I agree with Gary and Jessica! And I love Gary's take on why it's important.
You really have to check DVD-Rs (this is what freshman are for) when they
come in -- especially if they're not produced at a good lab. They can have a
failure rate higher. Then again, a smart director with computer skills
The DVD-R part is to be expected. A small independent filmmaker often can
not afford to do standard DVD. Packaging sounds a bit sloppy. I would ask
the filmmaker to provide you with written description & copyright info for
cataloguing purposes.
Jessica
On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 10:03 AM, Hooper, Li
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Sandy
Sandy Macke
Catalog Librarian
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Subject: [Videolib] advice needed
Good morning al
Hi
We buy strange, loosey-goosey, self-distributed stuff on DVD-Rs all the
time. The problems with this stuff have been minimal (we have just as
many glitches with stuff from standard distributors). In my book, it's
often this kind of out-back independent stuff that makes collections
exciting an
Good morning all,
A faculty member requested that we purchase about 8 documentary films
about New Orleans written, directed, and produced by a former New
Orleans native. The filmmaker (also an academic historian) offered all
titles for sale on the website of what appears to be a legitimate
pro
