Good Will Hunting
> Aladdin
> The Shawshank redemption
> The usual suspects
> Rushmore
> Wedding crashers
> Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
> Anchorman
> The departed
> The wire. Season one, disc 1
> City of God
> Mulholland Dr.
>
> - Jeff P.
> U of Michigan
>
> -Original Message-
> From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:
> videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Susan Albrecht
> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 8:12 AM
> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
> Subject: Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos
>
> We did this in 2010, primarily in order to help me with the process of
> deciding on items to upgrade to DVD.  Stats were for circs since 2004 when
> we switched our ILS.  The results were a bit surprising to me at first --
> our highest circulated item to that point was a a VHS copy of Annenberg's
> CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE, which had circulated 103 times.  But then I
> realized, unlike Deg's situation, our stats *did* include both standard
> circs and reserve circs, and that item had been used a ton for course
> reserve.  Next highest were also VHS -- AMERICAN TONGUES and a segment of
> THE STORY OF ENGLISH, again, frequent reserve items.
>
> The top DVDs were all feature films, topped by A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, THE
> GODFATHER, PT. 2, and BLADE RUNNER.
>
> So do you have more hope for the world now, Gary, with those top three?
>  Forrest Gump was 24th on our list. ;)
>
> Susan at Wabash
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 5:14 PM, Deg Farrelly 
> wrote:
> > An interesting bit of data (I think)
> >
> > A couple weeks ago I found myself wondering, for no apparent reason, what
> our most used videos are.  So I asked our head of Access Services
> (Circulation) to run a list for me.  From a list of all the videos in all
> the locations in ASU Libraries, she generated a list of the top 250 titles
> by total circulation.
> >
> > The list is all circulation (minus Reserve use)  since we changed to a
> new online system 15 years ago.  It does not differentiate between video
> formats.  That could be done but we did not do so in this investigation.
> >
> > The resulting list does not include Reserve use because it’s stored
> elsewhere in the system and cannot be extracted by title.  Titles with
> multiple copies held in different libraries are not aggregated into a single
> count.  So multiple copies of Still Killing Us Softly (and some other
> titles) appear twice on the list.
> >
> > But the results are interesting even so.
> >
> > Of 250 titles, more than half (60+%) are feature films  -  151
> >
> > * The most borrowed title is Still Killing us Softly (419 circs if you
> > aggregate the copies, 218 for one copy)
> > * The most borrowed Feature Film:  Forest Gump (310)
> > * The lowest circ of the top 250 titles is 95 uses.
> >
> > Anyone else run data like this?
> >
> > deg farrelly
> > Arizona State University
> >
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> working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication
> between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and
> distributors.
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> 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
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> between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and
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212-627-1785 (land line)
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[Videolib] Cinema Classics/Desert Island Films

[Ball, James (jmb4aw)]

Does anyone know anything about the recent (I think it's recent) influx of 
DVD-R reissues marketed as Cinema Classics / Desert Island Films?  Here are a 
few from Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Over-Hill-Gang-Rides-Again/dp/B005HRTI3G/ref=sr_1_123?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1313678106&sr=1-123
http://www.amazon.com/Penny-Serenade-Cary-Grant/dp/B005HRTIC2/ref=sr_1_127?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1313678165&sr=1-127
http://www.amazon.com/Katherine-Sissy-Spacek/dp/B005HRTFXE/ref=sr_1_131?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1313678214&sr=1-131

Cheers,

Matt

__
Matt Ball
Media Services Librarian
University of Virginia
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434-924-3812

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Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

[Pearson, Jeffrey]

OK, here is our top 20. Multiple copies not combined, which accounts for Amelie 
at both 4 and 14 (total 531 circs). Forrest Gump came in at position 265, with 
a still respectable 166 circs...

The prestige
Requiem for a dream
The Royal Tenenbaums
Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
The lion king
Memento
American psycho
Good Will Hunting
Aladdin
The Shawshank redemption
The usual suspects
Rushmore
Wedding crashers
Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain
Anchorman
The departed
The wire. Season one, disc 1
City of God
Mulholland Dr.

