Pardon the cross post: Hi Everyone,
This fall the VRT sent out a survey to better gauge current membership media related library roles, interests, and preferred strategies for VRT outreach and engagement. An additional goal was to capture topic interests for a potential, much subsidized, VRT sponsored pre-conference at ALA Annual 2014. A report of the survey results has now been posted<http://connect.ala.org/node/198600>on the VRT section of the ALA Connect blog. We had a decent number of responses (57!), and the feedback provided insight that will no doubt be useful. Capturing this information is just the first step, with further discussion to follow in order to determine possibilities for future directions. A discussion around the results of this report will take place at the ALA Midwinter 2013 Video Round Table Membership and Executive Board Meeting (OPEN to all) (Monday, January 28, 2013 - 8:30 - 11:30am - Jefferson Room (Sheraton Seattle Hotel <http://alamw13.ala.org/node/8610>)). If you will be at Midwinter, please feel free to stop by and contribute to the discussion. If you want to offer feedback either on the blog or to me directly feel free to do so. Also, the online survey form <http://bit.ly/VWkRm7> is still open. Best, Scott Spicer PS: I am looking forward to seeing those of you attending Midwinter this weekend! If you have not already reserved your dinner reservation this Friday evening, please contact (antho...@usc.edu). Opened to all (VRT member or not)! -- Media Outreach and Learning Spaces Librarian - Chair, ALA Video Round Table University of Minnesota Libraries - Twin Cities 341 Walter Library spic0...@umn.edu 612.626.0629 Media Services: lib.umn.edu/media SMART Learning Commons: lib.umn.edu/smart
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.
