On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 2:18 PM, Maureen Tripp <maureen_tr...@emerson.edu> wrote:
> A faculty member is planning a new class for the spring--Sex in the > Media. Guess who gets to order his new, pornographic DVDs? So . . . my > question for academic media librarians out there--do you include materials > like Behind the Green Door, Vintage Stage Films of the 40's and 50's and > Russ Meyers' Abundant Beginnings (collection) in your catalogs? > Apart from my general squeamishness, I wonder if having these titles in > the collection might be disturbing to other students who find them > demeaning to women, or perhaps even perceive them as warranting trigger > warnings. > So . . . does anyone include porn in their collection? If yes, under what > circumstances, and do you treat them any differently than any other > collection item? > thanks, > Maureen > > 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. > -- Elizabeth
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.
