Another issue is that this seems all directed (understandably) and non fiction "educational media" For the most part feature films ( including many documentaries) are only not available with lifetime streaming and there is zero chance major studios would ever do it and in my mind little chance many indie feature and foreign rights holder would. You have a wide range of issues from say Citizen Kane to Wild Strawberries were you can get a physical DVD and streaming rights of usually a year ( maybe 3 on Wild not sure), then you have the issue we have discussed where say Sony Classics won't ever license for streaming and Netflix won't make physical DVD copies. Basically I think everyone needs to be flexible but again I strongly advice buying a physical copy whenever you can.
On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 5:30 PM, Brian W Boling <brian.bol...@temple.edu> wrote: > One factor that I haven't yet seen in this discussion is the continued > existence of the digital divide. > > Working at an institution that has a high population of first generation > college students, I'm well aware that our patrons don't always have robust > enough home internet to watch streaming videos. For this reason, and also > because we've run into occasional issues with classroom computer firewalls > not allowing the use of a stream, I typically try to buy the DVD of any > title I license for streaming. > > A print-on-demand option, if available, would help to lessen these > concerns. > > Brian. > > Brian Boling > Media Services Librarian > Temple University Libraries > brian.bol...@temple.edu > Schedule a meeting during my office hours > <http://paleystudy.temple.edu/appointment/8617> > > > > 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. > >
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.
