No-there has not been a drop off in circulation here, nor do I foresee one in the near future. Yes, there are a handful of films that have been only made available exclusively via streaming-I do wonder if that will be a trend. Personally I do not see that happening anytime soon, though it has been happening certainly more so in the music world.
From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 11:52 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Slightly OT: PW Blog article on eBooks with DVD reference yes interesting. Thanks I am curious have you or other librarians noticed the drop off in DVD circulation mentioned here? On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 11:58 AM, Jaeschke, Myles <mjae...@tulsalibrary.org<mailto:mjae...@tulsalibrary.org>> wrote: http://blogs.publishersweekly.com/blogs/PWxyz/2012/07/17/if-books-were-chips/ Interesting read... Myles 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.
