I went 3 years ago when I was head of an AV department at a public library in the Chicago area, and it was a great experience! It is aimed more at academic and school librarians, but there is plenty there to help you increase & diversify your public library collection. It definitely helps you to know more about the quality offerings that aren't sold by Baker & Taylor! The speakers and sessions were also very interesting. I would highly recommend going.
Sheila Urwiler Director Starke County Public Library System Knox, IN ________________________________ From: "ghand...@library.berkeley.edu" <ghand...@library.berkeley.edu> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Sent: Wed, January 25, 2012 2:56:38 PM Subject: Re: [Videolib] National Media Market Hi Cecilia As an avid (albeit somewhat irregular) NMM-goes, I would heartily recommend it for a number of reasons. It's an excellent way to find out about (and preview) new and interesting content. Great way to meet distributors and make contacts. Wonderful means of hobnobbing with a merry band of video librarian folk. Interesting presentations. And, well, it's just plain fun. Hope you go for it. Gary Handman > Anyone go to last year's National Media Market in October in Las Vegas? > I'm trying to find out whether it's something I should petition to go to > or not. > > > > Thanks, > Cecilia Cygnar > > AV & Fiction Librarian > > Niles Public Library District > > Niles, IL 60714 > > 847-663-6616 > > ccyg...@nileslibrary.org <mailto:ccyg...@nileslibrary.org> > > Views expressed by the author do not necessarily represent those of the > Trustees or Staff of the Niles Public Library District > > > > > > 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. > Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 ghand...@library.berkeley.edu http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC "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.
