Re: [Videolib] 13th and Streaming Distribution w/o EducationalAvailability
The optimist in me hopes DuVernay’s advocacy for non-profit screenings, and Netflix’s apparent agreement to facilitate such use, will kick-start a new .edu friendly approach to provide access to restrictively licensed content. However, my more realistically grounded experience with trying to negotiate with Amazon.com, Universal Music Group, and Apple for .edu access to online-only music, gives me reason to doubt a new trend is in the works (e.g., see http://bit.ly/1k5QpEZ). I hope I’m wrong. I like the idea of working with ALA’s Digital Content & Libraries Working Group (DCWG), creators of the “ebook license scorecard.” While they focus on the e-book issue, their charge isn’t limited to print. That said, they probably won’t focus on audio/video unless we advocate. When ALA Mid-Winter was last in Seattle (2013), I went to the DCWG meeting and spoke up about the online-only media issue. Carrie Russell (Director, ALA Program on Public Access to Information) and Cliff Lynch (CNI) were there, and both (among many others) have been very supportive of raising awareness about the issue—-and seeking a range of solutions (e.g., not just paying increasingly unaffordable licensing costs). Erika Linke and Carolyn Anthony are now DCWG co-chairs. Do we need our own scorecard for streaming media providers, even if they already provide .edu access? I’m glad to see so many riled up about this issue. Advocacy leads to change! - John ………… John Vallier Head, Distrib Media Svcs Affl Asst Prof, Ethnomusicology U of Washington Libraries, Media Lab+Arcade http://guides.lib.uw.edu/research/vallier 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] hip-hop docs on dvd?
Not a syllabus for that course, but here’s a syllabus for a course on Hip Hop Archiving in the PNW that I co-taught last year that mixes regional Hip Hop history w/ “media librarianship” - https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1040930/ John > Message: 5 > Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2016 12:07:34 -0500 > From: Randal Baier > Subject: Re: [Videolib] hip-hop docs on dvd? > To: brian boling , videolib > > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I want the syllabus to that course! 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] Amazon Prime (+online-only media issue)
Thanks, CW, for your input on this issue. As Kevin Smith noted, when writing about the unfortunate AIME v UCLA case... "We routinely assume that “contracts trump copyright;” libraries are told that all the time regarding the databases they license, and they often pass the message on to users. It is generally correct. In one of the most cited cases on this point, ProCD v. Zeidenberg, Judge Easterbrook of the 6th Circuit held that a contract creates rights only between the specific parties and thus those rights are not “exclusive” and so not preempted. But the question remains somewhat unsettled, and UCLA is exploiting an apparent loophole in the general rule that we have mostly taken for granted." http://blogs.library.duke.edu/scholcomm/2011/02/08/contract-preemption-an-issue-to-watch/ While the particulars of that case are different than what we are talking about, it's good to keep Smith's post in mind: contracts [such as the license we agree to when we stream from Amazon] may not always trump copyright. Maybe 107 or 110 could work. Maybe not. It sounds like we need a test case. Volunteers? - John Message: 3 Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2016 15:24:55 -0400 From: Andrew Horbal Subject: Re: [Videolib] Amazon Prime To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Hi Bob, I think this might bring us back to 110(1)! If it's not clear whether a classroom screening is "personal" or "public," perhaps it could be either depending on the circumstances? I strongly suspect that your professor who invites the entire campus to a screening isn't complying with the requirement in 110(1) that the screening must be "in the course of face-to-face teaching activities," which would mean that even if this license is written vaguely enough that such activity is allowable under the terms of the contract, it would still constitute a copyright violation. In summary: as numerous people have pointed out, if you sign a contract, you must comply with the terms of that contract. In this case, the question is whether or not the license we've been discussing excludes a behavior (screening the film to a class) that otherwise would be allowed under 110(1). There's enough ambiguity here that I personally would feel comfortable concluding that it doesn't. You have concluded otherwise, which is fine: I don't see any reason why we can't agree to disagree! License writers take heed: perhaps you should consider wording more exact than "personal uses only" when telling people what they are and are not permitted to do! Andy 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] 13th and online-only issue
