I'm interested in products that are streaming because I don't have the money to
replace the same titles every time the next greatest format comes along. We
would still like to replace some VHS and laserdisc. Also to support distance
programs we need more online products and interest in video to support teaching
seems to keep growing.
I was excited to hear about ASP's plans to allow title-by-title selection in
Filmakers Library Online. Apparently this was announced at ALA Midwinter, but
I haven't seen anything yet that it is an available option right now, just
plans.
On the other hand, I'm appalled by the pricing that Swank has been promoting
for Digital Campus and the limitation of delivery to a specific class is not
useful for building a collection. I'm going to watch a demo of it again
tomorrow anyway and think about whether it is a last ditch solution to some
knotty problems related to films on Reserve. Anybody already using Swank and
care to comment?
Lauren
Lauren Corbett
Director of Resource Services, Z. Smith Reynolds Library
Ph: 336-758-6136
-Original Message-
From: ghand...@library.berkeley.edu [mailto:ghand...@library.berkeley.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 11:44 AM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] streaming justification
Hey Jon
With all due respects to ASP, it is my opinion that the stuff they're
vending is in no way competitive to what the Icaruses, Bullfrogs, WMMs and
New Days of the world are selling. Unless...librarians get really stupid
(or cowed)and decide that they're going to begin buying because the
delivery mechanisms and platforms are sexy and attractive (rather than the
content).
Gary
Thanks, no I was more interested in what trend it may or may not represent
re what is happening to AV purchasing - ie are new people buying/licensing
material w/ the new media options, and/or are they buying w/ new money
Ie is ASP additive to our business (potentially), or frightful
competition?
JM
Jonathan Miller
President
Icarus Films
32 Court Street, 21st Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201 USA
tel 1.718.488.8900
fax 1.718.488.8642
www.IcarusFilms.com
jmil...@icarusfilms.com
-Original Message-
From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of
ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 11:14 AM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] streaming justification
Hi
The Anthro librarian came into a huge chunk of unrestricted donation money
and is looking for ways to spend it intelligently. I've bought stuff
selectively for that department for years (they tend to be very focused in
what they use, even more so since the demise of the visual anthropology
specialization in the department). So: Anthro decided to buy the ASP
ethnography collection as part of this (despite my dissuasion), and yes,
they have been underwriting the acquisition of selected DVDs as well. And
no, she hasn't opted for scoring all or part of the DER collection (yet).
It's her money...what can I tell you?
Oh, wait...I get it, Jon. You want to pitch her as a new (fatted)
customer.
Well, have at it.
Gary
Dear Gary
I have a side question about what you wrote - does your Anthro
Librarian buy DVDs? Ie, did the Antho librarian purchasing the ASP
Ethno (DER) collection (outright? Or subscription?) represent new AV
purchasing (money) and a new customer/buyer - or is this instead of
either the Anthro librarian's acquisition of DVD or your acquisition
of DVD?
Thanks!
Jonathan
Jonathan Miller
President
Icarus Films
32 Court Street, 21st Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201 USA
tel 1.718.488.8900
fax 1.718.488.8642
www.IcarusFilms.com
jmil...@icarusfilms.com
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From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of
ghand...@library.berkeley.edu
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 7:34 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Videolib] streaming justification
Hi Rhonda
Berkeley currently has access to ASP's Theater on Video, which was
licensed via the California Digital Library as a consortial buy...I
was not a strong supporter, but I was out-voted.
We also have ASP's Ethnographic Video collection, purchased by our
Anthro librarian with $ from a major grant...I was not a strong
supporter, but I was out-voted.
I have gone on record on videolib and elsewhere regarding my serious
qualms about buying into curated or pre-assembled collections. These
may be useful in some institutions, but at a place like Berkeley, even
with rigorous publicity, only a tiny fraction of the collection will
ever be used in any respect. That's just the way it goes here... I
floated the ASP Dance collection past dance faculty awhile back, and
they pretty much sniffed it
away: the stuff they wanted simply wasn't represented and they weren't
about to shuffle
