Re: [Videolib] best time of year to contact
If I were you, I would not spend the extra time/money to send paper mailings. The last respondent indicated the details that should be included in an email message. I would expect the linked order form to contain an area for an institution's tax exemption number in order to avoid having the library fax it. As far as I am concerned, virtually all paper mailings from book publishers, video distributors, etc. are immediately tossed into the trash. We rely on the faculty to make their own video selections, because we have neither time nor the money to look for supplementary materials. Helen P. Mack h...@lehigh.edu (Sent from my iPhone) On Aug 23, 2011, at 7:18 PM, scott petersen f...@core.com wrote: Thanks for the info, everyone. Are you more likely to buy based upon on postcard or an email? Is it worth it for me to spend the extra time and money sending out postcards? Best, Scott Petersen On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 9:28 AM, Bergman, Barbara J barbara.berg...@mnsu.edu wrote: Pretty much the same. During the academic year. July 1 fiscal year start. Primarily faculty requests, but I sign off on all video purchases so that I know what’s getting requested before we end up purchasing 3 films on the same hot topic. Emails good. Postcards good. Catalogs okay. If you send me info that requires opening an envelope, it goes in a box that I’ll get around to reading. Eventually. Barb Bergman | Media Services Interlibrary Loan Librarian | Minnesota State University, Mankato | (507) 389-5945 | barbara.berg...@mnsu.edu 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 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 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 time of year to contact
Hey hey
I'm usually no friend of print marketing, but I sort of like those myriad
post cards that come in the mail...they tend to get my attention more than
email (given the fact that my In-box is a digital catastrophe)
gary handman
Print marketing ends up in the trash can. Emails I
can and do send to faculty to ascertain interest.
Emails should contain a thorough description (not a
thesis), a link to a 3- to 5-minute preview clip, a
list of versions (home, PPR, no PPR, streamed,
etc.), length(s), copyright/publication date,
price(s) in all their permutations, item/order #,
awards, vendor's contact information, a link to each
title's webpage that contains the above, plus a
means of ordering or placing the item in a cart from
the title's main page.
The less digging around I have to do to find
customer-essential information, the better. It's
nice to have additional information about the
producer, production process, back stories,
educational resources, etc., on the website,
but none of that should obstruct the purchasing
process.
This is probably more than you wanted, but thanks
for asking.
Gail
Gail B. Fedak
Director, Media Resources
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Phone 615-898-2899
Fax 615-898-2530
email gfe...@mtsu.edu
Original message
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:18:46 -0700
From: scott petersen f...@core.com
Subject: Re: [Videolib] best time of year to
contact
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Thanks for the info, everyone.
Are you more likely to buy based upon on postcard
or an email? Is it worth it for me to spend the
extra time and money sending out postcards?
Best,
Scott Petersen
On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 9:28 AM, Bergman, Barbara
J barbara.berg...@mnsu.edu wrote:
Pretty much the same.
During the academic year. July 1 fiscal year
start.
Primarily faculty requests, but I sign off on
all video purchases so that I know what’s
getting requested before we end up purchasing 3
films on the same hot topic.
Emails good. Postcards good. Catalogs okay.
If you send me info that requires opening an
envelope, it goes in a box that I’ll get
around to reading. Eventually.
Barb Bergman | Media Services Interlibrary
Loan Librarian | Minnesota State University,
Mankato | (507) 389-5945 |
barbara.berg...@mnsu.edu
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 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 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.
