[Videolib] Best Practices old vhs tapes / Best Practices for Discarding VHS tapes
Hello, There has been numerous posts on this listserv about the use of Section 108, and recycling vhs tapes. I’m glad to know that many of you will be involved in the process to create a best practice guide to be posted to ALA Connect. I hope guidelines for discarding vhs tapes will also be included in that document. I’m positive that we all follow guidelines similar to the one outlined by Jo Ann at UConn (see below) with some minor exceptions. I’m sure that we all engage in doing our best to donate or recycle old vhs tapes. I will be giving a brief presentation on archiving and recycling vhs tapes in the near future. I want to create a very basic slide for recycling vhs tapes, and I welcome your input to tell me if I’m missing something. Suggested Tips to Discard VHS Tapes Preface: Follow best practice guidelines as outlined in Section 108, Copyright Act. If space permits, preserve one master vhs copy in your collection in case archival replacements become damaged. The following guidelines apply to the removal of duplicate vhs titles. Ø Remove the record from Catalog, Workflow, etc. Ø Is there a book sale at your academic institution? Public Library? Ø Create a list of local businesses, such as Goodwill, shelters, prisons who may be willing to accept vhs donations. Ø Create a list of local, state, and national recycling centers. Is there a cost associate with shipping? Is it a do-it-yourself operation, or will the company pack the items for you? Additional Resources: GreenDisk Recycling Center: http://greendisk.toysgowhere.com/ Data Media Source: Best Practices for Responsible Disposal of Tape Media (white paper) http://www.datamediasource.com/download/DMS_%20Disposal_guidelines.pdf How To Dispose VHS Tapes: http://www.toysgowhere.com/how_5121738_dispose-vhs-tapes.html Any advice is greatly appreciated. Best, Monique At the University of Connecticut this is the process we follow. Since it is labor intensive and time consuming we invoke section 108 sparingly. 1. Determine if the VHS is damaged, deteriorating, lost or stolen. 2. Document damage, deterioration. This checklist developed by Kenneth Crews useful for ensuring i’s are dotted and t’s are crossed. http://copyright.columbia.edu/copyright/files/2009/10/copyrightchecklist108preservation.pdf 3. If found to be damaged/deteriorating, conduct due diligence search for evidence of new VHS or DVD for sale at a reasonable price. We use this checklist (Creative Commons license), http://aladinrc.wrlc.org/handle/1961/16025 4. If no new VHS or DVD is found for sale then a DVD is made from the VHS. 5. The VHS goes to our archive and does not circulate. 6. The DVD goes on permanent reserve. The case is clearly marked, “Section 108 Copy: In Building Circulation Only. This material was reproduced under the provisions of Section 108 of United States Copyright Law and may be protected by copyright.” “For use at UConn Libraries only. No InterLibrary Loan. Does not include public performance rights but may be used in the classroom.” “Preservation copy of Archival VHS. Not to be used outside of the Library.” 7. The catalog record includes this statement, “For Use at UConn Libraries only. No Interlibrary Loan. Does not include public performance rights but may be used in the classroom.” And the permanent location is “Sec108 Copy (Reserve)”. The catalog record for the VHS indicates the location as “Sec108 Original (@Dodd)”, our archive. Best, Jo Ann Jo Ann Reynolds Reserve Services Coordinator University of Connecticut Homer Babbidge Library 369 Fairfield Road, Unit 1005RR Storrs, CT 06269-1005 860-486-1406 voice 860-486-0584 fax 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] Best Practices?
Just got in and looked at my 43 email messages re the ACRL Best Practices...my god: All of this is getting to sound like a room full drunken Talmudists on a particularly disputatious day. The constitutional meaning and intent of the Constitution aside, it seems to me that there are a number of issues which are being completely overlooked. I know I've said this repeatedly, but here goes again: Other than the effect of the use on the market or potential marke test, the law does not make distinctions when it comes to things like market segment when it comes to applying FU tests/factors...hollywood blockbusters and tiny, indie documentaries basically get the same litmus tests I think, however, that as professionals concerned about the future of diverse, quality content, the nature of the markets we're dealing with need to be factored into our thinking about access policies and our arguments and claims regarding FU. On one hand, I'm a big advocate of pushing as hard as possible on the fair use front: I think what we're doing as librarians and archivists and teachers is culturally significant, and fair use rights in the service of our work need to be protected assiduously (especially in these days of increasingly proprietary, politically connected Big Media). On the other hand: going to bat for interpretations of FU that have the potential of seriously damaging the livelihood of key content providers is tantamount to shooting ourselves in the foot. I'm thinking primarily about indie producers and distributors here. The relationship between these two communities--content providers and content acquirers--has been particularly symbiotic over the course of the past 30 years or so. And, if you'll pardon the really lousy mixed metaphor, I'm increasingly worried about throwing the documentary babies out with the fair use bathwater (ugh!) (On the other other hand: I think that indie distributors have brought some of this on themselves. The pricing and delivery models currently in place are frequently out of sync with the current economic state of libraries and are frequently characterized by an unrealistic sense of the value and worth of traditional content delivered in new packages) The ACRL guidelines have been developed in a vacuum: they're broad, idealistic, and seem to be largely divorced from the realities of the media marketplace or the practicalities of building collections and services in libraries. As much as I respect these efforts, I think they're deeply flawed. Now can we PLEASE talk about something else for a change. gary handman 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] Best Practices?