Collective Wisdom, I’m trying to purchase a physical copy of, or institutional streaming rights for, 13th , Ava DuVernay’s new documentary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_(film) It’s a Netlfix distributed film, which makes me cringe as I have my doubts that it will be released on DVD or distributed to .edus. I’m hoping you can tell me I am wrong. This issue — online only media that is unavailable to .edu institutions — is one I’m encountering with greater frequency. I’m imagining some of you are, too, so I thought I would send an update on an IMLS funded project that colleagues and I had over the past few years. It focussed on the proliferation of online-only music (i.e., streaming or download only, no physical format availability) and libraries' inability to purchase such content b/c of licensing agreements that allow individual use and, on the flip-side, forbid institutional use. Same as the Netflix streaming only releases. This article highlights our project: Tsou, J. & Vallier, J. "Ether Today, Gone Tomorrow: 21st Century Sound Recording Collection in Crisis." Notes 72.3 (2016): 461-483. Project MUSE. Web. 20 Sep. 2016. <https://muse.jhu.edu/article/608905> Unfortunately, we failed to find a solution, but I’m hoping some of you have ideas on how to address this challenge as it relates to video in particular. Thanks, John —— JOHN VALLIER Head, Distributed Media Services Affiliate Assistant Prof, Ethnomusicology University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-2900 — 206-616-1210 vall...@uw.edu http://faculty.washington.edu/vallier 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] 16mm stuff (PNW version)
Hello Maureen, >From time to time we host 16mm screenings where we simultaneously digitize >unique or rare titles. Here's an AMIA poster on the topic: http://www.academia.edu/2276549/Films_From_the_Vaults_UWs_16mm_Films_1920s-70s_poster_ We have since updated the tech side of capture and are now creating ffv1/mkv files. Here's more about our .edu 16mm film collection: http://guides.lib.uw.edu/research/16mm_film Good luck with your project and pls send updates! All best, John ________ JOHN VALLIER Head, Distributed Media Affiliate Asst Prof, Ethnomusicology University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-2900 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] Online-Only Media and Libraries
Thank you all for your responses to this. It's definitely not at crisis level with video, but we are encountering it more and more w/music recordings, even those distributed by big labels such as UMG. And I do see Dennis' point about preserving our 16mm and analog video heritage, something we are *trying* to do here. Speaking of which, is anyone using Internet Archive post their vintage or born-digital media online? We have a few online here: https://archive.org/details/uwlibraries - John _ John Vallier head, distributed media University of Washington Libraries, Seattle http://guides.lib.washington.edu/imls2014 http://guides.lib.washington.edu/vallier 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] Online-Only Media and Libraries
Hi Everyone, I have a grant this year to help propose solutions to the online-only music issue facing libraries (that is, music that can't be purchased on a tangible format and can't be purchased as a download by libraries b/c of restrictive terms of use, e.g., Amazon, iTunes, Google). More about the project is here: http://guides.lib.washington.edu/imls2014 This issue extends beyond sound recordings, of course, and into the world of video. For example, I was just asked to purchase and download a video that's only available on Vimeo. When asked if we could purchase and download the video for our library, Vimeo wrote: "The license issued to you when you rent or buy VOD work is for personal viewing only. It does not allow you to redistribute the work or show it publicly." Are any of you encountering this issue, i.e., where you can't buy a title b/c it's licensed for personal use only and there is no DVD or other tangible alternative? If so, could you let me know what the titles are (off-list is probably best, then I can share w/ the group). Having a list on hand may help convince creators, distributors and policy makers that a library-friendly solution is needed. Thanks, John _ John Vallier head, distributed media University of Washington Libraries, Seattle http://guides.lib.washington.edu/vallier 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] Suggestions for an introductory video for comparative politics?
Hi deg - I haven't seen this video, but it sounds like it could fulfill at least part of your prof's needs: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61120061 Perhaps this one, too http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/824608378 (especially the exchange between Chomsky and Foucault). John _ John Vallier Head, Distributed Media Univ. of Washington Libraries http://guides.lib.washington.edu/vallier > In my Introduction to Comparative Politics class, I begin the course with a > discussion of what is comparative politics and then turn to a discussion of > situated knowledge as one form of knowledge production as opposed to liberal > universalistic approaches to knowledge production. Then I turn to approaches > to comparative politics--rational choice theory and political ethnography--to > show how these approaches are tied to different forms of knowledge. 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] ALA Seattle: Visit UW?
