Dennis: We utilize standards that are ALA established - CTCL, for
example,
that indicate staffing levels, collection size, etc. based on FTE
size. In B.C., all the Library Directors from the post-secondary
sector share their numbers, annually about budgets. Media should be a
% of the total library collections budget. Whether
that percentage is adhered to, at a local level, is up to the
individual Director. Also, the % differs from college to college. Some
allocate more to purchase of media. Some allocate less.
Bottom line of the Canadian scenario is, we purchase fewer items
because of the higher prices we have to pay. One can only
divide up the pie a certain number of ways, and then, there's no more.
So, if we always have to pay $250. and up per video, we buy
fewer. Fortunately, we do have two umbrella licenses for the feature
films. So, we can pay the same price as our American
colleagues to buy these types of material, if we pay the annual fee for
the PPR. Truth of the matter is, the documentaries that are truly docs,
that are not Hollywood
mainstream, are the bulk of where our buying goes to.
Susan
Dennis Doros wrote:
Perhaps, some of you can answer this for me. I've always
wondered if Canadian AV libraries have bigger budgets than their United
States' equivalents and if so, could this be because of the copyright
exemption law. I'm not suggesting the US adopt it Canada's
restrictions, but I've wondered if there's more respect and even more
important, financial support, by Canadian colleges. My theory is that
once a college administrator got it into his head that you can buy any
DVD for $9.95 at Kmart, that there's no reason to give AV departments
the money they really need. Sorry if this is oversimplification or a
mistaken theory, but I've been thinking about Catch-22s lately.
Best,
Dennis Doros
Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero
PO Box 128
Harrington Park, NJ 07640
Phone: 201-767-3117
Fax: 201-767-3035
email: milefi...@gmail.com www.milestonefilms.com
No, unfortunately it doesn't
apply in Canada - or not yet. The new copyright bill that was proposed
before the House of Parliament closed for the election does have
something similar to the US educational exemption in it. In Canada,
the vendor's statement below is true, i.e. that if we want to show a
video in a classroom, then we need to acquire PPR. However, we do
purchase videos without PPR for individual use - when classroom use
isn't required.
Marilyn
--
Marilyn Nasserden
Head, Visual & Performing Arts
Libraries and Cultural Resources
25 MacKimmie Library Block
University of Calgary
2500 University Drive NW
Calgary, Alberta, CANADA
There has been quite a bit of discussion on the videolib listserv
(that's
an online discussion list for video librarians, filmmakers, film
distributors and others)concerning the inaccurate statement New Video is
currently putting forward concerning Public Performance rights.
>> About Public Performance Rights:
>> Public Performance Rights (PPR) allow screenings of DVDs for
educational
>> purposes. PPR are included with DVDs purchased from New Video
at the
>> prices indicated. PPR permit screenings in a classroom or
library or to a
>> group where no admission is charged. DVDs purchased from home
video
>> retailers or through our home video website or by anyone other
than New
>> Video do NOT carry Public Performance Rights. These may only
be screened
>> for private home use unless Public Performance Rights are
purchased
>> separately or an open showing is arranged.
Screening film/video in a classroom in the service of regular curricula
is
covered by the face-to-face teaching exemption of the US copyright Law
(Title 117: section 110) and does not require PPR. This exemption
applies
to home video, as well as other legally acquired versions of the work.
Screening a copyrighted film to a group outside of the home or outside
of
these exemptions requires PPR--a fact with which most video librarians
are
acutely aware.
Thanks in advance for considering reworking the wording of your
currently
misleading and inaccurate statement.
Gary Handman
Gary Handman
Director
Media Resources Center
Moffitt Library
UC Berkeley
"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.
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.
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.
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.
--
Susan Weber, Librarian
Langara College,
100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. V5Y 2Z6
Tel. 604-323-5533 email: swe...@langara.bc.ca
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.
