A related question: I would be interested to know if academic libraries are passing on Blu-ray media due to the lack of players (as Deg mentioned) or because they were burnt on laserdisc adoption in the eighties (or HD DVDs in the Blu-Ray war).
Matthew Matthew Windsor Systems and Media Services Librarian Olin C. Bailey Library Hendrix College 501-450-1287 -----Original Message----- From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Deg Farrelly Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 2:06 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Blue Ray Questions I think your assumptions are wrong. Jane Hutchison and my study show that libraries are NOT acquiring Blu Ray (in general). My own computer does not have a BR drive, the Library does not have a BR player, and the University does not support BR in it's computers/classroom equipment. Individual academic units (most notably Film Studies) may have BR capability. deg farrelly, Media Librarian Arizona State University Libraries Hayden Library C1H1 P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, Arizona 85287-1006 Phone: 602.332.3103 --- http://tinyurl.com/AboutNMM To market, to market, to find some fresh filmŠ I'm attending the 2013 National Media Market, November 3-7 In Charleston, South Carolina. See you there? On 10/22/13 10:35 AM, "videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu" <videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu> wrote: > >I know most of you do not like blu-ray but I would like to know how >much a problem it is. I am working on a kind of epic project I have >been making cryptic references to and for complicated reasons much of >it is Blu ray only. In terms of research I would assume most students >and most libraries have reasonable access to playing on Blu ray either >using a player or a laptop. I guess the bigger issue is classroom use, >is it really that difficult to get Blu ray player for a classroom ( to >make this even more complicated the part of this collection most likely >to be used in class will be available on DVD). > >Feedback appreciated but it is not possible to change formats on this >material though it will be available for streaming for those schools >who can do their own. > > >-- >Jessica Rosner >Media Consultant >224-545-3897 (cell) >212-627-1785 (land line) >jessicapros...@gmail.com >-------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment scrubbed and >removed. >HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. 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.
