Hi, Trudy:
We collect DVDs here in the Atlanta College of Art Library. Our policy for
these and for videotapes, though, is in-library use only. We provide
students with a TV/VCR/DVD player combo (as well as our screening room if
not booked for a class) and they may watch what they want from our
collection there. On rare occasions a student or, more likely, a faculty
member will be allowed to take out a film overnight, but there haven't been
too many requests.
We've been collecting only a few things -- mostly classics for a Liberal
Arts film history class (e.g., Metropolis) or specialty items. I've found
that only a few titles on subjects of interest to use are currently
available on DVD, still mostly VHS. We deal mostly with Facets, Films for
the Arts and Humanities and PBS, but I've never seen much dealing with
graphic art.
So, if you get some responses with suggested distributors or titles in
graphic arts, please share with the list. Thanks.
Moira
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-----Original Message-----
From: Trudy de Goede [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 11:00 AM
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Subject: DVDs
Hello All, I've lurked on the list until now, but I've certainly found the
various discussions interesting and helpful. I have a question for you
now. One of the Art professors I work with specializes in graphic design
and is interested in acquiring DVDs in the library for his students to use.
Has anyone bought DVDs to support art curricula yet? Are you checking them
out to people? Is there a good distributor or producer out there you can
recommend?
I don't see a lot of discussion of the format in the library literature
yet, though I have found the Journal of Academic Librarianship articles,
and some Peter Jasco columns on particular products.
Any information or experience you can share would be welcome.
Thanks in advance, Trudy.
Trudy de Goede
Reference Librarian
Calvin T. Ryan Library
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, NE 68849-2240
Phone: 308-865-8587
Fax: 308-865-8722
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