Hello, Video Librarians: Planning to attend ALA Mid-Winter in Seattle this week? If so and you want to visit our Media Center, let me know off-list: vall...@uw.edu. I'm thinking Friday afternoon sometime between 2 and 4PM. It's an easy 30 min trip on the 43 bus from downtown: http://tripplanner.kingcounty.gov/ Safe Travels, John _ John Vallier Head, Distributed Media Univ. of Washington Libraries http://faculty.washington.edu/vallier http://www.lib.washington.edu/media 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] Ideal Media Center
Hi Lori, What a timely question. The library we are located in will be going through a $16 million renovation over the next 2 years, so I've been thinking a bit about this. In addition to Gary's excellent pre-coffee (!) free-form, I've been thinking in terms of taking our media center and remolding into a media commons, a space that situates collections next to various media players (turntables, VCRs, etc.) and editing stations (Final Cut, Avid, ProTools) coupled with lots of online storage. Copyright information and consultation would be available, as would ideas for where and how to remix/publish content. This space would also incorporate a dedicated theater that is meant for screening and teaching cinema, music, and other topics presented via audio/video/film. This space would allow for criticism of media to take place and would also be outfitted with recording gear so that students could record their performances/presentations. These recordings, in turn, could be fed back into the archive. There would also be staff space for media preservation and production, something that could generate a modest income. Support for av related digital humanities and e-science scholarship would also be a core part of the mission. Here's a bit of a workflow representation of what I'm trying to say: http://faculty.washington.edu/vallier/uw_mediacommons.jpg Scott Spicer was nice enough to share some of his ideas about such a space with me. If anyone else has feedback and/or can lend advise on making something like this happen, please let me know! Thanks, - John ___ http://www.lib.washington.edu/media 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] Snapshot of highest used videos
Agreed, Gary. Illogic seems to be the common thread with this list. The 2 documentary bookends are thanks to an often re-occuring class given by a UCB PhD grad! I would like to dig through more lists for our top 20 docs, but that will have to wait. - John > >>> 8/18/2011 8:09 PM >>> > 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 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] Snapshot of highest used videos
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.
Re: [Videolib] "In 5 years everything will be streaming."
Hi Mike, Thanks for bringing this up. I deal with this false notion quite a bit, sometimes emanating from the mouths of librarians. Beyond murky copyright issues preventing the mass digitization and online distribution of OP VHS, there's another reason why these (and rare 16mm film and even obscure DVDs) will never make it to Netflix or an equivalent in 5 or 50 years: there's little or no commercial gain in it for the for-profit sector. As you point out, there is a crucial difference between the missions of libraries and commercial sector institutions. We can't rely on the latter to preserve and provide access to our cultural legacy. Before MOMA, Library of Congress, and UCLA began collecting and preserving moving image media, we relied on the studios. What happened? "90 percent of all American silent films and 50 percent of American sound films made before 1950 appear to have vanished forever." http://nyti.ms/mOT7GT Same thing goes for sound recordings, too. But, to play Devil's Advocate, let's imagine that somehow all sound recordings and moving image media were magically digitized and made available online forever (forget for moment about Google Video's demise). All copyright issues vanished. Problem solved, right? We can throw away our collections, right? Wrong. If these titles were made available as streaming or downloadable files through Amazon, Netflix, or iTunes their Terms of Use dictate that only individuals (not libraries) may access the material. For those who could afford the costs associated with access (i.e., ever rising subscription costs, internet service, playback devices), no problem. For those that couldn't afford access, that growing class of Have Nots, they wouldn't be able to turn to a library for access. They would be (are) out of luck. So much for equal access to information. There are other ideals that would most likely be forsaken in such a privatized model, such as intellectual freedom and an educated citizenry... We are slowly digitizing OP 16mm films and VHS here @ the Univ. of Washington. There are thousands still to go. These are titles that, true, there isn't a lot of popular interest or commercial potential in, but they have teaching and research value, a kind of value that is lost on many. I suppose we will continue to do this for at least 5 more years. - John http://www.lib.washington.edu/media http://faculty.washington.edu/vallier On Fri, 5 Aug 2011, Ball, James (jmb4aw) wrote: Hi All, A couple of months ago we were talking to an equipment vendor about redoing a couple of our classrooms (upgrading from Extron, or something like that) and we were telling him that we’d still need to be able to play VHS and laser discs, to which he replied, “No you won’t, in 5 years everything will be streaming.” All eyes turned to me, probably just to see how red I would get. Not understanding the needs and mission of your client is one thing, but contradicting them in another. “Just how do you suppose we’ll get our 16,000 VHS tapes streaming?” “Why do you even have them anymore? Can’t you just digitize them?” I started to tell him about how the mission of libraries is different from the commercial sector, and how there are copyright restrictions, and besides it would take 15 years etc… but then I realized that we weren’t going to buy anything from this man so why waste my time. 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] FW: New 108 spinner
