Dear Elena,
Contract OCLC and ask for a list of all libraries with film holdings. Then get
on the phone and call each individually and see if the Worldcat holdings are up
to date. If I were you, I wouldn't limit the scope of the project to just
public libraries, but all institutions holding film collections, active or
dusty.
Cheerful Regards,
Elizabeth McMahon
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> From: Elena Rossi-Snook <elenarossisn...@nypl.org>
>To: Videolib Listserv <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu>
>Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 11:00 AM
>Subject: [Videolib] Annual Survey of Public Library Film Collections
>
>
>
>Hello, everyone!
>
>
>Okay, so maybe not "annual' since the list time I did this was at least 4
>years ago but nonetheless, I'm checking in to get a sense of what is happening
>with film collections in public libraries.
>
>
>Do we
know:
>
> * How many public libraries still have 8mm or 16mm collections
>
> * How many public libraries are still lending from those collections
("lending" defined as in-house use, too)? Please respond to this thread or to
me directly at elenarossisn...@nypl.org. And if you have any ideas on a better
method for data collection, I'd like to hear that, too!
>
>Many thanks,
>Elena Rossi-Snook
>Archivist
>Reserve Film and Video Collection
>The New York Public Library
>
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