Re: [Videolib] best time of year to contact
OK, I must admit that the postcards are nice, especially the ones from Bullfrog. Colorful, they make good bookmarks. And once in a while something does catch my eye and I will query a prof about it. But here's something else that annoys me, and it has been discussed here before. ALA denies that they sell their membership list, but to my mind, it is no coincidence that I get a flood of emails from people hawking their videos when I renew my membership. I spend more time getting off mailing lists that I did not join ... On 8/24/2011 11:12 AM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: Hey hey I'm usually no friend of print marketing, but I sort of like those myriad post cards that come in the mail...they tend to get my attention more than email (given the fact that my In-box is a digital catastrophe) gary handman Print marketing ends up in the trash can. Emails I can and do send to faculty to ascertain interest. Emails should contain a thorough description (not a thesis), a link to a 3- to 5-minute preview clip, a list of versions (home, PPR, no PPR, streamed, etc.), length(s), copyright/publication date, price(s) in all their permutations, item/order #, awards, vendor's contact information, a link to each title's webpage that contains the above, plus a means of ordering or placing the item in a cart from the title's main page. The less digging around I have to do to find customer-essential information, the better. It's nice to have additional information about the producer, production process, back stories, educational resources, etc., on the website, but none of that should obstruct the purchasing process. This is probably more than you wanted, but thanks for asking. Gail Gail B. Fedak Director, Media Resources Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Phone 615-898-2899 Fax 615-898-2530 email gfe...@mtsu.edu Original message Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:18:46 -0700 From: scott petersenf...@core.com Subject: Re: [Videolib] best time of year to contact To:videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Thanks for the info, everyone. Are you more likely to buy based upon on postcard or an email? Is it worth it for me to spend the extra time and money sending out postcards? Best, Scott Petersen On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 9:28 AM, Bergman, Barbara Jbarbara.berg...@mnsu.edu wrote: Pretty much the same. During the academic year. July 1 fiscal year start. Primarily faculty requests, but I sign off on all video purchases so that I know what’s getting requested before we end up purchasing 3 films on the same hot topic. Emails good. Postcards good. Catalogs okay. If you send me info that requires opening an envelope, it goes in a box that I’ll get around to reading. Eventually. Barb Bergman | Media Services Interlibrary Loan Librarian | Minnesota State University, Mankato | (507) 389-5945 | barbara.berg...@mnsu.edu 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 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 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
Re: [Videolib] best time of year to contact
Like Gary, I actually find postcards to be often quite useful in helping me to decide what to select. Ditto: the announcements that distributors post to this list about their films. And* Video Librarian *remains a great selection tool. And while I very much value the input that faculty give in what to add to the collection, I consider it my responsibility as a librarian what to ultimately decide to purchase. Cheers! Anthony *** Anthony E. Anderson Social Studies and Arts Humanities Librarian Von KleinSmid Library University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182 (213) 740-1190 antho...@usc.edu Wind, regen, zon, of kou, Albert Cuyp ik hou van jou. * ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: Hey hey I'm usually no friend of print marketing, but I sort of like those myriad post cards that come in the mail...they tend to get my attention more than email (given the fact that my In-box is a digital catastrophe) gary handman Print marketing ends up in the trash can. Emails I can and do send to faculty to ascertain interest. Emails should contain a thorough description (not a thesis), a link to a 3- to 5-minute preview clip, a list of versions (home, PPR, no PPR, streamed, etc.), length(s), copyright/publication date, price(s) in all their permutations, item/order #, awards, vendor's contact information, a link to each title's webpage that contains the above, plus a means of ordering or placing the item in a cart from the title's main page. The less digging around I have to do to find customer-essential information, the better. It's nice to have additional information about the producer, production process, back stories, educational resources, etc., on the website, but none of that should obstruct the purchasing process. This is probably more than you wanted, but thanks for asking. Gail Gail B. Fedak Director, Media Resources Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Phone 615-898-2899 Fax 615-898-2530 email gfe...@mtsu.edu Original message ** 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 time of year to contact