I'm writing to thank Michael for his ongoing clarification of 108 and work on making the spinner available. I know some on this list may find it hard to believe that (legally speaking) financial interests don't always preclude ethical ones (e.g., preserving our cultural heritage), but these folks shouldn't be too concerned about the imagined deleterious effects of 108. In a few instances when we @ UW Seattle preserved rare and orphaned films, we have had distributors re-use portions of these titles for new for-profit works (and these distributors did their own extensive search for rights holders to be sure they were being compensated). However--and this may upset some of the anti-108 and anti-fair use contingent on this list--in some cases our preservation efforts (again made possible by 108) led to new *non-profit* works such as this student's documentary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7Px39IXGwE She may not have made any money for distributors making this work, but she ended up placing first for National History Day in the Senior Individual Documentary category. If it wasn't for 108, we wouldn't have been able to provide footage. This next year we are going to ramp up our efforts to preserve/make accessible more of our rare films and videos. While digitizing, we are also going to screen and broadcast the films on the internet (more about this project is available here http://bit.ly/kepuLM). John http://lib.washington.edu/media http://faculty.washington.edu/vallier 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] Off air record question
Hi Kim, I'll be the outlier and suggest that it wouldn't be death defying to record 10 minutes out of a 2 hour long news program and put a copy in your collection, especially if it was treated as an archival, in-library-use item. Vanderbilt (http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/) has been recording TV news since 1968 and they still exist, despite a failed lawsuit by CBS. In the Library of Congress' "A Report on the Current State of American Television and Video Preservation" (http://www.loc.gov/film/tvstudy.html), there's the following: "in view of the unconscionable practice of recycling news tapes, local archives should be encouraged to set up off-air taping programs of news programs as permitted under the Copyright Act of 1976." Since late 2010 we have been recording evening news programming from Seattle's major network affiliates and making the recordings--commercials, warts and all--available to researchers within our library only. I know that some may suggest that nightly news programming is "hard news", and that the news show you are interested in may be "soft news", but after watching some of our local news I'm wondering if there's much of distinction anymore. On the topic of recording copyrighted material, I would be interested to hear feedback from videolibers on this site: http://criticalcommons.org John _ John Vallier Head, Distributed Media UW Libraries Media Center vall...@uw.edu 206-616-1210 http://lib.washington.edu/media http://faculty.washington.edu/vallier 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] ILL of Video: Was Hannah Arendt
For about a year UW Seattle has been loaning videos to libraries in the US and Canada with the following restrictions: the item must be accessed in the borrowing library only and for no more than 3 days. When a request comes through for a title that is unique or rare (out of distribution and owned by fewer than 5 WCL), we make a backup copy before lending. When the item is returned we delete the back up copy, usually. Before we started lending we were concerned about damage and loss, but so far we have had only one item damaged. I look forward to having more academic libraries lend their videos via ILL! - John _ John Vallier Head, Distributed Media UW Libraries Media Center http://lib.washington.edu/media 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] 1957, THE D.I. with Jack Webb
Hi Norma, Not sure why our copy didn't show up in WorldCat, but we have that fine film on vintage VHS: http://uwashington.worldcat.org/oclc/2830018773606 And we lend video via ILL. Stanford appears to be your closest WCL that has it on DVD. - John http://lib.washington.edu/media On Sat, 9 Apr 2011, Norma Leistiko wrote: > Our library would like to borrow this film from another library for one of > our patrons: The D.I. with Jack Webb, 1957 > > It is not in the World Catalog where I usually borrow from. > > Norma Leistiko > > Reference Librarian > > Hillsboro Public Library, Oregon 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] Netflix vs. availablility in the marketplace
