Athena I think that is EXACTLY what distributors are trying to do, though this is limited to distributors of of mostly non fiction, independent , classic and some foreign films obviously not going to happen with studios.
I think most distributors ( everyone from Icarus to Zeitgeist) are eager to include streaming rights when they have them ( there are exceptions and limitations depending on the title) are eager and happy to do this. There has been a growing problem with schools streaming entire films without permission or license but again distributors ( and filmmakers who sometimes need a push on this) are absolutely moving to this model. On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 10:24 AM, Athena Hoeppner <ath...@ucf.edu> wrote: > So long as libraries get no additional rights for paying more for the > videos, I expect they will most often opt for the least expensive options > for acquiring videos. If distributors sold rights to stream videos for > online course and other uses that would benefit libraries and education, > then the higher price would be justifiable.**** > > ** ** > > Athena **** > > ** ** > > Athena Hoeppner > Electronic Resources Librarian > University of Central Florida Libraries > ath...@ucf.edu | 407-823-5049**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto: > videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] *On Behalf Of *Janice Woo > *Sent:* Thursday, February 28, 2013 8:11 PM > > *To:* videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Videolib] Tiered pricing, FTE, and all that**** > > ** ** > > Agree, use the Carnegie Classifications, and please include a tier for > Special Focus Institutions.**** > > ** ** > > On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 12:55 PM, Susan Albrecht <albre...@wabash.edu> > wrote:**** > > Scott, > > That's why I mentioned the Carnegie Classifications. No, there's no > perfect, completely fair way to do it, but ANY kind of breakdown that > acknowledges significant differences in size would be welcomed. I know > that with periodicals, there are sometimes only 3 categories for colleges & > universities: small, medium and large. The cutoff in one such case for > "small" is under 10,000 FTE. I still think there's likely to be a > substantial budgetary difference between an institution with 1,000 FTE and > one with 10,000, but even that kind of acknowledgement that there are > differences between under-10,000 and, say, 10,000-20,000 and over-20,000 > might be appropriate. > > BTW, I appreciated Deg's comments on ASU's particular role in building a > large collection - someone needing to ensure that broad, deep, even > esoteric collections exist somewhere. Not many institutions expect that of > themselves nor provide the budget to accomplish it. I do think that there > are a large number of libraries and media centers which want to and attempt > to collect a core of those "must-have" independent films, though. Deg is > blessed with the resources to have purchased 150 or so titles from NMM. I > only managed 68 (plus a dozen or so available at home use level). If size > were taken into account even a bit in pricing, perhaps we could have > reached 100? > > Susan Albrecht**** > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto: > videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of scott petersen > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 3:40 PM > To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > Subject: Re: [Videolib] Tiered pricing, FTE, and all that > > How would I figure out the resources of a particular school? Of course, > it's easy to figure out if a particular institution is a community college > or not, but it seems that there could be a dozen ways to slice it up (size, > acq budget, etc.) which might just create more confusion for the librarians > and trouble for me. I'd like to make the process as simple as possible > while offering a fair price (and still make some money). > > Bset, > Scott Petersen > www.MataOrtizMovie.com > > > On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 11:08 AM, Jessica Rosner <maddux2...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Scott > > I don't think there is a magic number. If you handle all your sales > > directly I think the key is flexibility. You can start with a price > > you think appropriate but work with colleges and libraries depending > > on their resources. If your film has a particular target audience or > > user it might help to make them part of the process. Librarians are > > much more inclined to purchase films that will be used either in classes > or just taken out. > >**** > > 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. > >
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.
