Hi We don't use Swank. Swank may be a good (albeit over-the-top expensive)source for individual, short-term course reserve viewings, but they really don't offer the type of license that's appropriate for longer-term collection building.
gary > Do you use a Swank license for most of the studio stuff? (Non Fox) > > On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 12:51 PM, <ghand...@library.berkeley.edu> wrote: > >> Hi all >> >> In light of deg's Big Statistics (not to be confused with the teenpic >> deg's Day Off), I've continued to stew about the whole issue of >> collection >> development/selection vis a vis streaming: the question of why/when to >> stream, or, more precisely, when to commit increasingly precious >> collection dollars to a serial payment obligation. >> >> I know I've blathered endlessly about this "just in case vs just in >> time" >> conundrum in the past, but I think it's worth continuing to ponder it >> seriously in order to avoid the knee-jerk "streaming is cool and >> convenient, user's want it, let's leap" scenario. >> >> Thus said, I did a bit of due diligence recently by taking a look at >> what >> has been requested for classroom screening over the past month (approx >> Jan. 22 thru Feb 22). The findings are eye-opening, to say the least. >> (List of titles is attached, with departmental users indicated. In many >> cases, a number of courses in the same department used the same film >> during this period). Of the 212 features/TV shows and the 194 >> documentaries, a TINY number of titles are currently available for >> licensing to stream. And of the titles available for licensing, only >> one >> or two were used in classes with more than 30 or 40 students enrolled >> (Race: Power of an Illusion and the MEF stuff) >> >> Now, I'm not saying that Berkeley is typical (I would NEVER say that >> Berkeley is typical), but these figures tell me something about >> cost-benefit when it comes to licensing access to streamed content for >> my >> particular institution. The current match between online availability >> and >> actual classroom needs is not all that great--at least at UCB. >> >> In the old order, taking a risk on a "just in case" acquisition was not >> all that big a deal: you bought a tape or DVD (once), publicized it, >> and >> hoped for the best. If it lay unused over the short-haul...well, chalk >> it >> up--SOMEONE might eventually find it useful. In the world of >> term-licensed content, the rules of the game have changed--the stakes >> are >> higher. In this fiscal environment, paying serially for under-utilized >> content (or for casual recreational viewing) simply isn't an option. >> >> >> gary handman >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> 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. >> >> > > > -- > Jessica Rosner > Media Consultant > 224-545-3897 (cell) > 212-627-1785 (land line) > jessicapros...@gmail.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.
