Re: [Videolib] videolib Digest, Vol 46, Issue 31

2011-09-13 Thread Steffen, James M
Gary, could you unsubscribe me from this list? Thank you. -- James M. Steffen, PhD Film and Media Studies Librarian Theater, Dance, ILA/IDS and LGBT Subject Liaison Marian K. Heilbrun Music and Media Library Emory University 540 Asbury Circle Atlanta, GA 30322-2870 Phone: (404) 727-8107 FAX:

Re: [Videolib] videolib Digest, Vol 46, Issue 31

2011-09-13 Thread ghandman
Sure Jessica and I finally wore you out, eh, James? Sorry to lose you from the list. Gary Gary, could you unsubscribe me from this list? Thank you. -- James M. Steffen, PhD Film and Media Studies Librarian Theater, Dance, ILA/IDS and LGBT Subject Liaison Marian K. Heilbrun Music

[Videolib] Extended Education Classes

2011-09-13 Thread Brigid Duffy
Hi Videolib, The face-to-face exemption allows: performance or display of a work by instructors or pupils in the course of face-to-face teaching activities of a nonprofit educational institution, in a classroom or similar place devoted to instruction A question has come up as to how far

Re: [Videolib] Extended Education Classes

2011-09-13 Thread Brewer, Michael
You are still a non-profit institution, the purpose is still instruction and it is face to face. I don't see where the issue is. The videos only need to be legal copies (they don't have to belong to the institution - they could be acquired through ILL, or be copies owned by the faculty). mb

Re: [Videolib] Extended Education Classes

2011-09-13 Thread Jessica Rosner
Not a problem if they are using the physical copies and not literally sending them by satellite or some kind of streaming method. That would lead to complications especially for fiction films. Also as Michael pointed out, it does not matter where the video comes from as long as it is a legal

[Videolib] great courses

2011-09-13 Thread Rosen, Rhonda J.
Hi everyone, I've got a faculty who wants to order one of those Great Courses. I've tried to avoid them over the years as I consider them more in the talking heads kind of productions, And basically a substitute for a teacher, rather than a supplementbut am I wrong? Do any of you

Re: [Videolib] great courses

2011-09-13 Thread Griest, Bryan
They are indeed talking heads, but I think they are pretty darn good ones-our patrons consistently rate them highly. Essentially they are taped university course lectures. Most likely not meant for academic libraries, given that they would be competing for your own professors' classes, but

Re: [Videolib] great courses

2011-09-13 Thread Pat Mcgee
We have three: Higher Mathematics, Joy of Science, and Calculus Made Clear. The Calculus probably gets the most usage. Users have been quite positive about it. Best. Pat McGee Coordinator of Media Services Volpe Library and Media Center Tennessee Technological University Campus Box 5066

Re: [Videolib] great courses

2011-09-13 Thread Tiffany Hudson
I work for the Salt Lake City Public Library and these courses are extremely popular! But I always wait until they go on sale. They offer every course in their catalog at a sale price at least once each year. - Original Message - From: Rhonda J. Rosen rhonda.ro...@lmu.edu To:

Re: [Videolib] great courses

2011-09-13 Thread Troy Davis
here at WM, if someone really really wants them, we'd get it. On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 1:56 PM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: Ug! It's interesting having been around a high-class institutional joint like Berkeley for so many years.  I cannot tell you the

[Videolib] Another day, another copyright lawsuit against Universities

2011-09-13 Thread Jessica Rosner
This one is kind of biggie and filled with bits of irony. Link is below but in summery The Author's Guild and several international writers organizations are suing 5 (so far) American Universities over their plans to make Orphaned but still copyrighted works that were digitized by Google

[Videolib] Fwd: System Administrator

2011-09-13 Thread Beverly Weisenberg
what is this all about? Why are passwords needed? -- Forwarded message -- From: Helsel, Chris chris.helsel...@imgworld.com Date: Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 2:54 PM Subject: [Videolib] System Administrator To: System Administrator Your Mailbox Has Exceeded It Storage Limit As Set By

Re: [Videolib] Streaming rights

2011-09-13 Thread Jessica Rosner
Most this would be title by title. Most major studio title (WB , Paramount etc.) are licensed by Swank ( except Fox which is Criterion Pictures USA), There are also a variety of companies that license foreign, classic indie films including Criterion Janus, Milestone, Zeitgeist, New Yorker etc.

[Videolib] Don't shoot the messenger - Commercial Felony Streaming Act, S. 978

2011-09-13 Thread Deg Farrelly
I don't recall seeing this discussed here yet. Apologies if I am wrong. -- deg farrelly Arizona State University PO Box 871006 Tempe, Arizona 85287-1006 Phone: 480.965.1403 Email: deg.farre...@asu.edu ** You Could Be Up The Creek For Streaming Up on the Hill with Kenneth Salomon

Re: [Videolib] Fwd: System Administrator

2011-09-13 Thread ghandman
feggedabout it...a spam oversight... g what is this all about? Why are passwords needed? -- Forwarded message -- From: Helsel, Chris chris.helsel...@imgworld.com Date: Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 2:54 PM Subject: [Videolib] System Administrator To: System Administrator

Re: [Videolib] great courses

2011-09-13 Thread Dorfman, Andrew
A few years ago, we received a donation of pretty much the entire library of great courses. They are quite popular and a limited number of faculty find them useful. For the most part, it's students and special borrowers who actually check them out. It's also important to note that many of

Re: [Videolib] great courses

2011-09-13 Thread CAPLAN Victoria F
Hi Rhonda, I select them for purchase as well. Some students like them to supplement their courses, or to refresh (e.g. someone who jhas been out in the work place for several years doing an MSc in civil engineering who needs to refresh on fluid dynamics). Others I select for general education