Hi Helen (et. al.), Re: physical mail and ALA -- there is a box you can check when registering to attend ALA conferences that will keep you off their official lists, AFAIK. I always hunt down this (sometimes elusive) box; some of my colleagues don't. I get to see directly when passing out departmental mail how many trees this saves me. As for email, I get the feeling that lists such as this one are 'harvested' by vendors / distributors. I agree this is off-putting. What bothers me are the repeated emails -- it's not uncommon to get 6, 7, or three dozen emails for a single title, and half the time we've ALREADY purchased it. For those titles, I end up searching the catalog several times before the title sticks in my mind as one we've already gotten, at which point I just get annoyed. For the ones I'm not interested in, it's just a hassle to scan and delete that many messages, and I kind of resent those wasted minutes. Especially when there's a tool like VideoNews so readily at everyone's disposal. Best, * Meghann Matwichuk, M.S. Associate Librarian Film and Video Collection Department Morris Library, University of Delaware 181 S. College Ave. Newark, DE 19717 (302) 831-1475 http://www.lib.udel.edu/filmandvideo On 8/24/2011 12:07 PM, Helen P. Mack wrote: OK, I must admit that the postcards are nice, especially the ones from Bullfrog. Colorful, they make good bookmarks. And once in a while something does catch my eye and I will query a prof about it. But here's something else that annoys me, and it has been discussed here before. ALA denies that they sell their membership list, but to my mind, it is no coincidence that I get a flood of emails from people hawking their videos when I renew my membership. I spend more time getting off mailing lists that I did not join ... On 8/24/2011 11:12 AM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: Hey hey I'm usually no friend of print marketing, but I sort of like those myriad post cards that come in the mail...they tend to get my attention more than email (given the fact that my In-box is a digital catastrophe) gary handman Print marketing ends up in the trash can. Emails I can and do send to faculty to ascertain interest. Emails should contain a thorough description (not a thesis), a link to a 3- to 5-minute preview clip, a list of versions (home, PPR, no PPR, streamed, etc.), length(s), copyright/publication date, price(s) in all their permutations, item/order #, awards, vendor's contact information, a link to each title's webpage that contains the above, plus a means of ordering or placing the item in a cart from the title's main page. The less digging around I have to do to find customer-essential information, the better. It's nice to have additional information about the producer, production process, back stories, educational resources, etc., on the website, but none of that should obstruct the purchasing process. This is probably more than you wanted, but thanks for asking. Gail Gail B. Fedak Director, Media Resources Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Phone 615-898-2899 Fax 615-898-2530 email gfe...@mtsu.edu Original message Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:18:46 -0700 From: scott petersenf...@core.com Subject: Re: [Videolib] best time of year to contact To:videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Thanks for the info, everyone. Are you more likely to buy based upon on postcard or an email? Is it worth it for me to spend the extra time and money sending out postcards? Best, Scott Petersen On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 9:28 AM, Bergman, Barbara Jbarbara.berg...@mnsu.edu wrote: Pretty much the same. During the academic year. July 1 fiscal year start. Primarily faculty requests, but I sign off on all video purchases so that I know what’s getting requested before we end up purchasing 3 films on the same hot topic. Emails good. Postcards good. Catalogs okay. If you send me info that requires opening an envelope, it goes in a box that I’ll get around to reading. Eventually. Barb Bergman | Media Services Interlibrary Loan Librarian | Minnesota State University, Mankato | (507) 389-5945 | barbara.berg...@mnsu.edu 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
Re: [Videolib] best time of year to contact
One annoyance I do have is in the matter of unsolicited emails that many vendors send out in regards to new films that they are handling. No, I need to clarify that a bit. Actually such emails can be quite useful, alerting me to certain films that I might not otherwise know about. If this film is even vaguely of interest, I squirrel away the email into a folder and then review it later during those times when I devote myself heavily to that of ordering new films for the library. *What* I don't like is when certain of these distributors then contact me in follow-up to these emails they have sent out. Sometimes they phone, sometimes they email. Invariably what they have to say is something like this: Anthony, a month ago I sent you an email about our exciting new film */T//he Zebra Holocaust/* /*in Botswana*/. Haven't heard back from you and I was wondering if this is something you will be purchasing for USC? I don't know about other folks on this list, but I find such follow-ups annoying. With all the dozens of unsolicited announcements I receive about new dvds and books each week, I couldn't begin to respond to all such messages. The bottom line is this: if I am interested in ordering a particular film, I will order it. If I am not, I won't. Contacting me in such follow-ups will no way persuade me to go ahead and order it; if anything, it just might have the opposite effect. :o And, yes, it is also annoying (as someone else pointed out today) that having once purchased a particular film, a distributor continues to send me time after time emails urging me to purchase the film. And this often after so informing the distributor that we have the film and they still continue to send me such announcements :o :o And one final rant(ette): if receiving an email informing me of a new documentary that every library must have, then I know that it is not a dvd for us. :o :o :o Cheers (again), :-) Anthony *** Anthony E. Anderson Social Studies and Arts Humanities Librarian Von KleinSmid Library University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182 (213) 740-1190 antho...