Hey Jon Interesting (if inconclusive) stuff. There are some logical flaws in this survey (and your conclusion) I think. The survey responses are, of course, based on services, content, and technology currently available. They're also based on current pricing schemes.
The real question to ask, I think, would be "how many of you would opt for subscribing to remote (i.e. vendor-side) access if: 1) network delivery were relatively stable for multiple concurrent users 2) image resolution were sufficient for study-level access 3) continuing access to individual titles were relatively stable (i.e. we could be sure that the carpet wouldn't be whisked out from under us whenever distributor/filmmaker contracts expired 4) pricing was flexible enough to allow both single-semester and longer term-access And the real kicker: how many would get into this business more earnestly (either for the short or long haul) if currently unrealistic pricing structure for digital delivery (including the necessity of paying over and over for access to the same title) didn't preclude it. gary handman > Dear videlib universe > > As some of you noticed we recently did a survey asking some questions of > our > customers (hopefully you all ARE customers!) and some of the answers might > be interesting. > > So far we received 76 responses. > > Of these: > > 1) 60% of you do NOT license streaming or download rights (40% do) > > 2) of those 82% license rights for more than one semester (one year term > or > longer) > > 3) so that is .82 x .40 = just 33% of you (?) license rights (for a year > or > more) > > 4) additionally, when you do license rights, 59% is from the distributor's > web site, and 41% from your own or a local server. > > 5) broken down further: > > Of the 59% who do license rights from the distributor's web site, 12% do > so > "as needed" for a semester or one class, and 88% do so for a year or more > > Which, if my math and logic is correct(dicey) - that means that > > Only 59% of 82% of 40% of you a) license rights for a year or more AND b) > access the digital files from the distributor's web site. > > Which is (Drum roll): only 19% of you actually need us to make available > this sort of service? > > > > Interesting (?) results # 2: > > We asked what percentage of your media usage and expenditure is for > online/streaming, vs. DVD purchases. > > Re usage: > > 85% of you said 20% or LESS > 74% said 90% or MORE (44% said 100%!) > > Re expenditures: > > 81% said 20% or Less > 78% said 90% or More > > > > I know it is a small and non-scientific sample. Maybe we should pretend it > never happened. But - any thoughts on this? > > Thanks! > > Best, > > Jonathan > > > Jonathan Miller > President > Icarus Films > 32 Court Street, 21st Floor > Brooklyn, NY 11201 USA > > tel 1.718.488.8900 > fax 1.718.488.8642 > www.IcarusFilms.com > jmil...@icarusfilms.com > > > > > 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.