- Jeff P. 
U of Michigan

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[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Susan Albrecht
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 8:12 AM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

We did this in 2010, primarily in order to help me with the process of deciding 
on items to upgrade to DVD.  Stats were for circs since 2004 when we switched 
our ILS.  The results were a bit surprising to me at first -- our highest 
circulated item to that point was a a VHS copy of Annenberg's CHILDHOOD AND 
ADOLESCENCE, which had circulated 103 times.  But then I realized, unlike Deg's 
situation, our stats *did* include both standard circs and reserve circs, and 
that item had been used a ton for course reserve.  Next highest were also VHS 
-- AMERICAN TONGUES and a segment of THE STORY OF ENGLISH, again, frequent 
reserve items.

The top DVDs were all feature films, topped by A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, THE 
GODFATHER, PT. 2, and BLADE RUNNER.

So do you have more hope for the world now, Gary, with those top three?  
Forrest Gump was 24th on our list. ;)

Susan at Wabash   


On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 5:14 PM, Deg Farrelly  wrote:
> An interesting bit of data (I think)
>
> A couple weeks ago I found myself wondering, for no apparent reason, what our 
> most used videos are.  So I asked our head of Access Services (Circulation) 
> to run a list for me.  From a list of all the videos in all the locations in 
> ASU Libraries, she generated a list of the top 250 titles by total 
> circulation.
>
> The list is all circulation (minus Reserve use)  since we changed to a new 
> online system 15 years ago.  It does not differentiate between video formats. 
>  That could be done but we did not do so in this investigation.
>
> The resulting list does not include Reserve use because it’s stored elsewhere 
> in the system and cannot be extracted by title.  Titles with multiple copies 
> held in different libraries are not aggregated into a single count.  So 
> multiple copies of Still Killing Us Softly (and some other titles) appear 
> twice on the list.
>
> But the results are interesting even so.
>
> Of 250 titles, more than half (60+%) are feature films  -  151
>
> * The most borrowed title is Still Killing us Softly (419 circs if you 
> aggregate the copies, 218 for one copy)
> * The most borrowed Feature Film:  Forest Gump (310)
> * The lowest circ of the top 250 titles is 95 uses.
>
> Anyone else run data like this?
>
> deg farrelly
> Arizona State University
>
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Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

[Beth Clausen]

I've used circulation information for the reasons cited by many of you - but 
also as an outreach tool. We've run "contests" for patrons as to guess - for 
example - how many video items circulated in a given academic quarter - and the 
closest guess wins a couple of movie passes (predictable - but effective 
prize). Or what is the title that is checked out most often - all correct 
guesses are entered to win...yes - movie passes - this one I expect to run this 
fall.

This sounds trivial on the face - but it is easy to do - and it encourages 
greater engagement between our patrons and service desk staff. It has also 
given me the excuse to announce a winner and shout about the startling 
circulation statistics to a broader audience including library staff who may 
not view the dvd/blu-ray/vhs collections on an even keel with other 
collections. The fact that the collection has exponentially greater circulation 
than any other in the library (particularly given size) is quite an attention 
grabber! 

Hmmm... now how do I work in that circ was up nearly 25% last year over the 
previous year which was also a record breaker?

Thanks,
Beth

Beth Clausen
Northwestern University Library

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[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Ball, James (jmb4aw)
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 6:54 PM
To: 
Subject: Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

I think this year our highest circulating items were Mad Men discs.  Last year 
it was The Wire.

