Further to my earlier message, we actually have 1350 streamed titles - I
forgot about the easy ones:
we add all the National Film Board streamed videos into our catalogue
(have a license for use) plus
we subscribe to Alexander Street Press' Ethnographic Video Collection.
These vendors stream from their servers, and there is no issue with
providing a file - they do it all.
We also have a few Films Media Group titles - rather than signing up for
a collection, we pick and choose
titles, as we get faculty requests. FMG is providing the server for
these, too.
Susan
On 30/09/2011 11:43 AM, Susan Weber wrote:
Rhonda:
1. Needing more staff and getting it are different things. No new
staff has been available.
However, I, as media librarian have undertaken the negotiating and
licensing of streamed content. This is a totally new
process, which DVD did not require. I prepared a master license, had
it approved by the legal authorities, and now ask
vendors to sign our master agreement (which can be tweaked to
accommodate a vendor's request). Every streamed
title is covered by a license agreement. So far, we only have about
12 titles, but it certainly takes time, as I prepare
the license. Then, the acquisitions person orders the item, (same as
for DVD).
However, many vendors do not provide the streamed file, so it has to
be transcoded to our streaming specs. This is
done in-house by our Instructional Media Dept. Then, the file has to
be ftp'd to our streaming provider, IRIS Education.
They send us back the url. The url has to be entered into the
catalogue record.
I create the ERM record and enter the license details into our
cataloguing system, Milennium.
So, there are new steps, it does take staff time, it is not without
problems. It really bugs me that the vendor who does
not provide the streaming file is giving no financial remuneration to
us for having to do the work of creating the streaming file.
It's on our time, and using our servers - shouldn't this be
acknowledged and compensated? Instead, they charge more than
the DVD for streaming - makes no sense to me.
2. No new budget money or staff, therefore it really is a cutback, or
doing more with less.
Susan
On 29/09/2011 5:57 PM, Rosen, Rhonda J. wrote:
Hi,
1.) I'm interesting in how moving from VHS/DVD to streaming changed
your media department workflow. For any of you who have moved this
way, have you needed more staff or less ?
And
2) In this time of budget tightening, How has the personnel structure
of your media department changed?
Rhonda
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