[Videolib] DVD/ Blu-ray: The Loves of Pharaoh (Lubitsch 1921)
Dear Videolibbers, for those interested in silent movies: this restored title is now available directly from Alpha-Omega in Germany http://www.alpha-omega.de/doku.php?id=en:showroom:pharao_dvd Best Peter The Loves of Pharaoh, Ernst Lubitsch, 1921, Germany The DVD und BluRay release date is the 30th June 2012. Place your order now! The BluRay and DVD Edition of the restored film can be purchased here. http://www.alpha-omega.de/doku.php?id=en:showroom:pharao_dvd We offer PayPal as service provider. PayPal offers many different payment options and it is possible to pay without a PayPal account. To pay by bank transfer please email us on 'phar...@alpha-omega.de' with the details of your order. We will then send you instructions for the bank transfer. The ordered articles will be sent as soon as payment has been received. *Prices:* DVD: *24.90* Euro BluRay: *34.90* Euro The price includes a sales tax. The tax will be deducted for orders from outside the EU. *Shipping Handling:* Germany EU: 4.90 Euro International (all countries outside of the EU): 7.90 Euro For DVD orders the standard format (NTSC/PAL) of the country of the buyer will be shipped automatically. If you wish to specify the format please enter the information in the PayPal order form. The Loves of Pharaoh Lost for decades, a landmark silent film lives again. Meticulously reconstructed, revered German auteur Ernst Lubitsch’s The Loves of Pharaoh (1922) is returned to near-original form. Set in ancient Egypt, this monumental super-spectacle features lavish sets and costumes and a cast of thousands. Emil Jannings (winner of the first Academy Award for Best Actor) stars as the brutal pharaoh Amenes, who leads his country into war for the love of a Greek slave girl. The New York premiere of this stunning restoration is accompanied by the very special world premiere of a new score by Brooklynbased composer Joseph C. Phillips Jr.—whose provocative, genre-bending work combines avantgarde classical, jazz, and big band music—to be performed live by his acclaimed 18-piece new music ensemble, Numinous. The Loves of Pharaoh is the premiere screening on the BAM Harvey Theater’s new Steinberg Screen. Joseph C. Phillips Jr. is an experimental composer whose music combines jazz and classical technique with the influence of film and visual arts. His work has been performed at the Merkin Concert Hall, the Renee Weiler Concert Hall at the Greenwich House Music School, the Merce Cunningham Dance Studios, the Steve Reich Festival at the Netherlands’ ; Royal Conservatory of The Hague, the Tribeca New Music Festival, and the Brooklyn Spring Jazz and Pop Festival. Phillips is also the founder and conductor of Numinous, a unique ensemble of classical and jazz musicians that has performed at a wide variety of performing arts centers and music venues throughout New York. Numinous has released two studio albums under Phillips’ direction—The Music of Joseph C. Phillips Jr. and Vipassana—with a third recording for New Amsterdam Records on the way. Thomas Bakels is the founder of ALPHA-OMEGA digital GmbH, a post-production facility based in Munich, Germany specializing in film restoration. Bakels has overseen such prestigious projects as the restoration of Fritz Lang’s dystopian sci-fi epic Metropolis and, most recently, Ernst Lubitsch’s The Loves of Pharaoh. *FOCAL Awards Nomination* /The Loves of Pharaoh/ has been nominated for the *2012 FOCAL Awards http://www.focalint.org/focal-international-awards/2012/the-focal-international-awards-2012/nominations/best-archive-restoration-preservation-title* category ' Best Archive Restoration Title'. The winner will be announced at the award ceremony in London on 2nd May 2012. http://www.alpha-omega.de/doku.php?id=en:showroom:pharao_dvd 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] Adios: The Movie
