Hello everyone, I have probably addressed this issue on this listserve ad nauseum, but It's my birthday today and feel entitled to be, well just entitled. :)
So, our ITS department have begun digitizing videos, burning dvds for faculty upon request. We have made it clear to them that they are not allowed to do this with library owned items, as we would want to make sure the VHS tape was truly not available, contact copyright holders, blah, blah blah. - that is my job..... 1)do you digitize a whole video/burn a dvd to a duplicate if the item is a legitimately purchased personal copy owned by the faculty? 2) Does it matter why they want a copy? If they want it for instructional use, do you want to be notified so that you can purchase a DVD copy for your library? 3) I know some of you make clips for faculty from your collection- if you are NOT the dept. doing it, are you notified that Prof. X has made a clip from one of your films and put it on a coursepage? Or, do you not keep track/is there a reason to keep track of who's digitizing what? Just curious. I think I'm feeling a little disconnected as it is not the library who is in control of making copies. Rhonda Rhonda Rosen| Head, Media & Access Services William H. Hannon Library | Loyola Marymount University One LMU Drive, MS 8200 | Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659 rhonda.ro...@lmu.edu| 310/338-4584| http://library.lmu.edu<http://library.lmu.edu/> "You see, I don't believe that libraries should be drab places where people sit in silence, and that's been the main reason for our policy of employing wild animals as librarians." --Monty Python
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.
