Re: [Videolib] Institutional pricing vs. home use revisited

I think there will be quite a few of us getting letters if that is the case!  At least we will  have each other. LOL!Marsha LoyerMedia Services CoordinatorMishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library209 Lincoln Way EastMishawaka, IN 46544Phone: 574-259-5277Fax: 574-254-5585Email: m.lo...@mphpl.org

Re: [Videolib] Amazon MKPLC-- buyer beware!

Here is an example of solmething for sale by a third party.  "Fulfillment by Amazon" means that it is presently housed at Amazon and will be shipped from there, although it is an Amazon Marketplace seller.   I consider these a little more reliable than purely third party

[Videolib] Lest you think I've been overly dramatic...

Hi all I realize that I keep beating my breast about the bad budget situation in California... The California Digital Library just came out with the following PR crib sheet: I am enormously grateful I'm in the twilight rather than the sunrise of my career... Gary Handman ·The proposed state b

Re: [Videolib] Lest you think I've been overly dramatic...

Amen. One of the reasons I found it easy to accept a retirement incentive program. Tilting at windmills has made my arms very tired. There have got to be better ways to exercise! Christine Crowley Dean of Learning Resources Adjunct Faculty, Theatre Northwest Vista College 3535 N. Ellison Dr. San

Re: [Videolib] Amazon MKPLC-- buyer beware!

Sorry, I forgot the link! http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0140131272/ref=dp_olp_0?ie=UTF8&redirect=true&qid=1305214505&sr=1-1&condition=all On 5/12/2011 11:41 AM, Helen P. Mack wrote: Here is an example of solmething for sale by a third party. 

Re: [Videolib] Lest you think I've been overly dramatic...

I am enormously grateful I'm in the twilight rather than the sunrise of my career... And for all us bouncing baby boomersThis is good ballad material,. Regards Lisa Flanzraich Media and Reference Librarian Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library Queens College Room 344 718-997-3673 ghan

[Videolib] The case of the disappearing VHS players

Oh help! Help, help, help! I have just attended a meeting at which it was mentioned in an off-handed remark that every VHS player in our campus classrooms will be removed over the summer. When I objected, and asked if there was any money being set aside to pay for the copyright permissions to

[Videolib] Terror of the Soul on DVD?

I am looking for the PBS Video "Edgar Allan Poe: Terror of the Soul," an American Masters video about Edgar Allan Poe on DVD. We own it on VHS, but I can't seem to find it on DVD. I have looked at PBS, on Amazon, at Action! Library Media Service, and at Midwest. Any other ideas? Thanks in advance

Re: [Videolib] Terror of the Soul on DVD?

I recently looked and could only get it on VHS, so I'm curious if I missed something! Rhonda Rhonda Rosen| Head, Media & Access Services William H. Hannon Library | Loyola Marymount University One LMU Drive, MS 8200 | Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659 rhonda.ro...@lmu.edu| 310/338-4584| http://library.l

Re: [Videolib] The case of the disappearing VHS players

Vicky, I've never heard of a blanket license like this. I'm guessing your best bet is to find out what content is available on DVD and repurchase in this format. Depending on the size of your VHS collection, it could take a while to get an estimate on this. We had something similar happen o

Re: [Videolib] The case of the disappearing VHS players

Vicky, Could you do something like get a count of your popular title videos and your expensive documentaries, then do a random sampling of how much it would cost to replace a few titles in each area with DVDs, and then extrapolate? So, for example, you would tell the Powers That Be: we need t

Re: [Videolib] The case of the disappearing VHS players

Vicky! Some other factors to consider: not all documentary films issued in VHS format have been converted to DVD--and perhaps many never will be. This can be also true for feature films, but is not as great a problem. Also: some distributors will give you a discount on purchasing DVD versions

Re: [Videolib] The case of the disappearing VHS players

All, I am curious what people would think about this (though I know what Jessica thinks): * Replace anything you can that is in DVD format and transfer the rest to DVD and hold onto the VHS. * Put a process in place to annually review whether or not any of the transferred

Re: [Videolib] The case of the disappearing VHS players

I feel your pain, Vicky! Unfortunately, even big bushels of money won't help, I'm afraid... Some of that money could be spent on re-purchasing titles that are available in DVD. That's definitely a fairly easy thing to do. Beyond that... There are few, if any, blanket anythings in this business

Re: [Videolib] The case of the disappearing VHS players

I agree with Gary, there's no easy/cheap/legal solution to this problem. We have over 15,000 titles on VHS, many of which are still in high demand by our faculty and are not available on DVD. When a new classroom building opened last year without VCRs the faculty were very unhappy to discover

[Videolib] The case of the disappearing VHS players

If you go the route of estimating cost based on a sampling, don't forget to include in your cost estimates the cost of new catalog records and processing for every replaced title. I think $25 per title is a very low-ball estimate. Cataloging and processing often cost more than mass-market DVDs