It does feel like a David Lynch movie. Hard to say anything that hasn't already been expressed. I'll just say have fun, Gary. You've been an inspiration, and we'll miss you. Jeff UMich On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 5:15 PM, Chris Lewis cle...@american.edu wrote: This isn't happening. On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 2:37 PM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: Hi all Well, it's really getting down to the wire, folks...Thursday is it for me. Given its increasingly dire financial situation, the library no longer provides individual retirement celebrations; they hold one rather paltry party for everyone who retires in June...sort of like a mass burial. Hope there's booze, at least. Since I'm in no mood to make yet another going-away speech, I cobbled together a little 8 minute clip reel that I'm gonna show in flagrant disregard for copyright. I think it's only appropriate that I go out in grand, transgressive style. And to compound the transgression, I've put the video up for your streaming pleasure at: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/videodir/asx2/adios.asx Unfortunately, it's encoded for Windows media player... If you're a Mac person (as am I), you'll need to download the free Flip4Mac plug-in from http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/products/windows-media-player/wmcomponents Don't get your shorts in a wed, Jessica. I'll take it down tomorrow. xoxox g. 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. -- Chris Lewis Media Librarian American University Library 202.885.3257 For latest Media Services News: Blog: http://aulibmedia.blogspot.com Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/76uk7vr Twitter: http://twitter.com/aulibmedia Please think twice before printing this e-mail. 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] Sembane Films
Hi all, Trying to track down 16/35mm rentals for Sembane films I know a good portion of them are available from our friends and New Yorker and Calif. Newsreel. I am wondering if anyone knows where the others may be available (in US). Moolaadé (New Yorker) Faat Kiné (California Newsreel) Guelwaar (New Yorker) Camp de Thiaroye (New Yorker) Ceddo (??) Xala (New Yorker) Emitaï (??) Tauw (short) (??) Borom sarret (short) (New Yorker) Mandabi (??) Black Girl (New Yorker) Niaye (short) (??) The Sonhrai Empire (documentary short) (??) Thanks for your help : ) Myles Jaeschke Media Collections Tulsa City-County Library 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] Sembane Films
I am pretty sure New Yorker has rights to all of them actually ( there maybe a split contract re video rights on Faat Kine) However I don't know if they have prints on the shorts or Mandabe. I believe the NYPL collection has 16mm on some of the titles New Yorker does not so it is possible you can work something out. However I don't know what venue you would use. The prints are very rare so the 35mm would likely not be allowed on a commercial screen with either a big reel or platter. On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 12:00 PM, Jaeschke, Myles mjae...@tulsalibrary.orgwrote: Hi all, Trying to track down 16/35mm rentals for Sembane films I know a good portion of them are available from our friends and New Yorker and Calif. Newsreel. I am wondering if anyone knows where the others *may *be available (in US). ** ** Moolaadé (New Yorker) Faat Kiné (California Newsreel) Guelwaar (New Yorker) Camp de Thiaroye (New Yorker) *Ceddo (??)* Xala (New Yorker) *Emitaï (??)* *Tauw (short) (??)* Borom sarret (short) (New Yorker) *Mandabi (??)* Black Girl (New Yorker) *Niaye (short) (??)* *The Sonhrai Empire (documentary short) (??)* ** ** Thanks for your help : ) Myles Jaeschke Media Collections Tulsa City-County Library ** ** 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] FYI I'm on the feature spotlight for GSLIS at http:/lis.illinois.edu !
