Hi Benjamin, We lease streaming videos from Films on Demand and Ambrose Video.
Both vendors allow for the purchase of individual titles, but also provide “bundles” for sale (however, I’m more of an individual title kind of gal). The videos are used regularly, but I wouldn’t call it heavy use. I have never personally encountered a title that I wanted for my collection to be offered for outright purchase, so everything we have is on a yearly lease. I contact Faculty via email about streaming titles that may be of use to them. I recommend streaming subscriptions, especially if you can get some Faculty input on what to buy. I hope this helps, Juliet -- Juliet Dayday Cinema Office Manager James Lemont Fogg Memorial Library Art Center College of Design 1700 Lida Street, Pasadena CA 91103 juliet.day...@artcenter.edu ph: 626-396-2235 fx: 626-568-0428 ________________________________ From: Benjamin Turner <turn...@stjohns.edu> Reply-To: "videolib@lists.berkeley.edu" <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:26:00 -0700 To: "videolib@lists.berkeley.edu" <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> Subject: [Videolib] Streaming Video Dear Colleagues, I was wondering if you could share your experiences with streaming video, such as Alexander Street Press. I am interested in matters such as the following: * Are such services well used by students and faculty members? * Do you purchase streaming videos outright, or do you lease them, or a combination of both? * How do you promote streaming videos, if at all? * Would you recommend other libraries purchasing such subscriptions? Any advice you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Benjamin Turner Assistant Professor, Instructional Services St. John's University Libraries turn...@stjohns.edu 718.990.5562
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