@usc.edu Wind, regen, zon, of kou, Albert Cuyp ik hou van jou. * Meghann Matwichuk wrote: Hi Helen (et. al.), Re: physical mail and ALA -- there is a box you can check when registering to attend ALA conferences that will keep you off their official lists, AFAIK. I always hunt down this (sometimes elusive) box; some of my colleagues don't. I get to see directly when passing out departmental mail how many trees this saves me. As for email, I get the feeling that lists such as this one are 'harvested' by vendors / distributors. I agree this is off-putting. What bothers me are the repeated emails -- it's not uncommon to get 6, 7, or three dozen emails for a single title, and half the time we've ALREADY purchased it. For those titles, I end up searching the catalog several times before the title sticks in my mind as one we've already gotten, at which point I just get annoyed. For the ones I'm not interested in, it's just a hassle to scan and delete that many messages, and I kind of resent those wasted minutes. Especially when there's a tool like VideoNews so readily at everyone's disposal. Best, * Meghann Matwichuk, M.S. Associate Librarian Film and Video Collection Department Morris Library, University of Delaware 181 S. College Ave. Newark, DE 19717 (302) 831-1475 http://www.lib.udel.edu/filmandvideo On 8/24/2011 12:07 PM, Helen P. Mack wrote: OK, I must admit that the postcards are nice, especially the ones from Bullfrog. Colorful, they make good bookmarks. And once in a while something does catch my eye and I will query a prof about it. But here's something else that annoys me, and it has been discussed here before. ALA denies that they sell their membership list, but to my mind, it is no coincidence that I get a flood of emails from people hawking their videos when I renew my membership. I spend more time getting off mailing lists that I did not join ... On 8/24/2011 11:12 AM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: Hey hey I'm usually no friend of print marketing, but I sort of like those myriad post cards that come in the mail...they tend to get my attention more than email (given the fact that my In-box is a digital catastrophe) gary handman 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 time of year to contact
Thanks for the info, everyone. Are you more likely to buy based upon on postcard or an email? Is it worth it for me to spend the extra time and money sending out postcards? Best, Scott Petersen On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 9:28 AM, Bergman, Barbara J barbara.berg...@mnsu.edu wrote: Pretty much the same. During the academic year. July 1 fiscal year start. Primarily faculty requests, but I sign off on all video purchases so that I know what’s getting requested before we end up purchasing 3 films on the same hot topic. ** ** Emails good. Postcards good. Catalogs okay. If you send me info that requires opening an envelope, it goes in a box that I’ll get around to reading. Eventually. ** ** Barb Bergman | Media Services Interlibrary Loan Librarian | Minnesota State University, Mankato | (507) 389-5945 | barbara.berg...@mnsu.edu ** ** 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 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 time of year to contact
Print marketing ends up in the trash can. Emails I can and do send to faculty to ascertain interest. Emails should contain a thorough description (not a thesis), a link to a 3- to 5-minute preview clip, a list of versions (home, PPR, no PPR, streamed, etc.), length(s), copyright/publication date, price(s) in all their permutations, item/order #, awards, vendor's contact information, a link to each title's webpage that contains the above, plus a means of ordering or placing the item in a cart from the title's main page. The less digging around I have to do to find customer-essential information, the better. It's nice to have additional information about the producer, production process, back stories, educational resources, etc., on the website, but none of that should obstruct the purchasing process. This is probably more than you wanted, but thanks for asking. Gail Gail B. Fedak Director, Media Resources Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Phone 615-898-2899 Fax 615-898-2530 email gfe...@mtsu.edu Original message Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:18:46 -0700 From: scott petersen f...@core.com Subject: Re: [Videolib] best time of year to contact To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Thanks for the info, everyone. Are you more likely to buy based upon on postcard or an email? Is it worth it for me to spend the extra time and money sending out postcards? Best, Scott Petersen On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 9:28 AM, Bergman, Barbara J barbara.berg...@mnsu.edu wrote: Pretty much the same. During the academic year. July 1 fiscal year start. Primarily faculty requests, but I sign off on all video purchases so that I know what’s getting requested before we end up purchasing 3 films on the same hot topic. Emails good. Postcards good. Catalogs okay. If you send me info that requires opening an envelope, it goes in a box that I’ll get around to reading. Eventually. Barb Bergman | Media Services Interlibrary Loan Librarian | Minnesota State University, Mankato | (507) 389-5945 | barbara.berg...@mnsu.edu 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 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 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 time of year to contact
Pretty much the same. During the academic year. July 1 fiscal year start. Primarily faculty requests, but I sign off on all video purchases so that I know what's getting requested before we end up purchasing 3 films on the same hot topic. Emails good. Postcards good. Catalogs okay. If you send me info that requires opening an envelope, it goes in a box that I'll get around to reading. Eventually. Barb Bergman | Media Services Interlibrary Loan Librarian | Minnesota State University, Mankato | (507) 389-5945 | barbara.berg...@mnsu.edu 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 time of year to contact
