[Videolib] No DVD if its Streaming policy

2013-01-11 Thread Seay, Jared Alexander
Library Video Friends, We are undergoing the effects of the VHS apocalypse in which our IT department will be removing all VHS players from all classrooms by the end of this spring. Though (at least a present) our library is generally keeping our VHS titles and our small band of VHS/DVD combo

[Videolib] Streaming licensing for DVD’s already owned

2013-01-11 Thread Rasmussen, Anne
Dear Collective Wisdom, I am brand-new in my role as Copyright Librarian in our library. I am seeking clarification and any recent developments regarding “streaming licenses” for DVDs already owned by an institution. As our institution begins to offer more distance education courses, I am be

Re: [Videolib] No DVD if its Streaming policy

2013-01-11 Thread Michael Phillips
Hello Jared, With regard to YouTube, you need to keep in mind that a video posted there could be removed at any time, which could be inconvenient if a class needs to view the video. We only refer our patrons to YouTube if we cannot locate a copy of a video for purchase, and then we make no pro

[Videolib] RAW FAITH Video Librarian Best Doc Announcement!

2013-01-11 Thread Serena Koch
We are thrilled to announce that RAW FAITH has been selected for Video Librarian's 2012 BEST DOCUMENTARIES list! The film is available with Public Performance Rights (PPR) and Digital Site Licenses (DSL) for educators and non-profit institutions from Kino Lorber Edu. ABOUT THE FILM RAW FAITH is

[Videolib] streaming rights

2013-01-11 Thread nahum laufer
For your collective knowledge Docs for Education is proposing the following terms for 3 year license for streaming, 3 years because who knows what will be the law in 3 years no need to buy longer term today, you can notice that if you already have PPR license then we are asking only $100 for the st

Re: [Videolib] No DVD if it's streaming

2013-01-11 Thread Deg Farrelly
Jared I feel your frustration and pain. A question I would have for your administrators is whether or not the titles in these streaming venues will be cataloged by your library. If the library chooses not to purchase a hard copy of a video because it already available free online, how will disco

Re: [Videolib] No DVD if it's streaming

2013-01-11 Thread Jessica Rosner
I understand budgets are tight but are we talking standard $25 dollar DVDs? I would ask my usual question, will the library now skip buying books if they are available for downloading on Amazon? On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 3:06 PM, Deg Farrelly wrote: > Jared > > I feel your frustration and pain. A