Ah just replied to your previous e-mail sorry for the delay! Yes unfortunately I live here in LA County California :D! -Z On 6/27/2012 10:55 AM, Rosen, Rhonda J. wrote: Fabulous, Ziba. Im so sorry I missed you, but maybe if you are interested, you should contact Steve Brantley, who will be chairing the next Gala event in Chicago.. J Rhonda From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Ziba Zehdar Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 10:42 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] FYI I'm on the feature spotlight for GSLIS at http:/lis.illinois.edu ! Just wanted to share: http://www.lis.illinois.edu/articles/2012/06/preserving-hollywood-american-film-institute-spotlight-ziba-zehdar http://www.lis.illinois.edu/ -Ziba Zehdar MSLIS University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 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. -- Ziba Zehdar ILC Assistant Manager University of California, Irvine Libraries Phone: 949-824-3680 Email: zzeh...@uci.edu VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] Core DVD Titles
Oh dear. Well I assume that you've asked for a subscription to Video Librarian Plus already. I've noticed that Midwest Tape has lots of browsing lists that might prove useful for building a collection quickly (and relatively inexpensively so that the powers that be don't hyperventilate.) Lists include VRT notables, nominees winners for the various film awards, AFI's top 10, plus their own Buyer's Guides. http://www.midwesttapes.com/ Barb Bergman | Media Services Interlibrary Loan Librarian | Minnesota State University, Mankato | (507) 389-5945 | barbara.berg...@mnsu.edu From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of elizabeth mcmahon Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 3:58 PM To: videolib Subject: [Videolib] Core DVD Titles Dear Colleagues, I am writing to you because I have discovered a public library system in a mid-sized city (and the capital of that State) that holds virtually NO DVD titles in its collections. Gasp, ack!! Hard to believe, but it's the God's honest truth. And this is in a metropolitan area where one would just presume that of course they would circulate DVDs, for variety but especially circulation statistics. Never mind currency and relevancy to the community. This could be my golden opportunity if I play my cards right, and I am in the midst of formulating my presentation plan. I write to you, because I am coming from one of the nation's largest public libraries, for which DVDs (and music) comprise a hefty bulk of statistics collected. A core popular VHS collection was built over thirty years ago. As VHS transitioned to DVD, so did we. Often it was merely replacing one for the other. So, here's my quandry: Can anyone, or many of you, recommend sources for locating basic core DVD titles? At this point I am thinking strictly feature films, but in my fevered mind, I would want to introduce documentaries as well. TV and the performing arts are just a distant dream. And while we're at it, if any one, or many of you, have core music lists (which strikes me as a more difficult proposition), I would be very interested those as well. If I've piqued anyone's interest, and you'd like to pursue a conversation about this, please feel free to contact me off list. I do attest to being staggered by this find, and any input for making my case for the introduction of DVDs into the collection would be most welcome. Thanks for your consideration! Elizabeth McMahon Formerly of Donnell Media Center The New York Public Library 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] Gary Handmann
Actually Meredith volunteered. JM From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jonathan Miller Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 2:08 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Gary Handmann Dear Gary I planned to write you a personal note, then I figured it might be nicer to tell as many people as possible what I have to say. Which is that I hope you know how much your work and dedication and support and friendship over the years have meant to so many people, including myself. There is little I can do to repay what I owe except to send a few trinkets (which we have done), and to say thank-you. Jonathan PS Oh ok, there is this: If you come to Las Vegas I'll have Meredith organize a party for you! Jonathan Miller President Icarus Films 32 Court Street, 21st Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 www.IcarusFilms.com http://www.icarusfilms.com/ http://HomeVideo.IcarusFilms.com http://homevideo.icarusfilms.com/ Tel 1.718.488.8900 Fax 1.718.488.8642 jmil...@icarusfilms.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] Gary Handmann
Thanks for the lovely words, Jon! Means a huge amount to me coming from someone whom I respect as much as I do you! I have enormous admiration for Icarus and other indie distributors who have hung in all these years, and who continue to provide amazing grist for collections like mine. Fight the good fight! Stay well! (and give me a ring next time you're gonna be in SF) Gary The offer of seeing Ms Meredith and a party in LV is pretty damn tempting! Dear Gary I planned to write you a personal note, then I figured it might be nicer to tell as many people as possible what I have to say. Which is that I hope you know how much your work and dedication and support and friendship over the years have meant to so many people, including myself. There is little I can do to repay what I owe except to send a few trinkets (which we have done), and to say thank-you. Jonathan PS Oh ok, there is this: If you come to Las Vegas I'll have Meredith organize a party for you! Jonathan Miller President Icarus Films 32 Court Street, 21st Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 www.IcarusFilms.com http://www.icarusfilms.com/ http://HomeVideo.IcarusFilms.com http://homevideo.icarusfilms.com/ Tel 1.718.488.8900 Fax 1.718.488.8642 jmil...@icarusfilms.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. Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 ghand...@library.berkeley.edu http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself. --Francois Truffaut VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
