Re: [Videolib] Two things:

[ghandman]

Hey Maureen

We subscribed to Film Movement in its earliest years...it was a lot
cheaper back then.

I've found the films really amazing, for the most part.  Small, indie, off
the beaten track, foreign and domestic, and generally wonderful.  I like
the fact that many of these discs also include cool short films.

That said:  I think the pricing is a bit high and I also think that
without concerted publicity and "chatting-up" many of the titles received
will never be used...

gary handman



> 1.   I have a part-time assistant who handles media desk operations
> and manages our student staff.  I have tried unsuccessfully to have his
> position made full-time.  He's been here for two years, and I would at
> least like him to get a salary increase.  Would any other academic media
> librarian folks like to share with me what the pay rate for comparable
> positions at other schools?  This information would help me to ask for an
> appropriate increase.  This can be off-list, of course.
> 2.  Would anyone be willing to share their experiences with Film
> Movement?  It sounds like a great way for the Library to do some media
> programming.  I'd like to hear from someone who has tried-pros and cons,
> if any.
> Thanks, everyone!
>
> Maureen Tripp
> Media Librarian
> Iwasaki Library
> 120 Boylston Street
> Boston, MA 02116
> maureen_tr...@emerson.edu
> (617)824-8407
>
>
>
> 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] Two things:

[Tatar, Becky]

Hi,

We have a subscription for Film Movement.  I really like it because it gets me 
a collection of films I might not see reviews of otherwise.  However, as far as 
programming goes.  I have tried many times to have a film series program at our 
main library, with absolutely no luck.  A combination of having to pay for 
parking, crappy seats, plus general disinterest killed it.  We even had a group 
of film fans who wanted to do their film program here - and wouldn't look at 
the Film Movement titles at all, and those were exactly the kinds of movies 
they wanted to see - art films, independents, foreign titles, not the big 
blockbuster titles.  So, maybe - real big maybe - if we ever get a new Main 
Library, we'll try again.

Becky Tatar
Periodicals/Audiovisuals
Aurora Public Library
1 E. Benton Street
Aurora, IL   60505
Phone: 630-264-4100
FAX: 630-896-3209
blt...@aurora.lib.il.us
www.aurorapubliclibrary.org

From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu 
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Maureen Tripp
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 2:45 PM
To: 'videolib@lists.berkeley.edu'
Subject: [Videolib] Two things:


  1.  I have a part-time assistant who handles media desk operations and 
manages our student staff.  I have tried unsuccessfully to have his position 
made full-time.  He's been here for two years, and I would at least like him to 
get a salary increase.  Would any other academic media librarian folks like to 
share with me what the pay rate for comparable positions at other schools?  
This information would help me to ask for an appropriate increase.  This can be 
off-list, of course.
  2.  Would anyone be willing to share their experiences with Film Movement?  
It sounds like a great way for the Library to do some media programming.  I'd 
like to hear from someone who has tried-pros and cons, if any.
Thanks, everyone!

Maureen Tripp
Media Librarian
Iwasaki Library
120 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
maureen_tr...@emerson.edu
(617)824-8407



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.