Re: [Videolib] digital or media literacy lab success stories

2016-11-17 Thread Metz, Winifred F
Hi Laura, Lots - email me off list. Winifred Winifred Fordham Metz Head, Media Center University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 919.962.4099 On Nov 17, 2016, at 11:47 AM, Laura Jenemann > wrote: Dear videolib, Does anyone have a personal success

Re: [Videolib] DVD vs. Blu-ray

2016-09-07 Thread Metz, Winifred F
Hi - Scott - here at UNC, our stats remain high / strong for use of our physical media collections even as use of our streaming collections continues to steadily grow. My advice regarding the release of your project - make it as easy to collect as possible (DVD, streaming online, license to

Re: [Videolib] One time screening rights?

2015-08-24 Thread Metz, Winifred F
Like Barb and Sarah, I help faculty and student groups. Sometimes curating, other times just connecting them to films, directors, companies like Swank and helping them put panels together. Typically, the groups are responsible for paying any associated public performance rights. Winifred

Re: [Videolib] Asking students to pay for streaming

2015-06-23 Thread Metz, Winifred F
Hi- Sarah describes pretty much what we do here as well. We are very proactive in providing streaming content to faculty and students in support of the curriculum, but as Sarah points out - not everything is readily available to us. When needed, I direct students and faculty to amazon,

[Videolib] Takabayashi's Naomi

2014-11-20 Thread Metz, Winifred F
Hi, A faculty member wants this for a class and I'm having trouble finding a DVD copy. Anyone have a source or vendor suggestion? Thanks, Winifred Winifred Fordham Metz Media Librarian Head, Media Resources Center University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Re: [Videolib] Distrify - Download to Own

2013-04-02 Thread Metz, Winifred F
Hey Kim, I'm pretty sure that the filmmakers retain their rights and announce through Distrify whether or not they want to specifically distribute on DVD… Winifred Winifred Fordham Metz Media Librarian Head, Media Resources Center House Undergraduate Library University of North Carolina at

[Videolib] help finding film-

2013-02-08 Thread Metz, Winifred F
Hi- Anyone know if Nightmare in the Sun (1965) was ever produced on DVD? Thanks, Winifred Winifred Fordham Metz Media Librarian Head, Media Resources Center House Undergraduate Library University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill fred...@email.unc.edumailto:fred...@email.unc.edu 919.962.4099

[Videolib] PPR for a film?

2013-01-09 Thread Metz, Winifred F
Hi- Anyone know who to contact for PPR to screen G-d Grew Tired of Us on campus? I've gotten no response from NewMarket films, Nat'l Geo and its not offered through Swank… Thanks, Winifred VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection,

Re: [Videolib] PPR for a film?

2013-01-09 Thread Metz, Winifred F
some of you owe me a free drink ( I prefer ginger ale) On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 1:54 PM, Metz, Winifred F fred...@email.unc.edumailto:fred...@email.unc.edu wrote: Hi- Anyone know who to contact for PPR to screen G-d Grew Tired of Us on campus? I've gotten no response from NewMarket films, Nat'l Geo

Re: [Videolib] Friday fun question, early...

2011-11-03 Thread Metz, Winifred F
Big Night - On Nov 3, 2011, at 2:56 PM, Ball, James (jmb4aw) wrote: Here I go again… For November we like to feature videos that have something to do with food, eating, gathering, etc. A few example are Babette’s Feast, Eat Drink Man Woman, Home for the Holidays, and What’s Cooking?. What

[Videolib] help finding a film

2011-10-28 Thread Metz, Winifred F
I'm having trouble finding Damir Lukacevic's film Transfer on DVD. Anyone know if its in distribution yet? Winifred Fordham Metz Media Librarian Head, Media Resources Center Undergraduate Library CB#3942 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Re: [Videolib] Foreign language materials

2011-06-03 Thread Metz, Winifred F
Hi Matt We circulate foreign language learning CDs, too. We have a pretty wide variety (http://www.lib.unc.edu/house/mrc/pages/collection/language.html) and it is an extremely popular service.We loan them out as kits (so, if Pimsleur Arabic has 8 discs, they all go out together) for 30

Re: [Videolib] Recommended Faculty Media Development Labs

2011-03-30 Thread Metz, Winifred F
Our Digital Media lab serves Faculty, graduate students and undergrads. We provide a range of instruction - classes, tutorials, as well as individual and small group sessions. http://www.lib.unc.edu/house/mrc/pages/mediaLab/ Winifred Fordham Metz Media Librarian Head, Media Resources Center

Re: [Videolib] Disc resurfacing units?

2010-11-16 Thread Metz, Winifred F
yup, what he said. we've been using one for 5 years or so... On Nov 16, 2010, at 11:03 AM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: Eco-Senior...costy, cranky, but get the job done every time! Gary Handman We are finally starting to see a small problem with scratched DVDs and are

Re: [Videolib] Video Selection

2010-09-22 Thread Metz, Winifred F
Hi Ben- I'm the primary selector for film and digital media across disciplines. Like Gary, I have a dedicated budget for film. I am also the subject specialist for Film Cinema studies and serve as the primary selector of the print materials in this area. Winifred On Sep 22, 2010, at 4:18 PM,

Re: [Videolib] Do your institutions have video studios in their library/libraries?

2010-09-13 Thread Metz, Winifred F
We have a Digital Media lab in our Media Resources Center. The media lab houses 11 editing stations (Mac Pros /or G5s - with Final Cut) and a stand alone audio studio (w/ another Mac Pro running logic reason). We loan out a wide range of camera equipment (HD cameras - Panasonic HMC-40s and