Interesting concept to base price on budget. If that was the case, someone with a green visor may come into your office saying we are going to cut your budget so we can get the same for less.
If everyone sends me their budget, I could flush out the concept more J Bob Robert A. Norris Managing Director Film Ideas, Inc. Phone: (847) 419-0255 Email: b...@filmideas.com Web: www.filmideas.com On Oct 23, 2015, at 2:40 PM, videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu wrote: > Send videolib mailing list submissions to > videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > https://calmail.berkeley.edu/manage/list/listinfo/videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > videolib-ow...@lists.berkeley.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of videolib digest..." > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: preferred streaming service (Threatt, Monique Louise) > 2. black and white 16 mm , etc (fellin...@aol.com) > > From: "Threatt, Monique Louise" <mthre...@indiana.edu> > Date: October 23, 2015 1:28:54 PM CDT > To: "videolib@lists.berkeley.edu" <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> > Cc: "m...@shashwati.com" <m...@shashwati.com> > Subject: Re: [Videolib] preferred streaming service > Reply-To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > > > Well said, Susan. > > Best, > Mo > From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu > [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Susan Albrecht > Sent: Friday, October 23, 2015 12:47 PM > To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > Cc: m...@shashwati.com > Subject: Re: [Videolib] preferred streaming service > > Monique and I actually talked about this a bit while at National Media > Market. (Hint: If you don’t go, YOU SHOULD!!) > > While I’m one of those who feels the need to mention our school’s small size > (925) because it helps to explain both a small budget and very modest > potential usage, I get what Monique is saying about large school frustration. > And while I would continue to “argue” that large universities can more > readily manage to build collections and provide access than can small > schools, it is because of the size of the acquisition budget more than > because of FTE. (I mean, let’s face it, if we each preview and desire the > same 95 films from Market, a budget in excess of $100K is going to be able to > manage that much better than a budget of $20K!) But I have begun to see the > benefit of what Monique suggests in basing any tiered pricing on BUDGET, > rather than on FTE, since FTE isn’t *necessarily* directly proportional to > budget. > > Also, many community colleges and public libraries have budgets much larger > than mine, and yet they are often grouped together and given a substantial > discount compared to the college/university group which contains such vastly > differently-sized populations and budgets. Another argument, imo, for a > budget-based setup. > > Okay, that ends my campaign for tiered pricing based upon FTE or budget, > rather than on classification. :) > > To more directly answer the original question: our first foray into streamed > video services were Swank’s Digital Campus and several Media Education > Foundation titles through Kanopy. We have since begun a (modest) step into > the Kanopy PDA model and are anxious to see how well it is received on our > campus, and we have a subscription to Criterion on Demand’s collection. > Beyond this, we simply can’t commit to streaming service, as any commitment > to that format means a direct reduction in physical format acquisition. > > Susan Albrecht > Library Media Acquisitions Manager > Graduate Fellowship Advisor > Wabash College Lilly Library > 765-361-6216 (acquisitions) > 765-361-6297 (fellowships) > 765-361-6295 fax > albre...@wabash.edu > www.facebook.com/wabashcollegelibrary.films > http://pinterest.com/wabashcolllib/ > > ******************************************************************* > "If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice." --Neil Peart > ******************************************************************* > > From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu > [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Threatt, Monique > Louise > Sent: Friday, October 23, 2015 12:23 PM > To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > Cc: m...@shashwati.com > Subject: Re: [Videolib] preferred streaming service > > Hello, > > I too agree with Deg, and Nancy’s comments. > > My university subscribes to numerous platforms, many of which are mentioned > below. > > My preference is to purchase the DVD w/ perpetual streaming rights which can > then be hosted on a local server. Otherwise, for commercial platforms, using > either the PDA or EBA model is my first choice. > > I would also like to see more independent, and studio filmmakers participate > in future conferences to address economic ways to provide Rights to their > films. > > I really liked what Ana said during her presentation at Market. To > paraphrase, just because we are a large university does not mean that we have > unlimited budgets to purchase streaming titles. > > The idea of “tiered-pricing” really needs to be restructured. Large > universities continue to ‘take one for the team’ when it comes to purchasing > documentary DVDs. We still pay the $200-400 price tag w/PPR, because we > believe in the content, and we believe in supporting the filmmaker, and > distributor. > > However, it’s not a sustainable model to purchase the $300 DVD, and then be > charged an additional annual fee of $150 to have access to its streaming > counterpart. There is also the concern (well, there are several) of vendors > losing their right to distribute heavily-used documentaries. > > In closing, just because a school may have nearly 50,000 students, I assure > you that less than 10% of the student population are actually accessing the > films. A hike in stats usually is the result of a required film course > assignment. > > There needs to be a better solution to lowering the cost of streaming so that > it is affordable for all schools. Perhaps, vendors should market their > streaming platforms based on budget, and not FTE. > > I know I’m not alone in my comments. > > Best, > Monique Threatt > Indiana University Bloomington > > > > From: fellin...@aol.com > Date: October 23, 2015 2:39:47 PM CDT > To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu, ami...@lsv.uky.edu > Subject: [Videolib] black and white 16 mm , etc > Reply-To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > > > Dear Media Friends, > > We have a 16 mm collection of about eight hundred films which have not fared > well over the years because of lack of use > > and less than favorable temperature conditions. > > Does it make sense that the b/w would have fared better than the color films? > > Thanks for your help. And, I will be going to the Digest for 16 mm > preservation, in general. > > > Regards, > > Lisa > > > Lisa Flanzraich > Media and Reference Librarian > Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library > Queens College > 65-30 Kissena Blvd. > Flushing , NY 11367 > 718-997-3673 > Room 344 > >
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