Not just sensible, fiscally responsible. My 2 cents...jen
Jennifer Foster Media Librarian The Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library 361.570.4195 fost...@uhv.edu http://vcuhvlibrary.uhv.edu Message: 1 Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:07:09 -0700 From: ghand...@library.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] FW: UltraViolet -- opinions? To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Not harsh...sensible. gary > Sorry, Rick, that did sound harsh, I suppose. I guess I just think that > it tends to work better for teachers/professors when specific needs are > met with specific titles, rather than when an institution or consortium > buys a huge catalog of ready-made stuff that they're then told they should > pick from. I'm sorry if that sounds snobbish. > > Susan > > > -----Original Message----- > From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu > [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Rick Faaberg > Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 8:10 PM > To: Videolib List > Subject: Re: [Videolib] UltraViolet -- opinions? > > On 7/20/10 11:55 AM, "Susan Albrecht" <albre...@wabash.edu> sent this: > >> "just a catalog of crappy content aimed at K-12s." > > Wow, that's quite a slam. Hmm > > Rick > 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.