Vicky! Some other factors to consider: not all documentary films issued
in VHS format have been
converted to DVD--and perhaps many never will be. This can be also true
for feature films, but is
not as great a problem.
Also: some distributors will give you a discount on purchasing DVD
versions on their films if you
previously purchased the films from them in VHS.
Cheers,
Anthony
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Anthony E. Anderson
Social Studies and Arts & Humanities Librarian
Von KleinSmid Library
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182
(213) 740-1190 antho...@usc.edu
"Wind, regen, zon, of kou,
Albert Cuyp ik hou van jou."
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Maloy, Vicky wrote:
Oh help! Help, help, help!
I have just attended a meeting at which it was mentioned in an off-handed
remark that every VHS player in our campus classrooms will be removed over the
summer.
When I objected, and asked if there was any money being set aside to pay for the
copyright permissions to convert our library's holdings, the VP of Finance said,
"Why don't you give me a number."
SO.
Is there such a thing as a blanket license to convert commercially made VHS
tapes to DVD for a non-profit institutional use? (Don't laugh at me, I just
have to ask.)
Does anyone have experience they can share with me - off list, if you prefer -
in stopping/surviving this madness, or shall I just scavenge all the players I
can find and store them in the library for the foreseeable future?
I've searched the list archives, but the "digitizing - procedural question"
thread, while helpful, doesn't say where to start securing permission or with whom, for a
conversion.
Thanks for your time and knowledge,
Vicky
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working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication
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