Well... The Internet Moving Image Archive (and others) have some cool stuff in them...but...what are the chances of these sources having the titles that faculty want/need. Pretty slim. The IA is largely PD/Open Source/Orphan stuff... I quake in my boots thinking about the (increasingly common) practice of selecting the content based on what's available to stream.
gary > Hi All, > > I'm wondering if anyone is using any of the online free streaming sources > (such as Internet Archives, EZ Takes, Crackle) as an alternative to > physical DVDs for reserves, and if so what are the benefits and drawbacks? > > Cheers, > > Matt > > ________________________________________ > > Matt Ball > Media and Collections Librarian > University of Virginia > Charlottesville, VA 22904 > mattb...@virginia.edu<https://mail.eservices.virginia.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=62fe60f092584617be4c37bdfc2dcf42&URL=mailto%3amattball%40virginia.edu> > | 434-924-3812 > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve > as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. > Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 ghand...@library.berkeley.edu http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." --Francois Truffaut VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
