[Videolib] audiocassettes

2012-12-19 Thread Rosen, Rhonda
Hi - For academic librarieswhat are you doing with your audiocassette collections? We no longer have players in our media area and obviously the format is obsolete...while I'm actively replacing VHS with DVD - I am not sure I want to go this route with audio We have mostly classical musi

Re: [Videolib] audiocassettes

2012-12-19 Thread Junior Tidal
I just recently weeded most of our audio cassette collection. They have never circulated here since I first came aboard 7 years ago. We've also seen that our audio CDs also do not circulate as much. Best, Junior Tidal Assistant Professor Web Services and Multimedia Librarian New York City Col

Re: [Videolib] audiocassettes

2012-12-19 Thread McKenzie, Rue
We have just recently (and somewhat gradually) let go of our audiocassette collection. Much of the content was dated. I did go through our holdings to determine condition, use, etc. I think the music has been covered well by compact disc. However, we had a number of audiobooks on tape, and t

Re: [Videolib] audiocassettes

2012-12-19 Thread Mandel, Debra
It'a time to withdraw these. Can you adapt your VHS replacement criteria to prioritize which ones you would buy on CD or withdraw? Do you have a classical CD collection already and/or streaming classical music such as NAXOS or ASP? If so, these CDs are superfluos. Demand for CDs at my instituti

Re: [Videolib] audiocassettes

2012-12-19 Thread Rosen, Rhonda
Hi Junior, So does this mean you basically dumped the whole collection then? Or did you justify keeping some, and if so, how? rhonda -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Junior Tidal Sent: Wednesday, Decem

Re: [Videolib] audiocassettes

2012-12-19 Thread Junior Tidal
We dumped most of the collection. There were a few large box sets and ones attached to books that I have yet to look through. I'll probably talk to the subject liaison librarian or department for those specific sets, but more than likely they will probably be discarded. We've also tossed out

[Videolib] I need feedback on online video platforms for higher ed - American U is looking at alternatives to our homegrown system

2012-12-19 Thread Chris Lewis
Our primary candidates are Sharestream, Kaltura, Ensemble, and Polycom products. If your university is using any of these or others, I'd like to know about it for comparison shopping. Also a word or two about your experience would be valuable. We already use Panopto for lecture capture so aren't

Re: [Videolib] audiocassettes

2012-12-19 Thread Wochna, Lorraine
Debra et al, Can some of you share your VHS replacement criteria. Thanks, lorraine wochna Ohio U, Alden Library From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Mandel, Debra Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 1:55 PM To: Subject: Re: [Videol

[Videolib] FW: Indian films & distributors

2012-12-19 Thread Wochna, Lorraine
Hello all, I am looking for recommendations on distributors of Indian Films. I'm not seeing much on the videolib archives, I tried Worldcat (to check for distributors); but there seems to be a lot of illegal and/or unusual behavior whenever I visit some website that is recommended. Even the N

[Videolib] Docs about U.S. militia movement and other right-wing extremist groups

2012-12-19 Thread Danette Pachtner
Dear Videolibbers, I'm feeling pretty brain-dead this time of year. Can you recommend documentaries on the topic of U.S. right-wing extremist groups like the militia movement and the survivalists? FMG has a series from 2000, "Evil Among Us: Hate in America," but it would be great to have some c

[Videolib] VHS weeding

2012-12-19 Thread Deg Farrelly
I am in the process of weeding VHS from our collection now. Mostly we are moving all VHS out of the building into a storage facility (another library) where they will be requestable. (About 9600 titles), but in the process we are withdrawing some titles: @400 VHS that have been in the collection

Re: [Videolib] Docs about U.S. militia movement and other right-wing extremist groups

2012-12-19 Thread Jessica Rosner
This is probably not what you are looking for as is is TWENTY years old but some films are timeless so I would suggest BLOOD IN THE FACE On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 4:01 PM, Danette Pachtner wrote: > Dear Videolibbers, > > I’m feeling pretty brain-dead this time of year. Can you recommend > doc

[Videolib] indian fiilms

2012-12-19 Thread nahum laufer
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Re: [Videolib] Docs about U.S. militia movement and other right-wing extremist groups

2012-12-19 Thread Hooper, Lisa K
Perhaps also of interest: Radical America, Left and Right. Dir. Kosh, written by John J. Flynn. Originally aired on the History Channel under the title "Declassified" Emma Goldman. Dir. Mel Buckin. PBS (framing suffragettes as members of a radical movement). Guerilla: The Taking of Patty Hears

Re: [Videolib] Docs about U.S. militia movement and other right-wing extremist groups

2012-12-19 Thread Danette Pachtner
Thanks for these titles Lisa and Jessica, it's really helpful. Cheers, Danette From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Hooper, Lisa K Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 4:46 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Do

Re: [Videolib] Docs about U.S. militia movement and other right-wing extremist groups

2012-12-19 Thread Hooper, Lisa K
It was a fun exercise! Also helped me find some topical holes in our collection! -lisa From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Danette Pachtner Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 3:56 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Vide

Re: [Videolib] VHS weeding

2012-12-19 Thread Steinhoff, Cindy
We weeded VHS starting about 2 years ago and made another pass through this past summer. Our criteria are almost exactly like Deg's. We also checked the last circulation date for each program and withdrew anything that hadn't circulated in 3 years. Cynthia Steinhoff Anne Arundel Community Col

Re: [Videolib] audiocassettes

2012-12-19 Thread Steinhoff, Cindy
[cid:imagec685a8.GIF@62a2b5c8.4c8799de] this is aacc Our audiocassette collection wasn’t large. We withdrew most of it about 3 years ago. In preparation for a move to a temporary location while our building was being renovated and expanded, we withdrew the remaining few audiocassettes. No mus