Hi Benjamin, I know I'm a week late in responding to your questions, but I'm still catching up after having been on a short vacation. Who knows how long it will take me to catch up after CCUMC followed by the NMM. <grin>
Anyway, we subscribe to several of the Alexander Street Press packages. I think of these as more of a database kind of situation in that the content is periodically updated which makes paying an annual fee more reasonable. We have purchased streaming rights outright but do so very rarely. As I mentioned in a previous message, the licensing terms that we're looking for (in perpetuity and for a reasonable cost) are hard to find. We also have streaming rights to a series of PBS titles that we get through a consortium in Virginia called VIVA. This has actually been a very successful venture and we would be interested in entering into similar arrangements in the future. As for promoting our streaming videos, we have not done a very good job of that, I'm afraid. But since our streaming titles are so limited I kinda keep this issue on a back burner. Cheers, Matt ________________________________________ Matt Ball Media and Collections Librarian University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 22904 mattb...@virginia.edu<mailto:mattb...@virginia.edu> | 434-924-3812 ________________________________ From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Benjamin Turner [turn...@stjohns.edu] Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 4:26 PM To: 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 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.
