Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

2011-08-19 Thread John Vallier
Agreed, Gary. Illogic seems to be the common thread with this list. The 2 documentary bookends are thanks to an often re-occuring class given by a UCB PhD grad! I would like to dig through more lists for our top 20 docs, but that will have to wait. - John > >>> 8/18/2011 8:09 PM >>> > And if

Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

2011-08-19 Thread John Streepy
Welcome to the Pacific Northwest Gary, the only rhyme or reason we have up here is that there is no rhyme or reason up here. I am only surprised that there isn't a Jackie Chan/Jet Li film on the UW list. jhs >>> 8/18/2011 8:09 PM >>> And if there's a logical or common thread in that list, John,

Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

2011-08-19 Thread Michael May
-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Michael May Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 8:29 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos A common thread might be approximate acquisition dates? -Mike -Ori

Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

2011-08-19 Thread Michael May
Subject: Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos And if there's a logical or common thread in that list, John, I'll be damned! (not excepting the two forlorn documentaries in the group) gary > And here's UW Seattle's top 20 circs, multiple copies not combined

Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

2011-08-18 Thread CAPLAN Victoria F
Hi all, This is fun. Here's HKUST's top 25 video circulations. They are all feature films, except for an Eric Clapton video. I think our top circulating documentary is "The Gate of Heavenly Peace" - Carma Hinton's doc about June Fourth. Our VHS version has circulated 384 times; the DVD that we g

Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

2011-08-18 Thread ghandman
And if there's a logical or common thread in that list, John, I'll be damned! (not excepting the two forlorn documentaries in the group) gary > And here's UW Seattle's top 20 circs, multiple copies not combined. > > THE STORY OF VINH - CHKOUT = 581 > SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE - CHKOUT = 487 > BIG LEB

Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

2011-08-18 Thread John Vallier
And here's UW Seattle's top 20 circs, multiple copies not combined. THE STORY OF VINH - CHKOUT = 581 SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE - CHKOUT = 487 BIG LEBOWSKI - CHKOUT = 459 MULAN - CHKOUT = 445 RUSHMORE - CHKOUT = 419 CASABLANCA - CHKOUT = 408 HIGH FIDELITY - CHKOUT = 406 ERIN BROCKOVICH - CHKOUT = 401 T

Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

2011-08-18 Thread Jane Blume
u] On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 8:39 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos Impressive list. Hey never knock a Dirty Harry film though the original remains the best. On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 11:34 AM, Dorfman, Andrew ma

Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

2011-08-18 Thread Susan Albrecht
an at itty bitty Wabash From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Foster, Jennifer Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 10:50 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos As I was new to media whe

Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

2011-08-18 Thread Jessica Rosner
> videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] *On Behalf Of *Jessica Rosner > *Sent:* Thursday, August 18, 2011 8:47 AM > > *To:* videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos > > ** ** > > Doesn't anyone watch Citizen Kane or 8 1/2 any

Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

2011-08-18 Thread Dorfman, Andrew
eley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos Doesn't anyone watch Citizen Kane or 8 1/2 anymore? On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 10:35 AM, Pearson, Jeffrey mailto:jwpea...@umich.edu>> wrote: OK, here is our top 20. Multiple copies not combined, which accounts for Amelie at

Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

2011-08-18 Thread Mike Tribby
ke.tri...@quality-books.com -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 9:47 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos Doesn't

Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

2011-08-18 Thread Foster, Jennifer
As I was new to media when I joined this library 2 ½ years ago, I asked for reports all the time. At that time, we couldn't separate VHS from DVD, which made it a challenge to weed. So I use it for weeding, starting with VHS tapes (generally donated or acquired en masse from other libraries to

Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

2011-08-18 Thread Jessica Rosner
mailto: > videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Susan Albrecht > Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 8:12 AM > To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > Subject: Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos > > We did this in 2010, primarily in order to help me with the process

Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

2011-08-18 Thread Pearson, Jeffrey
- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Susan Albrecht Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 8:12 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos We did this in 2010, primarily in order to help m

Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

2011-08-18 Thread Beth Clausen
thwestern University Library -Original Message- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Ball, James (jmb4aw) Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 6:54 PM To: Subject: Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos I think this year our

Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

2011-08-18 Thread Jessica Rosner
OK your students have MUCH better taste then Deg's ( Sorry Deg) On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 8:12 AM, Susan Albrecht wrote: > We did this in 2010, primarily in order to help me with the process of > deciding on items to upgrade to DVD. Stats were for circs since 2004 when > we switched our ILS. The

Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

2011-08-18 Thread Susan Albrecht
We did this in 2010, primarily in order to help me with the process of deciding on items to upgrade to DVD. Stats were for circs since 2004 when we switched our ILS. The results were a bit surprising to me at first -- our highest circulated item to that point was a a VHS copy of Annenberg's CH

Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

2011-08-17 Thread Ball, James (jmb4aw)
I think this year our highest circulating items were Mad Men discs. Last year it was The Wire. Matt __ Matt Ball Media and Collections Librarian University of Virginia mattb...@virginia.edu 434-924-3812 On Aug 17, 2011, at 5:19 PM, "Deg Farrelly" wrote: > An inter

Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

2011-08-17 Thread Jessica Rosner
And a lot of MILK too I bet. On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 7:20 PM, Brigid Duffy wrote: > Maybe it's the neighborhood. We also see a lot of use on the 'Killing > Us Softly' - but far more checkouts on "Zoot Suit" than "Forrest Gump". > > Brigid Duffy > Academic Technology > San Francisco State Univer

Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

2011-08-17 Thread Brigid Duffy
Maybe it's the neighborhood. We also see a lot of use on the 'Killing Us Softly' - but far more checkouts on "Zoot Suit" than "Forrest Gump". Brigid Duffy Academic Technology San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA 94132-4200 E-mail: bdu...@sfsu.edu On Aug 17, 2011, at 2:14 PM, Deg

Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

2011-08-17 Thread Williams, Alex O.
Requesting video circulation data is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna' get. On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Jessica Rosner wrote: > FOREST GUMP > > > On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 5:14 PM, Deg Farrelly wrote: > >> An interesting bit of data (I think) >> >> A couple weeks

Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

2011-08-17 Thread Jessica Rosner
FOREST GUMP On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 5:14 PM, Deg Farrelly wrote: > An interesting bit of data (I think) > > A couple weeks ago I found myself wondering, for no apparent reason, what > our most used videos are. So I asked our head of Access Services > (Circulation) to run a list for me. Fro

Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

2011-08-17 Thread Chris Lewis
I get a VHS and DVD report about once a year - sometimes using different variables. I use it to decide on second copies, streaming title purchases, DVD upgrades, and stuff like that. Our all-time leader had been Titicut Follies for documentaries (Eyes on the Prize next) and Do the Right Thing for f

Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

2011-08-17 Thread Wochna, Lorraine
Hi deg, I do this kind of thing. From here would you use this info to PR your collection or get any other information that patrons might find useful? Or PR the titles that are not in the top 250, but are in other 'top lists'.Are you going to publish the top 250 or 100? I agree with Gary

Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

2011-08-17 Thread Brewer, Michael
b@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos An interesting bit of data (I think) A couple weeks ago I found myself wondering, for no apparent reason, what our most used videos are. So I asked our head of Access Services (Circulation) to run a list for me. From a list of a

Re: [Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

2011-08-17 Thread ghandman
FO-REST GUP?...there is positively no hope for this generation. gary > An interesting bit of data (I think) > > A couple weeks ago I found myself wondering, for no apparent reason, what > our most used videos are. So I asked our head of Access Services > (Circulation) to run a list for me.

[Videolib] Snapshot of highest used videos

2011-08-17 Thread Deg Farrelly
An interesting bit of data (I think) A couple weeks ago I found myself wondering, for no apparent reason, what our most used videos are. So I asked our head of Access Services (Circulation) to run a list for me. From a list of all the videos in all the locations in ASU Libraries, she generate