Re: [Videolib] Gary Handmann
Gary, you delicious flower! This poem just came outta me! Perpetuity Would have been appropriate I think youll agree But twenty-five years Chock-full of wisdom and sass Will have to suffice That's it! Much love, my man, Catch you on the flip side. Meredith Meredith Miller Icarus Films 32 Court St, 21st Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 P: 1.718.488.8900 F: 1.718.488.8642 E: mered...@icarusfilms.com www.icarusfilms.com homevideo.icarusfilms.com -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of ghand...@library.berkeley.edu Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 2:30 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Gary Handmann Thanks for the lovely words, Jon! Means a huge amount to me coming from someone whom I respect as much as I do you! I have enormous admiration for Icarus and other indie distributors who have hung in all these years, and who continue to provide amazing grist for collections like mine. Fight the good fight! Stay well! (and give me a ring next time you're gonna be in SF) Gary The offer of seeing Ms Meredith and a party in LV is pretty damn tempting! Dear Gary I planned to write you a personal note, then I figured it might be nicer to tell as many people as possible what I have to say. Which is that I hope you know how much your work and dedication and support and friendship over the years have meant to so many people, including myself. There is little I can do to repay what I owe except to send a few trinkets (which we have done), and to say thank-you. Jonathan PS Oh ok, there is this: If you come to Las Vegas I'll have Meredith organize a party for you! Jonathan Miller President Icarus Films 32 Court Street, 21st Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 www.IcarusFilms.com http://www.icarusfilms.com/ http://HomeVideo.IcarusFilms.com http://homevideo.icarusfilms.com/ Tel 1.718.488.8900 Fax 1.718.488.8642 jmil...@icarusfilms.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. 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.
Re: [Videolib] Gary Handmann
Nice one, Mer. *high five Gary, you deserve sugar and spice and everything nice. ^,^ Mo -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Meredith Miller Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 3:24 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Gary Handmann Gary, you delicious flower! This poem just came outta me! Perpetuity Would have been appropriate I think you'll agree But twenty-five years Chock-full of wisdom and sass Will have to suffice That's it! Much love, my man, Catch you on the flip side. Meredith Meredith Miller Icarus Films 32 Court St, 21st Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 P: 1.718.488.8900 F: 1.718.488.8642 E: mered...@icarusfilms.com www.icarusfilms.com homevideo.icarusfilms.com -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of ghand...@library.berkeley.edu Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2012 2:30 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Gary Handmann Thanks for the lovely words, Jon! Means a huge amount to me coming from someone whom I respect as much as I do you! I have enormous admiration for Icarus and other indie distributors who have hung in all these years, and who continue to provide amazing grist for collections like mine. Fight the good fight! Stay well! (and give me a ring next time you're gonna be in SF) Gary The offer of seeing Ms Meredith and a party in LV is pretty damn tempting! Dear Gary I planned to write you a personal note, then I figured it might be nicer to tell as many people as possible what I have to say. Which is that I hope you know how much your work and dedication and support and friendship over the years have meant to so many people, including myself. There is little I can do to repay what I owe except to send a few trinkets (which we have done), and to say thank-you. Jonathan PS Oh ok, there is this: If you come to Las Vegas I'll have Meredith organize a party for you! Jonathan Miller President Icarus Films 32 Court Street, 21st Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 www.IcarusFilms.com http://www.icarusfilms.com/ http://HomeVideo.IcarusFilms.com http://homevideo.icarusfilms.com/ Tel 1.718.488.8900 Fax 1.718.488.8642 jmil...@icarusfilms.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. 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. 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] Comments by Handman
Hello All,
A Collection of Gary-isms, to ease today's pain:
On overdue videos:
“A 400 buck fine almost always gets the stuff back.”
“For lost or permanently misplaced items, we charge retail cost of
replacement...faculty, grad student instructors, Nobel laureates,
doesn't matter.”
On illegal copying by faculty:
“Tell the faculty member you'll bake him/her a nice cake with a file
in it when he/she becomes cellmates with Martha Stewart...”
