Re: [Videolib] Videos for a Seed Library

2016-04-27 Thread Jim Davis
Here are some titles: SEED BATTLES: Deep inside a mountain in snow-covered Spitsbergen is the Global Seed Vault, an attempt to collect and preserve seeds of all food crops in the world. But to whom do the seeds belong? Icarus Films, 2014. BITTER SEEDS: The final film in Micha X. Peled's Globali

Re: [Videolib] Videos about migration from cities to suburbs

2016-02-03 Thread Jim Davis
Also come to think of it, CUL DE SAC has a bit at the beginning on the growth of the suburbs — from Icarus Films (http://icarusfilms.com/new2002/cul.html <http://icarusfilms.com/new2002/cul.html>; also on Docuseek2, http://docuseek2.com/if-cul <http://docuseek2.com/if-cul>)

Re: [Videolib] Videos about migration from cities to suburbs

2016-02-03 Thread Jim Davis
THE NEW METROPOLIS, a two-part series on suburbs, comes to mind. From Bullfrog Films (http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/nm.html; also streaming on Docuseek2, http://docuseek2.com/bf-newmet). jd Jim Davis Docuseek2 <http://www.docuseek2.com/> <http://www.linkedin.com/company/

Re: [Videolib] No more DVDs?

2015-11-04 Thread Jim Davis
done with an e-resource (testament in itself to the flexibility of digital formats) has spawned a legal golem to rein it in? Jim Davis Docuseek2 On Nov 4, 2015, at 11:11 AM, Susan Albrecht wrote: > Jim, > > I would say that you’re correct in that statement about most of the >

Re: [Videolib] No more DVDs?

2015-11-04 Thread Jim Davis
license agreements with institutions is more complicated), but those limitations seem more historical or institutional than a problem with the format per se. Jim Davis Docuseek2 On Nov 4, 2015, at 7:46 AM, Meghann Matwichuk wrote: > I've always thought of a Library's role (

Re: [Videolib] Turning to the collective wisdom - videos on voter suppression

2015-05-27 Thread Jim Davis
g the educational distribution. jd Jim Davis Docuseek2 On May 26, 2015, at 9:20 PM, Deg Farrelly wrote: > I have a faculty member looking for videos on efforts that might be described > as "War" or "Attack" on voting rights. > > We have already identified Th

Re: [Videolib] Streaming storage question

2015-05-13 Thread Jim Davis
For our life-of-file licenses (which we just started doing), we deliver a 2500 kbps rendition, which averages about 1.3 gb per hour of video. Jim Davis Docuseek2 On May 11, 2015, at 12:05 PM, Hooper, Lisa K wrote: > Greetings everyone, > > For those of you that have begun purcha

Re: [Videolib] A Couple of Google Custom Search Engines for Licensed/Open Streaming Video Shared on ALA VRT Connect...

2015-03-27 Thread Jim Davis
To add to Scott's clever and simple solution, you can narrow your search to a specific site if you so want by adding Google's site search syntax -- that is, after the title you are searching for, enter "site:" followed by the domain, e.g., (um) site: docuseek2.com Jim Da

Re: [Videolib] Looking for Vendors of Contemporary Cuban Cinema

2015-03-05 Thread Jim Davis
Also, six of the films Nina mentioned are available for academic streaming on Docuseek2: http://docuseek2.com/ds2-cmp Jim Davis http://wwwdocuseek2.com / Twitter: docuseek2 / Facebook: docuseek2 On Mar 5, 2015, at 9:02 AM, Nina Riddel wrote: > Dear James, > > Icarus Films r

Re: [Videolib] Question regarding library strategies for providing accessibility to audiovisual materials

2014-12-04 Thread Jim Davis
Somewhat related -- Brian Boling at Temple (I think he's on this list?) gave a useful presentation at the 2013 National Media Market on adding captions to locally hosted streaming videos. There might be some relevant into in there for your case. Jim Davis Docuseek2 On Dec 4, 2014, at