Matt

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On Aug 17, 2011, at 5:19 PM, "Deg Farrelly"  wrote:

> An interesting bit of data (I think)
> 
> A couple weeks ago I found myself wondering, for no apparent reason, what our 
> most used videos are.  So I asked our head of Access Services (Circulation) 
> to run a list for me.  From a list of all the videos in all the locations in 
> ASU Libraries, she generated a list of the top 250 titles by total 
> circulation.
> 
> The list is all circulation (minus Reserve use)  since we changed to a new 
> online system 15 years ago.  It does not differentiate between video formats. 
>  That could be done but we did not do so in this investigation.
> 
> The resulting list does not include Reserve use because it's stored elsewhere 
> in the system and cannot be extracted by title.  Titles with multiple copies 
> held in different libraries are not aggregated into a single count.  So 
> multiple copies of Still Killing Us Softly (and some other titles) appear 
> twice on the list.
> 
> But the results are interesting even so.
> 
> Of 250 titles, more than half (60+%) are feature films  -  151
> 
> * The most borrowed title is Still Killing us Softly (419 circs if you 
> aggregate the copies, 218 for one copy)
> * The most borrowed Feature Film:  Forest Gump (310)
> * The lowest circ of the top 250 titles is 95 uses.
> 
> Anyone else run data like this?
> 
> deg farrelly
> Arizona State University
> 
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> working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
> between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
> distributors.

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Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

[Jessica Rosner]

OK your students have MUCH better taste then Deg's ( Sorry Deg)

On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 8:12 AM, Susan Albrecht  wrote:

> We did this in 2010, primarily in order to help me with the process of
> deciding on items to upgrade to DVD.  Stats were for circs since 2004 when
> we switched our ILS.  The results were a bit surprising to me at first --
> our highest circulated item to that point was a a VHS copy of Annenberg's
> CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE, which had circulated 103 times.  But then I
> realized, unlike Deg's situation, our stats *did* include both standard
> circs and reserve circs, and that item had been used a ton for course
> reserve.  Next highest were also VHS -- AMERICAN TONGUES and a segment of
> THE STORY OF ENGLISH, again, frequent reserve items.
>
> The top DVDs were all feature films, topped by A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, THE
> GODFATHER, PT. 2, and BLADE RUNNER.
>
> So do you have more hope for the world now, Gary, with those top three?
>  Forrest Gump was 24th on our list. ;)
>
> Susan at Wabash
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 5:14 PM, Deg Farrelly 
> wrote:
> > An interesting bit of data (I think)
> >
> > A couple weeks ago I found myself wondering, for no apparent reason, what
> our most used videos are.  So I asked our head of Access Services
> (Circulation) to run a list for me.  From a list of all the videos in all
> the locations in ASU Libraries, she generated a list of the top 250 titles
> by total circulation.
> >
> > The list is all circulation (minus Reserve use)  since we changed to a
> new online system 15 years ago.  It does not differentiate between video
> formats.  That could be done but we did not do so in this investigation.
> >
> > The resulting list does not include Reserve use because it’s stored
> elsewhere in the system and cannot be extracted by title.  Titles with
> multiple copies held in different libraries are not aggregated into a single
> count.  So multiple copies of Still Killing Us Softly (and some other
> titles) appear twice on the list.
> >
> > But the results are interesting even so.
> >
> > Of 250 titles, more than half (60+%) are feature films  -  151
> >
> > * The most borrowed title is Still Killing us Softly (419 circs if you
> > aggregate the copies, 218 for one copy)
> > * The most borrowed Feature Film:  Forest Gump (310)
> > * The lowest circ of the top 250 titles is 95 uses.
> >
> > Anyone else run data like this?
> >
> > deg farrelly
> > Arizona State University
> >
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> between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and
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>



-- 
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[Videolib] Re(2): "VHS ONLY" updates?

[Karen Fischer]

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Slight correction --Amazon is not selling Yellow Submarine.  A third party 
vendor is selling it via Amazon.  Big difference.  It is still OOP or OD.  
These are probably remainder copies.  Also Amazon often gets remainders and 
sells them when nowhere else or very few places have them, so just because 
Amazon is currently selling something doesn't necessaruly mean it is in current 
release.

Karen Fischer
AV Librarian
Mansfield Richland County Public Library
43 West Third Street
Mansfield, OH  44902

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I love the list!!!  One correction to be made: Amazon.com is selling Yellow
Submarine.

