VIDEOLIB Archive: Maltin, etc.

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I recently requested that Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide, =
Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever, and Halliwell's Film Guide all be =
placed on standing order, with the old copies being weeded as soon as =
the new copies were in. I've been asked if they are all necessary.=20

My feeling is that they are all useful for faculty who want to think =
about including films in their courses, they provide a quick guide to =
feature films available on video, and they all have a slightly different =
emphasis and coverage, not to mention criteria. Currently there are no =
provisions in the library to maintain these titles, beyond my own =
memory. I want to respond that they are useful and necessary in the =
same way that multiple English dictionaries are, and far less expensive, =
but thought I'd check with the collective before shooting my mouth off! =

So the questions are: in your respected opinions, are these titles =
different from each other? Are they all necessary? If not, which one(s) =
would you prefer to have handy all the time? Personally, I like =
Halliwell for the pithy reviews, Maltin for the volume and Videohound =
for ease of use.=20

Andrea Slonosky
Media Librarian
Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus
(718) 488-1311
Andrea.Slonosky@liu.edu

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I recently requested that Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide, Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever, and=20 Halliwell's Film Guide all be placed on standing order, with the old = copies=20 being weeded as soon as the new copies were in. I've been asked if they = are all=20 necessary.

My feeling = is that they are=20 all useful for faculty who want to think about including films in their = courses,=20 they provide a quick guide to feature films available on video, and = they=20 all have a slightly different emphasis and coverage, not to mention = criteria.=20 Currently there are no provisions in the library to maintain these = titles,=20 beyond my own memory. I want to respond that they are useful and = necessary=20 in the same way that multiple English dictionaries are, and far = less=20 expensive, but thought I'd check with the collective before = shooting my=20 mouth off!

So the questions are: in your = respected=20 opinions, are these titles different from each other? Are they all = necessary? If=20 not, which one(s) would you prefer to have handy all the time? = Personally, I=20 like Halliwell for the pithy reviews, Maltin for the volume and = Videohound for=20 ease of use.