Hi Folks, What is the best time of year to email librarians about new titles? Do orders for individual titles originate from librarians or the professors? Best, Scott Petersen http://www.MataOrtizMovie http://www.mataortizmovie/ 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 time of year to contact
Scott, The best time for us is between mid-August and the end of January. Most of our purchasing decisions are finished by early to mid-May. After that we are out of money until July 1. Most of our faculty are not on campus during the summer, so notifying us of new titles between July and early August means we have to put the notifications on hold until faculty return. On our campus, media purchases are driven mostly by faculty request. We do purchase some things along with way without specific faculty request, however, our budget is not sufficiently large to accommodate many just-in-case purchases. Hope this helps, Gail On 8/12/2011 12:42 PM, scott petersen wrote: Hi Folks, What is the best time of year to email librarians about new titles? Do orders for individual titles originate from librarians or the professors? Best, Scott Petersen http://www.MataOrtizMovie http://www.mataortizmovie/ 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. -- Gail B. Fedak Director, Media Resources Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN37132 Phone: 615-898-2899 Fax: 615-898-2530 Email: gfe...@mtsu.edu mailto:gfe...@mtsu.edu Web: www.mtsu.edu/~imr http://www.mtsu.edu/%7Eimr Education is a progressive study of your own ignorance. -- Will Durant 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 time of year to contact
Gail has summarized USF's basic processes/timeline as well. Pretty much all media orders are funneled through me, coming from teaching faculty and graduate students, librarians, the occasional undergrad, and then additional titles selected by me. From August to March is our best time to receive notifications. I then refer to potential faculty users, or select myself if I can justify. My hard-copy media budget has been a bit reduced this year to provide funding for online media. But at least we are still funded. Rue Rue McKenzie Coordinator of Media Collections Academic Resources University of South Florida Library 4202 Fowler Ave., LIB122 Tampa, FL 33620 813-974-6342 / rmcken...@usf.edu From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Gail Fedak Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 2:30 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] best time of year to contact Scott, The best time for us is between mid-August and the end of January. Most of our purchasing decisions are finished by early to mid-May. After that we are out of money until July 1. Most of our faculty are not on campus during the summer, so notifying us of new titles between July and early August means we have to put the notifications on hold until faculty return. On our campus, media purchases are driven mostly by faculty request. We do purchase some things along with way without specific faculty request, however, our budget is not sufficiently large to accommodate many just-in-case purchases. Hope this helps, Gail On 8/12/2011 12:42 PM, scott petersen wrote: Hi Folks, What is the best time of year to email librarians about new titles? Do orders for individual titles originate from librarians or the professors? Best, Scott Petersen http://www.MataOrtizMoviehttp://www.mataortizmovie/ 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. -- Gail B. Fedak Director, Media Resources Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Phone: 615-898-2899 Fax: 615-898-2530 Email: gfe...@mtsu.edumailto:gfe...@mtsu.edu Web: www.mtsu.edu/~imrhttp://www.mtsu.edu/%7Eimr Education is a progressive study of your own ignorance. - Will Durant 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 time of year to contact
Title: Gail B I second Gail's statements. We don't have our budget even set yet, and are trying to deal with the ramifications of a state budget cut to the University. Oh, for a budget equal to 5 years ago... :'( Jeanne On 8/12/2011 1:29 PM, Gail Fedak wrote: Scott, The best time for us is between mid-August and the end of January. Most of our purchasing decisions are finished by early to mid-May. After that we are out of money until July 1. Most of our faculty are not on campus during the summer, so notifying us of new titles between July and early August means we have to put the notifications on hold until faculty return. On our campus, media purchases are driven mostly by faculty request. We do purchase some things along with way without specific faculty request, however, our budget is not sufficiently large to accommodate many just-in-case purchases. Hope this helps, Gail On 8/12/2011 12:42 PM, scott petersen wrote: Hi Folks, What is the best time of year to email librarians about new titles? Do orders for individual titles originate from librarians or the professors? Best, Scott Petersen http://www.MataOrtizMovie 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. -- Gail B. Fedak Director, Media Resources Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Phone: 615-898-2899 Fax: 615-898-2530 Email: gfe...@mtsu.edu Web: www.mtsu.edu/~imr Education is a progressive study of your own ignorance. Will Durant 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. attachment: jeanne_little.vcfVIDEOLIB 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 time of year to contact