Thanks,
Julie


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Re: [Videolib] Oprah transcripts

[Ball, James (jmb4aw)]

Thanks Jessica.  Yes, I've emailed Harpo but it's taking them a while to get 
back to me so I thought I check in with the hive.

Matt

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Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 9:17 AM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] Oprah transcripts

I assume Harpo productions would know best. Can't you email them?
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 8:22 AM, Ball, James (jmb4aw) 
mailto:jmb...@eservices.virginia.edu>> wrote:
Hi All,

Does anyone know if transcripts for the Oprah show are available anywhere?  
They have season 25 on the Oprah website but nothing prior to that.  I found a 
source that said Burrelle's distributes them but on their website they don't 
mention Oprah.

Cheers,

Matt

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Re: [Videolib] Oprah transcripts

[Jessica Rosner]

I assume Harpo productions would know best. Can't you email them?

On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 8:22 AM, Ball, James (jmb4aw) <
jmb...@eservices.virginia.edu> wrote:

>  Hi All,
>
> ** **
>
> Does anyone know if transcripts for the Oprah show are available anywhere?
> They have season 25 on the Oprah website but nothing prior to that.  I found
> a source that said Burrelle’s distributes them but on their website they
> don’t mention Oprah.
>
> ** **
>
> Cheers,
>
> ** **
>
> Matt
>
> ** **
>
> __ ** **
>
> Matt Ball
>
> Media Services Librarian
>
> University of Virginia
>
> mattb...@virginia.edu
> 
>
> 434-924-3812
>
> ** **
>
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> between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and
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>
>


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[Videolib] Oprah transcripts

[Ball, James (jmb4aw)]

Hi All,

Does anyone know if transcripts for the Oprah show are available anywhere?  
They have season 25 on the Oprah website but nothing prior to that.  I found a 
source that said Burrelle's distributes them but on their website they don't 
mention Oprah.

Cheers,

Matt

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Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

[Susan Albrecht]

We did this in 2010, primarily in order to help me with the process of deciding 
on items to upgrade to DVD.  Stats were for circs since 2004 when we switched 
our ILS.  The results were a bit surprising to me at first -- our highest 
circulated item to that point was a a VHS copy of Annenberg's CHILDHOOD AND 
ADOLESCENCE, which had circulated 103 times.  But then I realized, unlike Deg's 
situation, our stats *did* include both standard circs and reserve circs, and 
that item had been used a ton for course reserve.  Next highest were also VHS 
-- AMERICAN TONGUES and a segment of THE STORY OF ENGLISH, again, frequent 
reserve items.

The top DVDs were all feature films, topped by A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, THE 
GODFATHER, PT. 2, and BLADE RUNNER.

So do you have more hope for the world now, Gary, with those top three?  
Forrest Gump was 24th on our list. ;)

Susan at Wabash   


On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 5:14 PM, Deg Farrelly  wrote:
> An interesting bit of data (I think)
>
> A couple weeks ago I found myself wondering, for no apparent reason, what our 
> most used videos are.  So I asked our head of Access Services (Circulation) 
> to run a list for me.  From a list of all the videos in all the locations in 
> ASU Libraries, she generated a list of the top 250 titles by total 
> circulation.
>
> The list is all circulation (minus Reserve use)  since we changed to a new 
> online system 15 years ago.  It does not differentiate between video formats. 
>  That could be done but we did not do so in this investigation.
>
> The resulting list does not include Reserve use because it’s stored elsewhere 
> in the system and cannot be extracted by title.  Titles with multiple copies 
> held in different libraries are not aggregated into a single count.  So 
> multiple copies of Still Killing Us Softly (and some other titles) appear 
> twice on the list.
>
> But the results are interesting even so.
>
> Of 250 titles, more than half (60+%) are feature films  -  151
>
> * The most borrowed title is Still Killing us Softly (419 circs if you 
> aggregate the copies, 218 for one copy)
> * The most borrowed Feature Film:  Forest Gump (310)
> * The lowest circ of the top 250 titles is 95 uses.
>
> Anyone else run data like this?
>
> deg farrelly
> Arizona State University
>
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