On inadequate classroom equipment:
“Since I am (thank the gods of media) not responsible for classroom
equipment, there's really nothing I can do except fume and plead.”
“...I dunno about other academic institutions, but at Berkeley, a good
number of classrooms don't even have window shades, let alone
projectors that will do justice to Blu Ray.”
On fair use:
“Well, unfortunately, there is no nice, tidy, fair use cookbook recipe
for most of this stuff. ”
“Well, whether there's a problem or not depends on how wild and wooly
your institution is in interpreting fair use.”
On work:
“Hullo all (and don't we all fall down on our knees and thanks the
stars it's Friday)”
“Yo ho, maties! ('m feeling positively pirate-y today, for some reason)”
“Thanks God for a discussion thread NOT about copyright... OK...here's
my 2.5 cents (damn, I miss the cents key on the keyboard!): “
“Now, I'm not saying that Berkeley is typical (I would NEVER say that
Berkeley is typical), “
On independent producers:
“if the small guys with cool stuff go away, God help us all.”
On tiered pricing:
“I've been mulling over the spate of recent posts re tiered pricing,
etc. Mulling and stewing (sorta sounds like holiday dinner, don't it?) “
On media use:
“you can talk about forcing faculty to reserve in advance all you
want; you can try to predict probable forthcoming need based on past
use patterns. It's still a crap shoot. “
On unversity administrators;
“You're boss is sorely deluded...Hers is, I'm afraid, the kind of
bubbly administratorspeak that's based less on insight and real
knowledge and more on on buzz and other ill-gotten notions picked up
banging around the infosphere...”
“I think there is an almost universal perception (outside of our small
professional clique) that the specialization is no longer really
needed (if it ever was). This, of course, is utter bushwah...but
tell that to administrators closely watching the bottom line. ”
“Where to start? So much stupidity, so little time to vent...”
On multi-region machines:
“Get another Senior Purchasing agent...or have her (him) show you the
law that says these machines are illegal.”
On streaming media:
“Again, my major concern in all of this is the potential of sliding
toward the procrustean...the tendency to cut of the head and the feet
to match the size of the bed.”
“By the way, in my experience, students don't really give a two-penny
damn about image quality, in most instances. These are folks (like my
daughter) who will watch a 90 minute feature film on their iPhones. “
“I think it is becoming increasingly common for technology to dictate
content, and that's a really nasty direction to take. Library
administrators and tech salesmen aren't always that far apart in their
witting (or unwitting) buy-in to this trend.”
On subject lists:
“OK...this thing has gotten completely out of hand...I'm stopping
now...really...I mean itI'm still open for suggestions, but just a
crack...”
“No the be-all and end-all, but at least it's something.”
On responding too fast to a VideoLib post:
“I'm starting to confuse myself...I can imagine what I'm doing to you
all...”
On sharing with VideoLib a video he made for a documentary class:
“(yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah...copyright blah blah blah...write it off
as my inclusion here as part of valid criticism and commentary)”
On media collections:
“We should all have the motto: It's the CONTENT THAT COUNTS
tattooed on our forearms...”
On A Fair(y) Use Tale Mash-up:
Faden should be carried around on all of our shoulders. He's my new
hero!”
Finally:
“I know a lot of my pals on this list have different opinions, based
on local need and circumstance...so let er' rip...”
“In any case, your thoughts and comments would be interesting and
appreciated!”
“Keep calm and carry on.”
“Gary (who is headed off shortly to an unpretentious little pinot and
an emailess weekend)”
Thank you, Mr. Handman.
Brigid Duffy
Academic Technology
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA 94132-4200
E-mail: bdu...@sfsu.edu
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues
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between libraries,educational institutions,
Re: [Videolib] Comments by Handman
I'm alternately laughing and getting misty...
Brigid, have you been hanging on to these gems for all these years?
Matt
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Matt Ball
Media and Collections Librarian
Clemons Library
University of Virginia
mattb...@virginia.edu
434-924-3812
On Jun 27, 2012, at 6:41 PM, Brigid Duffy bdu...@sfsu.edu wrote:
Hello All,
A Collection of Gary-isms, to ease today's pain:
On overdue videos:
“A 400 buck fine almost always gets the stuff back.”
