Dear videolib, A recent post from Kevin Smith (Duke's Scholarly Communication Officer) on digital-only music, and what libraries might or might not do about it: http://blogs.library.duke.edu/scholcomm/2014/07/28/planning-for-musical-obsolescence/
Here are some comments that may resonate with media librarians: "At a recent consultation to discuss this problem, it was interesting to note that several of the lawyers in the room encouraged the librarians to just download the music anyway and ignore the licensing terms, simply treating this piece of music like any other library acquisition. Their argument was that iTunes and the LA Philharmonic really do not mean to prevent library acquisitions; they are just using a boilerplate license without full awareness of the impact of its terms. But the librarians were unwilling." Regards, Laura Laura Jenemann Film Studies/Media Services Librarian George Mason University 703-993-7593 ljene...@gmu.edu
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.
