Re: [Videolib] DVD Region 1 4
Hi Becky, It is fairly common for South American DVDs to be enabled to work on both region 1 and 4 players. Patrons will be able to use these DVDs on standard North American players and will not require any special equipment. All best, Brian Boling Media Services Librarian Temple University Libraries brian.bol...@temple.edu On Aug 9, 2013, at 11:08 AM, Tatar, Becky wrote: Hi, all, Perhaps it's just me being paranoid about this, but on Amazon, some of the Spanish language DVD titles indicate that they are for NTSC/region 1 4 DVD import - Latin America. Are these ok to order for us? When I scroll down the pages to the Product Details, the information always says Region 1. However, I haven't really encountered this before, and just want to make sure that if I'm buying something, my patrons will be able to use it. Thanks. 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 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. Brian Boling Media Services and Digital Production Librarian Temple University Libraries brian.bol...@temple.edu 215-204-4911 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] rights to Circus
Mosfilm's web site with a streaming, English subtitled version of Tsirk is here: http://www.cinema.mosfilm.ru/Film.aspx?id=e33183cd-13f3-4381-86a0-0e52889dc910 If you need performance rights, not streaming rights, you can contact Mosfilm at cin...@mosfilm.ru. All best, Brian Boling Media Services Librarian Temple University Libraries brian.bol...@temple.edu On Jun 24, 2013, at 1:31 PM, Jessica Rosner wrote: In theory all the Soviet productions belong to Mosfilm which should have a web site. There is however some confusion as to if they are in fact under copyright. I am not sure the Russians ever signed GATT and without that they would not be eligible for US copyright having never registered their films in the first place. I will if anyone knows the answer to that one. On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 1:15 PM, Thomas, Judith (jet3h) je...@eservices.virginia.edu wrote: Our crack media librarian, Matt Ball, is sailing the high seas this summer with Semester at Sea, and I'm trying to pick up some of his media librarian requests. Here's one that has me stumped: Does anyone know the rights status or rights holder of Aleksandrov's Circus (Tsirk), 1936? I'd appreciate any information - thanks, judy Judith Thomas Director, Arts and Media Services University of Virginia Library 434.924.8814 / jtho...@virginia.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. 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. Brian Boling Media Services and Digital Production Librarian Temple University Libraries brian.bol...@temple.edu 215-204-4911 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 is in a name?!
Both libraries where I've worked have called the area Media Services...but the first one's full title was Government Information and Media Services. Talk about turning the sexy factor up a notch! It had previously been the Microform Media Center. Maybe Media Center would deviate just enough to deflect the bad reputation of your school's Media Services? Brian Boling Media Services Librarian Temple University Libraries brian.bol...@temple.edu On May 10, 2013, at 11:15 AM, Mary Lou Neighbour wrote: This is a shout out to all of you video/media/audiovisual librarians… Could you please tell me what you call your library or area of the library or college? The background is this – since the College’s existence in 1964, we have been called the Audiovisual or AV Library. I am the Audiovisual Librarian and we have an Audiovisual Administrative Assistant. However, we have just had a renovation of the entire library, and the Audiovisual Library has been left off of the new signage – we are not in directories, and there are no individual signs. No one knows where we are now that we have moved location!! The reason seems to be that the administrators of the College think that Audiovisual is a dated term. They would prefer something sexy, evidently, but they don’t know what. Actually, I think that the administration would be happiest if we went entirely to streaming!! We in the library still have a number of video tapes, cds, and many dvds which are heavily used by faculty and students. And we have viewing equipment. One proposal is Media Services – tho that has a bad connotation here on campus, as that used to be the department creating media productions and delivering equipment on campus. It had a poor reputation. Multimedia Services is taken by our IT department. I personally would like to keep Audiovisual Library but I don’t think that our Library Director is going to go with that. Could you please tell me what you are called, or if you have any ideas for sexy, forward-thinking titles? Thanks so much!! Mary Lou Neighbour AV Librarian/Assistant Professor Montgomery County Community College 340 DeKalb Pike Blue Bell, PA 19422 mneig...@mc3.edu 215-619-7355 Montgomery County Community College is proud to be designated as an Achieving the Dream Leader College for its commitment to student access and success. 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. Brian Boling Media Services and Digital Production Librarian Temple University Libraries brian.bol...@temple.edu 215-204-4911 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] Docs about U.S. militia movement and other right-wing extremist groups
