[Videolib] [ALA Connect] Need new convener: Media Resources Discussion Group (ACRL - Association of College Research Libraries)

2010-08-24 Thread Catherine Michael
Good day. Just received this alert from ALA Connect thought I'd share it on the list: http://connect.ala.org/node/110406 Best, Cathy To: cmich...@ithaca.edu Subject: [ALA Connect] Need new convener (new) - Media Resources Discussion Group (ACRL - Association of College Research

[Videolib] IMDBPro

2010-08-24 Thread Tom . Ipri
Has anyone had any success getting some kind of academic license for IMDBPro? They only advertise individual and corporate accounts. If so, do you have contact info? Thanks, Tom _ Tom Ipri, MS Head, Media and Computer Services Lied Library University of Nevada, Las

Re: [Videolib] IMDBPro

2010-08-24 Thread Nancy E. Friedland
I have tried several times without success. Nancy On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 1:22 PM, tom.i...@unlv.edu wrote: Has anyone had any success getting some kind of academic license for IMDBPro? They only advertise individual and corporate accounts. If so, do you have contact info? Thanks, Tom

[Videolib] French film

2010-08-24 Thread Rhonda Pancoe
Does anyone know where I might find L'Assassinat du Duc de Guise to purchase or rent? If it's on a compilation that's fine too. Rhonda Pancoe Media Acquisitions Coordinator Colgate University 13 Oak Drive Hamilton, NY 13346 315-228-7858 Phone 315-228-6227 Fax rpan...@colgate.edu VIDEOLIB is

[Videolib] Some survey results

2010-08-24 Thread Jonathan Miller
Dear videlib universe As some of you noticed we recently did a survey asking some questions of our customers (hopefully you all ARE customers!) and some of the answers might be interesting. So far we received 76 responses. Of these: 1) 60% of you do NOT license streaming or download

[Videolib] Media executable autoplay and computer security

2010-08-24 Thread Hooper, Lisa K
Apologies for cross-postings. Greetings all, I just discovered that we have a number of DVD-ROMs in our media collection, many of which accompany books, that have executable autoplay applications on them. Over the summer our technology services team managing all of the non-staff/faculty

[Videolib] FW: Some survey results

2010-08-24 Thread Jonathan Miller
Sorry, this part was not clear perhaps: Interesting (?) results # 2: We asked what percentage of your media usage and expenditure is for online/streaming, vs. DVD purchases. Re usage: 85% of you said streaming/online is 20% or LESS of your media usage 74% said DVDs represent 90% or MORE

Re: [Videolib] Some survey results

2010-08-24 Thread ghandman
You want me to name names, Jon? Well, I am not nor have I ever been... I will venture my opinion that the model adopted by Alexander Street Press might be on the right track (up front buy-in (too high, I feel, in the case of ASP) and a yearly (low-ish) maintenance fee. The issue I have with ASP