Hi Kim, Thanks for pointing this out. I noticed a similar issue with "The Visit" (w/Bergman & Quinn). We tried to purchase a DVD copy but only found a pirated version. However, Amazon.com offers it online for individual use: http://www.amazon.com/The-Visit/dp/B001V6F1YM > Is this another sign of an impending physical media apocalypse? I think so, and it's also happening rapidly w/audio. More and more audio content is only being offered as an iTunes or Amazon download: no CD available. And trying to negotiate an institutional license for this content can be both time consuming and expensive. I tried with a few iTunes only tracks from the LA Phil. After being bounced around through music industry email, I ended up at UMG. They said it would be possible to create an institutional, in-library use license for maybe 1/4 of a symphony, but that it would cost $250 for processing + more for licensing. It would also be a temporary license, lasting maybe one or two years. We declined, and so go library collections. John _ John Vallier Head, Distributed Media UW Libraries Media Center vall...@uw.edu 206-616-1210 http://lib.washington.edu/media http://faculty.washington.edu/vallier 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] Zediva - from the AMIA list
Apologies for duplication, but those of you not on the AMIA list may find Zediva's approach provocative (especially AIME members?). http://nyti.ms/fhuBpQ http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/03/zediva _ John Vallier Head, Distributed Media UW Libraries Media Center vall...@uw.edu 206-616-1210 http://lib.washington.edu/media http://faculty.washington.edu/vallier 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] music reserves
Hi Barbara, You can find the Music Library Association's "Statement on the Digital Transmission of Audio Reserves" @ http://copyright.musiclibraryassoc.org/Resources/DigitalReserves In short, MLA "supports the creation and transmission of digital audio file copies of copyrighted recordings of musical works for course reserves purposes." They look to "Section 107 of the copyright law [which] states that 'the fair use of a copyrighted work...[for] teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.' The Music Library Association takes the position that the making of digital copies of entire works, in order to provide digital delivery of course reserves, is a fair use under this statute and is analogous to established practices." - John _ John Vallier Univ. of Washington Libraries, Seattle http://www.lib.washington.edu/media 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] Videos shelved separate or integrated into the stacks?
Hi Jared, We have about 3,000 (or 20%) of our DVDs in locked cases in an open "browsing" collection. It's located in our Media Center, so it's easy to help people find items if they can't locate them on their own. These titles--Criterion, Warner, 20th Century Fox, Dreamworks, etc.,--fly off the shelves. We are planning to move more out there, partially due to lack of space in our closed collection. Theft has not been an issue: missing rate for these titles is equal to or less than our closed collection. We do circulate our media for 7 days to UW faculty/students/staff, our NW Summit partners, and via ILL. A note about circulating vs. non-circulating: as it's our primary mission to support research and teaching at UW, we strongly encourage faculty to turn in reserve lists early and schedule their film screenings as soon as they can. Usually it takes one instance of "their" film being checked out for them to get it. We also have a pretty aggressive overdue fines regime, so that helps persuade everyone to get things turned in on time or renew (if not on hold for someone else). I do think some films should be kept in closed stacks: e.g, expensive docs, rare and unique items, films with restrictive licensing issues. Some of our unpublished materials--for example http://lib.washington.edu/media/cdc.html--are on permanent reserve/library use only. All in all, the solution one comes up with needs to be customized to fit the particulars of the collection, the mission of the institution, and the needs of the community. Good luck! John __ John Vallier Head, Distributed Media UW Libraries Media Center http://www.lib.washington.edu/media http://faculty.washington.edu/vallier 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] library goes GAGA
Goofballs? I know many of the library school students who appear in this video contribute much to the UW Libraries. They answer reference questions, process collections, and--perhaps most importantly--infuse the Libraries with enthusiasm and new ideas. GaGa's not in my playlist, but creativity is always on my radar. And probably no one knows better than they do that the "woods are burning." Many students are graduating with mounds of debt and at time when professional jobs are scarce. I'd rather see them channel what must be some anxiety about the future into a catalog-centric GaGa parody than sometime curmudgeonly. John Vallier __ Head, Distributed Media UW Libraries Media Center vall...@uw.edu 206-616-1210 http://lib.washington.edu/media http://faculty.washington.edu/vallier > ghand...@library.berkeley.edu > Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 1:08 PM > To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > Subject: Re: [Videolib] library goes GAGA > > I wish I hadn't... The woods are burning and these goofballs are > producing GaGa parodies?...I dunno. Hope this wasn't done on company > time. > > Gary H. (who's feeling even more curmudgeonly than usual this morning) > 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.
