Re: [Videolib] purchasing faculty produced films/videos

Bergman, Barbara J (barbara.bergman@mnsu.edu)
Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:57:18 -0600

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Why should non-print be treated any differently than books in regards to fa=
culty author policy?

While I don't know of any of our faculty being filmakers, we would treat th=
eir work the same as a book:
When we hear of a publication, we send congratulatory letter; a=
sk for bibliographic information and ask politely if they are able to donat=
e a copy. If they donate, great; if not, we buy what we can & then ask our=
dean if there's a little extra money the remaining works.

We hosted a first ever faculty authors reception last year - the honored fa=
culty were tickled pink and the publicity has resulted in other faculty to =
send us donations or at least the info at their own inititiative.

If you stress that having these materials in the library and therefore list=
ed in Worldcat increases university prestige, I'm sure you can get someone =
to bite on funding the purchases. (Development and Alumni offices love thi=
s sort of thing)

Barb Bergman | Media Services Librarian | Minnesota State University, Manka=
to | (507) 389-5945 | barbara.bergman@mnsu.edu

From: videolib-bounces@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-bounces@lists.be=
rkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Maureen Tripp
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 3:49 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: [Videolib] purchasing faculty produced films/videos

Dear collective wisdom,

We have a number of faculty here who make films. Often they hint or sugges=
t that we should purchase their production for the media collection. I wou=
ld love to, and think we should, but while there is a written policy for co=
llecting faculty work in print, we don't have anything about faculty nonpri=
nt work in the collection development policy.

Apart from having no policy, there is a general atmosphere of resistance. =
Some staff have suggested faculty should donate copies of their work. Uppe=
r admin seems to think that film/video is just too expensive (these are ind=
ependent productions, so run about 150-200 a title.)

When I went ahead and tried to purchase one instructor's film, a dean inter=
vened, and gave me a copy of the film that the instructor had given to him =
as a gift! The instructor was quite irritated, and, I felt, justifiably so=
.

We have film students who would welcome the chance to view their instructor=
s' work.

How do others out there deal with similar situations?

Maureen Tripp

Media Librarian

Media Services Center

120 Boylston Street

Boston, MA 02116

maureen_tripp@emerson.edu

(617)824-8676

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Why should non-print be tre=
ated any
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While I don’t know of=
any of
our faculty being filmakers, we would treat their work the same as a
book:  <o:p></o:p>

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sp;       When
we hear of a publication, we send congratulatory letter; ask for bibliograp=
hic
information and ask politely if they are able to donate a copy.  If th=
ey
donate, great; if not, we buy what we can & then ask our dean if there&=
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a little extra money the remaining works.  <o:p></o:p>

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We hosted a first ever facu=
lty
authors reception last year – the honored faculty were tickled pink a=
nd
the publicity has resulted in other faculty to send us donations or at leas=
t
the info at their own inititiative.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p></p=
>

If you stress that having t=
hese
materials in the library and therefore listed in Worldcat increases univers=
ity
prestige, I’m sure you can get someone to bite on funding the purchas=
es. 
(Development and Alumni offices love this sort of thing)<o:p></o:p><=
/p>

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Barb
Bergman | Media Services Librarian | Minnesota State University, Mankato |
(507) 389-5945 | barbara.bergman@mnsu.edu<o:p></o:p>

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From:
videolib-bounces@lists.berkeley.edu
[mailto:videolib-bounces@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Maureen Tr=
ipp 
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 3:49 PM 
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu 
Subject: [Videolib] purchasing faculty produced films/videos<o:p></o=
:p>

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Dear collective wisdo=
m,<o:p></o:p>

We have a number of f=
aculty
here who make
films.  Often they hint or suggest that we should purchase their
production for the media collection.  I would love to, and think we
should, but while there is a written policy for collecting faculty work in
print, we don’t have anything about faculty nonprint work in the
collection development policy.  <o:p></o:p>

Apart from having no
policy, there is a general atmosphere of resistance.  Some staff have
suggested faculty should donate copies of their work.  Upper admin see=
ms
to think that film/video is just too expensive (these are independent
productions, so run about 150—200 a title.)<o:p></o:p>

When I went ahead and=
tried
to purchase one instructor’s film, a dean intervened, and gave me a c=
opy
of the film that the instructor had given to him as a gift!  The</span=
> <span
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>instructor was quite irritated=
, and,
I felt, justifiably so.<o:p></o:p>

We have film students=
who
would welcome the chance to view their instructors’ work.<o:p>=
</o:p>

How do others out the=
re
deal with similar situations?<o:p></o:p>

Mauree=
n
Tripp<o:p></o:p>

Media
Librarian<o:p></o:p>

Media
Services Center<o:p></o:p>

120 Bo=
ylston
Street<o:p></o:p>

Boston=
, MA
02116<o:p></o:p>

mauree=
n_tripp@emerson.edu<o:p></o:p>

(617)8=
24-8676<o:p></o:p>

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