“For lost or permanently misplaced items, we charge retail cost of
replacement...faculty, grad student instructors, Nobel laureates,
doesn't matter.”
On illegal copying by faculty:
“Tell the faculty member you'll bake him/her a nice cake with a file
in it when he/she becomes cellmates with Martha Stewart...”
On inadequate classroom equipment:
“Since I am (thank the gods of media) not responsible for classroom
equipment, there's really nothing I can do except fume and plead.”
“...I dunno about other academic institutions, but at Berkeley, a good
number of classrooms don't even have window shades, let alone
projectors that will do justice to Blu Ray.”
On fair use:
“Well, unfortunately, there is no nice, tidy, fair use cookbook recipe
for most of this stuff. ”
“Well, whether there's a problem or not depends on how wild and wooly
your institution is in interpreting fair use.”
On work:
“Hullo all (and don't we all fall down on our knees and thanks the
stars it's Friday)”
“Yo ho, maties! ('m feeling positively pirate-y today, for some reason)”
“Thanks God for a discussion thread NOT about copyright... OK...here's
my 2.5 cents (damn, I miss the cents key on the keyboard!): “
“Now, I'm not saying that Berkeley is typical (I would NEVER say that
Berkeley is typical), “
On independent producers:
“if the small guys with cool stuff go away, God help us all.”
On tiered pricing:
“I've been mulling over the spate of recent posts re tiered pricing,
etc. Mulling and stewing (sorta sounds like holiday dinner, don't it?) “
On media use:
“you can talk about forcing faculty to reserve in advance all you
want; you can try to predict probable forthcoming need based on past
use patterns. It's still a crap shoot. “
On unversity administrators;
“You're boss is sorely deluded...Hers is, I'm afraid, the kind of
bubbly administratorspeak that's based less on insight and real
knowledge and more on on buzz and other ill-gotten notions picked up
banging around the infosphere...”
“I think there is an almost universal perception (outside of our small
professional clique) that the specialization is no longer really
needed (if it ever was). This, of course, is utter bushwah...but
tell that to administrators closely watching the bottom line. ”
“Where to start? So much stupidity, so little time to vent...”
On multi-region machines:
“Get another Senior Purchasing agent...or have her (him) show you the
law that says these machines are illegal.”
On streaming media:
“Again, my major concern in all of this is the potential of sliding
toward the procrustean...the tendency to cut of the head and the feet
to match the size of the bed.”
“By the way, in my experience, students don't really give a two-penny
damn about image quality, in most instances. These are folks (like my
daughter) who will watch a 90 minute feature film on their iPhones. “
“I think it is becoming increasingly common for technology to dictate
content, and that's a really nasty direction to take. Library
administrators and tech salesmen aren't always that far apart in their
witting (or unwitting) buy-in to this trend.”
On subject lists:
“OK...this thing has gotten completely out of hand...I'm stopping
now...really...I mean itI'm still open for suggestions, but just a
crack...”
“No the be-all and end-all, but at least it's something.”
On responding too fast to a VideoLib post:
“I'm starting to confuse myself...I can imagine what I'm doing to you
all...”
On sharing with VideoLib a video he made for a documentary class:
“(yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah...copyright blah blah blah...write it off
as my inclusion here as part of valid criticism and commentary)”
On media collections:
“We should all have the motto: It's the CONTENT THAT COUNTS
tattooed on our forearms...”
On A Fair(y) Use Tale Mash-up:
Faden should be carried around on all of our shoulders. He's my new
hero!”
Finally:
“I know a lot of my pals on this list have different opinions, based
on local need and circumstance...so let er' rip...”
“In any case, your thoughts and comments would be interesting and
appreciated!”
“Keep calm and carry on.”
“Gary (who is headed off shortly to an unpretentious little pinot and
an emailess weekend)”
Thank you, Mr. Handman.
Brigid Duffy
Academic Technology
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA 94132-4200