Danette, The Southern Poverty Law Center produces law enforcement training videos on how to recognize various hate groups including right-wing extremists. I'm not seeing DVDs for sale on their website (they donate these materials to police departments), but the following link has two short documentaries...including one on the Sovereign Citizen movement: http://www.splcenter.org/what-we-do/hate-and-extremism/law-enforcement Brian Boling. Temple University. On Dec 19, 2012, at 4:01 PM, Danette Pachtner wrote: Dear Videolibbers, I’m feeling pretty brain-dead this time of year. Can you recommend documentaries on the topic of U.S. right-wing extremist groups like the militia movement and the survivalists? FMG has a series from 2000, “Evil Among Us: Hate in America,” but it would be great to have some current titles to suggest to a grad student. Thanks for your help and Happy Holidays! Cheers from Danette@Duke 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 librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. Brian Boling Media Services and Digital Production Librarian Temple University Libraries brian.bol...@temple.edu 215-204-4911 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] Mellon Video At Risk Project
Yes, thank you for your work on this project Gary. I recognize several of these titles as well. Besides RAI, a stateside source for these two Disappearing World titles (for a few dollars less) is Penn State Media Sales: http://mediasales.psu.edu/disappearing_world/index.html Brian Boling. On Jun 14, 2012, at 6:10 PM, Deborah Benrubi wrote: Thank you so much for this, Gary. I recognize a lot of titles for which I've repeatedly searched. I noticed a film on the list that I purchased recently (NTSC) from the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland: http://www.therai.org.uk/fs/film-sales/the-kayapo-out-of-the-forest/ and it looks like this one is also available from the Institute http://www.therai.org.uk/fs/film-sales/the-mende/ Deborah Benrubi Technical Services Librarian University of San Francisco Gleeson Library|Geschke Center 2130 Fulton St. San Francisco, CA 94117 ph. 415.422.5672 fax 415.422.2233 On 6/14/2012 2:51 PM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: Hi all I've recently sent in our final, phase II report regarding Berkeley's participation in the Mellon Videos at Risk Project. If you'll remember, this is a project to develop best practices for: 1) identifying items in library video collections that are currently out of distribution and which show some signs of physical deterioration 2) researching current availability of these items in the commercial market (i.e. mechanisms/procedures for demonstrating good-faith attempts at meeting the broad fair market stipulations of copyright section 108) 3) broad practices and standards for both preservation and access digitization of materials identified as qualifying for allowances of Section 108. The sources we consulted: a. Google OCLC: i. Video title ii. Production company name iii. Director name(s) iv. Producer name(s) b. Facebook, Linkedin c.amazon US (amazon will be consulted for the availability of non-fiction titles in home video distribution) d. videolib listserv (an international discussion list for video librarians that currently has over 1,200 subscribers, including librarians, archivists, educators, filmmakers and film/video distributors e. US Copyright Registry (for post-1978 titles) We are generally looking at non-fiction titles and performance works (rather than theatrical movies). We are also going to have to come to grips with the current restrictions placed by 108 on where/how reproduced materials may be used and how these materials may be delivered. (the project is working with an excellent legal guy on these issues) In any case, I promised deg I'd put out Berkeley's list of materials identified as being out of distribution/at risk. It is attached. It should be noted that Berkeley took a considerably different tact in pursuing this project than NYU. The grant formally called for investigating at risk materials in partner collection held by 3 or fewer institutions in the US. Early on, Berkeley decided instead to look at at- risk titles that have been identified as high--or at least consistent--use, regardless of their scarcity in US libraries. I've handed the future of this project over to Berkeley's preservation department--a group of folks that has had some really useful experiences in dealing with statewide archival moving image and sound materials. I'm certain they'll be great at picking up the torch. Let me know if you have questions. 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. Brian Boling Media Services and Digital Production Librarian Temple University Libraries brian.bol...@temple.edu 215-204-4911 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation
Re: [Videolib] weird christmas, you say?
I'm late to the party, but Curse of the Cat People takes place during Christmas. Also, I haven't seen anyone mention the Christmas element of Brazil. Brian. On Dec 17, 2011, at 5:43 PM, bmal...@aol.com wrote: How about MST3K's episode riffing off of the 1959 Mexican film Santa Claus - featuring Merlin (who else?) as the Q to Santa's James bond... Or, a pre-A Christmas story bob Clark slashing two genres for the price of one with black Christmas. And speaking of A Christmas Story, fans of radio might be warmed something special by jean shepherd doing his annual reading of what would become to film - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p63ZKW7fVls Enjoy! Ben Sent from my HTC on the Now Network from Sprint! - Reply message - From: Matthew Zirkle zirklelibr...@gmail.com Date: Sat, Dec 17, 2011 4:32 pm Subject: [Videolib] weird christmas, you say? To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Here's one I remember as a child, A Cosmic Christmas, with alien wise men. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7840941752256418353# On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 3:55 PM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2011/12/08/1850508/weird-christmas-movies.html 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. Brian Boling Media Services and Digital Production Librarian Temple University Libraries brian.bol...@temple.edu 215-204-4911 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] GALAN INC / Chicano!
