Hi, Jo Ann Reynolds from UConn responding in all caps below. From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Diane Elizabeth Sybeldon Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2014 3:58 PM To: VideoLib Subject: [Videolib] Streaming Video Collections
Hello video librarians - I haven't been monitoring the list of late, so please forgive if this has been addressed recently. I'm curious about how academic librarians are approaching collecting streaming video these days. Are you subscribing to, or purchasing collections e.g., from Films Media Group, or Filmmakers Library and other collections from Alexander St. Press, or Docuseek, or all of these and more? ALL OF THE ABOVE AND MORE. Or are you trying to deal with it on a shoestring? And if so, in what ways? WERE SPENDING ABOUT $50,000 PER YEAR, THIS YEAR BUDGET CUT TO $35,000. Have you noticed an uptick in the use of streaming video by faculty, esp. in relation to an increase in online courses? STREAMING VIDEO IS THE FASTEST GROWING FORMAT FOR COURSE RESERVE AT UCONN. Has your media budget increased, stayed the same, or decreased in recent years? BUDGET WAS THE SAME UNTIL THIS YEAR WHEN WE RECEIVED A $15,000 DECREASE. Do you think your faculty are satisfied with, not noticing, or unhappy with what your library is able to offer? WE THINK THEY ARE VERY SATISFIED BUT THEN, MOST OF THE INDIVIDUAL TITLES WE LICENSE ARE AT THEIR REQUEST FOR CLASS USE. Any responses, off-list or on, would be greatly appreciated. Diane Diane Sybeldon Librarian for Fine and Performing Arts and Film Studies Liaison to the University Art Collection and Library Media Collection 2210 Undergraduate Library Wayne State University Detroit, MI 48202 Email: dsybel...@wayne.edu<mailto:diane.sybel...@wayne.edu> Ph: 313-577-4480 Fax: 313-577-5265
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