For me, the best time for new title notifications is before the National Media Market. I do the bulk of my selection at the market. Notices of new titles before the market help me focus my time with vendors and titles to preview. Rather than a lot of individual emails, I like receiving the VideoNews announcements, which I receive in digest. And that helps control email overload. -- deg farrelly, Media Librarian Mail Code 1006 Arizona State University P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, AZ 85287 Phone: 480.965.1403 Email: deg.farre...@asu.edu * Subject: [Videolib] best time of year to contact To: videolib videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Hi Folks, What is the best time of year to email librarians about new titles? Do orders for individual titles originate from librarians or the professors? Best, Scott Petersen http://www.MataOrtizMovie http://www.mataortizmovie/ 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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Title: Gail B Our buying patterns and timing are pretty much the same as Gail's, except that I occasionally have money to spend at the end of the fiscal year, so early to mid-May is a good time for end-of-the-year specials. June is too late. We have the same "mostly by faculty request but we buy a little without the requests" order originations. Deborah Benrubi Technical Services Librarian University of San Francisco Gleeson Library|Geschke Center 2130 Fulton St. San Francisco, CA 94117 ph. 415.422.5672 fax 415.422.2233 On 8/12/2011 11:29 AM, Gail Fedak wrote: Scott, The best time for us is between mid-August and the end of January. Most of our purchasing decisions are finished by early to mid-May. After that we are out of money until July 1. Most of our faculty are not on campus during the summer, so notifying us of new titles between July and early August means we have to put the notifications on hold until faculty return. On our campus, media purchases are driven mostly by faculty request. We do purchase some things along with way without specific faculty request, however, our budget is not sufficiently large to accommodate many just-in-case purchases. Hope this helps, Gail On 8/12/2011 12:42 PM, scott petersen wrote: Hi Folks, What is the best time of year to email librarians about new titles? Do orders for individual titles originate from librarians or the professors? Best, Scott Petersen http://www.MataOrtizMovie 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. -- Gail B. Fedak Director, Media Resources Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Phone: 615-898-2899 Fax: 615-898-2530 Email: gfe...@mtsu.edu Web: www.mtsu.edu/~imr Education is a progressive study of your own ignorance. Will Durant 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 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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I have very similar limitations as those described by other librarians, the major difference being that our fiscal year, at Angelo State University, runs from September to August, so the best time to contact me with any end-of-year specials would be between June and July. I currently have some funds left over that I need to spend by the end of next week, so if you have any extraordinary deals you'd like me to consider, now is the time. Thank you, [cid:image001.gif@01CC5907.DF3F9130] Antonella Ward Multimedia Support Librarian/Porter Henderson Library Angelo State University Member, Texas Tech University System ASU Station #11013 San Angelo, TX 76909-1013 Phone: (325) 942-2313 Fax: (325) 942-2198 antonella.w...@angelo.edumailto:antonella.w...@angelo.edu Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it. (Samuel Johnson) From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Deborah Benrubi Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 3:45 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] best time of year to contact Our buying patterns and timing are pretty much the same as Gail's, except that I occasionally have money to spend at the end of the fiscal year, so early to mid-May is a good time for end-of-the-year specials. June is too late. We have the same mostly by faculty request but we buy a little without the requests order originations. Deborah Benrubi Technical Services Librarian University of San Francisco Gleeson Library|Geschke Center 2130 Fulton St. San Francisco, CA 94117 ph. 415.422.5672 fax 415.422.2233 On 8/12/2011 11:29 AM, Gail Fedak wrote: Scott, The best time for us is between mid-August and the end of January. Most of our purchasing decisions are finished by early to mid-May. After that we are out of money until July 1. Most of our faculty are not on campus during the summer, so notifying us of new titles between July and early August means we have to put the notifications on hold until faculty return. On our campus, media purchases are driven mostly by faculty request. We do purchase some things along with way without specific faculty request, however, our budget is not sufficiently large to accommodate many just-in-case purchases. Hope this helps, Gail On 8/12/2011 12:42 PM, scott petersen wrote: Hi Folks, What is the best time of year to email librarians about new titles? Do orders for individual titles originate from librarians or the professors? Best, Scott Petersen http://www.MataOrtizMoviehttp://www.mataortizmovie/ 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. -- Gail B. Fedak Director, Media Resources Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN 37132 Phone: 615-898-2899 Fax: 615-898-2530 Email: gfe...@mtsu.edumailto:gfe...@mtsu.edu Web: www.mtsu.edu/~imrhttp://www.mtsu.edu/%7Eimr Education is a progressive study of your own ignorance. - Will Durant 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. inline: image001.gifVIDEOLIB 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.
