Thank you Jonathan for this preliminary data. I agree with some of the comments and observations Gary offered in reply. Speaking for ASU, I know that what we do currently is not necessary what we would/will do under different pricing/hosting/license terms conditions.
So I think this data is at best a snapshot, and all numbers in all categories will change dramatically over the next year/s. Pace University conducted a survey along these lines this year as well. I have seen no results from this survey yet. Mark Notess from Indiana University has also conducted a survey of academic library streaming practices. The results of that survey will be presented at the EDUCAUSE conference in October. It will be interesting to see how Notess' data compares to yours. -deg -- deg farrelly, Full Librarian Arizona State University PO Box 37100 Phoenix, Arizona 85069-7100 Phone: 602.543.8522 Email: deg.farre...@asu.edu Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:04:04 -0700 To: <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> Subject: videolib Digest, Vol 33, Issue 64 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.