Hi Chris, I was able to reach the company at the phone number listed on this site as recently as August: 512-327-1333 I did have a brief wait before they responded to my voicemail. Best of luck! Brian Boling. On Oct 27, 2011, at 4:45 PM, Chris McNevins wrote: Hello to all, Does anyone have current contact information for GALAN, INC. See: http://www.galaninc.com/site/ I’ve tried email, phoning and faxing according to the information given and my requests keep bouncing. Alternatively, if anyone knows where I can get the DVD of: Chicano! History of the Mexican-American Civil Rights Movement http://www.galaninc.com/site/filmography/1996/04/chicano/ …I would greatly appreciate it. PBS “retired” their site on this film, and refers to the National Latino Communications Center site at www.nlcc.com but the link goes nowhere. TIA, Chris Chris McNevins | ACQUISITIONS COORDINATOR UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | HOMER BABBIDGE LIBRARY 369 Fairfield Way Unit 2005AM | Storrs, CT 06269-2005 USA PH: 860-486-3842 | FX: 860-486-6493 | EMAIL: chris.mcnev...@uconn.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. Brian Boling Media Services and Digital Production Librarian Temple University Libraries brian.bol...@temple.edu 215-204-4911 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] Streaming rights
I would steer faculty away from Netflix for a couple of reasons: 1) I'd hate for faculty to design courses around Netflix availability, rather than teaching with the films that best cover the course material. 2) More importantly, Netflix streaming availability is based on contracts with the studios, so films disappear when the contracts expire. This would make it a risky proposition to rely on Netflix streams for required viewing. Brian Boling Media Services and Digital Production Librarian Temple University Libraries brian.bol...@temple.edu 215-204-4911 On Sep 13, 2011, at 4:50 PM, Jessica Rosner wrote: Most this would be title by title. Most major studio title (WB , Paramount etc.) are licensed by Swank ( except Fox which is Criterion Pictures USA), There are also a variety of companies that license foreign, classic indie films including Criterion Janus, Milestone, Zeitgeist, New Yorker etc. Do you have any specific titles you are looking for? Pricing frankly seems to be all over the map. You can certainly suggest Netflix as an option assuming they carry the title. On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 4:21 PM, Kathi Fountain kfount...@vancouver.wsu.edu wrote: Hi all, I'm new to this list and new to managing media rights in any way, though I'm quickly getting up to speed with copyright restrictions on media usage. I thought I'd tap into your collective wisdom for a possible solution to perplexing issue. On my campus, we have a few faculty members who would like to use a number of films in their distance education classes. Many of these are motion pictures, and in order to transmit these films legally, we would need to get streaming rights from the distributors. I've worked with PBS and a few other documentary producers on quotes for streaming, but how have you handled requests to stream feature films? Do you buy rights? From whom? Do you refer faculty to Netflix to see if films are available there, and/or encourage students to have Netflix accounts as a necessary course component? Thanks for any advice you have. Best, Kathi Carlisle Fountain Head of Collection Development Washington State University Vancouver Library 14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave. Vancouver, WA 98686-9600 Phone: 360-546-9694 Fax: 360-546-9039 kfount...@vancouver.wsu.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. -- 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. 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] Spanish-language comedies
Dona Flor, a Brazilian film, is in Portuguese. A favorite of mine is the 2004 Uruguayan film Whisky. It has some funny moments and is sometimes classified as comedy, but is also melancholy and bleak in an understated way. Contact booki...@globalfilm.org for PPR. Brian Boling Media Services and Digital Production Librarian Temple University Libraries brian.bol...@temple.edu 215-204-4911 On Aug 9, 2011, at 8:20 PM, Randal Baier wrote: Perhaps Dona Flor and Her Two Lovers? Not recent, however it should bring on the smiles. On 8/9/2011 6:33 PM, Jackson, Sandra F. wrote: Please sign me up for the list again, as I am back from vacation! Also, I have a question to post: Hello, film experts. I have a programmer looking for Spanish language international comedies for public performances at our university, so I’d need to be able to secure PPR. Very recent comedies are preferred, (1-2 years old), but she would also take recommendations for films made within the last 10-15 years. I am not very familiar with Spanish-language films, so do any of you have favorites you would recommend? Thanks for any help you can offer! Sandra *Sandra F. Jackson** **Film Program Coordinator ** **Lumina Theater Sharky's Box Office** *Department of Campus Life The Universityof North CarolinaWilmington Phone 910.962.7971 Fax: 910-962-7438 jackso...@uncw.edu *http://www.uncw.edu/lumina* */NOTICE: Emails sent and received in the course of university business are subject to the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. §132-1 et seq.) and may be released to the public unless an exception applies./* 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.