All of this is getting to sound like a room full of drunken Talmudists on a particularly disputatious day. Welcome to the atmosphere of a typical cataloging committee meeting. Worse if RDA is on the agenda. Mike Tribby Senior Cataloger Quality Books Inc. The Best of America's Independent Presses mailto:mike.tri...@quality-books.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] Best Practices?
We could talk about how bad the Cubs and Mets will be this year. Dennis and I can really contribute on that. On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 12:12 PM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: Just got in and looked at my 43 email messages re the ACRL Best Practices...my god: All of this is getting to sound like a room full drunken Talmudists on a particularly disputatious day. The constitutional meaning and intent of the Constitution aside, it seems to me that there are a number of issues which are being completely overlooked. I know I've said this repeatedly, but here goes again: Other than the effect of the use on the market or potential marke test, the law does not make distinctions when it comes to things like market segment when it comes to applying FU tests/factors...hollywood blockbusters and tiny, indie documentaries basically get the same litmus tests I think, however, that as professionals concerned about the future of diverse, quality content, the nature of the markets we're dealing with need to be factored into our thinking about access policies and our arguments and claims regarding FU. On one hand, I'm a big advocate of pushing as hard as possible on the fair use front: I think what we're doing as librarians and archivists and teachers is culturally significant, and fair use rights in the service of our work need to be protected assiduously (especially in these days of increasingly proprietary, politically connected Big Media). On the other hand: going to bat for interpretations of FU that have the potential of seriously damaging the livelihood of key content providers is tantamount to shooting ourselves in the foot. I'm thinking primarily about indie producers and distributors here. The relationship between these two communities--content providers and content acquirers--has been particularly symbiotic over the course of the past 30 years or so. And, if you'll pardon the really lousy mixed metaphor, I'm increasingly worried about throwing the documentary babies out with the fair use bathwater (ugh!) (On the other other hand: I think that indie distributors have brought some of this on themselves. The pricing and delivery models currently in place are frequently out of sync with the current economic state of libraries and are frequently characterized by an unrealistic sense of the value and worth of traditional content delivered in new packages) The ACRL guidelines have been developed in a vacuum: they're broad, idealistic, and seem to be largely divorced from the realities of the media marketplace or the practicalities of building collections and services in libraries. As much as I respect these efforts, I think they're deeply flawed. Now can we PLEASE talk about something else for a change. gary handman 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. -- 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] Best Practices for Managing Video Collections
Dear Colleagues, Can anybody tell me where I can find a Best Practices for managing video collections? Thanks to everybody for answering my previous questions. The information you've provided has been very helpful. Benjamin Turner Assistant Professor, Instructional Services St. John's University Libraries turn...@stjohns.edu 718.990.5562 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.
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There is no such thing. At risk of shamelessly flacking my work, my Greenwood book has stuff in it that still holds true: http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR1658.aspx There are a handful of Guidelines out there Kris Brancolini's Audiovisual policies in ARL libraries is looking a bit shaggy these days, but you could check it out. http://books.google.com/books?id=Cu3gMAAJpg=PA144lpg=PA144dq=guidelines+Brancolinisource=blots=eBcTNwEGCFsig=sS9tJpxuaV_Wp74m_Eor4mWIg8Ehl=enei=Uh6mTLfDMYHGsAP4rJz-Dgsa=Xoi=book_resultct=resultresnum=1ved=0CBIQ6AEwAA#v=onepageqf=false Guidelines for Media Resources in Academic Libraries (2006) (spearheaded by Kris B and others) http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/mediaresources.cfm is still useful Dear Colleagues, Can anybody tell me where I can find a Best Practices for managing video collections? Thanks to everybody for answering my previous questions. The information you've provided has been very helpful. Benjamin Turner Assistant Professor, Instructional Services St. John's University Libraries turn...@stjohns.edu 718.990.5562 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.
