Dear Elena,
Contract OCLC and ask for a list of all libraries with film holdings. Then get
on the phone and call each individually and see if the Worldcat holdings are up
to date. If I were you, I wouldn't limit the scope of the project to just
public libraries, but all institutions holding film collections, active or
dusty.
Cheerful Regards,
Elizabeth McMahon
From: Elena Rossi-Snook elenarossisn...@nypl.org
To: Videolib Listserv videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 11:00 AM
Subject: [Videolib] Annual Survey of Public Library Film Collections
Hello, everyone!
Okay, so maybe not annual' since the list time I did this was at least 4
years ago but nonetheless, I'm checking in to get a sense of what is happening
with film collections in public libraries.
Do we
know:
* How many public libraries still have 8mm or 16mm collections
* How many public libraries are still lending from those collections
(lending defined as in-house use, too)? Please respond to this thread or to
me directly at elenarossisn...@nypl.org. And if you have any ideas on a better
method for data collection, I'd like to hear that, too!
Many thanks,
Elena Rossi-Snook
Archivist
Reserve Film and Video Collection
The New York Public Library
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relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control,
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and
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