Re: [Videolib] Looking for video on honor killings

2014-12-04 Thread Jim Davis
rus Films on DVD and streaming on Docuseek2. Jim Davis Docuseek2 / http://docuseek2.com On Dec 4, 2014, at 10:05 AM, Hutchison, Jane wrote: > We have the ABC News documentary, A Matter of Honor which was aired Feb. 16, > 1999 on Nightline. Would like to see if there is a more recent ti

Re: [Videolib] Features/TV portraying advertising and public relations

2014-10-24 Thread Jim Davis
Maybe HBO's Veep ? Jim Davis Docuseek2 On Oct 24, 2014, at 11:54 AM, Nell J Chenault wrote: > Hello. Looking for realistic, substantial portrayals of advertising and > public relations in feature fims and or TV. If the film portrays a real life > or organization,

Re: [Videolib] film about lawyers careers

2014-08-06 Thread Jim Davis
ive and deadly remains left by the lead and zinc mines there. Torture Made in USA A disturbing examination of the the United States policy of torture under the cover of "War on Terror." Torturing Democracy Tells the inside story of how the U.S. government adopted torture as official

[Videolib] Total spending on film and video?

2014-05-28 Thread Jim Davis
Does anyone know of any current numbers of the spending by colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada on film and video (physical and digital)? Jim Davis Docuseek2 signature.asc Description: Message signed with OpenPGP using GPGMail VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively

Re: [Videolib] Source for Cuban Films

2014-04-25 Thread Jim Davis
The Cuba Media Project (http://americasmediainitiative.org/) is a good source for current independent work. Icarus Films distributes them on DVD (http://icarusfilms.com/new2014/cuba.html). Six of them are available for academic streaming on Docuseek2 (http://docuseek2.com/ds2-cmp). Jim Davis

Re: [Videolib] documentary films on voting rights

2014-04-04 Thread Jim Davis
Bullfrog Films has two titles:NO UMBRELLA - An unblinking look at the 2004 US Election Day failures in one of Ohio's poorest neighborhoods.PRICELESS - A non-partisan look at the consequences of big-money campaign donations and a Capitol overrun by lobbyists (especially significant given the recent

Re: [Videolib] film/dvd recommendations?

2014-03-12 Thread Jim Davis
The Military Channel had an episode on Dien Bien Phu as part of their Battlefield series (http://www.sidereel.com/Battlefield/season-3/episode-1). Not sure about the DVD availability. Jim Davis Docuseek2 On Mar 12, 2014, at 1:53 PM, Richard Graham wrote: > Dear collective wisdom, >

Re: [Videolib] Looking for documentaries about food

2014-02-25 Thread Jim Davis
Oops. Not as off-list as I hoped. jd On Feb 25, 2014, at 4:15 PM, Jim Davis wrote: > This is an off-list reply -- you can find the food-related titles on > Docuseek2 by clicking on the Subjects tab in the left column of the home > page, and drilling down into the "Agricu

Re: [Videolib] Looking for documentaries about food

2014-02-25 Thread Jim Davis
This is an off-list reply -- you can find the food-related titles on Docuseek2 by clicking on the Subjects tab in the left column of the home page, and drilling down into the "Agriculture and Food" section, and clicking on "Food". We have a few more titles than what you have licensed. To see only t

Re: [Videolib] Looking for documentaries about food

2014-02-25 Thread Jim Davis
And there are these titles about food, in one way or another, on Docuseek2 (several already mentioned on some other lists):AWARA SOUPExplores the multicultural reality of French Guiana through a heavenly soup.Collective Eye | 1996 | 70 minutesDECONSTRUCTING SUPPERA leading chef investigates food sa

Re: [Videolib] documentary films on radical social movements

2014-01-24 Thread Jim Davis
monstrations in Seattle (2000, Bullfrog) If you are going farther afield, there are many other titles on Docuseek2, including most of the Icarus Films titles in Nina's recent post on this thread. The best thing for you -- these will all be available to UNLV faculty and students very

[Videolib] Streaming video vendor guide issue

2013-05-15 Thread Jim Davis
also includes films from Terra Nova Films and now Kartemquin Films too. Not exactly exhaustive, but we set it up as a big tent for the founders and other distribs and independent producers in the academic social issue / documentary space. Jim Davis Docuseek2 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourag