Hi Rue We do not have a defined program in Genocide Studies, although there is obviously a great interest in various other disciplines/programs (Jewish Studies. African Studies, Slavic and Eastern European Studies, etc. etc.
I buy heavily in this area: see, for eg: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/JewishVid.html#holocaust http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/AfricanVid2.html#Rwanda Like everything else in MRC, we give full-tilt cataloging and stuff appears in both our OPAC and MRC's web site. Materials circulate for 2 days for faculty and grad instructors; everyone else has to watch them in MRC. Most of the book material appropriate for this area is acquired for the Main (Doe) Library on campus. All of the media is in MRC. I think trying to identify individual vendors for this material is going to be problematic--it's pretty scattered to the winds. The usual suspects--Filmmakers and Icarus in particular--have relevant titles. For instance, the vast majority of Jewish Holocaust titles and a fair number of Rwandan titles in MRC were bought via the home video market. Ergo Media, which specializes in Jewish topics (http://www.jewishvideo.com/), is also a good source. For films on the Armenian Genocide, check out the Armenian Film Foundation http://www.armenianfilm.org/ If you'll be building a web presence, don't forget the Fortunoff Archive for Holocaust Testimony (http://www.library.yale.edu/testimonies/) and the Spielberg Film and Video Archive: http://resources.ushmm.org/film/search/index.php Good luck! gary > Hi everyone. > > I am beginning an assessment of our Library's media collection dealing > with genocide (in very broad terms). I feel we have a relatively strong > collection both in content and accessibility, and this area is an ongoing > collection development focal point for me. As a very preliminary > starting point, I would greatly appreciate hearing from other academic > libraries regarding the following: > > * Does your institution have an identified program in Genocide > Studies and/or a Genocide Studies Center? > * If so, does the Library purchase media materials in support of > Genocide Studies, and are these materials a part of the Library's general > media collection? (as opposed to a closed, departmental, or special > collection) > * Are these materials cataloged and available in your OPAC? Do they > circulate? > * How is your institution's library system arranged? The USF Tampa > Campus has a centralized library as opposed to official Departmental, > School, College or Graduate/Undergraduate individual libraries across the > campus. > > Ultimately my assessment will include comparative reports using tools such > as WorldCat Collection Analysis as appropriate. And I will be also be > looking at the identification of vendors handling this type of content. > I'm aware of many, but it's a 'big world' out there. > > Any and all information is greatly appreciated. Thank you! > > 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.
