We looked at it but not seriously. It's three times the cost of the Vanderbilt TV News Archive. Vanderbilt includes footage from CNN, Fox, and PBS too. NBC has at least two advantages over Vanderbilt - better searching capabilities and an app that plugs into Blackboard. If Vanderbilt got HEAVY use I might consider it but it's use is tepid at best so adding 300% to the current price we pay for TV news archives can't be justified.
On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 2:26 PM, Deg Farrelly <deg.farre...@asu.edu> wrote: > NBCLearn http://highered.nbclearn.com is aggressively marketing their new > collection of video clips. > > It has caught the eye and ear of some of ASU's higher ups... But I have > strong reservations about the $12K per year cost (tho I heard yesterday > that the cost is actually $18K per year!) > > I think the Vanderbilt Television News Archive (if licensed) and NewsLook > http://www.newslook.com/ cover the content as well.... > > What do others think? > > -deg > > -- > deg farrelly > Arizona State University > P.O. Box 871006 > Tempe, AZ 85287 > Phone: 480.965.1403 > Email: deg.farre...@asu.edu > > > 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. > -- Chris Lewis Media Librarian American University Library 202.885.3257 For latest Media Services News: Blog: http://aulibmedia.blogspot.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/American-University-Library-Media-Services/132559226823103 Twitter: http://twitter.com/aulibmedia Please think twice before printing this e-mail. 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.